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Learner Placement Track 2019

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/learner-placement-track-2019

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This SAnews article reports on a briefing by South Africa’s Department of Basic Education (DBE) to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education about readiness for the 2019 school year. The DBE says learner admissions and school placement are on track, with final placement lists expected by the end of November 2018, and stationery/textbook delivery scheduled for 15 October to 30 November 2018. It also outlines ongoing challenges and progress regarding school furniture, sanitation infrastructure, teacher provisioning, and learners without identity documents, including actions and timelines for each.

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Provisional Registration for Learners Without Identity Documents

Learners without identity documents may be provisionally registered. Principals are authorised to release them after three months to prevent prosecution.

Who it is for: learners without identity documents and school principals
How to act on it: Principals may issue provisional registration for learners without ID; they must release them after three months to avoid legal issues.

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provisional registration; release by principals after three months to avoid prosecution

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KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/learner-placement-track-2019

Key Takeaways

DBE briefing to Portfolio Committee on Basic Education about readiness for 2019 school year
Date of briefing: Tuesday (article published Wednesday, 21 November 2018)
Final placement lists to be finalised by end of November 2018
Stationery and textbooks delivery scheduled: 15 October to 30 November 2018
Learner admissions conducted in line with approved business process for learner admissions
Challenges: parents not responding to accept placement on time; duplications from applying to more than one school
School furniture funding challenge; KZN has no allocation for school furniture
Sanitation projects: 1 557 in implementation; 653 practical completion (provincial level)
ASIDI sanitation projects: 942 in implementation; 632 practical completion
Pit toilets and demolitions to be addressed by end of 2019/20 financial year
Teacher provisioning challenges: shortages in critical FET subjects; Foundation Phase; rural/farm areas; Senior Phase
Funza Lushaka graduate matching/placement to be finalised by end of December 2018
Learners without identity documents: need to strengthen initiatives; provisional registration; release by principals after three months to avoid prosecution
Department of Basic Education (DBE)
Portfolio Committee on Basic Education
Basic Education Deputy Minister Enver Surty
Palesa Tyobeka (Deputy Director-General for Planning and Delivery Oversight)
Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI)
Education Infrastructure Grant
Provincial Education Departments (PEDs)
Funza Lushaka
Water Research Commission
SAnews
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)