117859 GDE APP 201920 6th proof 26 July

Part A: General Information & Strategic Overview

INTRODUCTION BY THE HOD

The Sixth Administration’s education roadmap will respond to the National Development Plan (NDP) and the provincial mandates which will focus on creating a new system to meet the new educational and training needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The new three-stream curriculum will respond to the demands of the new economy, where most jobs entail knowledge work that requires learners to master such skills as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork.

The Department will therefore focus on:

Edward Mosuwe Head of Department

• Improving learner performance in Grades 3, 6 and 9 • Improving matric pass rate and the overall quality of matric results

• Improving enabling conditions at schools through a focus on the functionality of schools • Eradicating non-compliant school buildings • Facilitating the transition to post school opportunities • Ensuring that the ICT programme is progressively expanded to all township secondary schools • Establishing schools of specialisation to nurture the system’s most talented learners in specialised learning spaces It is in this spirit, the GDE and all its stakeholders will continue to improve the education system in the province and thereby raise the achievement level of all our learners from Grade R to Grade 12 and beyond. The Department will continue to place a strategic focus on best practice methodologies and innovative projects and programmes to strengthen the education system in the province. We have, over the past five years, introduced several ground-breaking initiatives that have changed the academic landscape of the province to the benefit of our learners.

The GDE, has thus far delivered on numerous commitments that include:

• the promotion of a non-rac\ial schooling landscape • the producing of outstanding matric performance • the implementation of ICT and E-learning programmes in identified schools

• operating the online Admission Application Platform • determining the feeder zones of Public Ordinary Schools

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