WCED budget speech delivered

Athenkosi Mvane
27 March 2013

Today, the Western Cape Education Department MEC Donald Grant delivered the department budget speech.

The Department has a budget of R15.6 billion for the 2013/14 financial year, which showed an increase of above R1.3 billion from the previous year’s budget.

MEC Grant said that the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism earlier this month said within the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, WCED would receive over a third of the Provincial Budget.

Grant said public school education will remain the main focus of the Department’s funding with 72% of the budget going that direction.

“R37.9 million will be allocated to Adult Basic Education and R351.4 million to our six FET colleges, the Western Cape already leads the country in the provision of special needs education; 5.7% of the budget is allocated to special needs” Grant added.

Meanwhile, MEC Grant said in all major public school systems, most of the funds of the budget would be spent on educators.

The MEC reiterated that teachers are a valuable asset and play an important role in ensuring that learners receive the best possible education and a just opportunity to good lives.

Grant also said R9.5 billion has been put aside towards teachers’ salaries.

“Educator training remains a key component of our strategy, as it directly impacts the delivery of the curriculum to the learner” MEC added.

The teacher component of teacher training and development has increased from R79 million in 2009/10 to R112 million in the 2013/14. 

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