Western Cape Education Department

Western Cape Education Department
Western Cape Education Department
Department overview
Formed 1994
Preceding agencies Cape Department of Education
House of Representatives Department of Education and Culture
Department of Education and Training
House of Delegates Department of Education and Culture
Jurisdiction Government of the Western Cape
Headquarters Grand Central Towers, Lower Plein Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
33°55′26″S 18°25′23″E / 33.92389°S 18.42306°E / -33.92389; 18.42306
Employees 40,181
Annual budget R11,845,691,000
Minister responsible Donald Grant, Provincial Minister of Education
Department executive Penny Vinjevold, Superintendent-General of Education
Website
http://wced.wcape.gov.za

The Western Cape Education Department (abbreviated WCED) is the department of the Government of the Western Cape responsible for primary and secondary education within the Western Cape province of South Africa. The political leader of the department is the Provincial Minister of Education; as of 2009 this is Donald Grant.[1]

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History

During the apartheid era, education in South Africa was segregated according to race, with different government departments administering schools for the different races. What is now the Western Cape was at that time part of the Cape Province, and schools for white students were run by the Education Department of the Cape Provincial Administration. Schools for coloured students were run by the House of Representatives Education Department, while schools for black students were run by the Department of Education and Training. Some integration of these schools had occurred during the last years of apartheid, but the administrations remained divided.

On 27 April 1994, the date of the 1994 general election, the Interim Constitution of South Africa came into effect, abolishing the old provinces and establishing the nine new provinces. The new Western Cape Education Department inherited those schools of the previous departments that were located within the Western Cape.

Structure

The administrative head of the department, subordinate to the Minister, is the Superintendent-General of Education (also known as the Head of Education); as of November 2009 this is Penny Vinjevold.[2]

In the 2010/11 financial year the department had 40,181 employees and a budget of R11,845,691,000.[3] It is responsible for all primary and secondary education in the province, including the provision of government schools, Further Education and Training colleges and Adult Basic Education, and the oversight of independent schools.

Rural education districts of the Western Cape.
Urban education districts of Cape Town.

The Western Cape is divided into eight education districts; four are "rural" districts which correspond to one or more district municipalities, while the other four are "urban" or "Metro" districts within the City of Cape Town. The districts are:

The districts are responsible for the management of education, with policy and planning being handled by the head office. Each district is also divided into a number of "circuits", which provide advice, support, and specialised facilities to a smaller collection of schools.

The department also supervises the six Further Education and Training colleges in the province. These are:

  • College of Cape Town
  • False Bay College
  • Northlink College
  • West Coast College
  • Boland College
  • South Cape College

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet". Cape Gateway. Provincial Government of the Western Cape. 8 May 2009. http://www.capegateway.gov.za/eng/pubs/news/2009/may/180702. Retrieved 8 May 2009. 
  2. ^ "Office of the Superintendent-General of Education". Western Cape Education Department. http://wced.wcape.gov.za/head/sg.html. Retrieved 20 November 2009. 
  3. ^ "Vote 5: Department of Education". Budget 2010: Estimates of Provincial Expenditure. Western Cape Provincial Treasury. 2 March 2010. ISBN 9780621391190. http://www.capegateway.gov.za/other/2010/3/vote_05a.pdf. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 

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