Johannesburg - Providing quality basic education for the province
remains a key priority, Gauteng Finance MEC Mandla Nkomfe said on
Tuesday.
The province has set aside a total R4.3 billion over the medium term for the construction of new schools as well as the maintenance of and upgrading of existing schools.
Of the R4.3 billion, R120 million will go towards the building of the Magaliesburg Boarding School which is expected to be completed in the 2013/14 financial year.
"This infrastructure investment will have a positive impact on job creation and should contribute to the accommodation of new learners entering the schooling system," explained the MEC before delivering the province's budget for the year in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
According to Nkomfe, the Secondary School Improvement Programme - which provides Grades 10, 11 and 12 pupils with supplementary tuition in specific subjects - will receive R496.8 million over three years. Teachers will also benefit from this as they will get in-service training where poor performance is identified.
The parent/family support programme in underperforming primary and secondary schools will receive R128.6 million.
Over the 2012 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, R547.2 million is made available for the province's scholar's transport programme and R1.7 billion is set aside for the school nutrition programme.
Currently, the provincial Education Department provides transport to 55 769 public school learners and one million learners from no-fee schools are beneficiaries to the school nutrition programme. - BuaNews
The province has set aside a total R4.3 billion over the medium term for the construction of new schools as well as the maintenance of and upgrading of existing schools.
Of the R4.3 billion, R120 million will go towards the building of the Magaliesburg Boarding School which is expected to be completed in the 2013/14 financial year.
"This infrastructure investment will have a positive impact on job creation and should contribute to the accommodation of new learners entering the schooling system," explained the MEC before delivering the province's budget for the year in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
According to Nkomfe, the Secondary School Improvement Programme - which provides Grades 10, 11 and 12 pupils with supplementary tuition in specific subjects - will receive R496.8 million over three years. Teachers will also benefit from this as they will get in-service training where poor performance is identified.
The parent/family support programme in underperforming primary and secondary schools will receive R128.6 million.
Over the 2012 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, R547.2 million is made available for the province's scholar's transport programme and R1.7 billion is set aside for the school nutrition programme.
Currently, the provincial Education Department provides transport to 55 769 public school learners and one million learners from no-fee schools are beneficiaries to the school nutrition programme. - BuaNews
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