Purpose: To provide overall management of the education system in accordance with the National Education Policy Act, the Public Finance Management Act and other relevant policies.


Programme 1 has the following sub-programmes:
Sub-programme 1.1: Office of the MEC
Sub-programme 1.2: Corporate Services
Sub-programme 1.3: Education Management
Sub-programme 1.4: Human Resource Development
Sub-programme 1.5: Education Management Information System (EMIS)

Purpose: To provide ordinary education from Grades 1 to 12 in accordance with the South African Schools Act, 1996


Programme 2 has the following sub-programmes:
Sub-programme 2.1: Public primary schools
Sub-programme 2.2: Public secondary schools
Sub-programme 2.3: Professional services
Sub-programme 2.4: Human resource development
Sub-programme 2.5: In-School sports and culture
Sub-programme 2.6: Conditional grants

Purpose: To support independent schools in accordance with the South African Schools Act, 1996.
 

Programme 3 has the following sub-programmes:
Sub-programme 3.1: Primary Phase
Sub-programme 3.2: Secondary Phase

Purpose: To provide compulsory public education in Special Schools in accordance with the South African Schools Act. 1996 and White Paper 6 on Inclusive Education, Child Justice Act No. 75 of 2008, Children’s Act No 38 of 2005.
 

Programme 4 has the following sub-programmes:
Sub-programme 4.1: Schools
Sub-programme 4.2: Professional Services
Sub-programme 4.3: Human Resource Development
Sub-programme 4.4: Conditional Grants

Purpose: To provide Early Childhood Education (ECD) at the Grade R and earlier levels in accordance with White Paper 5.
 

Programme 5 has the following sub-programmes
Sub-programme 5.1: Grade R in Public Schools
Sub-programme 5.2: Grade R in Community Schools
Sub-programme 5.3: Professional Services
Sub-programme 5.4: Human Resource Development
Sub-programme 5.5: Conditional Grant

Purpose: To provide and maintain infrastructure facilities for the administration and schools
 

Programme 6 has the following sub programmes:
Sub programme 6.1 Administration
Sub programme 6.2 Public Ordinary Schools
Sub programme 6.3 Public Special Schools
Sub programme 6.4 Early Childhood Development

Purpose: To provide training, support and effective implementation of skills development programmes towards improving human capital capacity for the Province
 

Programme 7 has the following sub-programmes:
Sub-programme 7.1: Payments to SETA
Sub-programme 7.2: Professional services
Sub-programme 7.3: External examinations
Sub-programme 7.4: Conditional grant projects