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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTE ON BASIC EDUCATION SECOND CHANCE MATRIC PROGRAMME

This presentation outlines the Second Chance Matric Programme, addressing the necessity of the National Senior Certificate, challenges faced by learners, the aim and scope of the programme, and the support package provided. It also discusses existing learner support programmes, financial implications, progress, and future plans for learners. The goal is to retain more learners and increase learner retention rates, aligning with the National Development Plan.

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTE ON BASIC EDUCATION SECOND CHANCE MATRIC PROGRAMME

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  1. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEON BASIC EDUCATION SECOND CHANCE MATRIC PROGRAMME 15 March 2016 Presenter: Mr HM Mweli, Director-General

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Purpose • Introduction • Problem Statement • The Second Chance Programme • Rationale • Existing Learner Support Programmes • Model • Support Package • Progress • Plans for Progressed Learners (Phase II) • Management • Funding and Financial Implications • Conclusion 2

  3. PURPOSE • 3 To present to the Portfolio Committee a reporton the implementation of the Second Chance Matric Programme

  4. INTRODUCTION – SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMME • 4

  5. PROBLEM STATEMENT • The National Senior Certificate (NSC)is an absolute necessity for meaningful citizenry • Despite the many intensified efforts by the Basic Education Sector to support more learners to achieve a National Senior Certificate, many leave school without this vital certification • Some learners that don’t obtain their NSC qualify for supplementary examinations however the failure rate is high. • Progressed learners have shown huge knowledge and skills gaps which prevents them from passing all 7 subjects at the end of the academic year. • Secondary schools are not in a position to support those students who completely failed and exit the system with a partial NSC or without an NSC. 5

  6. RETAIN MORE LEARNERS: NDP “South Africa loses half of every cohort that enters the school system by the end of the 12 year schooling period, wasting significant human potential and harming the life-chances of many young people. Secondary school completion rates are 77% in the United States, 87% (to the age of 16) in the UK and 93% in Japan. South Africa should aim for a comparable completion rate of between 80 – 90%......” National Planning Commission: National Development Plan, November 2011 6

  7. THE SECOND CHANCE PROGRAMME 7

  8. AIM OF THE PROGRAMME To provide support to learners who have not been able to meet the requirements of the NSC thereby meeting the goals of the NDP and the sector by increasing learner retention 8

  9. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT • According to statistics South Africa, young people constitute 41,2% of the country’s population • According to the 2011 Census there were 3.2 million NEETs (young people not employed, not in education and training) • The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that there are currently 3.5 million NEETs • The number of persons aged 15 to 24 (NEETs) who have Grade 12 as their highest level of education attainment increased from 339 000 in 1996 to over 1 million in 2011. 9

  10. PROJECT SCOPE Three phases viz. (i) Learners that qualify to write the supplementary (max 2 subjects) examinations to be piloted in 2016 in seven (7) subjects with a low achievement and high enrolment rateand in districts with large numbers of prospective learners (Examinations written in Feb/March) (ii) Progressed learners – out of school learners (pilot 2016) who will have multiple opportunities to complete the NSC, conditional to shelf life of the SBA. (Examinations written in MayJune) (iii) Learners that failed to meet the NSC requirements which will be planned for in 2016 and rolled out in 2017. 10

  11. RATIONALE 11

  12. 2014 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE (NSC) RESULTS INCLUDING SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS Source: DBE, NSC database, 2015 12

  13. OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES IN 2015 13

  14. NSC CANDIDATES NOT ACHIEVED BY SUBJECT, 2015 14

  15. CANDIDATES ENROLLED/WROTE (PART TIME): 2014 - 2015 15

  16. PART-TIME CANDIDATES' PERFORMANCE AT 30% AND ABOVE IN SELECTED SUBJECTS: 2014 TO 2015 16

  17. NUMBER OF CANDIDATES WHO ENROLLED AND WROTE THE SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS IN 2014 AND 2015 PER PROVINCE 17

  18. NUMBER OF NSC SUPPLEMENTARY CANDIDATES QUALIFIYING, ENROLED, WROTE AND NOT ACHIEVED BY PROVINCE IN MARCH 2015 (2014 CANDIDATES) 18

  19. NUMBER OF NSC SUPPLEMENTARY CANDIDATES NOT ACHIEVED BY SUBJECT, 2015 19

  20. STATISTICS FOR PROGRESSED LEARNERS 20

  21. SOME OF THE EXISTING LEARNER SUPPORT PROGRAMES 21

  22. PROVINCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES 22

  23. OTHER ORGANISATIONS 23

  24. MODEL 24

  25. LEARNING VS TEACHING Bud Blake 25

  26. PROFILE OF THE SECOND CHANCE LEARNER • Olderor adult learner • Employed • Time constraints • Not available during schooling hours • Unemployed and no funds to travel/ register/resources etc. • Access toInternet (may/may not) • Low Self Esteem • Little or no motivation • Little or no parental support • Unclear career path 26

  27. BLENDED SUPPORT PACKAGE 27

  28. SUPPORT PACKAGE • Face to Face teaching and/or • LTSM (print) • Technology Broadcasts • Self Study (Internet/ Centres) 28

  29. SUPPORT PACKAGE • Face to face tuition - Gr 12 teachers excellent track record • Multimedia Broadcasting Solution - augment face to face teaching (Telematics, IBP, other) • Learners will also be able to access Mindset content viaOpenview. (1 000 pilot schools) 56 allocated to 2ndChance • Mind the Gap series –printed, delivered districts • Learners will also be taught how to interpret and answer questions. • Self study via internet (Vodacom Centres/ Teacher Centres, libraries etc.) – access with registration • Internet content - Support material available on separate tab on the DBE, Thutong Portals and Vodacom etc. 29

  30. SUPPORT PACKAGE… • A Facebook page with DBE and PED subject specialists for learners to post questions and receive support. • Cell phone applications - Videos, Clips and APPS • Learners will be assisted with registering at the nearest examination centre • Examination Tips and motivation to improve learner self-esteem and career guidance will be provided • Support will be revision based and focus on Diagnostic Reports and Subject Reports (poorly answered questions). Curriculum subject specialists provide targeted questions for learners. 30

  31. MODEL FOR BROADCASTING SOLUTIONS • Broadcasts at schools – 15H00 – 17h00 (Telematics in all provinces except GP) IBP – available in Free State • Mindset Broadcasts (DSTV & OpenView HD) • Vodacom Centres – all 9 provinces – Zero rated for all Vodacom subscribers • DBE Website resources including videos of lessons by Stellenbosch and Free State University using good teachers 31

  32. PRINT RESOURCES • Text Books (provinces/schools to assist). • Self-study Guides – Mind the Gap • DBE textbooks • Past question papers and memoranda as well as exemplar papers (CAPS -2014 and 2015). • Analysis of Matric Papers per subject (Subject Reports) 2014 • Diagnostic and Subject Reports for teachers • Subject CDs with all available content to be provided to all venues • Workbooks for Telematics Broadcasting • Guideline for teachers – to be developed • Guideline for centre managers - to be developed 32

  33. PROGRESS 33

  34. PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES 34

  35. PROVINCIAL VISITS - IMPLEMENTATION 35

  36. CONSULTATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION 36

  37. CONSULTATION FOR CONTENT - IMPLEMENTATION 37

  38. PILOT FOR SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FACE TO FACE • 2 districts per province (18) • 2 venues per district (36) • 3 teachers per subject per venue • Approximately 100 learners per venue per subject will be registered • Teacher learner ratio of 1:30 with a maximum of 35 learners. • Maximum of 12 hours of face to face lessons for the supplementary examinations 38

  39. FACE TO FACE VENUES 39

  40. 40

  41. SUBJECTS - PILOT NB. Accounting has been included in provinces where there are low enrolments in Economics – They have therefore opted to provide classes for Accounting 41

  42. SUMMARY OF LEARNERS PER PROVINCE 42

  43. DIGITAL SUPPORT VENUES • Telematics Broadcasting Solution – 322 schools • Internet Broadcasting Project (IBP) – Free State – 60 schools • Mindset Broadcasts (DSTV and HD Open View) – 828 of 1 000 schools installation complete • Vodacom/Teacher Centres – 74 43

  44. ALL VENUES IN PROVINCES 44

  45. INTERNET SUPPORT • DBE Website – www.education.gov.za • Vodacom Website – www.vodacom.co.za/e-school • Face Book Page – Second Chance Programme 45

  46. SUMMARY • Face to Face Centres (2 districts x 2 venues) = 4 x 9 = 36 (+ 5 KZN) = 41 • Broadcasting = 1150 + 60(FS) = 1 210 • Internet (Vodacom /teacher centres) 74 • Teachers - 3 teachers per subject per venue (84 x 9 = 756) • Learners – (100 x 7) = (700 x 4) = 2 800 per province x 9 = 25 200 • 7/8 subjects and 12 hours per subject for supplementary examinations 46

  47. PLANS FOR PROGRESSED LEARNERS 47

  48. PILOT FOR PROGRESSED LEARNERS • Organised depending on the learner numbers per area • Face to Face • Camps • Transport • Digital support 48

  49. PRINTED LTSM • Books will be printed for Phase II learners • Mind the Gap books will be retrieved from learners for use by other Second Chance Learners in order to save costs • DBE Curriculum specialists – compiled difficult questions from NSC question papers , for the 7 pilot subjects based on the diagnostic reports • NSC question papers to be printed and sent via courier to the venues 49

  50. MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT 50

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