DBE PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT
COMMITTEE – DBE AND SRSA
15 MARCH 2017
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1. Implementation of School Sport according to MoU with SRSA
2. Key Strategic Achievements to date
3. Progress on Quality Physical Education implementation
4. Constraining Factors to School Sport
5. National Overview: Schools Registrations
6. Budget Allocation for School Sport
7. HR Capacity for School Sport
8. DBE Approach on School Sport Facilities
9. Partnerships & Sport Facility Donations
10.Future Plans
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL SPORT
PROGRAMME ACCORDING TO THE MoU
 The School Sport Programme is implemented according to the levels
indicated below:
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KEY STRATEGIC ACHIEVEMENTS
 Much success has been achieved through the DBE-SRSA partnership
 A Joint National Task Team on Schools Sport was established
 Comprises of National and Provincial Coordinators from DBE and SRSA, National
Federations and School Code Structures
 Meets Quarterly to monitor and review the School Sport Implementation Plan
 Participating and registered schools have grown remarkably since the
MoU came into effect
 Broadened the offering of sporting codes from 4 to 16 including 9
indigenous games & strengthened links with Physical Education
 Segmentation of Annual School Sport Programme into Autumn, Winter
and Summer Games
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PROGRESS ON QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION
 In 2015, UNESCO and its project partners launched the Quality Physical
Education (QPE) policy package: Guidelines for Policy Makers.
 The programme promoting physical literacy and values-based learning
is implemented in Fiji, Mexico, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia
 PROGRESS ACHIEVED
1. National stakeholders identified;
2. National Coordinator appointed;
3. Inception briefing with UNESCO, the National Coordinator and the
National Commission to UNESCO held ; and
4. Members of the Steering Committee and the Technical Working
Group identified
 Physical Education Symposium: 1-2 April 2017 at University of Pretoria
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PROGRESS ON QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD3sCUOvnCs
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NATIONAL OVERVIEW: SCHOOLS REGISTRATIONS
Total number of registered schools as at January 2017:
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BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR SCHOOL SPORT
BUDGET ALLOCATION PER PROVINCE
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HR CAPACITY FOR SCHOOL SPORT
HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY IN DISTRICTS AND PROVINCES
Province
No of
Districts
No of District
Officials
No of Provincial
Officials
Eastern Cape
23
23
2
Free State
5
21
4
Gauteng
15
30
2
KwaZulu-Natal
12
18
3
Limpopo
5
7
3
Mpumalanga
4
14
3
Northern Cape
5
5
4
North West
4
19
2
Western Cape
8
8
1
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DBE APPROACH ON SPORTS FACILITIES
 The Department implements the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery
Initiative (ASIDI)
 New schools are designed with care and support facilities such as sick bay, nutrition
centre and sports facility
 The Department has mobilised partnerships with the following entities in support
of basic education:
1. Supersport Let’s Play
2. UNICEF
3. Cricket South Africa – Hub system
4. Motsepe Foundation
5. Nestlé
6. Dreamfields
 The package of support from these partners includes building of multi-purpose
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sports facilities in schools
PARTNERSHIPS & SPORTS FACILITY DONATIONS
Partner
Contribution
Supersport Let’s Play
 Multi-purpose sport facilities
 Physical Education Challenge
UNICEF
 Multi-purpose sport facilities
 Physical Education
Cricket SA
 Cricket Hub system
Dreamfields
 Five-a-side football and mininetball
 Equipment and playing kit
Motsepe Foundation
 Support the Schools football
(U/19)and netball (U/15)
SAFA
 Integrated Safe-Hub system
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PARTNERSHIPS & SPORTS FACILITY DONATIONS
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CHALLENGES & REMEDIAL MEASURES
Challenge
Remedial Measure
Inadequate attention given to
school sport leagues (intra- and
inter)
 A circular inviting schools to
participate in enrichment and
sport programmes
Inadequate Sports Facilities
 Continue partnerships to build
facilities in existing schools
 Ensure inclusion of sports
facilities in the building of new
ASIDI schools
Parallel Tournaments, conflict of
interest for education officials,
contradiction between federations
and codes
 SRSA to review the Sports and
Recreation Act whilst DBE &
SRSA will review the MoU
Lack of human capacity to facilitate
School Sport in provinces
 Provinces encouraged to set
aside resources in their plans to
mitigate the issue
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FUTURE PLANS ON SCHOOL SPORT
 The DBE-SRSA partnership innovated by introducing the three-
seasonal model of implementation.
 The model was meant to maximise participation and pace resource
utilisation in school sport
 Upon reflection, SRSA is of the view that the model is not sustainable
and proves to be strenuous on resources
 The view is to consider cutting back from three seasonal national
championships to only one – the rest to be implemented only up to
provincial championships.
 The current review of Sports and Recreation Act and the DBE-SRSA
MoU will have great implications for school sport implementation.
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Thank you!
SRSA
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