Department of Education (National): Overview | Western Cape Government

Department of Education (National): Overview

The Department of Education aims to develop and maintain the education and training system of South Africa. It is responsible for:
  • developing the policy and legislative framework on which the education and training system rests
  • Initiating, evaluating, reviewing and researching all aspects of the education and training system
  • initiating and managing processes that lead to the development of policy and legislation
  • providing support to provinces and higher education institutions
  • monitoring and reporting on the implementation of policy, norms and standards, assessing their impact on the quality of the educational process and identifying policy gaps.

WEBSITE: www.education.gov.za/

The content on this page was last updated on 20 August 2013