Education Documents

1996

• Changing management to manage change in Education: report of the Task Team on Education Management Development. [Pretoria?] : Department of Education, December 1996. [pdf file; 7.30 MB]

2000

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2000 (DoE) [pdf file; 3.47 MB]

2001

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2001 (DoE) [pdf file; 889 KB]

2002

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2002 (DoE) [pdf file; 3.36 MB]

2003

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2003 (DoE) [pdf file; 1.92 MB]

2004

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2004 (DoE) [pdf file; 1.96 MB]

2005

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2005 (DoE) [pdf file; 2.20 MB]
• School Realities Report 2005 (DoE) [pdf file; 415 KB]

2006

• Education Statistics in South Africa at a Glance in 2006 (DoE) [pdf file; 0.99 MB]
• PIRLS 2006 International Report
• School Realities Report 2006 (DoE)

2007

• Education Statistics in South Africa 2007 (DoE) [pdf file; 4478 KB]
• Learner Absenteeism Report – Dec 2007 (CASE & JET for DoE)
• School Realities Report 2007 (DoE) [pdf file; 235 KB]
• Schools That Work: Report of the Ministerial Committee – Oct 2007
• World Youth Report 2007

2008

• Abridged Report on the 2008 National Senior Certificate examination results (DoE)
• Bill of Responsibilities for the Youth of South Africa(DoE)
• Dis genoeg: maak ‘n einde aan die verwarring oor uitkomsgerigte onderwys in Suid-Afrika/Spady
• Education Statistics in South Africa, 2008. (DoE) [pdf file; 1.56 MB]
• Foundations for Learning Campaign/South Africa. Goverment Gazette, 14 March 2008, vol. 513, no.30880.
• Guidelines for the governance, management and disclosure of institutional remuneration in the higher education sector South Africa / HESA, 2008. (Contact HESA for the document)
• Hervorming van basiese onderwys in Suid-Afrika/Paul Hoffman SC, Direkteur SGR
• History of the Education Library at UP
• It’s time to end the decade of confusion about OBE in South Africa/Spady
• Learner Retention in the South African Schooling System: Ministerial Report – Mar 2008
• Merchants, Skollies and Stones: Experiences of School Violence in South Africa: CJCP Report -April 2008
• National Norms and Standards for Grade R funding – Jan 2008(DoE)
• National Reading Strategy – Feb 2008(DoE)
• NQF Bill, Higher Education Act Amendment Bill, FET Bill
• Opening Access to Knowledge in Southern African Universities / Luci Abrahams, Mark Burke, Eve Gray and Andrew Rens. (Study Series 2008). WITS: Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA). [pdf file; 569 KB].
• Reforming Basic Education in South Africa/Paul Hoffman SC, Director CFCR
• Report of the Ministerial Committee on Racism at Higher Education Institutions, 30 November 2008. [pdf file, 1.64 MB]
• SAHRC report on School-based Violence: Table of Contents, Foreword, Executive Summary
• SAHRC report on School-based Violence: Chapters 1-2
• SAHRC report on School-based Violence: Chapters 3-4
• SAHRC report on School-Based Violence: Recommendations
• School Pledge(DoE)
• School Realities Report 2008 (DoE) [pdf file; 320 KB]
• 7th South African Employment Report/UASA – May 2008
• Survey of e-Learning in Africa/UNITWIN-UNESCO – May 2008
• Swart skoolprestasie skande/Alet Rademeyer, Beeld 10 April 2008
• Teaching Reading in the Early Grades: A Teacher’s Handbook
• Towards a Common Future: Higher Education in the SADC Region.Research Findings from Four SARUA Studies [Each chapter a separate pdf document]
• What’s wrong with our schools and how to fix them/ Nick Taylor – 21 November 2008 [pdf file; 116 KB]

2009

• Access to knowledge in South Africa: part of the Access to Knowledge Research Series. Edited by Andrew Rens & Rebecca Kahn. [Cape Town] : The Intellectual Property Law Research Unit, UCT in collaboration with the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. [pdf file, 856 KB]
• Bill of Responsibilities for the Youth of South Africa (Poster). [Pretoria]: Department of Education [pdf file, 478 KB]
• Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy/Andrew Churches [pdf file; 13.6 MB]
• Citizenship education in South Africa: a report to schools / Daniel Hammett and Lynn A. Staeheli. [Online] available at http://hdl.handle.net/1842/3202 [pdf file, 4.99 MB]
• Education Statistics in South Africa 2009. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education, 2010. [pdf file; 1.58 MB]
• Global Education Digest 2009: comparing education statistics across the world / UNESCO Institute for Statistics [pdf file; 6.97 MB]
• Grade R Practical Ideas Book, 14 April 2009 [pdf file; 9.06 MB]
• Graduate attributes: a baseline study on South African graduates from the perspective of employers/ Hanlie Griesel & Ben Parker. Higher Education South Africa & The South African Qualifications Authority. [pdf file; 985 KB]
• The Great Mathematics Debate on 2008 results [pdf file; 55.6 KB]
• Higher Education Monitor: the State of Higher Education in South Africa: a report of the CHE Advice and Monitoring Directorate. HE Monitor, October 2009, no.8. [pdf file; 3.87 MB]
• Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa (HRD-SA) 2010-2030. [pdf file; 964 KB]
• National Education Evaluation and Development Unit Report [pdf file; 3.98 MB]
• Report of the Task Team for the Review of the Implementation of the National Curriculum Statement, October 2009 [pdf file; 817 KB]
• Responding to the educational needs of post-school youth: determining the scope of the problem and developing a capacity- building model / Edited by Nico Cloete. Wynberg: Centre for Higher Education Transformation. [pdf file, 1.48 MB]
• Scholarly Books, their production, use and evaluation in South Africa today/ Academy of Science of South Africa. [pdf file; 1.06 MB].
• School Realities Report 2009. [pdf file; 531 KB]
• Spare the rod and save the child, most South African believe/Mbithi wa Kivilu and Muchiri Wandai. Pretoria: HSRC.[pdf file; 142 KB]
• State of the Nation Address by His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town [htm file]
• Teacher graduate production in South Africa/ Andrew Paterson & Fabian Arends. Pretoria: HSRC Press [pdf file, 635 KB]
• Trends in Education Macro Indicators Summary Report: 2009 South Africa [pdf file, 507 KB]
• Trends in global higher education: tracking an academic revolution: a report prepared for the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education / Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg, and Laura E. Rumbley [pdf file; 674KB]

2010

• Access to Education in South Africa: submission to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. Prepared by Social Surveys Africa. February 2010. [pdf file; 238 KB]
• Action Plan to 2014: towards the realisation of Schooling 2025. Government Gazette, No.  33434, Notice 752 0f 2010. [pdf file; 366 KB]
• Evaluating the National Senior Certificate in relation to selected international qualifications: a self-referencing exercise to determine the standing of the NSC / Research jointly undertaken by Umalusi and Higher Education South Africa (HESA). [pdf file; 2.39 MB]
• Global Research Report: Africa: the nature and extent of research in Africa / J. Adams & C. King & D. Hook. Leeds, UK: Thomson Reuters[pdf file; 2.46 MB]
• Higher Education and Training Laws Ammendment Bill. Government Gazette, 19 July 2010, No. 33393. [pdf file; 151 KB]
• Ipap2010 (2010/11 – 2012/13 Industrial Policy Action Plan). [Pretoria]: Republic of South Africa. [pdf file; 616 KB]
• National Policy for Equitable Provision of an Enabling School Physical Teaching and Learning Environment. Pretoria: Government Gazette, 11 June 2010, Vol. 540, No 33283. [pdf file, 4.22 MB]
• The PHD study: an evidence-based study on how to meet the demands for high-level skills in an emerging economy: consensus report September 2010 / Academy of Science of South Africa. [pdf file; 1.94 MB]
• Report on the National Senior Certificate Examination Results 2010. [Pretoria]: Department of Basic Education. [pdf file; 2.27 MB]
• Response to the United Nations Independent Expert on the Question of Human Rights and Extreme Poverty. [Pretoria] : Department of Basic Education. [pdf file, 154 KB]
• School Realities Report 2010. [Pretoria]: Department of Basic Education. [pdf file; 138 KB]
• Speak out: youth report sexual abuse: a handbook for learners on how to prevent sexual abuse in public schools. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education, 2010. [pdf file; 6.40 MB]
• Statement by the Minister of Basic Education Mrs Angie Motshekga, MP on the progress of the review of the National Curriculum Statement, Tuesday 6 July 2010. [pdf file, 50.5 KB]
• Student retention and graduate destination: higher education and labour market access and success/M. Letseka and M. Cosser and M. Breier and M. Visser. Pretoria: HSRC Press, 2010. [pdf file; 819 KB]

2011

• Accord on Basic Education and Partnerships with schools. See New Growth Path: Accord 2: Basic Education and Partnerships with schools  [Pretoria?]: Economic Development Department, Republic of South Africa. [pdf file; 971.53 KB]
• Annual National Assessments 2011: a guideline for the interpretation and use of ANA results. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education. [pdf file; 598 KB]
• Deepening Research Capacity and Collaboration across Universities in SADC: a Southern African Universities Regional Research and Development Fund / Piyushi Kotecha, David Walwyn and Cristina Pinto. Johannesburg: SARUA. [pdf file; 800KB]
• Department of Basic Education Annual Report 2010/11. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education, 2011. [pdf file; 3.62 MB]
• Department of Basic Education HIV and AIDS Integrated Strategy (2012-2016) Full Report, 2011. SEE Draft Integrated Strategy on HIV and AIDS 2012-1026.
• Department of Higher Education and Training Annual Report 2010/2011. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training. [pdf file; 2.55 MB].
• Draft Integrated Strategy on HIV and AIDS 2012-2016: full report. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education, 2011. [pdf file; 1.69 MB]
• Draft School Sport Policy for Schools in South Africa. Government Gazette, 9 December 2011, No. 34830. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education. [pdf file; 614 KB]
• General Household Survey 2010. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2011. [pdf file; 1.03 MB]
• National Skills Development Strategy III (NSDS3) [pdf file; 222KB]
• First steps to healing the South African family / Lucy Holborn and Gail Eddy. Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations. [pdf file; 495 KB]
• Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education. Vancouver, BC: Commonwealth of Learning; Paris, France: UNESCO, 2011. [pdf file; 1.08 MB]
• Low Quality Education as Poverty Trap/ Social Policy Research Group, University of Stellenbosch. [pdf file; 1.37 MB]
• Mapping transparency, accountability, and integrity in primary education in South Africa. Berlin, Germany: Transparency International, International Secretariat, 2011. [pdf file; 1.26 MB]
• National Development Plan, Chapter 9: Improving Education, Training and Innovation. [Pretoria]: National Planning Commission, 2011. [pdf file; 221 KB]
• NEIMS (National Education Infrastructure Management System) Reports May 2011. SEE School Infrastructure Report 2011
• New Growth Path: Accord 2: Basic Education and Partnerships with schools.  [Pretoria?]: Economic Development Department, Republic of South Africa. [pdf file; 971.53 KB]
• The hidden crisis: armed conflict and education. (UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011). Paris, France: UNESCO. [pdf file; 6.38 MB]
• Report on Dropout and Learner Retention Strategy to Portfolio Committee on Education. [Pretoria]: Department of Basic Education, June 2011. [pdf file; 330 KB]
• Report on the Annual National Assessments of 2011. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education. [pdf file: 1.02 MB]
• Report on the 2009 General Household Report: focus on schooling. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education, 2011. [pdf file; 4.52 MB]
• School Infrastructure Report 2011. [Pretoria: Department of Basic Education].
• School Realities Report 2011. [Pretoria]: Department of basic Education. [pdf file; 263 KB]
• Schooling reform is possible: lessons for South Africa from international experience. Centre for Development and Enterprise Round Table 7 September 2011. Executive Summary [pdf file; 317.6 KB]
• Schooling reform is possible: lessons for South Africa from international experience. Centre for Development and Enterprise Round Table 7 September 2011. Full Report. [pdf file; 595.9 KB]
• South African Country Report: progress on the implementation of the Regional Education and Training Plan (integrating the Second Decade of Education in Africa and Protocol on Education and Training). Pretoria: SADC and COMEDAF V; and Department of Basic Education, South Africa, May 2011. [pdf file; 820 KB]
• Trends in teacher education 2009-2010: teacher education enrolment and graduation patterns at public universities in South Africa. [Pretoria?]: Chief Directorate Teaching Development Universities Branch, Department of Higher Education and Training, April 2011. [pdf file; 284 KB]

2012

• Green Paper for Post-School Education and Training. Pretoria: Department of Higher Education and Training. Government Gazette, 13 January 2012, No. 34935. [pdf file; 593 KB]
• Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa: 2011-2025: technical report. Pretoria: Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education and Training, 2011. [pdf file; 1.30 MB]