Work" Report, Monday, 3 December 2007, 10h15, DoE, in Pretoria
30 November 2007
In May 2007, the Minister of Education, Mrs. Naledi Pandor appointed a
Ministerial Committee on "Schools that Work."
The Committeeâs terms of reference were to conduct research in a sample of
successful secondary schools (as measured by learner achievement in the
national senior certificate examinations), in order to:
* Explore the circumstances under which schools perform well in the national
senior certificate examinations, to answer the question: What enables some
schools to succeed where others in similar situations fail.
* Identify conditions under which schools operate successfully
* Investigate the alignment of the department policies and requirements with
the practice of these succeeding schools
* Document and determine whether there were replicable lessons that can be
applied to other less successful schools.
The Committee, consisting of the following members; Prof Pam Christie
(Chairperson), Dr. Dawn Butler, Mr. Mark Potterton, Prof Aslam Fataar, Dr
Heather Jacklin, Prof Lebo Moletsane, Dr Francine de Clerq, Dr Hersheela Narsee
and Dr Sibusiso Sithole, commenced its work on May 2007 and submitted its final
report to the Minister this month.
The Minister of Education will release the report as follows
Venue: Room 931, Department of Education, Sol Platjie Building, 123 Schoeman
Street, Pretoria
Date: 3 December 2007 (Monday)
Time: 10h15
Media is requested to RSVP, by Sunday 12h00, to ngqengelele.l@doe.gov.za
Issued by the Ministry of Education
30 November 2007
