Education

Education Management Information Systems
The national Department of Education, in common with other government departments, has a constitutional and legislative responsibility for reporting and accounting to the parliament and the public on the education system.One in five Rands of the State budget is consumed in providing education to South Africans. Accountability for these resources drives the development of the EMIS. Monitoring and evaluating the education system using the EMIS provides information, which is used to improve efficiency and optimise resource allocation.At local level, learner and parent communities require information about education institutions and outcomes in order to make decisions about education choices and opportunities.

Our mission as the Education Management Information System directorate
The Directorate is charged with the development and elaboration of a national Education Management Information System (EMIS) which will cover schools, colleges, Higher Education, Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET), Early Childhood Development (ECD), Education for Learners with Special Education Needs (ELSEN) centres and Further Education and Training (FET) institutions.The Directorate is also responsible for:
Ensuring that education data and information (on learners, staff, institutions, facilities and resources) relevant to education planning is collected, analysed, and reported using the EMIS.
Providing technical assistance and advice to provincial education departments and education institutions for monitoring and evaluating education system performance.
Co-ordinating training and development activities, and research on education information systems in collaboration with other partners in the education community.
Sourcing funding support for the expansion and development of EMIS from international and local agencies.
Facilitating the development of indicators for monitoring and evaluating the performance of the education system.