Gauteng Department of Education

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is the department of the Government of Gauteng responsible for primary and secondary education within the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The Member of the Executive Council for this department is Matome Chiloane, while the head of the department is Edward Mosuwe.

Gauteng Department of Education
Department overview
Formed1994
Preceding Department
  • Transvaal Education Department
JurisdictionGovernment of Gauteng
Headquarters17 Simmonds Street, Marshaltown, Johannesburg, 2000
Member of the Executive Council responsible
Department executive
  • Edward Mosuwe, Head of Department
Websitegdecontent.co.za

The department was established in 1994 to replace the education department of the dissolved Transvaal Province. The department is headquartered at 117 Simmonds Street in Marshalltown, Johannesburg.

More recently, the department has been criticised for not being able to accommodate the growing number of pupils in the province.[1][2] It has attempted to use an online registration system, but, this too has been criticised.[3]

For the 2018/2019 financial year, it received a financially unqualified audit and recorded irregular expenditure of over R1,2 billion.[4] Irregular expenditure for the 2019/2020 financial year once again topped R1 billion, while R431 million was spent in three months to disinfect schools.[5] The Democratic Alliance cited these expenses as proof that the department is unable to manage its finances.

References
  1. Pijoos, Iavan (4 July 2019). "Tensions boil as Gauteng education department extends admission placements". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. Hlanganani, Anneline (25 November 2019). "14 000 Gauteng students still unplaced for 2020 school year". Parent24. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. Seleka, Ntwaagae (3 August 2020). "WATCH l Gauteng school admissions: Frustration and anger over online registration system". News24. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. Sobuwa, Yolisa (30 October 2019). "Panyaza Lesufi's department records over R1bn in irregular expenditure". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. "Gautengse Onderwysdepartement betee meer as R1 miljard aan onreëlmatige uitgawes". pretoriafm.co.za. PretoriaFM. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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