Limpopo education’s decree causes dismay among principals battling with already inadequate funding
Naptosa has accused the department of 'robbing the schools and pretending you’re doing them a favour'.The Limpopo education department has been accused of “robbing” poor schools by asking them to use a large chunk of the funds for normal running costs to buy Covid-19 essentials.
Known as the norms and standards allocation, the payment to a school is based on its number of pupils. Dederen said they had determined that schools would be regularly cleaned and sanitised for the health and safety of teachers, pupils and the school community, “an undertaking which has additional financial implications not budgeted for”.
She said from now on 50% of the allocation to schools for curriculum delivery would be reduced to 40%. However, the principal of a high school in the Mphahlele circuit in Capricorn district said they were furious with the department for slashing funds meant for the school’s running costs. “It’s a meagre sum as it stands and schools use this money differently, but it is extremely important that they get the money.
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