Cultural Affairs and Sport

(1) Yes, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport supports School Sport.

1. 1. The Department has spent R100,638,038.40 on School Sport from the start of the sixth administration to date. The breakdown is as follows:

 

Financial Year	Equitable Share	Conditional Grant	TOTAL
2019 – 2020	197,715.16	22,670,395.00	22,868,110.00
2020 – 2021	3,917,454.40	22,644,523.00	26,561,977.40
2021 – 2022	1,980,000.00	23,601,751.00	25,581,751.00
2022 – 2023	1,137,200.00	24,489,000.00	25,626,200.00
TOTALS	7,232,369.56	93,405,669	100,638,038.40

1. 2. 
      (i)        The detail of the support benefits the school sport priority codes

as declared by the National Department of Sport, Arts and

Culture. The 16-priority school sport priority codes are listed in the table below.  

 

THE 16 PRIORITY CODES’ TABLE
Aquatics	Athletics	Basketball	Baseball
Chess	Cricket	Football	Goalball
Gymnastics	Hockey	Netball	Rugby
Softball	Table Tennis	Tennis	Volleyball

 

(ii)     Furthermore, the Department supports the school sport codes by transferring funds for them and/or by procuring the required goods and services using the Departmental Supply Chain Management systems and processes.

The transfer funding system uses an application system and a strict criterion must be met by the applying school sport codes and it is as follows:

• Applications need to be forwarded by no later than the stipulated or closing date.
• All supporting documentation must be attached as per the requirements of the application form.
• Must be a functional provincial federation structure/forum; WC provincial school sport structure needs to be aligned to the relevant federation structure/forum.
• The federation must be a member in good standing with the Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation, which serves as the provincial mother body of sport codes in the province.

When the support is rendered using the supply chain management system and processes, it is usually determined by the level of the competition. For example:

• Participation at district level to select talented athletes at district level to attend provincial trials in preparation of the various editions of the SA National Schools Championship (Autumn Games, Winter Games and Summer Games) through the provision of where necessary (not normally required as activities are decentralized in the districts):

• Transport
• Medical support
• Sound where necessary

• Participation at provincial level to select provincial teams in preparation of the various editions of the SA National Schools Championship (Autumn Games, Winter Games and Summer Games) through the provision of:

• Transport
• Accommodation
• Meals
• Medical support
• Sound where necessary

• Participation at national level at the various editions of the SA National Schools Championship (Autumn Games, Winter Games and Summer Games) through the provision of:

• Transport
• Accommodation
• Meals
• Attire
• Medical support
• Training camps

• Other support includes appointment of code coordinators to support the priority codes.
• Coordinate accredited training and non-accredited training.
• Create an enable environment for codes to host their elimination events.
• Provide code specific equipment and/ or attire.

Question:

2. (a) what are the current challenges that hamper school sport, especially at schools in previously disadvantaged communities, and (b) what intervention measures are in place to address these challenges;

Response:

 2(a) The teachers are no longer playing an active role in school sport.

• There is a lack of Physical Education implementation in schools.
• Games at Inter-class, inter-school, and inter-circuit levels are no longer part of the school sport system and/or activities for schools.
• As a result, there are no after school engagements for sport and recreation after school.
• Learners end up roaming the streets and getting exposed to social ills between 14h00 and 17h00.

2(b)

• To assist with the above challenges, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport started the MOD Programme and the Neighbouring School Programme. These programmes provide a structured after-school-based mass participation programme which include skills development provides school-going youth with access to various fun-filled, play-based, and modified activities in recreation and sport, as well as in arts and culture, daily (Monday to Friday).

• The Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS) supports the sixteen (16) priority codes, The support from the Department is limited to the 16 priority codes including the district play-offs, provincial eliminations, and the national competitions. School going athletes are also supported from time to time when they are chosen to participate in an international tournament.

• The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and by extension the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is responsible for school sport activities at levels 1 – 3 namely, intra-school; inter-school; and inter cluster.

DCAS support begins at levels 4 up to 6, which means that the support for school sport activities is at district, provincial, and national levels and at times the international level.

 

Question:

3. whether reports of alleged discrimination at the Laerskool Sedgefield against learners and teachers from the Sedgefield Primary School who were left out of athletics event has been bought to her attention; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how is her Department dealing with the matter?

Response:

(3)(a)              No, not formally, however, sport and recreation staff in the Department through the inter departmental relations are aware of the incident.

  (b) The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is responsible for participation at school, inter-school, and inter-circuit levels. Seemingly, the matter has been referred to the relevant WCED officials in the Eden district.