Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998)

Regulations

Regulations for the Creation of Educators Posts in a Provincial Department of Education and the Distribution of such Posts to the Educational Institutions of such a Department

Annexure 1 : Post Distribution Model for the Allocation of Educator Posts to Schools

Principles on which the Model is Based
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1. The model is based on the principle that available posts are distributed among schools, proportionally to their number of weighted learners.

 

2. The concept of "weighted learner", instead of actual learner, is used to enable schools to compete on an equal footing for posts. As some learners and some learning areas require more favourable post allocations than others, each learner is given a certain weighting that reflects its relative need in respect of post provisioning. Other factors like the size of the school, the need to redistribute resources and the need to ensure equal access to the curriculum may require that additional weighted learners be allocated to some schools. A weighted learner enrollment for each school is determined, which, in relation to the total learner enrollment of the province, reflects its relative claim to the total pool of available posts in the province.