Gap Analysis Between No-Fees School Funding Subsidy in Kwa-Zulu Natal and National Norms and Standards – Spending Review Report

In 2016/17 Annual Report the provincial department of education (KZNDOE) reported that the number of learners in public ordinary schools benefitting from the “No Fee Schools” policy in 2015/16 was 1 965 951. It noted that the target for 2016/17 was 1 939 310 and the actual output was 1 990 795. The department indicated that the target was exceed due to schools’ contestations and requests for adjustments of quintile ranking which resulted to more schools being declared as no-fee schools. The expenditure analysis of the provincial department indicate that the expenditure in respect of no-fee schools amounts to R6 million per annum.