1. The National Education Information Policy, in terms of section 3(4)(a) of the National Education Policy Act of 1996, and section 59 of the South African Schools Act of 1996, was approved by the National Minister of Education on 27th August 2004 and amendments were further approved on the 6th August 2010.
2. The amendments require the Provincial Head of Department to designate a Provincial EMIS officer, District EMIS Officers and Institution EMIS Officers.
3. The WCED Head of Department has duly appointed Miss SH Mafanga-Kibi, Chief Director: Business Intelligence Management as the Provincial EMIS Officer and, each District Director as the District EMIS officers, repectively.
4. The Head of Department has also endorsed the appointment of each principal of a WCED institution as an Institution EMIS Officer, thereby entrusting them with the accountability for the respective institutional data. Designation letters for each principal have been drafted and placed on CEMIS for downloading and signing by each principal.
5. The facility will be provided on CEMIS for all Public Ordinary Schools, including schools on iSAMS, to acknowledge their acceptance of their designation as Institution EMIS Officers of their respective institutions. Principals will find this facility on CEMIS under the "Administration" drop down menu, sub-menu "EMIS". The principal should tick the acknowledgement box, print a copy of the letter and return a signed copy to their Circuit Team Manager (CTM) by no later than 15 August 2012 (CEMIS Day 3). Such delegation letters will be auditable and should be available, from the CTMs or principals, upon request.
6. We trust that you will accept this appointment to signify your commitment to the accountability for the online and hardcopy provision of your institution’s data, as and when required for, among others, data related to survey administration, learner and educator attendance, assessments, registrations, LTSM provisioning, etc.
7. We trust that all WCED officials will familiarise themselves with the Education Information Policy, attached herewith (Annexure A), and fulfil their respective obligations.


SIGNED: SH MAFANGA-KIBI
ACTING: DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: EDUCATION PLANNING
DATE: 2012:08:10

National Education Policy Act of 1996  (size: 54 KB)
South African Schools Act of 1996  (size: 86 KB)
Annexure A: Amendment of the Education Information Policy  (size: 119 KB)
Sample letter  (size: 18 KB)