1. The procedure for the handling of requests for access to information in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), 2000 (Act 2 of 2000) in the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) was explained in Knowledge Management Minute 0001/2010 dated 5 May 2010.
2. The Director-General of the Western Cape Provincial Government, has, as Information Officer and in terms of Section 1 of PAIA, delegated all powers and duties conferred and imposed upon him in terms of Section 17(3) of the PAIA, to the following WCED Deputy Information Officers (DIOs):

  1. Head of Department
  2. Director: Policy Co-ordination
  3. Director: Communication
  4. Director: Knowledge and Information Management
  5. All the directors in the 8 education district offices
  6. Any person acting in a post referred to in (i) to (v) above

The contact details of the WCED’s DIOs are as follows:

DIO Street address Postal address
Head of Department
Tel. 021 467 2535
Fax 021 461 3694
Grand Central Towers
Lower Parliament Street
Cape Town
8000
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town
8000
Director: Policy Co-ordination
Tel. 021 467 2055
Fax 021 467 9324
Grand Central Towers
Lower Parliament Street
Cape Town
8000
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town
8000
Director: Communication
Tel. 021 467 2531
Fax 021 461 3694
Grand Central Towers
Lower Parliament Street
Cape Town
8000
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town
8000
Director: Knowledge and Information Management
Tel. 021 467 2086
Fax 021 425 7445
Golden Acre Building
Adderley Street
Cape Town
8000
Private Bag X9114
Cape Town
8000
Director: Metro Central Education District Office
Tel. 021 514 6704
Fax 021 514 6953
Gate House 2
Alexandra Provincial Office Precinct
Haven Road
Garden Village
Maitland
7705
Private Bag X4
Mowbray
7705
Director: Metro North Education District Office
Tel. 021 938 3133
Fax 021 938 3180
Timmerman Street
Parow
7500
Private Bag X45
Parow
7500
Director: Metro East Education District Office
Tel. 021 900 7005
Fax 086 594 8473
Old Nooiensfontein Road
Kuils River
7500
Private Bag X23
Kuils River
7500
Director: Metro South Education District Office
Tel. 021 370 2006
Fax 086 536 5675
Lentegeur Hospital
AZ Berman Drive
Mitchell's Plain
7785
Private Bag X2
Mitchell's Plain
7785
Director: West Coast Education District Office
Tel. 021 860 1201
Fax: 021 860 1231
Jack Meyer Art Centre
6 Hospital Street
Paarl
7620
Private Bag X3026
Paarl
7620
Director: Eden & Central Karoo Education District Office
Tel. 044 803 8302
Fax 044 873 2253
Rentzburg Court
42 Courtnay Street
George
6530
Private Bag X6510
George
6530
Director: Cape Winelands Education District Office
Tel. 023 348 4601
Fax 023 342 4138
9 Durban Street
Worcester
6849
Private Bag X3102
Worcester
6849
Director: Overberg Education District Office
Tel. 028 214 7301
Fax 086 548 1907
15 College Street
Caledon
7230
Private Bag X581
Caledon
7230
3. Role of DIOs in providing information
3.1 DIOs are mandated to make decisions, in terms of PAIA, regarding information requests.
3.2 The enclosed official application form (form A) must be completed by the requester and the relevant DIO, and then filed on the relevant office’s official file for record and reporting purposes once the matter has been dealt with.
3.3 The fees contained in Annexure A may be charged for the various categories of access to information.

4. All WCED officials are kindly requested to give their full co-operation in ensuring that requests for access to information are dealt with timeously.

5. Please regard Knowledge Management Minute 0001/2010, dated 5 May 2010, as amended accordingly.

6. Kindly bring the content of this minute to the attention of all staff under your supervision.


SIGNED: PA VINJEVOLD
HEAD: EDUCATION
DATE: 2012:10:17

Annexure A: Request for access to record of public body  (size: 19 KB)
Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000  (size: 178 KB)