Chapter two
Development sector support and spend 2015
An overview of CSI spend on education 42
level of education
2015 2010 outer inner 19% 16% 26% 28% 25% 29% 27% 24% 3% 3%
Early childhood development General education Further education and training Tertiary education Adult education
% CSI education spend Corporate
43
2015 n=68 / 2010 n=85
type of intervention 2015 2010 outer inner 24% 25% 24% 16% 18% 15% 11% 14% 10% 20% 4% 3% 3% 7% 6% 0%
Bursaries, scholarships, university chairs Infrastructure, facilities and equipment Teacher development Additional learner programmes Curriculum development School governance and functionality Special needs interventions Other
% CSI education spend Corporate
44
2015 n=70 / 2010 n=85
subject area 2015 2014 outer inner 35% 35% 15% 0% 13% 12% 11% 12% 8% 10% 8% 9% 10% 23%
Maths and science Specialised subjects Language and literacy Life skills Vocational and technical education Information technology Other
% CSI education spend Corporate
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90
2015 n=70 / 2014 n=91
Investment in education has shown steady growth over the last four years, receiving 37% of CSI expenditure in 2011, 43% in 2012 and 2013, and 49% in 2014, but this growth has levelled out, with a slight drop to 47%, in 2015. School level education (general and further education and training) continued to receive the largest portion of education support at 51% in line with 2010 allocations. Tertiary education accounted for 27% of education spend, and early childhood education investment totalled 19%. Adult education received only 3% of education spend. Bursaries and scholarships received nearly a quarter (24%) of education spend, in line with 2010 spend. Interestingly, infrastructure, facilities and equipment also received 24% of education spend in 2015, significantly up from 16% in 2010, while spend on curriculum development fell from 20% in 2010 to 10% in 2015, demonstrating a shift in education spend priorities. Maths and science remained the largest subject focus area in 2015 at 35%, the same as in 2014. Specialised subjects such as accounting and medical studies accounted for 15% of CSI spend while respondents in the ‘other’ segment indicated support for the likes of adult/consumer education, physical education, arts education and systemic education change.
The Trialogue CSI handbook 2015