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The Department of Basic Education was formed when the former National Department of Education was split into two: DBE and the Department of Higher Education and Training. The DBE deals with all schools from Grade R to Grade 12, including adult literacy programmes.

Each ministry is responsible for its level of education across the country as a whole, while each of the nine provinces has its own education department.

Former Gauteng Education MEC Angie Motshekga oversees the Ministry of Basic Education which focuses on primary and secondary education, as well as early childhood development centres.

The aim of the DBE is to develop, maintain and support a South African school education system for the 21st century. 

This online portal aims to provide a single resource where you have easy access to all the necessary materials to study, learn and pass the CAPS exams. This includes

CAPS workbooks

which can be downloaded or accessed online, CAPS memos to keep you updated on developments within the Department of Education and the CAPS curriculum, CAPS tests and CAPS test guidance and instructions.

According to the Bill of Rights of South Africa's Constitution, all South Africans have the right to a basic education, including adult basic education and access to further education. The state has an obligation, through reasonable measures, to progressively make this education available and 

accessible.
South Africa has one of the highest rates of public investment in education in the world. At about 7% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 20% of total state expenditure, the government spends more on education than on any other sector.

Government spending on basic education during 2015/16 is estimated at R203 468 billion and over the next three years, roughly R640 billion will go towards basic education.