Support and Assistance for Schools: Education Management and Development Centres (EMDCs)

DESCRIPTION:

Education Management and Development Centres (EMDCs) were launched, one per district, in each of the Western Cape's seven education districts in 2001 in order to bring management and development support closer to the schools and to help schools become more accountable and better able to manage themselves.

What do EMDCs do?
Where are the Western Cape EMDCs situated?

WHAT DO EMDCs DO?

The EMDCs offer a range of services to schools including:

curriculum development
specialised learner and educator support
management and governance support.

The Centres also promote parent involvement in School Governing Bodies and projects such as Safe Schools.

WHERE ARE THE WESTERN CAPE'S EMDCs SITUATED?

The EMDCs are divided into rural and metropolitan (city) centres.

The rural centres are:

West Coast/Winelands (Paarl)
South Cape/Karoo (George)
Breede River/Overberg (Worcester).

The urban centres are:

Metropole North
Metropole Central (Mowbray)
Metropole South (Mitchell's Plain)
Metropole East (Kuils River).

PROVIDED AT:

These facility categories:

Education Management and Development Centres

PROVIDED BY:

GOVERNMENT BODY:	Western Cape Education Department (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

GOVERNMENT BODY:

Western Cape Education Department (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

The content on this page was last updated on 11 March 2004

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