SA-SAMS continues to be a point of discussion.  Critical issues are:

Proper decision making and planning is dependant on accurate and complete information.  Data collections is thus a critical function for the department of education for this purpose.  The relationship between the school and Department requires ongoing reporting.  Operational and functional efficiency in management and governance are important functions of the SGB.  The choice of software for this purpose is thus key in the interest of this process.

1. All schools are obliged to use an electronic system - School Administration Management System (SAMS) which includes third party systems (Principal Plus, Pencil Box, Smart, Edupac, Microscope etc) and SA-SAMS to supply data to the provincial department.

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