Gauteng Education Department says funding cuts to schools of specialisation due to budget constraints [SOUND]

# The Gauteng Education Department says funding to schools of specialisation has been reduced due to broader budgetary constraints. Since 2022, the department has slashed funding to schools of specialisation from 69.29-million-rand in 2022 to just over 13-million in 2024, representing a decrease of 81.36-percent. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says that as more schools are designated as schools of specialisation, resources must be spread more widely: