SAPA National
Welcome to SAPA National
SAPA National
education leadership and management
SAPA affirms excellent education leadership and management, enhances professional development and promotes meaningful interaction.
SAPA was formed in 1995 at a launching conference in the Western Cape. It is based on the principles of non-alignment to any political party or organization, or to any other educator body or union. This paves the way for individuals to be members of the major teacher unions in South Africa and also be members of SAPA. While SAPA is the national umbrella body, the association effectively functions at a provincial level. Each province elects its own executive committee to organize activities within the province, such as conferences, local seminars, newsletters, negotiations with provincial education departments in the interests of members etc.
Members carry out all the work of the association on a voluntary basis and no official is remunerated for his/her work. The main source of funding is the annual membership fee, currently payable to the provincial treasurer. A percentage of this subscription (currently R100) is disbursed to the treasurer of SAPA for utilization by the national executive.
Mr Grant Butler
SAPA President
Mr Mashudu Ramulumo
SAPA Deputy President
Mr Linda Shezi
SAPA National General Secretary
Mrs Erica Hayes- Hill
SAPA National Treasurer
Mrs Julia Hlahle
SAPA Deputy Secretary
SAPA National
Here are a few benefits for you as a Principal.
The SAPA national executive committee meets ONCE a term. The meetings are usually in Gauteng (either Johannesburg or Pretoria), and these include meeting with the national department of education. The President and members of the executive committee have held regular meetings with the Department of Education, in particular with Mr James Ndlebe (Director: Education Management and Governance Development) where various issues affecting school management have been discussed.
1400 MEMBERS
SAPA NATIONAL
A company with 1400 members is a relatively large organization. It likely has multiple departments, divisions, and levels of management.
10 YEARLY EVENTS
SAPA NATIONAL
Our company is proud to host 10 exciting events each year, catering to a diverse range of interests and audiences. From networking opportunities to educational workshops.
28 YEARS
SAPA NATIONAL
Our community has been dedicated to serving and improving the lives of those in our community. We strive to continue making a positive impact for years to come.
SAPA National
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND CONFERENCE
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, AND CONFERENCE
SAPA nationally also holds a conference which moves from province to province with 2018 seeing the conference at Sun City in the North West Province.
SAPA has hosted THREE international conferences over the past few years, which has prevented the association to host national conferences. In 2005 SAPA had the honour of co-hosting the International Confederation of Principals’ convention with the South African Heads of Independent Schools Association (SAHISA). Some 1600 school principals from all parts of the world attended this convention in Cape Town. This event was undoubtedly a triumph for South African Education and saw all facets of South African Education working together to make this event a memorable one.
In 2016 SAPA National hosted the 9th African Confederation of Principals’ Conference in the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. The theme of this conference was “Educating the African Child: Opening the Gateway to Global Citizenship”. 836 delegates from across Africa attended this conference.
SAPA National
education leadership and management
In 2017 SAPA National will host the 13th Biennial Convention of the International Confederation of Principals at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The theme of the convention is ‘Brain Waves of Change and we are expecting 1 500+ delegates from across the world to attend this convention from the 22nd to the 25th of September 2017.
The national conferences in the new millennium were held in Port Elizabeth (2000), Cape Town (2001), Johannesburg (2002), Polokwane (2003), Durban (2004), Cape Town ICP (2005), (2006), Cape Town (2007), Johannesburg (2008), (2009), Cape Town (2010), Durban (2011), Bloemfontein (2012), Johannesburg (2013), Limpopo (2014), Port Elizabeth (2015), Cape Town ACP (2016), Cape Town ICP (2017), Rustenburg (2018)……………(I’ll find the missing information)
We must however not forget that we are also part of the International Confederation of Principals (ICP) and the African Confederation of Principals (ACP).
Biennial international conventions are organized by ICP and have been held in various countries around the world: Geneva, Switzerland (1993), Sydney, Australia (1995), Boston, USA (1997), Helsinki, Finland (1999), Seoul, Korea (2001) Edinburgh, Scotland (2003). Cape town, South Africa (2005), Auckland, New Zealand (2007), Singapore (2009), Toronto, Canada (2011), Cairns, Australia (2013), Helsinki, Finland (2015), Cape Town, South Africa (2017), Shanghai, China (2019) Biennial ACP conferences are also organized in various countries in Africa: South Africa (2000), Ghana (2002), Kenya (2004), Nigeria (2006), Uganda (2008), Lesotho (2010), Tanzania (2012), Accra, Ghana (2014), Cape Town, South Africa (2016), Mobassa, Kenya (2018)
