Department of Basic Education

Secondary Education · Primary Education

Overview

The Department of Basic Education is the national department responsible for primary and secondary schooling in South Africa. It runs administration, bid and contract management and secretarial functions for the system. The department is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa.
Official records

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$17k
Typical range
$14k – $30k
Open positions
3
3 Jobs
Senior 66.7%
Architect 33.3%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 2 $16k $14k – $17k
Architect 1 $30k $30k
Highest paying role Assistant Director: Bids and Contract Administration REF NO: DBE/77/2026 $30k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
59/100
Growing
Open positions
3
3 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
4 days
faster than 90% of the market
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
67% ▲
Operations
33% ▲
Actively hiring for Administrative (+4 in 30 days)

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Department of Basic Education over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
43/100
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Pretoria
Pretoria South Africa
HQ
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days $20k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Operations
seen since Nov 2026 job postings