Question NW3160 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
22 November 2018 - NW3160
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What was the (a) total number of students, (b) total number of staff including the (i) position and (ii) qualifications of each staff member and (c) budget of each faculty at each institution of higher learning in the country in the past five academic years?
Reply:
A) The total number of students at universities in the 2017 academic year was 1 036 984.
B) The table below provides the Instructional Research Professionals by rank and qualification:
|
Highest most relevant qualification |
Professor |
Associate Professor |
Vice Rector |
Director |
Associate Director |
Senior Lecturer |
Lecturer |
Junior Lecturer |
Below Junior Lecturer |
Undesignated/ |
Total |
|
University Qualification |
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|
Undergraduate Diploma or Certificate (1 or 2 years) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
|
Undergraduate Diploma or Certificate (3 years) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
|
General Academic first Bachelors Degree |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
57 |
175 |
65 |
16 |
7 |
334 |
|
Professional first Bachelor's Degree (3 years) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Professional first Bachelors Degree |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
327 |
87 |
37 |
6 |
563 |
|
Post-graduate Diploma or Certificate |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
76 |
19 |
4 |
2 |
129 |
|
Post-graduate Bachelors Degree |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
101 |
41 |
0 |
3 |
210 |
|
Honours Degree |
17 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
224 |
654 |
273 |
46 |
15 |
1 245 |
|
Masters Degree |
113 |
179 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
1 394 |
4 442 |
213 |
66 |
33 |
6 465 |
|
Doctoral Degree |
2 095 |
1 935 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
2 910 |
1 717 |
35 |
29 |
74 |
8 827 |
|
Technikon Qualification |
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|
National Certificate |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
National Higher Certificate |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
|
National Diploma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
76 |
43 |
0 |
6 |
133 |
|
Post-Diploma Diploma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
National Higher Diploma |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
81 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
107 |
|
Baccalaureus Technologiae Degree |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
291 |
196 |
1 |
0 |
505 |
|
Masters Diploma in Technology |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
Magister Technologiae Degree |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
68 |
441 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
536 |
|
Laureatus in Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Doctor Technologiae Degree |
12 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
110 |
50 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
205 |
|
Other Qualification |
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|
Pre-tertiary Qualification |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
None of the above |
27 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
110 |
23 |
12 |
26 |
258 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
Total |
2 285 |
2 199 |
0 |
4 |
73 |
5 050 |
8 598 |
1 031 |
212 |
179 |
19 631 |
C) Universities are not funded per faculty. The table below illustrates the public higher education institution's annual budgets from 2015 to 2018.
|
Institution |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
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|
Income |
Expenditure |
Income |
Expenditure |
Income |
Expenditure |
Income |
Expenditure |
|
|
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
R'000 |
|
|
2 338 659 |
2 407 142 |
2 227 008 |
2 226 465 |
2 016 362 |
2 022 051 |
1 981 126 |
1 978 082 |
|
808 280 |
765 765 |
736 313 |
689 277 |
635 675 |
609 789 |
593 902 |
559 954 |
|
1 774 001 |
1 754 608 |
1 643 635 |
1 636 974 |
1 433 150 |
1 428 665 |
1 179 974 |
1 174 113 |
|
1 537 317 |
1 517 899 |
1 479 248 |
1 411 272 |
1 297 878 |
116 176 |
1 962 168 |
1 043 105 |
|
328 023 |
417 127 |
302 200 |
363 865 |
245 924 |
245 923 |
244 609 |
241 808 |
|
777 828 |
390 893 |
704 167 |
344 481 |
581 170 |
285 201 |
548 123 |
538 151 |
|
1 777 397 |
1 856 210 |
1 653 473 |
1 720 663 |
1 497 630 |
1 518 388 |
1 404 076 |
1 405 227 |
|
4 213 921 |
4 161 890 |
3 859 871 |
3 820 451 |
3 598 965 |
3 568 123 |
3 453 307 |
3 397 849 |
|
6 927 200 |
6 518 900 |
6 527 700 |
6 207 100 |
6 000 000 |
5 647 200 |
5 406 500 |
5 050 100 |
|
1 159 938 |
1 182 546 |
1 101 280 |
1 079 079 |
1 061 696 |
1 049 909 |
1 013 954 |
1 005 436 |
|
1 110 158 |
1 146 787 |
820 095 |
1 031 158 |
661 919 |
714 519 |
862 813 |
607 635 |
|
310 311 |
310 127 |
212 138 |
212 093 |
160 346 |
160 027 |
78 796 |
78 434 |
|
5 898 273 |
5 884 679 |
5 524 307 |
5 491 538 |
4 960 303 |
5 079 174 |
4 692 971 |
4 672 801 |
|
3 364 040 |
3 423 149 |
3 174 942 |
3 234 612 |
2 760 770 |
2 942 208 |
2 827 182 |
2 824 182 |
|
3 325 170 |
3 272 330 |
3 117 510 |
3 059 740 |
2 841 400 |
2 790 340 |
2 668 510 |
2 616 430 |
|
1 142 451 |
1 142 452 |
1 068 497 |
965 845 |
953 118 |
943 118 |
819 448 |
817 448 |
|
2 060 212 |
1 934 329 |
1 910 068 |
1 743 969 |
1 666 139 |
1 788 638 |
1 621 665 |
1 727 661 |
|
3 616 267 |
3 611 930 |
3 365 875 |
3 384 945 |
3 095 982 |
3 126 319 |
2 890 520 |
2 915 510 |
|
3 695 841 |
3 745 174 |
3 264 683 |
3 116 484 |
3 044 654 |
2 943 088 |
2 798 324 |
2 719 782 |
|
7 170 698 |
7 136 129 |
6 972 490 |
6 968 669 |
4 493 601 |
2 957 297 |
5 752 252 |
5 586 928 |
|
1 166 795 |
1 161 696 |
1 295 907 |
1 291 107 |
985 686 |
901 826 |
909 391 |
756 780 |
|
2 145 683 |
2 108 723 |
1 995 757 |
1 953 412 |
1 813 812 |
1 789 073 |
1 727 346 |
1 654 180 |
|
1 036 021 |
32 544 |
999 136 |
892 079 |
839 416 |
818 763 |
778 474 |
751 935 |
|
1 319 456 |
1 358 968 |
1 167 651 |
1 202 699 |
1 193 657 |
1 229 360 |
1 077 551 |
1 093 209 |
|
4 856 590 |
4 926 995 |
4 440 387 |
4 490 517 |
3 784 553 |
3 777 499 |
3 483 022 |
3 490 050 |
|
1 683 092 |
1 680 479 |
1 543 593 |
1 544 634 |
1 299 905 |
1 299 905 |
1 578 208 |
1 250 844 |