Question NW3362 to the Minister of Basic Education
22 November 2018 - NW3362
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With reference to her reply to question 2687 on 21 September 2018, what is the total number of (a) teachers and (b) principals at each (i) primary and (ii) high school in each province?
Reply:
a) Teachers at each (i) primary and (ii) high school in each province. For consistency with the response to Question 2687, all five (5) school categories are reflected.
|
PROVINCE |
PRIMARY |
SECONDARY |
COMBINED |
INTERMEDIATE |
SPECIAL |
Grand Total |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
17 652 |
14 146 |
13 773 |
886 |
46 457 |
|
|
FREE STATE |
10 248 |
6 916 |
1 332 |
2 658 |
667 |
21 821 |
|
GAUTENG |
38 244 |
23 587 |
12 |
33 |
3 488 |
65 364 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
51 296 |
33 435 |
8 |
1 214 |
1 420 |
87 373 |
|
LIMPOPO |
25 111 |
20 694 |
19 |
615 |
46 439 |
|
|
MPUMALANGA |
17 858 |
11 421 |
1 847 |
376 |
31 502 |
|
|
NORTH WEST |
14 106 |
6 767 |
1 093 |
2 016 |
664 |
24 646 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
4 671 |
2 541 |
427 |
1 703 |
208 |
9 550 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
16 095 |
9 164 |
1 965 |
27 224 |
||
|
Grand Total |
195 281 |
128 671 |
18 492 |
7 643 |
10 289 |
360376 |
Source: PERSAL, July 2018
Note: The figures reflect the number of teachers (Post Level 1-3) including Grade R teachers/Practitioners that were in the system as at July 2018. It is not the reflection of the number of posts.
(b) principals at each (i) primary and (ii) high school in each province. For consistency with the response to Question 2687, all five (5) school categories are reflected.
|
PROVINCE |
PRIMARY |
SECONDARY |
COMBINED |
INTERMEDIATE |
SPECIAL |
Grand Total |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
2 695 |
780 |
1 397 |
43 |
4 915 |
|
|
FREE STATE |
446 |
227 |
53 |
176 |
16 |
918 |
|
GAUTENG |
1 356 |
584 |
1 |
1 |
113 |
2 055 |
|
KWAZULU/NATAL |
3 753 |
1 542 |
1 |
69 |
58 |
5 423 |
|
LIMPOPO |
2 243 |
1 282 |
4 |
35 |
3 564 |
|
|
MPUMALANGA |
1 084 |
428 |
67 |
17 |
1 596 |
|
|
NORTH WEST |
867 |
258 |
61 |
135 |
29 |
1 350 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
282 |
100 |
20 |
96 |
11 |
509 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
929 |
326 |
74 |
1 329 |
||
|
Grand Total |
13 655 |
5 527 |
1 600 |
481 |
396 |
21 659 |
Source: PERSAL, July 2018
Note: The figures reflect Principals that were in the system as at the end of July 2018. It is not the reflection of the number of posts.