Question NW3197 to the Minister of Basic Education

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27 November 2018 - NW3197

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Makeleni, Ms P to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to her reply to question 983 on 18 May 2017, how did each province perform in the 2017 academic year according to each of the seven criteria contained in the Inclusive Basket of Criteria?

Reply:

The inclusive basket of performance indicators is a more integrated approach to reporting that reflects the key indicators of learner performance. The key indicators together with their weighting are as follows:

(a) Overall pass percentage (35%)

b) Mathematics pass percentage (10%)

c) Physical Sciences pass percentage (10%)

d) Bachelor attainment percentage (15%)

e) Distinction percentage (10%)

f) Mathematics Participation Rate (10%)

g) Secondary Throughput rate (10%)

The above indicators are captured in a consolidated format which includes a weighting based on the importance attached to each of these indicators. A computation of the percentage obtained for each of these indicators at school, district, provincial and national level, is also available. This new approach to reporting on performance in the National Senior Certificate Examination is being piloted and is therefore not the official mechanism of reporting on provincial performance. This information will however be used to monitor performance of the System at the different levels.

The Table below shows the performance of each of the Provincial Education Departments (PED’s) in terms of the Inclusive Basket Criteria:

 

Weighted Basket Score

Province Name

Basket Score

Overall Pass Perc(W-35%)

Perc Maths Passed(W-10%)

Perc Physics Passed(W-10%)

Perc Bachelor Passed(W-15%)

Perc Distinctions(W-10%)

Perc Maths Participation(W-10%)

Secondary Throughput Rate(W-10%)

EASTERN CAPE

46.2%

22.8%

4.2%

5.7%

3.4%

0.3%

5.3%

4.5%

FREE STATE

58.8%

30.1%

7.1%

7.7%

5.3%

0.4%

4.0%

4.2%

GAUTENG

58.6%

29.8%

6.8%

7.0%

5.4%

0.5%

3.8%

5.4%

KWAZULU-NATAL

51.5%

25.5%

4.2%

6.5%

4.3%

0.4%

5.5%

5.0%

LIMPOPO

47.1%

23.0%

5.0%

6.3%

3.2%

0.2%

4.9%

4.5%

MPUMALANGA

51.0%

26.2%

4.8%

6.2%

3.5%

0.2%

5.0%

5.1%

NORTHERN CAPE

49.6%

26.5%

5.7%

5.7%

3.8%

0.2%

3.2%

4.5%

NORTH WEST

52.7%

27.8%

6.1%

6.4%

4.0%

0.3%

3.3%

4.7%

WESTERN CAPE

60.0%

29.0%

7.4%

7.3%

5.9%

0.7%

3.2%

6.5%

NATIONAL

50.0%

26.3%

5.2%

6.5%

4.3%

0.4%

2.4%

5.0%

The above computation has also been determined for the provincial, district and school levels.

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