Question NW257 to the Minister of Basic Education
12 March 2019 - NW257
Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of learners currently have access to a work book or tablet at each school in each province?
Reply:
a) Response on workbooks
For the 2019 academic year, Grade R, Grade 1-3 Life Skills, Grades 1-6 Home Language, Grades 1-6 English First Additional Language and Grades 1-9 Mathematics Volume 1 and Volume 2 workbooks were distributed as follows:
|
Province |
Grade R |
Grades 1 to 9 |
||||
|
No of Schools |
No of Learners |
Books delivered |
No of Schools |
No of Learners |
Books delivered |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
4338 |
141982 |
567930 |
5156 |
1499320 |
80993140 |
|
Free State |
661 |
47440 |
189760 |
1098 |
652155 |
3409150 |
|
Gauteng |
1431 |
160432 |
641730 |
2154 |
1963455 |
9846540 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
4107 |
194360 |
777440 |
5945 |
2239945 |
11610450 |
|
Limpopo |
2272 |
143403 |
573620 |
3836 |
1344525 |
7418550 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1133 |
92115 |
368460 |
1667 |
945860 |
5072320 |
|
Northern Cape |
389 |
23250 |
93000 |
548 |
260540 |
1391150 |
|
North west |
980 |
56280 |
225120 |
1457 |
648655 |
3569860 |
|
Western Cape |
1005 |
79800 |
319200 |
1493 |
975830 |
4920130 |
|
Totals |
16312 |
939064 |
3756260 |
23346 |
10530285 |
55331290 |
b) The question on the number of tablets in each school should be directed to provincial legislatures.