Question to the Minister of Basic Education - NW73

04 July 2019 - NW73

Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What (a) number of learners have failed (i) in each province and (ii) in each of the past five years and (b) grade was failed in each case?

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Table 1: Number of learners that Failed Grade 12 (2014 – 2018)

Province	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
EASTERN CAPE	23 158	37 615	33 734	23 667	19 340
FREE STATE	4 541	5 745	3 157	3 499	3 108
GAUTENG	15 231	17 115	15 448	14 458	11 464
KWAZULU- NATAL	42 223	63 897	49 616	33 728	27 667
LIMPOPO	19 811	34 629	38 212	28 603	23 476
MPUMALANGA	9 466	11 751	12 450	12 210	9 387
NORTH WEST	4 005	6 168	5 597	6 330	5 483
NORTHERN CAPE	2 079	3 559	2 139	2 127	2 645
WESTERN CAPE	8 472	8 232	7 153	8 427	9 404

Source: National Integrated Examinations computer system (IECS)

Table 2 below indicates the number of learners who repeated a grade per province between 2014 and 2018. Please note that number of repeaters are used as proxy for failure as the department does not collect data in this format.

rovince	Province	Grade R	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	other	Grand Total
	Eastern Cape	14 066	28 564	24 952	19 778	18 726	14 234	11 614	11 766	10 629	17 803	34 687	31 193	10	238 022
	Free State	365	4741	3757	2770	5289	4452	4529	4447	8706	13986	12423	6176	0	71 641
	Gauteng	1 472	19 693	14 348	10 098	11 098	8 623	6 947	3 195	9 595	20 801	41 596	18 437	285	166 188
	KwaZulu-Natal	8 422	38 940	23 967	18 159	17 427	13 326	11 218	8 392	22 820	27 467	57 075	43 211	295	290 719
	Limpopo	2 354	18 755	16 563	13 722	15 740	12 962	11 214	6 580	10 980	58 612	71 992	34 999	0	274 473
	Mpumalanga	1 722	17 965	14 406	11 651	11 764	10 137	8 308	7 856	13 416	13 697	22 348	18 128	297	151 695
	Northern Cape	438	4 533	2 788	2 273	3 412	2 351	1 963	1 788	3 282	5 068	6 890	4 175	0	38 961
	North West	1 711	14 746	12 177	9 675	10 567	7 827	5 949	4 142	6 374	17 068	21 587	10 012	0	121 835
	Western Cape	3 766	15 273	8 778	4 624	9 265	5 375	3 403	1 541	4 060	12 321	10 992	4 805	188	84 391
2014	Total	34 316	163 210	121 736	92 750	103 288	79 287	65 145	49 707	89 862	186 823	279 590	171 136	1 075	1 437 925
	Eastern Cape	14 260	38 391	26 949	21 375	19 841	14 843	11 863	12 206	15 013	18 114	37 482	27 212	22	257 571
	Free State	475	3934	3110	2680	5156	3898	3060	5140	8883	9541	10937	5444	0	62 258
	Gauteng	1 543	21 194	15 259	11 269	12 526	7 395	5 856	5 231	18 413	22 370	39 127	21 729	207	182 119
	KwaZulu-Natal	7 344	34 623	24 754	19 882	19 510	13 468	12 023	11 078	24 136	28 735	51 157	45 248	30	291 988
	Limpopo	2 533	17 969	16 355	13 289	15 501	10 108	8 728	7 667	15 862	35 155	54 002	28 337	0	225 506
	Mpumalanga	2 755	18 461	13 178	10 590	10 648	7 828	6 237	7 623	13 973	13 212	22 585	17 014	51	144 155
	Northern Cape	700	4 343	2 901	2 743	3 185	2 526	2 118	2 351	3 595	3 688	3 967	2 843	0	34 960
	North West	890	7 222	10 162	12 368	5 791	3 057	2 344	2 206	8 174	7 732	11 881	4 983	21	76 831
	Western Cape	3 757	12 341	7 727	4 295	9 830	4 052	2 395	3 108	7 313	13 131	10 343	5 439	159	83 890
2015	Total	34 257	158 478	120 395	98 491	101 988	67 175	54 624	56 610	115 362	151 678	241 481	158 249	490	1 359 278
	Eastern Cape	13 931	44 332	24 546	19 087	18 992	12 861	9 817	9 027	13 421	12 199	37 755	28 245	0	244 213
	Free State	1076	2171	2509	1756	3973	3076	2851	4914	15010	11176	14342	6255	0	69 109
	Gauteng	1 816	27 142	15 723	11 530	12 407	6 915	4 783	4 921	19 804	18 835	47 658	27 343	1 005	199 882
	KwaZulu-Natal	6 659	38 073	26 099	21 186	21 992	15 545	12 057	11 177	26 373	29 941	59 895	54 856	317	324 170
	Limpopo	1 836	16 884	14 742	12 059	15 262	9 769	7 254	7 102	19 560	29 489	71 703	40 541	608	246 809
	Mpumalanga	3 942	11 161	12 897	12 118	17 716	13 460	13 234	18 278	26 708	22 284	19 105	13 274	3	184 180
	Northern Cape	630	4 661	3 445	2 435	3 592	2 831	2 304	2 451	2 894	3 078	5 390	3 955	12	37 678
	North West	1 251	11 075	9 699	7 062	10 056	6 055	4 245	4 273	15 465	12 645	22 834	9 929	0	114 589
	Western Cape	3 851	11 433	8 346	4 692	9 222	3 685	2 036	2 836	8 741	8 941	10 907	6 663	100	81 453
2016	Total	34 992	166 932	118 006	91 925	113 212	74 197	58 581	64 979	147 976	148 588	289 589	191 061	2 045	1 502 083
	Eastern Cape	5589	17038	11844	11210	17041	12147	9169	9859	12393	10783	25108	18903	0	161 084
	Free State	584	6131	4463	3349	7445	4562	3329	5975	7521	5795	11868	5769	0	66 791
	Gauteng	814	12363	11968	12626	18310	14561	14314	20756	17609	16629	28011	17589	0	185 550
	KwaZulu Natal	1485	21451	20792	29450	33490	25818	23104	22293	27952	29641	43054	46692	0	325 222
	Limpopo	509	10659	10383	10693	17374	11259	8707	7118	18070	23056	44264	32711	0	194 803
	Mpumalanga	227	5052	5272	5503	7045	4537	3490	3386	5224	6530	12622	11861	0	70 749
	Northern Cape	51	2419	1574	1153	3045	1559	1247	1510	2151	1700	3890	2022	0	22 321
	North West	77	1707	3606	4433	8711	4085	3840	3205	4224	4013	12926	6397	0	57 224
	Western Cape	140	257	626	1644	8128	11191	7528	6406	7188	8012	8753	5727	0	65 600
2017	Total	9 476	77 077	70 528	80 061	120 589	89 719	74 728	80 508	102 332	106 159	190 496	147 671	0	1 149 344
	Eastern Cape	10 141	25 955	16 721	13 009	16 401	9 445	6 478	7 008	12 329	9 895	29 151	22 348	0	178 881
	Free State	2 114	8 518	5 309	3 432	7 627	4 183	2 499	4 809	9 026	5 537	11 192	5 248	0	69 494
	Gauteng	2 675	23 080	18 130	12 390	14 444	8 714	5 529	5 138	21 946	19 583	44 043	24 831	0	200 503
	KwaZulu Natal	3 749	29 636	16 902	15 717	17 489	11 400	7 565	6 551	24 134	21 642	44 804	43 067	0	242 656
	Limpopo	2 150	17 888	16 457	6 493	24 300	14 663	10 300	9 423	36 520	36 104	70 872	52 203	0	297 373
	Mpumalanga	1 219	11 781	8 483	13 766	7 023	3 967	2 773	3 440	9 042	8 404	19 785	16 805	0	106 488
	Northern Cape	299	3 961	2 820	2 013	3 904	2 396	1 868	2 193	3 334	2 624	5 040	2 602	0	33 054
	North West	747	6 964	6 128	5 174	9 490	4 114	3 733	2 845	11 008	6 455	14 319	6 701	0	77 678
	Western Cape	4 327	9 405	7 660	5 486	8 562	3 514	1 781	2 352	6 625	4 547	11 167	5 993	0	71 419
2018	Total	27 421	137 188	98 610	77 480	109 240	62 396	42 526	43 759	133 964	114 791	250 373	179 798	0	1 277 546

Source 1: 2014-16 Annual School Survey

Source 2: 2017-18 LURITS

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