Question NW3506 to the Minister of Basic Education
06 October 2015 - NW3506
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) How many full service schools have adapted their scholar transport vehicles to accommodate the needs of (i) disabled learners, particularly (aa) wheelchair-bound learners and (bb) visually-impaired learners in respect of each province and district and (b) what is the total number of vehicles that have been adapted for the specified purpose in each province; (2) how many (a) full service schools have boarding facilities to accommodate learners with disabilities and (b) learners are currently placed on a waiting list due to lack of accommodation in respect of each province and district; (3) how many full service schools with boarding accommodation do not have sufficient support staff to provide for the needs of learners with disabilities in respect of each province and district?
Reply:
(1) (a) Full service schools do not as yet have their specific transport to transport learners and therefore there are:
(i) no vehicles that can accommodate disabled learners, particularly
(aa) learners who are wheelchair users
(bb) learners with visual impairment in respect of each province and district.
(b) There are no vehicles that have been adapted for the specified purpose in each province.
(2) There are (a) 36 full service schools with boarding facilities, of which it is not certain how many are able to accommodate learners with disabilities and (b) DBE is not aware of learners who are currently placed on waiting lists due to accommodation in respect of each province and district.
(3) The information on full service schools with boarding facilities that are without sufficient support staff is not readily available. DBE will make future plans to collect the data.
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