Question NW1458 to the Minister of Basic Education

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29 November 2019 - NW1458

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Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)What number of (a) learners are currently enrolled at the Thabakhibidu Primary School in Rooiberg, Thabazimbi, (b) permanent teachers have been appointed at the specified school and (c) vacant positions are on the staff; (2) what number of (a) classrooms does the school have and (b) learners does the school have in each classroom; (3) what number of educators reside on the school premises; (4) whether buildings that were previously used as offices are now being used as a school building; if so, (a) since what date and (b) on what date will a suitable school be built on the allocated stand for the community of Thabazimbi? NW2724E

Reply:

(1) Thabakhibidu Primary School has (a) 370 learners and (b) 8 permanent teachers in 2019 with (c) 2 vacant positions;

(2) (a) (b) It has 8 classrooms with between 37 and 57 learners per class. There are 10 educators residing on the schools premises. Please see Table 1 below for more detail.

Table 1: Number of learners per class, in Thabakhibidu Primary School, in 2019

2b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of learners in each classroom:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gr R

37

   

Gr 1

55

   

Gr 2

32

   

Gr 3

48

   

Gr 4

53

   

Gr 5

57

   

Gr 6

54

   

Gr 7

34

   

Total

370

Source: 2019 Limpopo Provincial Warehouse

(3) Number of educators residing on school premises is 8

(4) (a) Yes, the building were previously used as office, (b) since November 2003.

4 (b) Donor funding has been sourced to start construction in the next financial year.

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