Question NW434 to the Minister of Basic Education
09 April 2020 - NW434
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) What number of learners are currently enrolled in quintile (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 4 and (e) 5 schools in each province; (2) what is the learner to educator ratio in quintile (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3 schools in each province?
Reply:
Table 1 below indicates the number of learners enrolled in quintile 1 to 5 schools per province.It shows that the majority of learners are in quintile 3 with 3 218 301 followed by quintile 1 with 3 113 123.
Table 1: Number of learners in quintile 1 - 5 schools,by province, in 2019
Part 2 of the response refers to the attachment.
Province |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 |
Grand Total |
EC |
555 913 |
335 572 |
744 697 |
53 600 |
80 385 |
1 770 167 |
FS |
210 541 |
168 041 |
207 385 |
39 271 |
68 518 |
693 756 |
GT |
310 456 |
319 183 |
385 513 |
464 180 |
671 763 |
2 151 095 |
KZN |
562 445 |
703 099 |
832 338 |
362 525 |
320 254 |
2 780 661 |
LP |
590 191 |
668 730 |
358 027 |
21 366 |
49 062 |
1 687 376 |
MP |
476 069 |
391 077 |
98 192 |
52 136 |
49 801 |
1 067 275 |
NC |
67 058 |
66 719 |
71 786 |
49 287 |
37 770 |
292 620 |
NW |
231 983 |
165 320 |
326 956 |
87 844 |
16 138 |
828 241 |
WC |
108 467 |
167 072 |
193 407 |
326 029 |
389 635 |
1 184 610 |
Grand Total |
3 113 123 |
2 984 813 |
3 218 301 |
1 456 238 |
1 683 326 |
Source: LURITS 2019