Question NW316 to the Minister of Basic Education
12 March 2020 - NW316
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the vacancy rate for teachers in each (a) province and (b) grade for (i) Mathematics, (ii) Science, (iii) English Home Language, (iv) English First Additional Language and (v) other subjects as at the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
Information on vacancy rates per subject is currently not available at the national level as it is not routinely collected as part of the monitoring framemeworks. The table below shows the overall vacancy rate per province as reported by the Provincial Education Departments at the end of September 2019. It is important to note that a vacancy as identified here does not imply that classes would be left without teachers, as substitute or temporary teachers would generally be appointed in such vacancies.
|
Province |
Vacant Posts |
Number of Allocated Posts |
Vacancy Rate |
|
Eastern Cape |
5264 |
55126 |
9.5% |
|
Free State |
843 |
20782 |
4.1% |
|
Gauteng |
378 |
60027 |
0.6% |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
2729 |
107413 |
2.5% |
|
Limpopo |
6957 |
52208 |
13.3% |
|
Mpumalanga |
538 |
34963 |
1.5% |
|
North West |
433 |
30724 |
1.4% |
|
Northern Cape |
296 |
10549 |
2.8% |
|
Western Cape |
1445 |
35651 |
4.1% |
|
TOTALS |
18883 |
407443 |
4.6% |
COMPILED BY:
MRS LIEZEL CAROLISSEN
DIRECTOR - EDUCATION HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING, PROVISIONING AND MONITORING
DATE: 10/03/2020
OFFICIALS INVOLVED
QUESTION NO: 316. IS APPROVED
MR HM MWELI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE: 11/03/2020
QUESTION NO: 316. IS APPROVED
DR MR MHAULE, MP
DEPUTY MINISTER
DATE: 11/03/2020
QUESTION NO: 316. IS APPROVED
MRS AM MOTSHEKGA, MP
MINISTER
DATE: 12/03/2020