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03 August 2020 - NW1789

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Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education  to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What number of (a) FunzaLushakabursary students are available to assist with substituting and/or assisting educators affected by Covid-19 and (b) the specified bursary students in each province are available as substitutes for educators with comorbidities or who are infected with Covid-19?

Reply:

1. There are 4776 Bachelor of Education and PGCE FunzaLushaka bursary students in their final year of study who may be available to assist with substituting and/or assisting educators affected by COVID-19. A further 5664 FunzaLushaka unplaced graduates are also available to assist with substituting and/or assisting educators affected by COVID-19. 

2. The number of Bachelor of Education and PGCE FunzaLushaka bursary students in their final year of study and unplaced graduates in each province potentially available as substitutes for educators with comorbidities or who are infected with COVID-19 are presented in the table below.

PROVINCE

4th YEAR BEd&PGCE

UNPLACED GRADUATES

TOTAL

Eastern Cape

640

793

1433

Free State

349

310

659

Gauteng

984

1267

1267

KwaZulu-Natal

976

1251

1251

Limpopo

413

190

190

Mpumalanga

444

438

438

North West

227

114

114

Northern Cape

90

92

92

Western Cape

653

1209

1209

Grand Total

4776

5664

10440

 

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