Question NW890 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
24 March 2021 - NW890
Ngcobo, Mr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether her department has recorded the total number of teachers who have been absent from schools since the reopening for the 2021 academic year; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the (a) total number of teachers who have been absent and (b)(i) name of the affected school and (ii) school’s location in each case?
Reply:
(a), (b) (i) (ii) No. The National Department does not collect information on teacher attendance as part of its monitoring framework and therefore has not set up systems to collect such information on a regular basis. The Honourable Member is requested to direct the question to the Provincial Education Departments.