Question NW3606 to the Minister of Basic Education
30 November 2015 - NW3606
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With reference to her department’s Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) project for Grades 1 to 3 in at least 100 schools in each province, amounting to a total of 1 000 schools, presented in all 11 official languages, (a) which schools in each province have (i) been identified to benefit from the EGRA project and (ii) received their EGRA toolkits to date, (b) which teachers attended the training workshops in each province, (c) what grades are the specified teachers teaching, (d) what (i) dates and (ii) times of day did the specified training workshops take place in each province and (e) were teachers awarded any form of accreditation after completion of the specified workshops in each province?
Reply:
a. (i) The EGRA schools per province have been uploaded onto the Department of Basic Education website http://www.education.gov.za/tabid/914/Default.aspx
a. (ii) The project schools received their EGRA toolkits during the teacher training workshops as indicated by the provinces. Table 1 indicates the dates when the EGRA workshops were held where the toolkits were delivered by district officials to the project schools in each district.
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TABLE 1: WORKSHOP DATES WHERE EGRA TOOLKITS WERE DELIVERED |
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Province |
District |
Date of delivery of EGRA Toolkits |
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Western Cape |
Overberg |
14 April 2015 |
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West Coast |
20 April 2015 |
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North |
14 April 2015 |
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East |
14 April 2015 |
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Karoo |
14 April 2015 |
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Cape Winelands |
14 April 2015 |
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Central |
14 April 2015 |
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South |
14 April 2015 |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Amajuba |
20-29 May 2015 |
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Zululand |
16-22 April 2015 |
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Eastern Cape |
Cradock |
20-28 April 2015 |
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Lusikisiki |
29 April 2015 (43 schools); 8 May 2015 (12 schools) |
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Mount Fletcher |
11 May 2015 |
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Sterkspruit |
28 April 2015 (Circuit 1); 4 May 2015( Circuit 2&3) |
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Maluti |
29 April, 5 May 2015 |
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Northern Cape |
Francis Baard |
19-28 May 2015 |
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John Taole |
26-28 May 2015 |
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Pixley |
26 May -2 June 2015 |
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Namaqua |
11 May 2015 |
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ZFMgcawu |
26-28 May 2015 |
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Mpumalanga |
Gert Sibande |
29 April 2015 |
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Bohlabela |
5-8 May 2015; 18-19 May 2015 |
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Nkangala |
5-8 May 2015 |
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Enhlanzeni |
21-23 July 2015 |
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North West |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda: Tlokwe |
21 April 2015 |
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Dr Kenneth Kaunda: Matlosana |
21 April 2015 |
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Ngaka Modiri Molema: Disobotla |
30 April 2015 |
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Ngaka Modiri Molema: Kgetleng River |
30 April 2015 |
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Ngaka Modiri Molema: Mafikeng |
30 April 2015 |
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Gauteng |
Gauteng East |
2-18 June 2015 |
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Gauteng North |
5-7 May 2015 |
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Gauteng West |
26-27 May 2015 |
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Johannesburg North |
18-19 May 2015 |
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Johannesburg East |
19-21 May 2015 |
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Johannesburg West |
21 May2015 |
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Johannesburg South |
2&4 June 2015 |
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Johannesburg Central |
4-5 May 2015 |
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Sedibeng West |
25-26 May 2015 |
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Sedibeng East |
26 May 2015 |
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Tshwane North |
14-18 May 2015 |
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Tshwane South |
27 May 2015 |
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Tshwane West |
20 April& 8 May 2015 |
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Ekurhuleni North |
4-8 May 2015 |
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Ekurhuleni South |
1-2 June 2015 |
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Limpopo |
Mopani |
10-11 June 2015 |
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Capricorn |
17-18 June 2015; 22-23 July 2015 |
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Free State |
Xhariep |
12-17 August 2015 |
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Motheo |
23-24 April 2015 |
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Lejweleputswa |
22-30 July 2015 |
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Thabo Mofutsanyana |
12 to 17 August 2015 |
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Fezile Dabe |
5 May 2015 |
b. & c. The list of teachers for Grade 1 to 3 who attended the training workshops were drawn from the provincial EGRA workshop registers and is uploaded on the DBE website: http://www.education.gov.za/tabid/914/Default.aspx
d. i & (ii) The dates when the EGRA provincial workshops were held and the times of the day are indicated in Table 2.
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TABLE 2: PROVINCIAL TEACHER TRAINING DATES AND WORKSHOP TRAINING TIMES |
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Province |
District |
Training dates |
Workshop Training Times |
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Western Cape |
Overberg |
23 to 26 April 2015 |
14:00 to16:00 = 2 hours |
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West Coast |
23 to 26 March 2015 |
14:30 to17:30 = 3 hours |
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North |
18 April 2015 |
Saturday, 8:00 to 12:00 =5 hours |
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East |
23 March 2015 |
13:00 to17:00 =4 hours |
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Karoo |
23 to 26 March 2015 |
14:30 to 17:00= 2,5 hours |
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Cape Winelands |
17 to 25 March 2015 |
14:30 to 17:00= 2,5 hours |
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Central |
29 April 2015 |
14:00 to 17:30= 3,5 hours |
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South |
24 April 2015 |
13:00 to17:00= 4 hours |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Amajuba |
20 to 29 April 2015 |
9:00-14:00 = 12 hours (6 hours per day x2 days) |
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Zululand |
16 to 22 April 2015 |
8:30-16:00 = 16 hours (8 hours per day x2 days) |
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Eastern Cape |
Cradock |
20 April to 28 April 2015 |
8:00 to 17:00 (2days per circuit) |
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Lusikisiki |
27-28 May 2015 |
12:00-15:00= 3hours |
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Mount Fletcher |
18 May 2015 |
8:30 to 15:00 =6,5 hours |
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Sterkspruit |
28 April to 4 May 2015 |
9:00-15:00 = 12 hours (6 hours per day x2 days) |
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Maluti |
17 April to 5 May 2015 |
9:00-15:00 = 12 hours (6 hours per day x2 days |
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Northern Cape |
Francis Baard |
25 to 28 May 2015 |
13:00 -16:00=3 hours |
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John Taole |
26 May 2015 |
13:00 -16:00=3 hours |
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Pixley |
27 May- 2 June 2015 |
13:00 -16:00=3 hours |
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Namaqua |
28 May 2015 |
13:00 -17:00=4 hours |
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ZFMgcawu |
26 to 28 May 2015 |
13:00 -16:00=3 hours |
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Mpumalanga |
Gert Sibande |
29 April 2014 |
8:00 -16:00 1full day |
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Bohlabela |
5-7 May 2015, 18-19 May 2015 |
13:30 -16:30=3 hours |
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Nkangala |
4-8 May 2015 |
12:30 -15:30=3 hours |
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Enhlanzeni |
21-23 July 2015 |
13:30 -16:30=3 hours |
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North West |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda: Tlokwe |
21 to 30 April 2015 |
13:00-16:00= 3hours |
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Dr Kenneth Kaunda: Matlosana |
23 to 30 April 2015 |
13:00-16:00= 3hours |
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Ngaka Modiri Molema: Disobotla |
20 to 22 April 2015 |
12:00-15:00= 3hours |
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Ngaka Modiri Molema: Kgetleng River |
28 to 30 April 2015 |
12:00-15:00= 3hours |
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Ngaka Modiri Molema: Mafikeng |
4 May 2015 |
12:00-15:00= 3hours |
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Gauteng |
Gauteng East |
2-18 June 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Gauteng North |
5-7 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Gauteng West |
26-27 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Johannesburg North |
2 June 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Johannesburg East |
19-21 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Johannesburg West |
21-26 May; 2 June 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Johannesburg South |
2-4 June 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Johannesburg Central |
4-5 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Sedibeng West |
25-26 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Sedibeng East |
26 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Tshwane North |
14-18 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Tshwane South |
27 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Tshwane West |
15- 21 May 2015 |
13:00-16:00= 3 hours |
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Ekurhuleni North |
18-19 May 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Ekurhuleni South |
1-2 June 2015 |
14:00-16:00=2 hours |
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Limpopo |
Mopani |
10-11 June 2015 |
12:00-16:00=4 hours |
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Capricorn |
17 to 18 June 2015; 22-23 July 2015 |
12:00-16:00=4 hours |
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Free State |
Xhariep |
12 to 17 August 2015 |
12:00 -16:00=4 hours |
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Motheo |
22 to 30 July 2015 |
12:00 -16:00=4 hours |
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Lejweleputswa |
22 to 30 July 2015 |
12:00 -16:00=4 hours |
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Thabo Mofutsanyana |
12 to 17 August 2015 |
12:00 -16:00=4 hours |
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Fezile Dabe |
12 to 17 August 2015 |
14:00 -17:00= 3 hours |
e. No. The teachers were not awarded accreditation for the EGRA workshops attended.