Question NW620 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
08 March 2023 - NW620
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether her department (a) has a partnership and/or (b) will enter into a partnership with the Department of Health to introduce (i) sight and (ii) hearing tests in schools in each province to ensure that learner problems are identified early and managed appropriately; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
There is collaboration between DBE and DoH, as health services, in schools, are provided by school-health-nurses through the Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP) as guided by the 2012 ISHP Policy.
a) According to the ISHP policy, vision and hearing screening are provided in all the school phases (see page 12 of the policy). The ISHP programme emphasises hearing and vision screening in the foundation phase for early detection and support.
b) Based on the screening results, learners in need of further assistance are referred to health facility for case management and support e.g. provision of spectacles.
COMPILED BY:
MS COCEKA NOGODUKA
CHIEF DIRECTOR: SUPPORT SERVICES
DATE: 03/03/2023
OFFICIALS INVOLVED
QUESTION NO: 620. IS APPROVED
DR G WHITTLE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: SOCIAL MOBILISATION & SUPPORT SERVICES
DATE: 03/03/2023
QUESTION NO: 620. IS APPROVED
MR HM MWELI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
DATE: 04/03/2023
QUESTION NO: 620. IS APPROVED
DR MR MHAULE, MP
DEPUTY MINISTER
DATE: 07/03/2023
QUESTION NO: 620. IS APPROVED
MRS AM MOTSHEKGA, MP
MINISTER
DATE: 08/03/2023