Question NW2550 to the Minister of Basic Education
31 July 2015 - NW2550
Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Basic Education
In respect of each province and district, (a) how many Grade 12 learners and (b) what percentage of Grade 12 learners in public ordinary schools are (i) enrolled to study Mathematics for the 2015 academic year, (ii) registered to write the Mathematics National Senior Certificate Examination for the 2015 academic year and (iii) targeted to be studying Mathematics in the (aa) 2015, (bb) 2016, (cc) 2020 and (dd) 2030 academic years?
Reply:
(i)(a) and (i)(b)
(ii)(a) and (ii)(b)
In terms of the data provided below, the number enrolled to study and the number registered to write the Mathematics NSC examination for the 2015 academic year are the same.
PROVINCE
Province |
Total Enrolled |
Maths Enrolled |
% Maths |
EASTERN CAPE |
92 059 |
41 265 |
44.8 |
FREE STATE |
35 246 |
11 847 |
33.6 |
GAUTENG |
112 192 |
37 920 |
33.8 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
172 796 |
90 219 |
52.2 |
LIMPOPO |
103 276 |
41 851 |
40.5 |
MPUMALANGA |
56 133 |
21 059 |
37.5 |
NORTH WEST |
33 844 |
10 867 |
32.1 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
12 852 |
3 384 |
26.3 |
WESTERN CAPE |
56 331 |
17 195 |
30.5 |
NATIONAL |
674 729 |
275 607 |
40.8 |
DISTRICT
PROVINCE |
DISTRICT |
TOTAL ENROLLED |
MATHS ENROLLED |
% MATHS |
EASTERN CAPE |
BUTTERWORTH |
4 614 |
2 559 |
55.5 |
EASTERN CAPE |
COFIMVABA |
2 069 |
1 529 |
73.9 |
EASTERN CAPE |
CRADOCK |
1 032 |
185 |
17.9 |
EASTERN CAPE |
DUTYWA |
5 819 |
3 536 |
60.8 |
EASTERN CAPE |
EAST LONDON |
7 779 |
2 693 |
34.6 |
EASTERN CAPE |
FORT BEAUFORT |
2 178 |
521 |
23.9 |
EASTERN CAPE |
GRAAFF-REINET |
985 |
133 |
13.5 |
EASTERN CAPE |
GRAHAMSTOWN |
1 222 |
301 |
24.6 |
EASTERN CAPE |
KING WILLIAMS TOWN |
6 005 |
1 506 |
25.1 |
EASTERN CAPE |
LADY FRERE |
2 044 |
961 |
47.0 |
EASTERN CAPE |
LIBODE |
7 696 |
3 954 |
51.4 |
EASTERN CAPE |
LUSIKISIKI |
5 342 |
2 735 |
51.2 |
EASTERN CAPE |
MALUTI |
2 622 |
1 563 |
59.6 |
EASTERN CAPE |
MBIZANA |
4 499 |
2 384 |
53.0 |
EASTERN CAPE |
MT FLETCHER |
2 365 |
1 006 |
42.5 |
EASTERN CAPE |
MT FRERE |
3 246 |
1 716 |
52.9 |
EASTERN CAPE |
MTHATHA |
6 933 |
4 964 |
71.6 |
EASTERN CAPE |
NGCOBO |
2 871 |
1 597 |
55.6 |
EASTERN CAPE |
PORT ELIZABETH |
9 775 |
2 911 |
29.8 |
EASTERN CAPE |
QUEENSTOWN |
3 325 |
1 056 |
31.8 |
EASTERN CAPE |
QUMBU |
3 088 |
1 708 |
55.3 |
EASTERN CAPE |
STERKSPRUIT |
3 015 |
901 |
29.9 |
EASTERN CAPE |
UITENHAGE |
3 535 |
846 |
23.9 |
FREE STATE |
FEZILE DABI |
5 527 |
1 684 |
30.5 |
FREE STATE |
LEJWELEPUTSWA |
7 516 |
2 370 |
31.5 |
FREE STATE |
MOTHEO |
11 738 |
3 922 |
33.4 |
FREE STATE |
THABO MOFUTSANYANA |
9 044 |
3 586 |
39.7 |
FREE STATE |
XHARIEP |
1 421 |
285 |
20.1 |
GAUTENG |
EKURHULENI NORTH |
10 096 |
3 769 |
37.3 |
GAUTENG |
EKURHULENI SOUTH |
11 744 |
3 666 |
31.2 |
GAUTENG |
GAUTENG EAST |
8 144 |
1 982 |
24.3 |
GAUTENG |
GAUTENG NORTH |
2 173 |
651 |
30.0 |
GAUTENG |
GAUTENG WEST |
7 388 |
2 063 |
27.9 |
GAUTENG |
JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL |
9 578 |
2 800 |
29.2 |
GAUTENG |
JOHANNESBURG EAST |
8 067 |
3 224 |
40.0 |
GAUTENG |
JOHANNESBURG NORTH |
7 580 |
2 812 |
37.1 |
GAUTENG |
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH |
6 733 |
2 262 |
33.6 |
GAUTENG |
JOHANNESBURG WEST |
5 295 |
1 448 |
27.3 |
GAUTENG |
SEDIBENG EAST |
2 987 |
1 020 |
34.1 |
GAUTENG |
SEDIBENG WEST |
6 187 |
1 953 |
31.6 |
GAUTENG |
TSHWANE NORTH |
7 034 |
2 444 |
34.7 |
GAUTENG |
TSHWANE SOUTH |
11 340 |
5 177 |
45.7 |
GAUTENG |
TSHWANE WEST |
7 846 |
2 649 |
33.8 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
AMAJUBA |
9 727 |
4 400 |
45.2 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
ILEMBE |
9 521 |
5 240 |
55.0 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
PINETOWN |
21 180 |
8 274 |
39.1 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
SISONKE |
7 104 |
2 944 |
41.4 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UGU |
12 189 |
5 736 |
47.1 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UMGUNGUNDLOVU |
15 257 |
6 620 |
43.4 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UMKHANYAKUDE |
14 792 |
7 167 |
48.5 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UMLAZI |
23 204 |
12 022 |
51.8 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UMZINYATHI |
10 506 |
6 728 |
64.0 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UTHUKELA |
11 512 |
6 404 |
55.6 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
UTHUNGULU |
20 163 |
12 758 |
63.3 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
ZULULAND |
17 641 |
11 926 |
67.6 |
LIMPOPO |
CAPRICORN |
25 262 |
11 403 |
45.1 |
LIMPOPO |
GREATER SEKHUKHUNE |
21 945 |
9 417 |
42.9 |
LIMPOPO |
MOPANI |
19 483 |
5 828 |
29.9 |
LIMPOPO |
VHEMBE |
26 822 |
11 404 |
42.5 |
LIMPOPO |
WATERBERG |
9 764 |
3 799 |
38.9 |
MPUMALANGA |
BOHLABELA DISTRICT |
11 562 |
4 624 |
40.0 |
MPUMALANGA |
EHLANZENI DISTRICT |
16 546 |
5 846 |
35.3 |
MPUMALANGA |
GERT SIBANDE DISTRIC |
14 020 |
5 394 |
38.5 |
MPUMALANGA |
NKANGALA DISTRICT |
14 005 |
5 195 |
37.1 |
NORTH WEST |
BOJANALA PLATINUM DI |
12 638 |
4 168 |
33.0 |
NORTH WEST |
DR. K. KAUNDA DISTRI |
6 615 |
2 216 |
33.5 |
NORTH WEST |
DR. R.S. MOMPATI DIS |
5 870 |
1 534 |
26.1 |
NORTH WEST |
NGAKA M. MOLEMA DIST |
8 721 |
2 949 |
33.8 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
FRANCES BAARD |
4 764 |
1 370 |
28.8 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE |
2 721 |
934 |
34.3 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
NAMAQUA |
1 051 |
227 |
21.6 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
PIXLEY KA SEME |
1 757 |
331 |
18.8 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
Z F MGCAWU |
2 559 |
522 |
20.4 |
WESTERN CAPE |
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCA |
8 313 |
2 104 |
25.3 |
WESTERN CAPE |
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO |
6 199 |
1 219 |
19.7 |
WESTERN CAPE |
METRO CENTRAL EDUCAT |
9 332 |
3 789 |
40.6 |
WESTERN CAPE |
METRO EAST EDUCATION |
8 622 |
2 500 |
29.0 |
WESTERN CAPE |
METRO NORTH EDUCATIO |
10 538 |
3 685 |
35.0 |
WESTERN CAPE |
METRO SOUTH EDUCATIO |
9035 |
2 975 |
32.9 |
WESTERN CAPE |
OVERBERG EDUCATION D |
1919 |
376 |
19.6 |
WESTERN CAPE |
WEST COAST EDUCATION |
2373 |
547 |
23.1 |
The source is (Data as from the Examination Computer System as at 14 July 2015.)
Note:
The data presented is preliminary data extracted from the examination data base. The DBE is currently verifying the data. Final data will be available in August.
(iii) The number of Grade 12 learners targeted to be studying Mathematics in the (aa) 2015, (bb) 2016, (cc) 2020 and (dd) 2030 academic years, are as follows:
PROVINCES |
2015 |
2016 |
2020 |
2030 |
EC |
39992 |
41992 |
51041 |
62219 |
FS |
10616 |
11147 |
13549 |
16516 |
GP |
40691 |
42726 |
51933 |
63306 |
KZN |
80503 |
84529 |
102745 |
125246 |
LP |
39203 |
41163 |
50034 |
60991 |
MP |
21389 |
22458 |
27298 |
33276 |
NW |
12024 |
12625 |
15346 |
18706 |
NC |
3461 |
3634 |
4417 |
5384 |
WC |
18385 |
19305 |
23465 |
28603 |
TOTAL |
266264 |
279579 |
339828 |
414247 |