Question NW2550 to the Minister of Basic Education

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31 July 2015 - NW2550

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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

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