Question NW2129 to the Minister of Basic Education
29 June 2015 - NW2129
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) What amount was spent on school furniture in respect of each province under Goods and Services (i) in the (aa) 2013-14 and (bb) 2014-15 financial years and (ii) from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, (b) to which schools was the school furniture delivered, (c) what was the inventory delivered and (d) when was the furniture delivered to each school?
Reply:
The responses below were sourced from the provincial education departments.
- (i) (aa) (bb) (ii)
PROVINCES |
Spend 2013/14 |
Spend 2014/15 |
|
R'000 |
R'000 |
Eastern Cape |
51 900 000 |
18 209 835 |
Free State |
3 307 000 |
51 469 000 |
Gauteng |
30 391 214 |
43 000 000 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
47 455 000 |
88 990 716 |
Limpopo |
30 002 000 |
297000 |
Mpumalanga |
35 015 000 |
28 717 000 |
Northern Cape |
1 389 000 |
16 367 000 |
North West |
19 511 000 |
18 365 000 |
Western Cape |
35 170 086 |
31 914 362 |
TOTAL |
254 140 300 |
297 329 913 |
Information for 2015/16 has been requested from the province and will be made available once received.
- (c) (d)
|
2013/14 Financial year |
2014/15 Financial year |
||
PROVINCES |
No of schools that received furniture in 2013/14 |
Total quantities delivered 2013/14 |
No of schools that received furniture in 2014/15 |
Total quantities delivered 2014/15 |
Eastern Cape |
580 |
116083 |
1012 |
388 675 |
Free State |
|
|
|
|
Gauteng |
417 |
93354 |
380 |
53 162 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 |
505 |
1631 |
151 215 |
Limpopo |
320 |
41899 |
486 |
13 733 |
Mpumalanga |
487 |
64201 |
449 |
74 749 |
Northern Cape |
7 |
1368 |
7 |
93 |
North West |
10 |
884 |
343 |
33 381 |
Western Cape |
761 |
151192 |
814 |
75 602 |
TOTAL |
2588 |
469486 |
5122 |
790610 |
NB: In KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape Provinces schools procure furniture using the Norms and Standard for school funding allocations. Outstanding information from the Free State Province has been requested and will be made available once received.
Quantities delivered include, combination desks, learners tables, chairs and teachers furniture.