Question NW3801 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
22 November 2023 - NW3801
Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Whether his department has the relevant details of the total number of students who (a) registered and (b) graduated in (i) Criminal Justice and/or Law and (ii) Forensic Investigations in the (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2023 academic years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (aaa) what total number of such graduates in each case have been hired by the Government in each province and (bbb) in what positions were they hired?
Reply:
The head count enrolment of students in academic years 2016–2022 is displayed in Table 1 below, while graduates for the same period are shown in Table 2. The data relates to students who are enrolled in or have graduated from programmes in criminal justice and related programmes.
The numbers for academic year 2022 in both tables are regarded as preliminary.
We are unable to provide information about the work status of the graduates at this moment, but may be able to do so once further tracer studies are conducted.
Table 1:
|
Field of Specialisation |
Criminal Justice and Corrections |
|
Year |
Total |
|
2016 |
13778 |
|
2017 |
15251 |
|
2018 |
15564 |
|
2019 |
17790 |
|
2020 |
23964 |
|
2021 |
23511 |
|
2022 |
29429 |
Table 2:
|
Field of Specialisation |
Criminal Justice and Corrections |
|
Year |
Total |
|
2016 |
2752 |
|
2017 |
2809 |
|
2018 |
2994 |
|
2019 |
2773 |
|
2020 |
4486 |
|
2021 |
4406 |
|
2022 |
4799 |