Question NW3667 to the Minister of Basic Education
28 November 2023 - NW3667
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) total number of public agricultural schools are still in operation across the Republic and (b) are the relevant details of the steps her department has taken to ensure that the specified schools operate effectively to ensure that Grade 12 learners pass the National Senior Certificate examinations?
Reply:
(a) The number of Agricultural schools per province is as follows:
|
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS |
|
EC |
17 |
|
FS |
17 |
|
GP |
7 |
|
KZN |
4 |
|
LP |
8 |
|
MP |
8 |
|
NW |
4 |
|
NC |
2 |
|
WC |
10 |
|
TOTAL |
77 |
(b) The Provincial Education Departments have put support programmes in place to ensure that Grade 12s receive the required support to pass the NSC. These include monitoring of curriculum coverage, provision of learning materials, through the Mathematics, Science and Technology Conditional Grant (MSTCG) refurbishment and securing of resources and equipment for practical work to be conducted in the Agricultural subjects. The Grant has also been utilised to establish production enterprises at the respective schools. This has impacted positively on learner performance in the Agricultural subjects.