Question NW2182 to the Minister of Basic Education
09 November 2016 - NW2182
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) What is the total number of female learners who were enrolled at each school for learners with special educational needs in each district and province in the (i) 2013, (ii) 2014, (iii) 2015 and (iv) 2016 academic years, (b) what is the total number of the specified learners who fell pregnant in each of the specified academic years and (c) what were the ages of the learners in each case; (2) whether the pregnancies of the learners were reported to the relevant (a) provincial education departments and (b) the SA Council for Educators in each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)
The detailed response is attached as Annexure A.
(1)(a)(iv)
The 2016 data is not yet available.
1(c)
The Department has no data on ages of learners who were pregnant.
2(a) (b)
No.
ANNEXURE A
Table 1 below shows an increase in enrolment of female learners from 41 566 in 2013 to 42 312 in 2015. Only one province, the Western Cape had a decrease in female enrolment in special schools.
Table 1: Number of female learners in Special schools, by district, between 2013 and 2015
|
Province |
District |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
EC |
EAST LONDON |
541 |
488 |
490 |
|
GRAHAMSTOWN |
101 |
101 |
102 |
|
|
KING WILLIAMS TOWN |
320 |
309 |
294 |
|
|
LUSIKISIKI |
29 |
46 |
52 |
|
|
MALUTI |
57 |
59 |
62 |
|
|
MBIZANA |
293 |
285 |
309 |
|
|
MT FRERE |
118 |
129 |
129 |
|
|
MTHATA |
424 |
444 |
427 |
|
|
NGCOBO |
87 |
86 |
90 |
|
|
PORT ELIZABETH |
925 |
939 |
984 |
|
|
QUEENSTOWN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
QUMBU |
90 |
85 |
87 |
|
|
STERKSPRUIT |
104 |
128 |
115 |
|
|
UITENHAGE |
360 |
363 |
373 |
|
|
Total |
3 449 |
3 462 |
3 514 |
|
|
FS |
FEZILE DABI |
295 |
299 |
312 |
|
LEJWELEPUTSWA |
327 |
318 |
337 |
|
|
MOTHEO |
1 303 |
1 316 |
1 323 |
|
|
THABO MOFUTSANYANA |
300 |
291 |
265 |
|
|
Total |
2 225 |
2 224 |
2 237 |
|
|
GT |
EKURHULENI NORTH |
1 692 |
1 724 |
1 677 |
|
EKURHULENI SOUTH |
790 |
823 |
846 |
|
|
GAUTENG EAST |
1 357 |
1 365 |
1 368 |
|
|
GAUTENG NORTH |
62 |
73 |
93 |
|
|
GAUTENG WEST |
736 |
767 |
981 |
|
|
JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL |
1 461 |
1 552 |
1 516 |
|
|
JOHANNESBURG EAST |
1 000 |
1 059 |
975 |
|
|
JOHANNESBURG NORTH |
1 455 |
1 546 |
1 651 |
|
|
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH |
1 210 |
1 215 |
1 200 |
|
|
JOHANNESBURG WEST |
926 |
971 |
939 |
|
|
SEDIBENG EAST |
588 |
586 |
583 |
|
|
SEDIBENG WEST |
428 |
495 |
471 |
|
|
TSHWANE NORTH |
829 |
865 |
816 |
|
|
TSHWANE SOUTH |
1 467 |
1 456 |
1 462 |
|
|
TSHWANE WEST |
975 |
1 004 |
1 055 |
|
|
Total |
14 976 |
15 501 |
15 633 |
|
|
KZ |
AMAJUBA |
563 |
611 |
587 |
|
EMPANGENI/UTHUNGULU |
521 |
586 |
582 |
|
|
ILEMBE |
122 |
148 |
168 |
|
|
OBONJENI |
|
144 |
|
|
|
OTHUKELA |
228 |
249 |
245 |
|
|
PINETOWN |
1 021 |
917 |
938 |
|
|
PORT SHEPSTONE/UGU |
312 |
313 |
317 |
|
|
SISONKE |
133 |
149 |
240 |
|
|
UMGUNGUNDLOVU |
857 |
712 |
905 |
|
|
UMKHANYAKUDE |
204 |
105 |
217 |
|
|
UMLAZI |
1 920 |
2 112 |
2 149 |
|
|
UMZINYATHI |
161 |
167 |
160 |
|
|
VRYHEID |
248 |
237 |
82 |
|
|
Total |
6 290 |
6 450 |
6 590 |
|
|
LP |
CAPRICORN/Polokwane |
1 116 |
1 407 |
1 091 |
|
LEBOWAKGOMO |
330 |
|
294 |
|
|
MOGALAKWENA |
11 |
|
14 |
|
|
MOPANI |
267 |
363 |
234 |
|
|
SEKHUKHUNE |
376 |
407 |
371 |
|
|
TZANEEN |
162 |
95 |
158 |
|
|
VHEMBE |
724 |
721 |
711 |
|
|
WATERBERG |
236 |
240 |
225 |
|
|
Total |
3 222 |
3 233 |
3 098 |
|
|
MP |
BOHLABELA |
92 |
|
113 |
|
EHLANZENI |
214 |
342 |
245 |
|
|
GERT SIBANDE |
411 |
426 |
420 |
|
|
NKANGALA |
538 |
502 |
502 |
|
|
Total |
1 255 |
1 270 |
1 280 |
|
|
NC |
FRANCES BAARD |
527 |
541 |
569 |
|
JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWA |
52 |
56 |
50 |
|
|
NAMAQUA |
0 |
52 |
62 |
|
|
SIYANDA |
2 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
581 |
658 |
683 |
|
|
NW |
BRITS |
|
103 |
|
|
GREATER DELAREYVILLE |
77 |
61 |
85 |
|
|
GREATER TAUNG |
126 |
131 |
150 |
|
|
KAGISANO MOLOPO |
36 |
48 |
47 |
|
|
KGETLENG RIVER |
30 |
26 |
31 |
|
|
LETLHABILE |
103 |
105 |
45 |
|
|
LICHTENBURG |
157 |
96 |
174 |
|
|
MADIBENG |
177 |
107 |
290 |
|
|
MAFIKENG |
90 |
225 |
|
|
|
MAQUASSI HILLS |
102 |
103 |
108 |
|
|
MATLOSANA |
171 |
199 |
208 |
|
|
MORETELE |
61 |
72 |
65 |
|
|
MOSES KOTANE EAST |
49 |
53 |
107 |
|
|
POTCHEFSTROOM |
408 |
404 |
421 |
|
|
REKOPANTSWE |
145 |
72 |
230 |
|
|
RUSTENBURG |
502 |
545 |
441 |
|
|
ZEERUST |
41 |
51 |
54 |
|
|
Total |
2 275 |
2 401 |
2 456 |
|
|
WC |
CAPE WINELANDS |
789 |
694 |
754 |
|
EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO |
679 |
702 |
680 |
|
|
METRO CENTRAL |
1 640 |
1 203 |
1 618 |
|
|
METRO EAST |
1 702 |
705 |
1 331 |
|
|
METRO NORTH |
974 |
762 |
1 057 |
|
|
METRO SOUTH |
1 076 |
2 197 |
924 |
|
|
OVERBERG |
141 |
144 |
165 |
|
|
WEST COAST |
292 |
292 |
292 |
|
|
Total |
7 293 |
6 699 |
6 821 |
|
|
National |
|
41 566 |
41 898 |
42 312 |
Source: 2013-15 Snap survey for special schools
Note: 2016 data is not yet available, it will available end of November 2016
(b)
Table 2 below indicates a drop in number of learners who fell pregnant from 423 in 2013 to 297 in 2015. KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga had a slight increase in learner pregnancy.
Table 2: Number of learners in special school who fell pregnant, between 2013 and 2015
|
Province |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
EC |
39 |
21 |
23 |
|
FS |
17 |
11 |
7 |
|
GT |
209 |
161 |
164 |
|
KZ |
10 |
7 |
18 |
|
LP |
39 |
12 |
11 |
|
MP |
10 |
15 |
15 |
|
NC |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
NW |
23 |
22 |
19 |
|
WC |
72 |
63 |
40 |
|
National |
423 |
312 |
297 |
Source: 2013-15 Annual Survey for special schools
Note: 2016 data is not yet available, it will available end of November 2016