Question NW2859 to the Minister of Basic Education
18 August 2015 - NW2859
Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) How many Grade R teachers and/or practitioners are employed in public ordinary schools and (b) what percentage of them are qualified at (i) National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 4, (ii) NQF Level 5 and (iii) NQF Level 6 in each (aa) province and (bb) district; (2) whether qualified Grade R teachers are employed and paid as educators and not practitioners; if not, (a) why not and (b) when this will be
Reply:
(1) (a) How many Grade R teachers and/or practitioners are employed in public ordinary schools and (b) what percentage of them are qualified at (i) National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 4, (ii) NQF Level 5 and (iii) NQF Level 6 in each (aa) province and (bb) district;
|
Province |
aa(b) i |
aa(b) ii |
aa(b) iii |
(a) |
|
Level 4 |
Level 5 |
NQF 6 & above |
Total (Employed) |
|
|
EC |
82% |
4% |
9% |
4 765 |
|
FS |
22% |
19% |
53% |
1 270 |
|
GP |
4% |
52% |
43% |
2 710 |
|
KZN |
74% |
6% |
17% |
6 486 |
|
LP |
0% |
0% |
100% |
1 080 |
|
MP |
38% |
34% |
18% |
2 065 |
|
NC |
42% |
41% |
15% |
736 |
|
NW |
Not Submitted |
|||
|
WC |
30% |
37% |
30% |
1 767 |
|
Total |
52% |
19% |
26% |
20 879 |
(bb) Provinces were only able to submit information aggregated at province
level.
(2) Whether qualified Grade R teachers are employed and paid as educators and not practitioners; if not, (a) why not and (b) when this will be the case?
(a) Grade R is currently not fully-funded as part of the mainstream education system. This refers to all funding including compensation of Grade R teachers.
(b) The Department is working towards the universalisation of Grade R by 2019. It is planned that by 2019, Grade R will be fully integrated into the mainstream education system and will accordingly be funded at the same level or fully-funded as part of the mainstream education system.