Question NW286 to the Minister of Basic Education
16 March 2017 - NW286
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) How many schools for learners with special needs are in Gauteng, (b) where are the specified schools situated, (c) what is the capacity of each school, (d) for how long does a learner wait to be registered in each school and (e) how many learners are currently on the waiting list of each school?
Reply:
(a)(b)
There were 150 schools for learners with special needs in Gauteng in 2016. The majority of the schools (53), were situated in Johannesburg followed by Pretoria with 28 schools.
Table 1: Number of special Schools in Gauteng, by town, in 2016
|
Town/City |
Total |
|
ALBERTON |
2 |
|
BENONI |
7 |
|
BOKSBURG |
3 |
|
BRAKPAN |
3 |
|
BRONKHORSTSPRUIT |
1 |
|
CARLETONVILLE |
2 |
|
CULLINAN |
1 |
|
EDENVALE |
1 |
|
GERMISTON |
7 |
|
HEIDELBERG |
2 |
|
JOHANNESBURG |
53 |
|
KEMPTON PARK |
3 |
|
KRUGERSDORP |
2 |
|
MAGALIESBURG |
1 |
|
MEYERTON |
3 |
|
MIDRAND |
2 |
|
MOGALE CITY |
2 |
|
PRETORIA |
28 |
|
RANDBURG |
4 |
|
ROODEPOORT |
4 |
|
SEBOKENG |
1 |
|
SOSHANGUVE |
1 |
|
SOWETO |
3 |
|
SPRINGS |
5 |
|
VANDERBIJILPARK |
1 |
|
VANDERBIJLPARK |
4 |
|
VEREENIGING |
4 |
|
Grand Total |
150 |
Source: 2016 Snap survey for special schools
(c)(d)(e)
The Department has forwarded the question to the PED and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.