Question NW776 to the Minister of Basic Education
04 May 2017 - NW776
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)What (a) amount has each provincial department been allocated for learner teacher support material for the 2016-17 financial year and (b) is the percentage set out by her department for the (i) retention and (ii) retrieval of textbooks; (2) whether (a) provincial departments of education and/or (b) school districts have any measures in place to incentivise the retention and retrieval of textbooks in order to reduce waste?
Reply:
(1)(a) The Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) have allocated their 2016/17 Learning and Teaching Support Material (LTSM) budgets as follows
|
PROVINCE |
TEXTBOOKS |
STATIONERY |
|
EC |
R 835 620 697 |
R 304 693 907 |
|
FS |
R54 000 000 |
R51 5 00 000 |
|
GP |
R1 006 583 271 |
|
|
KZ |
R514 000 000 |
R384 000 000 |
|
LP |
R489 339 000 |
R149 000 000 |
|
MP |
R 7 281 067 |
R198 740 602 |
|
NC |
R79 590 165 |
R22 337 831 |
|
NW |
R336 846 462 |
R163 920 770 |
|
WC (S20) |
R 196 311 000 |
R 34 798 247 |
|
(S21) |
R 495 019 000 |
(1)(b)(i)(ii)
Retention and retrieval of textbooks are deemed to complement each other and therefore targets have not been separated for each. The department has provided the sector with guidelines which aims for a retention and retrieval rate of 95%.
(2)(a)(b)
Textbooks and other LTSM are maintained through the Retention and Retrieval Guidelines, which is also managed in context with the asset management policies of each provincial department and district. The Guidelines seeks to promote preservation of learner teacher support material as well as holding managers of schools accountable for low retention and retrieval.
In addition, schools are encouraged to implement effective retrieval and retention practices in order to reach universal coverage of textbooks. The attainment of universal coverage is incentivized by allowing schools autonomy to divert textbook budgets towards other learner teacher support materials that the school may deem necessary to promote teaching and learning.