Question NW980 to the Minister of Basic Education
18 May 2017 - NW980
Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) What is the total number of teachers that her department has identified as being underqualified for their positions in each of the past three academic years, (b) which school districts have underqualified teachers, (c) which subjects are most affected and (d) what action has her department taken to address the problem?
Reply:
(a) and (b)
The following tables indicate the number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.
Overall, the numbers of un-and under-qualified educators has been reducing over the last three (3) years.
On average, about 60% of all un-and-under-qualified educators are appointment in KwaZulu-Natal with a significant number in the rural districts such as Zululand, uThukela and uThungulu.
Table 1: Number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2014
|
(b) PROVINCE/DISTRICT/CIRCUIT |
|
|
EASTERN CAPE |
370 |
|
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE |
70 |
|
BUTTERWORTH |
10 |
|
COFIMVABA |
21 |
|
CRADOCK |
2 |
|
DUTYWA EDUCATION |
20 |
|
EAST LONDON |
6 |
|
FORT BEAUFORT |
1 |
|
GRAAFF REINET |
1 |
|
GRAHAMSTOWN |
5 |
|
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN |
9 |
|
LADY FRERE |
6 |
|
LIBODE |
27 |
|
LUSIKISIKI |
34 |
|
MALUTI |
19 |
|
MOUNT FLETCHER |
6 |
|
MOUNT FRERE |
40 |
|
MTHATHA |
27 |
|
NGCOBO |
16 |
|
PORT ELIZABETH |
3 |
|
QUEENSTOWN |
10 |
|
QUMBU |
14 |
|
STERKSPRUIT |
6 |
|
UITENHAGE |
17 |
|
FREE STATE |
274 |
|
FREE STATE: EDUCATION |
274 |
|
GAUTENG |
435 |
|
D3 TSWANE NORTH |
15 |
|
D9 JOHANNESBURG EAST |
2 |
|
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION |
18 |
|
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION |
76 |
|
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
78 |
|
GN: GAUTENG NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
3 |
|
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
80 |
|
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS |
23 |
|
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
38 |
|
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
13 |
|
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
29 |
|
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
14 |
|
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
15 |
|
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
6 |
|
TN: TSHWANE NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
1 |
|
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
1 |
|
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS |
23 |
|
KWAZULU/NATAL |
4558 |
|
SISONKE DISTRICT |
446 |
|
UMKHANYAKUDE DISTR |
443 |
|
UMLAZI DISTRICT |
163 |
|
AMAJUBA DISTRICT |
97 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT |
508 |
|
PINETOWN DISTRICT |
244 |
|
ZULULAND DISTRICT |
957 |
|
UGU DISTRICT |
290 |
|
UMZINYATHI DISTRICT |
405 |
|
UTHUKELA DISTRICT |
512 |
|
ILEMBE DISTRICT |
291 |
|
UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT |
202 |
|
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
19 |
|
BALTIMORE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
DWAALBOOM CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
GROBLERSDAL CIRCUIT OFFICE |
5 |
|
MAPELA CIRCUIT OFFICE |
3 |
|
MOUTSE CENTRAL CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
NGWAABE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
NGWARITSI CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
TUBATSE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
265 |
|
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS |
5 |
|
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS |
52 |
|
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS |
174 |
|
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS |
34 |
|
NORTH WEST |
209 |
|
DR.KENNETH KAUNDA DISTRICT |
4 |
|
DR RSM |
99 |
|
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA |
100 |
|
BOJANALA |
6 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
388 |
|
FRANCIS BAARD |
46 |
|
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE |
147 |
|
NAMAQUA |
13 |
|
PIXLEY KA SEME |
55 |
|
SIYANDA |
127 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
201 |
|
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT |
18 |
|
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT |
31 |
|
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT |
38 |
|
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
12 |
|
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
64 |
|
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
26 |
|
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT |
2 |
|
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
10 |
|
Grand Total |
6719 |
Table 2: Number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2015
|
(b) PROVINCE/DISTRICT/CIRCUIT |
|
|
EASTERN CAPE |
339 |
|
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE |
58 |
|
BUTTERWORTH |
13 |
|
COFIMVABA |
18 |
|
CRADOCK |
2 |
|
DUTYWA EDUCATION |
18 |
|
EAST LONDON |
4 |
|
FORT BEAUFORT |
1 |
|
GRAAFF REINET |
2 |
|
GRAHAMSTOWN |
6 |
|
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN |
10 |
|
LADY FRERE |
4 |
|
LIBODE |
24 |
|
LUSIKISIKI |
22 |
|
MALUTI |
13 |
|
MOUNT FLETCHER |
7 |
|
MOUNT FRERE |
54 |
|
MTHATHA |
27 |
|
NGCOBO |
12 |
|
PORT ELIZABETH |
2 |
|
QUEENSTOWN |
8 |
|
QUMBU |
12 |
|
STERKSPRUIT |
6 |
|
UITENHAGE |
16 |
|
FREE STATE |
285 |
|
FREE STATE: EDUCATION |
285 |
|
GAUTENG |
461 |
|
D3 TSWANE NORTH |
17 |
|
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION |
20 |
|
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION |
58 |
|
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
78 |
|
GE: GAUTENG EAST OFFICE |
2 |
|
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
94 |
|
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS |
28 |
|
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
35 |
|
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
17 |
|
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
26 |
|
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
9 |
|
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
16 |
|
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
6 |
|
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
1 |
|
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS |
54 |
|
KWAZULU/NATAL |
3629 |
|
AMATHUBA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
176 |
|
BAMBANANI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
189 |
|
BERGVILLE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
151 |
|
BHEKUZULU CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
163 |
|
DANHAUSER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
78 |
|
DURBAN CENTRAL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
48 |
|
DURBAN NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
72 |
|
EMTSHEZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
274 |
|
HLABISA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
237 |
|
INGWAVUMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
143 |
|
IXOPO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
270 |
|
MAFUKUZELA-GHANDHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
114 |
|
MAHLABATHINI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
130 |
|
MAPHUMULO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
157 |
|
NDWEDWE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
63 |
|
NONGOMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
183 |
|
PAULPIETERSBURG CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
259 |
|
PHOLELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
98 |
|
PHUMELELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
64 |
|
SAYIDI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
99 |
|
SCOTTBURGH CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
152 |
|
UBUMBANO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
33 |
|
UMNGENI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
59 |
|
UMSUNDUZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
49 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER A |
213 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER B |
68 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER C |
87 |
|
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
14 |
|
BALTIMORE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
DWAALBOOM CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
GROBLERSDAL CIRCUIT OFFICE |
3 |
|
HLOGOTLOU CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
MAPELA CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
MOUTSE CENTRAL CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
276 |
|
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS |
36 |
|
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS |
46 |
|
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS |
160 |
|
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS |
34 |
|
NORTH WEST |
310 |
|
BOJANALA |
4 |
|
DR KENNETH KAUNDA |
11 |
|
DR RSM |
115 |
|
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA |
180 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
394 |
|
FRANCIS BAARD |
61 |
|
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE |
146 |
|
NAMAQUA |
13 |
|
PIXLEY KA SEME |
47 |
|
SIYANDA |
127 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
322 |
|
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT |
23 |
|
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT |
46 |
|
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT |
48 |
|
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
22 |
|
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
82 |
|
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
73 |
|
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT |
11 |
|
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
16 |
|
WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:HEAD OFFICE |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
6030 |
Table 3: Number of un-and underqualified educators per district in 2016
|
(b) PROVINCE/DISTRICT/CIRCUIT |
|
|
EASTERN CAPE |
261 |
|
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE |
37 |
|
BUTTERWORTH |
12 |
|
COFIMVABA |
17 |
|
CRADOCK |
2 |
|
DUTYWA EDUCATION |
14 |
|
EAST LONDON |
3 |
|
FORT BEAUFORT |
1 |
|
GRAHAMSTOWN |
4 |
|
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN |
10 |
|
LADY FRERE |
2 |
|
LIBODE |
12 |
|
LUSIKISIKI |
21 |
|
MALUTI |
7 |
|
MOUNT FLETCHER |
7 |
|
MOUNT FRERE |
46 |
|
MTHATHA |
21 |
|
NGCOBO |
10 |
|
QUEENSTOWN |
8 |
|
QUMBU |
8 |
|
STERKSPRUIT |
4 |
|
UITENHAGE |
15 |
|
FREE STATE |
303 |
|
FREE STATE: EDUCATION |
303 |
|
GAUTENG |
293 |
|
D3 TSWANE NORTH |
26 |
|
D9 JOHANNESBURG EAST |
2 |
|
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION |
10 |
|
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION |
35 |
|
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
32 |
|
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
47 |
|
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS |
24 |
|
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
23 |
|
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
17 |
|
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
18 |
|
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
2 |
|
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
7 |
|
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
3 |
|
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
1 |
|
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS |
46 |
|
KWAZULU/NATAL |
2875 |
|
AMATHUBA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
131 |
|
BAMBANANI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
132 |
|
BERGVILLE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
113 |
|
BHEKUZULU CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
118 |
|
DANHAUSER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
64 |
|
DURBAN CENTRAL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
34 |
|
DURBAN NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
55 |
|
EMTSHEZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
231 |
|
HLABISA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
193 |
|
INGWAVUMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
107 |
|
IXOPO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
219 |
|
MAFUKUZELA-GHANDHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
84 |
|
MAHLABATHINI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
109 |
|
MAPHUMULO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
124 |
|
MNAMBITHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
1 |
|
NDWEDWE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
45 |
|
NONGOMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
151 |
|
PAULPIETERSBURG CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
228 |
|
PHOLELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
82 |
|
PHUMELELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
33 |
|
SAYIDI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
84 |
|
SCOTTBURGH CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
117 |
|
UBUMBANO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
27 |
|
UMNGENI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
45 |
|
UMSUNDUZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
39 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER A |
163 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER B |
69 |
|
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER C |
77 |
|
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
15 |
|
DWAALBOOM CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
MAPELA CIRCUIT OFFICE |
2 |
|
NGWAABE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
3 |
|
NYLSTROOM CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
PIETERSBURG CIRCUIT OFFICE |
4 |
|
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
1 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
223 |
|
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS |
17 |
|
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS |
40 |
|
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS |
134 |
|
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS |
32 |
|
NORTH WEST |
432 |
|
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA |
218 |
|
DR RSM |
201 |
|
BOJANALA |
5 |
|
DR KENNETH KAUNDA |
8 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
400 |
|
FRANCIS BAARD |
56 |
|
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE |
172 |
|
NAMAQUA |
10 |
|
PIXLEY KA SEME |
47 |
|
ZF MGCAWU |
115 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
337 |
|
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT |
29 |
|
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT |
42 |
|
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT |
42 |
|
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
43 |
|
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
82 |
|
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
73 |
|
OVERBERG EDUCATION DISTRICT |
9 |
|
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
15 |
|
WESTERN CAPE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:HEAD OFFICE |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
5139 |
(c) Which subjects are most affected?
The subjects most affected include Mathematics, Sciences and Technology at all levels and African Language teaching, particularly at Foundation Phase.
(d) What action has her department taken to address the problem?
The focus of the Department, at a national level, is to address the supply of educators through various initiatives.
These include the Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme which focuses on Mathematics, Sciences, Technology and African Languages, and the appointment of foreign educators qualified to teach scarce skills.