Question NW983 to the Minister of Basic Education
18 May 2017 - NW983
Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With regard to the new format of reporting known as an Inclusive Basket of Criteria, how did each province perform in the 2016 academic year according to each of the seven criteria?
Reply:
983. The inclusive basket of performance indicators is a more integrated approach to reporting that reflects the key indicators of learner performance. The key indicators together with their weighting are as follows:
- Overall pass percentage (35%)
- Mathematics pass percentage (10%)
- Physical Sciences pass percentage (10%)
- Bachelor attainment percentage (15%)
- Distinction percentage (10%)
- Mathematics Participation Rate (10%)
- Throughput rate (10%)
The above indicators are captured in a consolidated format which includes a weighting based on the importance attached to each of these indicators. A computation of the percentage obtained for each of these indicators at school, district, provincial and national level, will be provided.
The Table below shows the performance of each of the Provincial Education Departments (PED’s) in terms of the Inclusive Basket Criteria:
|
Province |
Weighted Basket Scores |
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|
Overall Basket Score |
Overall Pass % (W: 35%) |
% Maths Passed (W: 10%) |
% Physics Passed (W: 10%) |
% Bachelor Passes (W: 15%) |
% Distinctions (W: 10%) |
% Maths Participation (W:10) |
% Throughput Rate (W: 10%) |
|
|
Western Cape |
60.7 |
30.1 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
6.1 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
|
Free State |
59.4 |
30.9 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
|
Gauteng |
57.9 |
29.8 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
|
North West |
53.8 |
28.9 |
6.3 |
7.0 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
|
Mpumalanga |
51.0 |
27.0 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
|
Northern Cape |
50.7 |
27.5 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
46.1 |
23.2 |
3.8 |
5.8 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
5.5 |
3.8 |
|
Limpopo |
44.1 |
21.9 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
|
Eastern Cape |
40.5 |
20.8 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
4.8 |
3.2 |
|
NATIONAL |
49.4 |
25.4 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
The above computation has also been determined for the provincial, district and school levels.