Question NW2717 to the Minister of Basic Education
24 August 2015 - NW2717
Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)In respect of each (a) province and (b) district, how many (i) Dinaledi schools existed in the 2014 academic year, (ii) non-substantive (aa) mathematics and (bb) physical science teaching posts funded by the Dinaledi grant existed in the Dinaledi schools and (iii) of such posts (aa) no longer exist or (bb) are funded via the maths, science and technology grant; (2) why she considered it acceptable that the posts funded by the Dinaledi grant could be forfeited; (3) what action has her department taken to maximise the number of teachers (a) who were employed in the Dinaledi posts and (b) whose services were terminated and have now been taken up in substantive posts?
Reply:
(1)(a)
Province |
Number of Schools |
EC |
60 |
FS |
36 |
GP |
103 |
KZN |
88 |
LP |
51 |
MP |
46 |
NC |
17 |
NW |
51 |
WC |
48 |
TOTAL |
500 |
(1)(b)
EASTERN CAPE
Butterworth |
5 |
Cofimvaba |
5 |
Dutywa |
4 |
East London |
2 |
King Williams Town |
3 |
Lady Frere |
2 |
Libode |
5 |
Lusikisiki |
8 |
Maluti |
4 |
Mbizana |
2 |
Mt Fletcher |
4 |
Mt Frere |
1 |
Mthatha |
7 |
Ngcobo |
3 |
Qumbu |
3 |
Sterkspruit |
1 |
Uitenhage |
1 |
FREE STATE
Motheo |
1 |
Fezile Dabi |
4 |
Harrismith |
1 |
Lejweleputswa |
5 |
Motheo |
10 |
Sasolburg |
1 |
Thabo Mafutsanyana |
12 |
Welkom |
1 |
Xhariep |
1 |
GAUTENG
Ekurhuleni North |
7 |
Ekurhuleni South |
5 |
Ekurhuleni West |
6 |
Gauteng East |
5 |
Gauteng North |
2 |
Gauteng West |
7 |
Jhb Central |
7 |
Jhb East |
14 |
Jhb North |
7 |
Jhb South |
2 |
Jhb West |
4 |
Johannesburg South |
1 |
Johannesburg West |
3 |
Sedibeng East |
2 |
Sedibeng West |
7 |
Tshwane North |
8 |
Tshwane South |
13 |
Tshwane West |
3 |
KWAZULU - NATAL
Amajuba |
13 |
Ilembe |
3 |
Pinetown |
10 |
Sisonke |
5 |
Ugu |
7 |
Umgungundlovu |
6 |
Umkhanyakude |
5 |
Umlazi |
15 |
Umzinyathi |
2 |
Uthukela |
2 |
Uthungulu |
10 |
Zululand |
9 |
LIMPOPO
Capricorn |
16 |
Greater Sekhukhune |
6 |
Mopani |
6 |
Vhembe |
20 |
Waterberg |
3 |
MPUMALANGA
Ehlanzeni |
14 |
Gert Sibande |
13 |
Nkangala |
15 |
Bohlabela |
4 |
NORTHERN CAPE
Francis Baard |
6 |
Siyanda |
2 |
Namaqua |
2 |
Pixley Ka Seme |
3 |
Kgalagadi |
4 |
NORTH WEST
Bojanala |
21 |
Dr. K.Kaunda |
10 |
Dr. R. S. Mompati |
9 |
Ngaka Modiri Molema |
11 |
WESTERN CAPE
Cape Winelands |
5 |
Central |
8 |
East |
7 |
Eden/Karoo |
5 |
North |
6 |
Overberg |
2 |
South |
8 |
West Coast |
5 |
(1)(ii) (aa) (bb)
Since the financial year 2011/12, Provincial Departments of Education (PEDS) have not used the Dinaledi Conditional Grant to fund teacher posts. The employment of supernumerary teachers by Provincial Departments is at the discretion of the PEDs and no provinces have included this output in their business plans since 2011.
(1)(iii) (aa) (bb)
No teacher posts are currently funded by the Mathematics, Science and Technology Grant.
(2)
No teacher posts were funded by the Dinaledi Conditional Grant. Consequently, no posts have been forfeited.
(3)
No teacher posts were funded by the Dinaledi Conditional Grant.