Question NW1658 to the Minister of Basic Education

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29 June 2017 - NW1658

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Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education

How many school learners utilised scholar transport provided by each provincial government (a) in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2017?

Reply:

(a) and (b)

Number of Learners utilising transport per province per years indicated

PROVINCE

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

(01-Apr-17

Eastern Cape

54 527

57 176 

68 576 

78 061

78 061

Free State

8 077

8 053 

7 193 

11 929

11 929

Gauteng

66 718

75 299

82 917

109 618

109 618

KwaZulu-Natal

22 045

34 814 

37 223 

47 747

47 747

Limpopo

19 162

18 908 

21 131 

34 321

34 321

Mpumalanga

66 615

59 354 

60 231 

60 119

60 119

Northern Cape

23 424

22 641 

23 640 

23 684

23 684

North West

31 830

33 334 

37 164 

42 281

42 281

Western Cape

51 004

53 950 

57 517 

58 217

58 217

It must be noted that the number of learners transported at the end of quarter four of 2016/17 is the same as the number transported from 1 April 2017, as the number of learners transported are based on the school calendar year.

 

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