Question NW1661 to the Minister of Basic Education
06 July 2017 - NW1661
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With regard to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committees of Basic Education and Transport entitled Scholar Transport Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 23 May 2017, (a) what was the figure for the total demand for scholar transport for each province in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17 financial years and (b) what is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years?
Reply:
a) Total demand for scholar transport for each province
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Total demand per province per year |
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PROVINCE |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
|
Eastern Cape |
102 219 |
94 938 |
98 312 |
111 406 |
106 551 |
|
Free State |
8 061 |
8 053 |
7 193 |
9 736 |
10 689 |
|
Gauteng |
66 718 |
75 299 |
82 971 |
97 114 |
109 618 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
17 521 |
85 023 |
81 038 |
71 000 |
90 000 |
|
Limpopo |
19 344 |
36 123 |
37 272 |
34 321 |
40 268 |
|
Mpumalanga |
66 615 |
59 354 |
59 346 |
60 231 |
60 256 |
|
Northern Cape |
27 239 |
23 573 |
27 526 |
27 803 |
26 853 |
|
North West |
40 722 |
61 950 |
52 684 |
52 684 |
54 059 |
|
Western Cape |
55 106 |
53 950 |
57 517 |
57 416 |
5 800 |
b) Information on projection has been requested from provinces and will be made available once received.