Question NW1850 to the Minister of Basic Education
06 July 2017 - NW1850
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) How many books in the Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) National Catalogue have been produced as large print books and (b)(i) of each specified book available in large print, what number was ordered by each province in the 2016-17 financial year and (ii) from which printing company were the books ordered?
Reply:
a) A total of 138 Grade 1-12 textbooks on the National Catalogue have been adapted in large print books.
b) (i) The provinces that ordered Braille Large Print books were as follows:
|
Province |
Quantity |
|
EC |
154 |
|
MP |
84 |
|
NC |
28 |
|
NW |
138 |
(b) (ii) all books were ordered from Pioneer Printers, as the only provider that adapted the books on the National Catalogue into Braille Large Print.