Question NW1852 to the Minister of Basic Education
07 July 2017 - NW1852
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)How many pupils are (a) currently registered as learners in (i) public and (ii) private schools in each province and (b) in (i) primary and (ii) high school; (2) how many (a) high school, (b) pre-primary and (c) primary school teachers are currently employed in schools but do not teach any classes in each province; (3) how many teachers are currently employed in (a) private and (b) public schools in each province?
Reply:
1. (a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)
Note that 2017 data is not yet available. Table 1 below indicates the number of learners in 2016 by sector. It shows that there were 12 932 565 learners in 2016, majority (7 509 476) of these learners were in primary schools.
Table 1: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province and phase, in 2016
|
Province |
Sector |
Pre-Primary |
Primary |
Secondary |
Grand Total |
|
EC |
INDEPENDENT |
6 211 |
38 011 |
18 497 |
62 824 |
|
PUBLIC |
134 381 |
1 137 136 |
627 206 |
1 898 723 |
|
|
Total |
140 592 |
1 175 147 |
645 703 |
1 961 547 |
|
|
FS |
INDEPENDENT |
1 405 |
10 294 |
4 938 |
16 637 |
|
PUBLIC |
37 412 |
407 072 |
227 228 |
671 712 |
|
|
Total |
38 817 |
417 366 |
232 166 |
688 349 |
|
|
GP |
INDEPENDENT |
27 304 |
160 881 |
89 433 |
278 026 |
|
PUBLIC |
108 017 |
1 228 212 |
707 006 |
2 048 558 |
|
|
Total |
135 321 |
1 389 093 |
796 439 |
2 326 584 |
|
|
KZ |
INDEPENDENT |
6 411 |
36 378 |
26 487 |
69 337 |
|
PUBLIC |
189 296 |
1 569 955 |
1 048 909 |
2 808 207 |
|
|
Total |
195 707 |
1 606 333 |
1 075 396 |
2 877 544 |
|
|
LP |
INDEPENDENT |
5 205 |
34 093 |
19 532 |
58 830 |
|
PUBLIC |
121 727 |
907 668 |
677 289 |
1 706 725 |
|
|
Total |
126 932 |
941 761 |
696 821 |
1 765 555 |
|
|
MP |
INDEPENDENT |
2 483 |
16 371 |
9 264 |
28 118 |
|
PUBLIC |
64 363 |
597 045 |
384 616 |
1 046 234 |
|
|
Total |
66 846 |
613 416 |
393 880 |
1 074 352 |
|
|
NC |
INDEPENDENT |
649 |
1 838 |
1 589 |
4 080 |
|
PUBLIC |
18 834 |
175 612 |
92 960 |
287 435 |
|
|
Total |
19 483 |
177 450 |
94 549 |
291 515 |
|
|
NW |
INDEPENDENT |
1 874 |
12 158 |
5 136 |
19 207 |
|
PUBLIC |
50 345 |
487 710 |
273 231 |
811 340 |
|
|
Total |
52 219 |
499 868 |
278 367 |
830 547 |
|
|
WC |
INDEPENDENT |
5 446 |
29 947 |
17 780 |
53 223 |
|
PUBLIC |
65 701 |
659 095 |
337 572 |
1 063 349 |
|
|
Total |
71 147 |
689 042 |
355 352 |
1 116 572 |
|
|
National |
847 064 |
7 509 476 |
4 568 673 |
12 932 565 |
Source: 2016 SNAP Survey
(2) (a) (b) (c)
All teachers employed in schools are allocated classes to teach. If teachers, for whatever reason which may include ill-health, suspension due to misconduct, etc. are unable to teach, a substitute educator is allocated to the school accordingly.
(3)(a)(b) Number of state-paid public and independent schools educators, in 2017
|
Province |
Number of educators in Independent schools (a) (2016) |
Number of educators Public Schools (b) (2017) |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
3 257 |
51 597 |
|
FREE STATE |
1 058 |
20 674 |
|
GAUTENG |
18 986 |
62 385 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
4 989 |
87 437 |
|
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
2 768 |
49 992 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
370 |
31 768 |
|
NORTH WEST |
1 232 |
24 902 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
295 |
9 125 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
4 264 |
30 942 |
|
Grand Total |
37 219 |
368 822 |
|
Source 1(public) PERSAL, March 2017 Source 2 (independent schools): 2016 SNAP |