Question NW1976 to the Minister of Basic Education
13 July 2017 - NW1976
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of primary schools have (a) been converted into full service schools in each of the past three financial years in each province and (b) remedial classrooms with trained remedial educators?
Reply:
(a)
Table 1 below indicates the number of full service primary schools, by province, between 2015 and 2017. It shows that, the number of full service primary schools increased from 457 in 2015 to 662 in 2017. The decrease in the Western Cape is due to redesignation of full service schools done by the Superintended General.
Table 1: Number of primary schools converted into Full Service schools, by province, between 2015 and 2016
|
Province |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
EC |
7 |
7 |
28 |
|
FS |
40 |
135 |
175 |
|
GP |
19 |
19 |
26 |
|
KZ |
57 |
58 |
87 |
|
LP |
14 |
14 |
15 |
|
MP |
114 |
114 |
115 |
|
NC |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
NW |
80 |
80 |
171 |
|
WC |
119 |
119 |
38 |
|
National |
457 |
553 |
662 |
Source 1: 2015/16 Schools Master-list,
Source 2: PED’s Submissions
(b) The information on the number of remedial classrooms with trained educators is currently not available. It has been requested from the Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as soon as it is obtained.