Question NW1553 to the Minister of Basic Education

Lovemore, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Basic Education

( 1 ) What number of Grade 11 learners in each district (a) progressed to Grade 12 in terms of the fail-once-per-phase policy at the end of the (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 academic years and (b) who progressed to Grade 12 failed (i) 2 subjects. (ii) 3 subjects, (iii) 4 subjects. (iv) 5 subjects and (v) more than 5 subjects at the end of the (aa) 2013 and (bb) 2014 academic years: (2) what number of Grade 11 learners in each district who progressed to Grade 12 at the end of the 2013 academic year passed the National Senior Certificate examinations (a) at the end of2014 (3) whether any province arranged (a) Easter camps and/or (b) other targeted interventions aimed specifically at learners who have been progressed to Grade 12: if so. (i) which (aa) provinces and/or (bb) districts. (ii) what is the nature of the interventions that (aa) have taken and (bb) will still take place. (iii) what is the cost of each intervention which has been planned and (iv) how will the impact of such interventions be measured: (4) (a) what total number of submissions were received in response to the call for written submissions from stakeholder bodies and members of the public on the Draft Amendment Regulations Pertaining to the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12. published in the Government Gazette 38225 on 19 November 2014. (b) from whom have the submissions emanated. (c) what portion of the submissions made reference to promotion requirements and (d)(i) what steps will she take with respect to these submissions and (ii) when will she lake these steps? NW1764E