Question NW2242 to the Minister of Basic Education
11 September 2017 - NW2242
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) What are the names of the schools that offer school sport activities after normal learning hours and (b) of these schools, which ones have the services of a (i) trained physical education teacher and (ii) sport coordinator per school district in each province?
Reply:
(a) All public schools in the country should be offering school sports activities after normal learning hours. However, the Department, through Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) is currently undertaking a school sport audit that will verify this information.
(b)(i) Physical Education (PE) in South Africa is taught by Life Orientation (LO) Educators who do not necessarily have formal training in Physical Education. However, the Department, through PEDs is currently undertaking a schools sport audit that will include the number of teachers qualified in PE with a view to upskill PE teachers.
(ii) Each school district is serviced by a District Coordinator responsible for school sport. These coordinators then relay the information through (to their respective Provincial Coordinators. The human capacity in each province is as following:
|
Province |
No of Districts |
No of District Officials |
No of Provincial Officials |
|
Eastern Cape |
23 |
23 |
2 |
|
Free State |
5 |
21 |
4 |
|
Gauteng |
15 |
30 |
2 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
12 |
18 |
3 |
|
Limpopo |
5 |
7 |
3 |
|
Mpumalanga |
4 |
14 |
3 |
|
Northern Cape |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
North West |
4 |
19 |
2 |
|
Western Cape |
8 |
8 |
1 |