Question NW2466 to the Minister of Basic Education
11 September 2017 - NW2466
Mokause, Ms MO to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of teachers (a) at primary level and (b) at high school level in each province will reach retirement age in the next five years?
Reply:
(a) and (b)
Teachers can go on normal retirement once they reach the age of 60 and compulsory retirement at 65. The table below shows the number of teachers who will reach the age of 60 in the next five (5) years at primary, secondary, combined and intermediate schools.
ROW LABELS |
COMBINED |
INTERMEDIATE |
PRIMARY |
SECONDARY |
GRAND TOTAL |
EASTERN CAPE |
73 |
36 |
2 616 |
4 374 |
7 099 |
FREE STATE |
157 |
184 |
1 804 |
780 |
2 925 |
GAUTENG |
26 |
52 |
4 499 |
2 765 |
7 342 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
7 |
1 |
6 715 |
2 951 |
9 674 |
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
91 |
6 |
5 617 |
2 981 |
8 695 |
MPUMALANGA |
173 |
3 141 |
1 078 |
4 392 |
|
NORTH WEST |
112 |
208 |
2 415 |
728 |
3 463 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
39 |
50 |
784 |
294 |
1 167 |
WESTERN CAPE |
34 |
2 685 |
1 517 |
4 236 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
712 |
537 |
30 276 |
17 468 |
48 993 |
Source: PERSAL