Question NW2466 to the Minister of Basic Education

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11 September 2017 - NW2466

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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

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