Question NW2256 to the Minister of Basic Education
28 September 2017 - NW2256
Ross, Mr DC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)What is the total number of (a) full-service schools and (b) schools for the deaf that will be built in the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years and (b) what will be (i) the location of each school and (ii) by what date will the school be completed; (2) what plans are in place to train educators who will be placed at these schools in South African Sign Language?
Reply:
1. The information has been requested from the nine (9) Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as soon as it is received.
2. As soon as the schools have been completed and teachers have been appointed, the Department of Basic Education will conduct an audit on the teachers’ experiences and qualifications in orde4r to plan the training that will be provided.