Question NW3668 to the Minister of Basic Education
01 December 2017 - NW3668
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of learners were registered in each grade in each (a) private and (b) public school in each province for the 2017 academic year?
Reply:
Table 1 link below indicates that, in 2017 total number of learners registered in public schools is 12 490 132 and in independent schools is 402 141 with the total of both as 12 892 273 learners. The data is aggregated per province per grade.
Table 1: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by sector and province, in 2017
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW_3668_TABLE.pdf
Source: 2017 Provincial data warehouses