Question NW430 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training

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29 March 2018 - NW430

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Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What were the total (a) allocated and (b) reconciled amounts paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to each (i) public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) college and/or (ii) student at the relevant public TVET college for the 2017 academic year; (2) Were any amounts over and above these allocated or reconciled amounts paid to public TVET colleges; if so, by what amount did the total payments for the 2017 academic year exceed the reconciled and allocated amounts for each college; (3) What amounts were paid to each public TVET college to assist with their cash flow since 1 January 2018?

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. The table below outlines the details of the total allocated and reconciled amounts paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college for the 2017 academic year.

Students are required to sign or accept a Schedule of Particulars (SOP) before NSFAS can disburse funds to the colleges. The value of Loan Agreement Form or Schedule of Particulars (LAFSOPs) accepted is the equivalent to the reconciled amounts.

(i)

Institution

(a)

2017 Allocation

2017 LAFSOP Accepted

2017 Total Paid

(b)

Payments up to LAFSOP accepted (reconciled)

Payments in excess of LAFSOP accepted (unreconciled)

Paid as % of LAFSOP accepted

Boland

37 886 000

24 505 366

25 504 862

24 505 366

999 496

100%

Buffalo city

35 041 000

35 152 731

29 687 556

29 687 556

-

84%

Cape college

50 324 000

29 408 665

29 113 745

29 113 745

-

99%

Capricorn

79 211 000

63 280 063

64 324 663

63 280 063

1 044 600

100%

Central Johannesburg

56 809 000

34 877 464

26 121 474

26 121 474

-

75%

Coastal KwaZulu-Natal

85 901 000

63 609 230

62 899 084

62 899 084

-

99%

Eastcape Midlands

39 303 000

29 809 117

30 919 598

29 809 117

1 110 481

100%

Ehlazeni

41 150 000

45 628 914

37 090 403

37 090 403

-

81%

Ekurhuleni East

57 383 000

38 407 318

39 002 747

38 407 318

595 429

100%

Ekurhuleni West

80 076 000

74 182 430

72 556 753

72 556 753

-

98%

Elangeni

62 893 000

40 679 109

40 526 758

40 526 758

-

100%

Esayidi

59 735 000

35 816 530

33 266 409

33 266 409

-

93%

False Bay

34 619 000

23 202 809

23 253 491

23 202 809

50 682

100%

Flavius Mareka

22 341 000

12 679 224

13 151 959

12 679 224

472 735

100%

Gert Sibande

55 566 000

42 055 167

41 792 744

41 792 744

-

99%

Goldfields

26 821 000

9 906 412

11 173 202

9 906 412

1 266 790

100%

Ikhala

24 597 000

16 468 862

17 191 618

16 468 862

722 756

100%

Ingwe

38 844 000

48 327 102

38 844 000

38 844 000

-

80%

King Hintsa

22 870 000

19 762 338

20 242 175

19 762 338

479 837

100%

King Sabata Dalindyebo

40 238 000

33 455 403

31 997 168

31 997 168

-

96%

Lephalale

16 016 000

8 139 531

9 242 323

8 139 531

1 102 792

100%

Letaba

32 395 000

29 569 386

28 320 908

28 320 908

-

96%

Lovedale

21 511 000

18 813 345

18 410 447

18 410 447

-

98%

Majuba

96 293 000

65 553 331

64 869 320

64 869 320

-

99%

Maluti

43 511 000

38 973 401

37 635 573

37 635 573

-

97%

Mnambithi

39 398 000

19 806 463

19 877 833

19 806 463

71 370

100%

Mopani

40 305 000

30 143 739

29 715 280

29 715 280

-

99%

Motheo

78 388 000

49 646 424

48 513 257

48 513 257

-

98%

Mthashana

31 778 000

13 354 834

14 843 875

13 354 834

1 489 041

100%

Northern Cape Rural

24 120 000

21 400 205

21 729 621

21 400 205

329 416

100%

Northern Cape Urban

25 851 000

8 520 573

22 603 504

8 520 573

14 082 931

100%

Nkangala

52 712 000

40 872 484

38 490 665

38 490 665

-

94%

Northlink

68 888 000

78 495 315

68 510 883

68 510 883

-

87%

Orbit

78 177 000

36 906 870

45 814 010

36 906 870

8 907 140

100%

Port Elizabeth

40 803 000

31 626 735

31 222 923

31 222 923

-

99%

Sedibeng

56 611 000

44 717 100

49 653 785

44 717 100

4 936 685

100%

Sekhukhune

31 457 000

21 243 796

21 670 221

21 243 796

426 425

100%

South Cape

29 935 000

20 877 608

20 841 615

20 841 615

-

100%

South West

89 312 000

53 947 501

55 957 273

53 947 501

2 009 772

100%

Taletso

37 722 000

12 905 462

21 344 171

12 905 462

8 438 709

100%

Thekwini

40 039 000

35 997 761

35 701 378

35 701 378

-

99%

Tshwane North

80 718 000

44 044 319

47 464 382

44 044 319

3 420 063

100%

Tshwane South

66 739 000

23 448 706

21 512 091

21 512 091

-

92%

Umfolozi

67 621 000

57 404 620

56 946 826

56 946 826

-

99%

Umgungundlovu

33 827 000

9 008 563

13 426 552

9 008 563

4 417 989

100%

Vhembe

95 343 000

84 153 842

83 218 683

83 218 683

-

99%

Vuselela

40 785 000

20 702 391

29 545 788

20 702 391

8 843 397

100%

Waterberg

31 122 000

30 214 761

29 037 035

29 037 035

-

96%

West Coast

41 777 000

27 741 853

27 924 535

27 741 853

182 682

100%

Western College

52 858 000

24 694 132

29 005 699

24 694 132

4 311 567

100%

Total

2 437 620 000

1 724 139 305

1 731 710 864

1 661 998 079

69 712 785

100%

2. During the 2017 academic year, NSFAS continued making upfront payments to colleges to alleviate cash flow that arose as a result of delays in receipt of registration data from the colleges. As of 28 February 2018, the total value of payments in excess of LAFSOPs accepted was R69.713 million as indicated in the table above.

3. The table below provides the details of the amounts paid to each public TVET college to assist with their cash flow since 1 January 2018.

Institution

2018 Provisional Allocation

(Rands)

2018 Upfront Payment

(Rands)

Boland

40 083 388.62

5 682 900.00

Buffalo City

37 073 378.58

5 256 150.00

Cape College

53 242 792.83

7 548 600.00

Capricorn

83 805 239.30

11 881 650.00

Central Johannesburg

60 103 922.93

8 521 350.00

Coastal KwaZulu-Natal

90 883 259.41

12 885 150.00

Eastcape Midlands

41 582 574.64

5 895 450.00

Ehlazeni

43 536 700.68

6 172 500.00

Ekurhuleni East

60 711 214.94

8 607 450.00

Ekurhuleni West

84 720 409.31

12 011 400.00

Elangeni

66 540 795.03

9 433 950.00

Esayidi

63 199 630.98

8 960 250.00

False Bay

36 626 902.57

5 192 850.00

Flavius Mareka

23 636 778.37

3 351 150.00

Gert Sibande

58 788 828.91

8 334 900.00

Goldfields

28 376 618.44

4 023 150.00

Ikhala

26 023 626.40

3 689 550.00

Ingwe

41 096 952.64

5 826 600.00

King Hintsa

24 196 460.38

3 430 500.00

King Sabata Dalindyebo

42 571 804.66

6 035 700.00

Lephalale

16 944 928.26

2 402 400.00

Letaba

34 273 910.53

4 859 250.00

Lovedale

22 758 638.35

3 226 650.00

Majuba

101 877 995.58

14 443 950.00

Maluti

46 034 638.71

6 526 650.00

Mnambithi

41 683 084.65

5 909 700.00

Mopani

42 642 690.66

6 045 750.00

Motheo

82 934 505.29

11 758 200.00

Mthashana

33 621 124.52

4 766 700.00

Northern Cape Rural

25 518 960.40

3 618 000.00

Northern Cape Urban

27 350 358.42

3 877 650.00

Nkangala

55 769 296.86

7 906 800.00

Northlink

72 883 505.13

10 333 200.00

Orbit

82 711 267.28

11 726 550.00

Port Elizabeth

43 169 574.67

6 120 450.00

Sedibeng

59 894 438.93

8 491 650.00

Sekhukhune

33 281 506.52

4 718 550.00

South Cape

31 671 230.49

4 490 250.00

South-West

94 492 097.47

13 396 800.00

Taletso

39 909 876.62

5 658 300.00

Thekwini

42 361 262.66

6 005 850.00

Tshwane North

85 399 645.32

12 107 700.00

Tshwane South

70 609 863.10

10 010 850.00

Umfolozi

71 543 019.11

10 143 150.00

Umgungundlovu

35 788 966.56

5 074 050.00

Vhembe

100 872 895.56

14 301 450.00

Vuselela

43 150 530.67

6 117 750.00

Waterberg

32 927 076.51

4 668 300.00

West Coast

44 200 066.69

6 266 550.00

Western College

55 923 764.87

7 928 700.00

Total

2 579 002 000.00

365 643 000.00

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