Question NW1023 to the Minister of Basic Education
23 April 2018 - NW1023
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) number of (i) high schools and (ii) primary schools in each province do not offer healthcare services and (b) is the (i) location and (ii) name of each specified school?
Reply:
(a) and (b) The Intergrated School Health Programme (ISHP) is implemented by school health teams employed by the Department of Health (DoH) in provinces. The reach of the services and the package provided, is dependent on the availability and composition of these school health teams in each geographic area. The Department of Basic Education receives signed off collated data on the number of learners that have received services in the preceding quarter from the national Department of Health. The list of schools is not provided.