Question NW1728 to the Minister of Basic Education
21 June 2018 - NW1728
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the (a) total number of (i) teachers employed and (ii) learners enrolled at each school in the country at the beginning of the 2018 academic year and (b)(i) name and (ii) location of each school?
Reply:
a) (i)
The total number of State-paid teachers employed per province as per the PERSAL record of January 2018 is given in a table below. The Department can make available a database of the number of teachers in each school and location of such schools. This information will be made available on a CD due to the volume of information.
|
Province |
Grand Total |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
52 468 |
|
FREE STATE |
22 897 |
|
GAUTENG |
68 264 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
95 226 |
|
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
51 886 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
33 040 |
|
NORTH WEST |
25 946 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
10 149 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
31 411 |
|
Grand Total |
391 287 |
Source: PERSAL, January 2018
a) (ii)
Table 1 below indicates the number of learners in ordinary and special schools, by province and district. A detailed list of schools is attached as Annexure A. Please note that the 2018 data is not yet available at a national level, as provinces are still uploading their data into Learner Unit Record Tracking System (LURITS). 2018 data will be available after 30 June 2018.
b) (i) (ii)
The response is attached in a detailed list of schools as Annexure A on Excel spreadsheet.