Question NW1743 to the Minister of Basic Education

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03 July 2018 - NW1743

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Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to the Minister of Higher Education and Training’s reply to question 1125 on 24 May 2018, (a) what number of subjects did learners enrol for in respect of the (i) Senior Certificate and (ii) National Senior Certificate examination cycles in each of the past three academic years at each community education and training college and (b) of the specified subjects, what number of (i) subjects were eventually written and (ii) students achieved marks (aa) equal to 40% and above and (bb) between 30% and 40% in each case?

Reply:

The information below relates to adult learners that wrote the Senior Certificate and National Senior Certificate examination at Adult Education and Training Centres.

(a) (i) Senior Certificate

 

2015

2016

2017

Number of subjects

33

33

35

(a) (ii) National Senior Certificate

 

2015

2016

2017

Number of subjects

41

44

43

(b) (i) Senior Certificate

Subject

2015 Wrote

2016 Wrote

2017 Wrote

ACCOUNTING

821

653

2 893

AFRIKAANS FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

231

203

1 218

AFRIKAANS HOME LANGUAGE

28

35

242

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

632

637

2 480

BUSINESS STUDIES

2 083

1 839

8 799

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

27

25

34

ECONOMICS

1 305

1 087

6 142

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2 966

2 613

11 941

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

302

284

1 954

GEOGRAPHY

1 475

1 246

6 351

HISTORY

860

797

4 005

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3

4

0

ISINDEBELE FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

1

ISINDEBELE HOME LANGUAGE

1

0

15

ISIXHOSA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

4

10

8

ISIXHOSA HOME LANGUAGE

134

179

563

ISIZULU FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

42

42

233

ISIZULU HOME LANGUAGE

815

621

2 086

LIFE SCIENCES

2 327

2 215

9 762

MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

1 411

1 663

9 194

MATHEMATICS

1 411

1 169

4 720

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

892

712

3 184

RELIGION STUDIES

399

419

3 363

SEPEDI FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

1

7

18

SEPEDI HOME LANGUAGE

159

135

988

SESOTHO FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

4

15

SESOTHO HOME LANGUAGE

131

103

599

SETSWANA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2

8

32

SETSWANA HOME LANGUAGE

80

53

818

SISWATI FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2

0

2

SISWATI HOME LANGUAGE

5

5

51

TSHIVENDA FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

3

TSHIVENDA HOME LANGUAGE

20

9

147

XITSONGA FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

6

XITSONGA HOME LANGUAGE

35

17

258

(b) (i) National Senior Certificate

Subject

2015 Wrote

2016 Wrote

2017 Wrote

Accounting

2 418

2 908

2 895

Afrikaans First Additional Language

373

482

511

Afrikaans Home Language

7

8

19

Afrikaans Second Additional Language

8

4

7

Agricultural Management Practices

1

0

0

Agricultural Sciences

592

755

1 098

Agricultural Technology

1

0

1

Business Studies

2 693

3 460

4 028

Civil Technology

3

9

4

Computer Applications Technology

55

68

51

Consumer Studies

21

37

35

Design

0

   

Dramatic Arts

 

3

0

Economics

2 997

3 670

4 242

Electrical Technology

9

5

13

Engineering Graphics and Design

34

50

43

English First Additional Language

3 238

4 060

3 957

English Home Language

1 062

1 520

1 715

English Second Additional Language

0

0

 

French Second Additional Language

 

1

17

Geography

3 100

4 159

5 232

History

843

1 167

1 274

Hospitality Studies

 

2

2

Information Technology

4

4

1

IsiXhosa First Additional Language

 

0

1

IsiXhosa Home Language

8

6

26

IsiZulu First Additional Language

10

19

22

IsiZulu Home Language

48

53

64

Life Orientation

31

55

75

Life Sciences

5 489

6 966

9 034

Mathematical Literacy

3 475

5 508

6 785

Mathematics

7 305

9 022

10 674

Mechanical Technology

11

23

19

Music

   

0

Physical Sciences

6 212

7 553

8 770

Religion Studies

1

2

4

Sepedi First Additional Language

 

2

 

Sepedi Home Language

42

24

34

Sesotho First Additional Language

0

   

Sesotho Home Language

10

12

23

Setswana First Additional Language

0

0

1

Setswana Home Language

20

24

10

SiSwati First Additional Language

 

1

 

SiSwati Home Language

0

 

1

Tourism

168

234

300

Tshivenda First Additional Language

0

   

Tshivenda Home Language

0

2

0

Visual Arts

 

0

2

Xitsonga Home Language

26

21

11

(b) (ii) (aa) Senior Certificate

Subject

2015 Achieved 40 - 100 %

2016 Achieved 40 - 100 %

2017 Achieved 40 - 100 %

ACCOUNTING

15

9

92

AFRIKAANS FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

58

39

316

AFRIKAANS HOME LANGUAGE

4

13

62

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

9

22

137

BUSINESS STUDIES

69

70

342

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

1

1

1

ECONOMICS

39

29

455

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

417

312

3887

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

137

65

503

GEOGRAPHY

66

57

460

HISTORY

97

117

442

ISINDEBELE FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

 

0

1

ISINDEBELE HOME LANGUAGE

0

 

12

ISIXHOSA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2

8

4

ISIXHOSA HOME LANGUAGE

118

147

488

ISIZULU FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

40

35

191

ISIZULU HOME LANGUAGE

252

280

795

LIFE SCIENCES

62

60

438

MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

66

101

920

MATHEMATICS

17

16

239

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

7

11

162

RELIGION STUDIES

135

172

1270

SEPEDI FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

0

7

SEPEDI HOME LANGUAGE

38

41

497

SESOTHO FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

4

9

SESOTHO HOME LANGUAGE

95

79

465

SETSWANA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

6

26

SETSWANA HOME LANGUAGE

35

28

387

SISWATI FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2

 

2

SISWATI HOME LANGUAGE

5

2

41

TSHIVENDA FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

 

0

2

TSHIVENDA HOME LANGUAGE

10

4

97

XITSONGA FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

3

XITSONGA HOME LANGUAGE

14

10

98

(b) (ii) (aa) National Senior Certificate

Subject

2015 Achieved 40 - 100 %

2016 Achieved 40 - 100 %

2017 Achieved 40 - 100 %

Accounting

318

414

302

Afrikaans First Additional Language

51

57

58

Afrikaans Home Language

5

6

3

Afrikaans Second Additional Language

4

1

0

Agricultural Management Practices

0

0

0

Agricultural Sciences

73

113

110

Agricultural Technology

0

0

0

Business Studies

459

624

381

Civil Technology

2

4

1

Computer Applications Technology

19

16

16

Consumer Studies

9

16

11

Dramatic Arts

 

2

0

Economics

449

431

448

Electrical Technology

1

1

5

Engineering Graphics and Design

5

11

8

English First Additional Language

2 487

3 001

2 736

English Home Language

686

999

1 063

French Second Additional Language

 

1

12

Geography

627

723

815

History

239

306

230

Hospitality Studies

 

1

1

Information Technology

1

2

0

IsiXhosa First Additional Language

 

0

1

IsiXhosa Home Language

6

6

26

IsiZulu First Additional Language

10

17

21

IsiZulu Home Language

43

37

50

Life Orientation

24

41

68

Life Sciences

1 330

1 468

2 115

Mathematical Literacy

871

1 283

1 048

Mathematics

1 178

1 496

1 614

Mechanical Technology

4

1

4

Physical Sciences

945

1 312

1 202

Religion Studies

0

2

1

Sepedi First Additional Language

 

1

 

Sepedi Home Language

36

17

26

Sesotho First Additional Language

0

   

Sesotho Home Language

10

11

19

Setswana First Additional Language

0

0

1

Setswana Home Language

15

22

6

SiSwati First Additional Language

 

1

 

SiSwati Home Language

0

 

1

Tourism

79

155

190

Tshivenda Home Language

0

2

0

Xitsonga Home Language

18

20

7

(b) (ii) (bb) Senior Certificate

Subject

2015 Achieved 30 - 39.9 %

2016 Achieved 30 - 39.9 %

2017 Achieved 30 - 39.9 %

ACCOUNTING

20

16

128

AFRIKAANS FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

24

38

157

AFRIKAANS HOME LANGUAGE

3

5

96

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

33

49

293

BUSINESS STUDIES

129

115

722

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

1

3

0

ECONOMICS

60

72

735

ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

996

761

4 325

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

81

90

755

GEOGRAPHY

123

117

791

HISTORY

85

147

791

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

0

0

0

ISINDEBELE FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

0

ISINDEBELE HOME LANGUAGE

0

0

3

ISIXHOSA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2

0

1

ISIXHOSA HOME LANGUAGE

15

23

61

ISIZULU FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

2

16

ISIZULU HOME LANGUAGE

327

192

809

LIFE SCIENCES

91

101

839

MATHEMATICAL LITERACY

149

127

1 551

MATHEMATICS

25

25

309

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

15

24

254

RELIGION STUDIES

81

85

848

SEPEDI FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

4

6

SEPEDI HOME LANGUAGE

67

54

323

SESOTHO FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

0

1

SESOTHO HOME LANGUAGE

25

18

82

SETSWANA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

2

2

6

SETSWANA HOME LANGUAGE

33

24

321

SISWATI FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

0

0

0

SISWATI HOME LANGUAGE

0

1

7

TSHIVENDA FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

0

TSHIVENDA HOME LANGUAGE

8

5

33

XITSONGA FIRST ADD. LANGUAGE

0

0

0

XITSONGA HOME LANGUAGE

9

1

108

(b) (ii) (bb)National Senior Certificate

Subject

2015 Achieved 30 - 39.9 %

2016 Achieved 30 - 39.9 %

2017 Achieved 30 - 39.9 %

Accounting

435

674

489

Afrikaans First Additional Language

87

134

148

Afrikaans Home Language

2

2

12

Afrikaans Second Additional Language

4

3

6

Agricultural Management Practices

1

0

0

Agricultural Sciences

175

262

274

Agricultural Technology

0

0

0

Business Studies

750

929

775

Civil Technology

0

2

2

Computer Applications Technology

15

21

10

Consumer Studies

6

13

14

Dramatic Arts

0

1

0

Economics

696

864

1 039

Electrical Technology

5

2

4

Engineering Graphics and Design

13

12

12

English First Additional Language

675

927

1 035

English Home Language

359

485

608

French Second Additional Language

0

0

4

Geography

936

1 254

1 460

History

249

413

335

Hospitality Studies

0

1

0

Information Technology

1

1

0

IsiXhosa Home Language

1

0

0

IsiZulu First Additional Language

0

2

1

IsiZulu Home Language

4

12

10

Life Orientation

3

12

7

Life Sciences

1 724

2 036

2 329

Mathematical Literacy

1 062

1 555

1 838

Mathematics

1 304

1 715

1 836

Mechanical Technology

4

5

8

Music

0

0

0

Physical Sciences

1 208

1 613

1 675

Religion Studies

1

0

2

Sepedi Home Language

6

7

7

Sesotho Home Language

0

0

3

Setswana Home Language

5

2

3

Tourism

69

58

82

Xitsonga Home Language

6

1

4

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