Question NW1743 to the Minister of Basic Education
03 July 2018 - NW1743
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 |