Question NW2105 to the Minister of Basic Education

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23 July 2018 - NW2105

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Bucwa, Ms H to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to her reply to question 132 on 28 February 2018, has she received the outstanding information from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo?

Reply:

Yes, the requested information has been received from the KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo Departments of Education. Please find attached NA 1661.

Response to NA 1661 below

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QUESTION 1661

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/06/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21/2017

1661. Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With regard to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committees of Basic Education and Transport entitled Scholar Transport Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 23 May 2017, (a) what was the figure for the total demand for scholar transport for each province in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17 financial years and (b) what is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years? NW1867E

Response

a) Total demand for scholar transport for each province

Total demand per province per year

PROVINCE

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

 2017-18

Eastern Cape

102219

94 938

98312

111406

106551 

Free State

8061

8053

7193

9736

10689 

Gauteng

66718

75 299

82971

97114

109618 

KwaZulu-Natal

17521

85023

81038

71000

90000 

Limpopo

19344

36123

37272

34321

40268 

Mpumalanga

66615

59 354

59346

60231

60256 

Northern Cape

27239

23573

27526

27803

26853 

North West

40722

61 950

52 684

52684

54059 

Western Cape

55106

53950

57 517

57416

58000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) What is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years?

Projected demand per province per year

PROVINCE

 2017-18

 2018-19

 2019-20

Eastern Cape

10 6551 

100 346 

107 000 

Free State

10 689 

10 689

10 689 

Gauteng

109 618 

118 515

126 515

KwaZulu-Natal

90 000 

97 457

97 457

Limpopo

40 268 

42 674

42 674

Mpumalanga

60 256 

63 125 

 66 281

Northern Cape

26 853 

24 500 

25 000 

North West

54 059 

59 465 

 65 412

Western Cape

58 000 

58 700 

 59 400

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