Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) (i)-(ii) The Department has not undertaken a survey of the quality of student accommodation at all universities over the past three years, because a comprehensive review was done in 2010 at all university campuses. A Ministerial Committee undertook a review and issued a Report on the Ministerial Committee for the Review of the Provision of Student Housing at South African Universities, in September 2011. The report provided a comprehensive picture of the state of student accommodation at all universities as well as a projected shortfall of the number of beds at each university. Emanating from this review, the Policy on the Minimum Norms and Standards for Student Housing at Public Universities (hereafter referred to as Policy) was published in Government Gazette No. 39238 in September 2015. The Policy is still used to inform the development of new infrastructure and refurbishment of old infrastructure.

The Ministerial Review Report showed that the public university sector had sufficient spaces in university owned on-campus student accommodation for approximately 107 598 or 20% of the contact student population. The report estimated that 195 815 new beds were required to effectively house students who required accommodation. Between 2012/13 and 2014/15 the Department allocated R1.748 billion from infrastructure and efficiency funds towards the development of student housing.

The Ministerial Review Report recommended that universities should ideally be providing beds for 30% to 50% of contact students on campuses in urban areas where there is available and affordable off-campus accommodation, and 60% to 80% on rural campuses where there is less or inappropriate
off-campus accommodation. Over time, all student accommodation should meet the norms and standards for conducive living and learning spaces.

The Department is working on a long term plan to address the provision of student housing across the university sector that will enable the development of approximately 200 000 bed on-campus or close-to-campus student housing over the next ten years, depending on funding made available and the feasibility of new funding models to accelerate development.

The plan is already being implemented as described below:

• Funding of R1.3 billion was allocated to 16 universities for student housing projects in 2015/16 and 2016/17.
• A further R1.1 billion has been allocated towards student housing projects during 2017/18. The number of beds that will be provided through this funding has not as yet been determined.
• The number of additional beds for 2020 onwards will only be known once the Minister approves the infrastructure and efficiency grant budget for the fifth funding cycle (2018/19 to 2020/21).

The Department is aware that many of the existing older student residences are not well maintained and require refurbishment. The Department has made funds available for backlog maintenance and universities are expected to make use of these funds, together with their own funds, for refurbishing residences that do not meet the minimum norms and standards as indicated in the Policy. In the case of private residences, universities undertake an accreditation process of the residences before students funded by NSFAS are placed in these residences.

b) (i)-(ii) The Department has undertaken a survey of the quality of student accommodation at all Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in the past three years.

Fifteen TVET colleges confirmed to have no student accommodation.
Thirty-five TVET colleges confirmed that 99 buildings were identified for student accommodation with an estimated 12 979 beds.

The reported conditions of the 99 buildings for student accommodation are summarised as follows:

• 8 buildings are in a poor condition (not suitable for habitation);
• 30 buildings are in a fair condition (functional but require maintenance/ refurbishment); and
• 61 buildings are in a good condition (functional and in good working order).

Reply:

The Minister is aware of one case of alleged sexual harassment laid against two senior academic staff at the University of Zululand. The Department or Ministry is not aware of the details of the two case numbers submitted by the member.

The Minister notes that in terms of South Africa’s criminal justice system it is important that in such cases the law takes its course. The Higher Education Act (No 101, of 1997) provides for specific intervention by the Minister if the public higher education institution has failed to comply with any law of the country.

Reply:

1. Returning students who applied for, and qualified for, funding through the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in the 2017 academic year do not need to reapply for NSFAS funding in 2018. Students are not required to provide proof of family income annually. Once they have been selected for funding they will be supported to complete their qualification provided they continue to meet the academic requirements, i.e. have passed 50% of their courses and are on track to complete in n+2 years.
2. The increase in percentage of combined household income to qualify for full support from NSFAS has been adjusted by 186.8% from R122 000 per annum in 2017 to R350 000 in 2018. This is the first time that the threshold in household income has been adjusted since the inception of NSFAS.

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. The table below outlines the details of the total allocated and reconciled amounts paid by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college for the 2017 academic year.

Students are required to sign or accept a Schedule of Particulars (SOP) before NSFAS can disburse funds to the colleges. The value of Loan Agreement Form or Schedule of Particulars (LAFSOPs) accepted is the equivalent to the reconciled amounts.

(i) Institution	(a) 2017 Allocation	2017 LAFSOP Accepted	2017 Total Paid	(b) Payments up to LAFSOP accepted (reconciled)	Payments in excess of LAFSOP accepted (unreconciled)	Paid as % of LAFSOP accepted
Boland	37 886 000	24 505 366	25 504 862	24 505 366	999 496	100%
Buffalo city	35 041 000	35 152 731	29 687 556	29 687 556	-	84%
Cape college	50 324 000	29 408 665	29 113 745	29 113 745	-	99%
Capricorn	79 211 000	63 280 063	64 324 663	63 280 063	1 044 600	100%
Central Johannesburg	56 809 000	34 877 464	26 121 474	26 121 474	-	75%
Coastal KwaZulu-Natal	85 901 000	63 609 230	62 899 084	62 899 084	-	99%
Eastcape Midlands	39 303 000	29 809 117	30 919 598	29 809 117	1 110 481	100%
Ehlazeni	41 150 000	45 628 914	37 090 403	37 090 403	-	81%
Ekurhuleni East	57 383 000	38 407 318	39 002 747	38 407 318	595 429	100%
Ekurhuleni West	80 076 000	74 182 430	72 556 753	72 556 753	-	98%
Elangeni	62 893 000	40 679 109	40 526 758	40 526 758	-	100%
Esayidi	59 735 000	35 816 530	33 266 409	33 266 409	-	93%
False Bay	34 619 000	23 202 809	23 253 491	23 202 809	50 682	100%
Flavius Mareka	22 341 000	12 679 224	13 151 959	12 679 224	472 735	100%
Gert Sibande	55 566 000	42 055 167	41 792 744	41 792 744	-	99%
Goldfields	26 821 000	9 906 412	11 173 202	9 906 412	1 266 790	100%
Ikhala	24 597 000	16 468 862	17 191 618	16 468 862	722 756	100%
Ingwe	38 844 000	48 327 102	38 844 000	38 844 000	-	80%
King Hintsa	22 870 000	19 762 338	20 242 175	19 762 338	479 837	100%
King Sabata Dalindyebo	40 238 000	33 455 403	31 997 168	31 997 168	-	96%
Lephalale	16 016 000	8 139 531	9 242 323	8 139 531	1 102 792	100%
Letaba	32 395 000	29 569 386	28 320 908	28 320 908	-	96%
Lovedale	21 511 000	18 813 345	18 410 447	18 410 447	-	98%
Majuba	96 293 000	65 553 331	64 869 320	64 869 320	-	99%
Maluti	43 511 000	38 973 401	37 635 573	37 635 573	-	97%
Mnambithi	39 398 000	19 806 463	19 877 833	19 806 463	71 370	100%
Mopani	40 305 000	30 143 739	29 715 280	29 715 280	-	99%
Motheo	78 388 000	49 646 424	48 513 257	48 513 257	-	98%
Mthashana	31 778 000	13 354 834	14 843 875	13 354 834	1 489 041	100%
Northern Cape Rural	24 120 000	21 400 205	21 729 621	21 400 205	329 416	100%
Northern Cape Urban	25 851 000	8 520 573	22 603 504	8 520 573	14 082 931	100%
Nkangala	52 712 000	40 872 484	38 490 665	38 490 665	-	94%
Northlink	68 888 000	78 495 315	68 510 883	68 510 883	-	87%
Orbit	78 177 000	36 906 870	45 814 010	36 906 870	8 907 140	100%
Port Elizabeth	40 803 000	31 626 735	31 222 923	31 222 923	-	99%
Sedibeng	56 611 000	44 717 100	49 653 785	44 717 100	4 936 685	100%
Sekhukhune	31 457 000	21 243 796	21 670 221	21 243 796	426 425	100%
South Cape	29 935 000	20 877 608	20 841 615	20 841 615	-	100%
South West	89 312 000	53 947 501	55 957 273	53 947 501	2 009 772	100%
Taletso	37 722 000	12 905 462	21 344 171	12 905 462	8 438 709	100%
Thekwini	40 039 000	35 997 761	35 701 378	35 701 378	-	99%
Tshwane North	80 718 000	44 044 319	47 464 382	44 044 319	3 420 063	100%
Tshwane South	66 739 000	23 448 706	21 512 091	21 512 091	-	92%
Umfolozi	67 621 000	57 404 620	56 946 826	56 946 826	-	99%
Umgungundlovu	33 827 000	9 008 563	13 426 552	9 008 563	4 417 989	100%
Vhembe	95 343 000	84 153 842	83 218 683	83 218 683	-	99%
Vuselela	40 785 000	20 702 391	29 545 788	20 702 391	8 843 397	100%
Waterberg	31 122 000	30 214 761	29 037 035	29 037 035	-	96%
West Coast	41 777 000	27 741 853	27 924 535	27 741 853	182 682	100%
Western College	52 858 000	24 694 132	29 005 699	24 694 132	4 311 567	100%
Total	2 437 620 000	1 724 139 305	1 731 710 864	1 661 998 079	69 712 785	100%

2. During the 2017 academic year, NSFAS continued making upfront payments to colleges to alleviate cash flow that arose as a result of delays in receipt of registration data from the colleges. As of 28 February 2018, the total value of payments in excess of LAFSOPs accepted was R69.713 million as indicated in the table above.

3. The table below provides the details of the amounts paid to each public TVET college to assist with their cash flow since 1 January 2018.

Institution	2018 Provisional Allocation (Rands)	2018 Upfront Payment (Rands)
Boland	40 083 388.62	5 682 900.00
Buffalo City	37 073 378.58	5 256 150.00
Cape College	53 242 792.83	7 548 600.00
Capricorn	83 805 239.30	11 881 650.00
Central Johannesburg	60 103 922.93	8 521 350.00
Coastal KwaZulu-Natal	90 883 259.41	12 885 150.00
Eastcape Midlands	41 582 574.64	5 895 450.00
Ehlazeni	43 536 700.68	6 172 500.00
Ekurhuleni East	60 711 214.94	8 607 450.00
Ekurhuleni West	84 720 409.31	12 011 400.00
Elangeni	66 540 795.03	9 433 950.00
Esayidi	63 199 630.98	8 960 250.00
False Bay	36 626 902.57	5 192 850.00
Flavius Mareka	23 636 778.37	3 351 150.00
Gert Sibande	58 788 828.91	8 334 900.00
Goldfields	28 376 618.44	4 023 150.00
Ikhala	26 023 626.40	3 689 550.00
Ingwe	41 096 952.64	5 826 600.00
King Hintsa	24 196 460.38	3 430 500.00
King Sabata Dalindyebo	42 571 804.66	6 035 700.00
Lephalale	16 944 928.26	2 402 400.00
Letaba	34 273 910.53	4 859 250.00
Lovedale	22 758 638.35	3 226 650.00
Majuba	101 877 995.58	14 443 950.00
Maluti	46 034 638.71	6 526 650.00
Mnambithi	41 683 084.65	5 909 700.00
Mopani	42 642 690.66	6 045 750.00
Motheo	82 934 505.29	11 758 200.00
Mthashana	33 621 124.52	4 766 700.00
Northern Cape Rural	25 518 960.40	3 618 000.00
Northern Cape Urban	27 350 358.42	3 877 650.00
Nkangala	55 769 296.86	7 906 800.00
Northlink	72 883 505.13	10 333 200.00
Orbit	82 711 267.28	11 726 550.00
Port Elizabeth	43 169 574.67	6 120 450.00
Sedibeng	59 894 438.93	8 491 650.00
Sekhukhune	33 281 506.52	4 718 550.00
South Cape	31 671 230.49	4 490 250.00
South-West	94 492 097.47	13 396 800.00
Taletso	39 909 876.62	5 658 300.00
Thekwini	42 361 262.66	6 005 850.00
Tshwane North	85 399 645.32	12 107 700.00
Tshwane South	70 609 863.10	10 010 850.00
Umfolozi	71 543 019.11	10 143 150.00
Umgungundlovu	35 788 966.56	5 074 050.00
Vhembe	100 872 895.56	14 301 450.00
Vuselela	43 150 530.67	6 117 750.00
Waterberg	32 927 076.51	4 668 300.00
West Coast	44 200 066.69	6 266 550.00
Western College	55 923 764.87	7 928 700.00
Total	2 579 002 000.00	365 643 000.00

Reply:

1. Table 1 below provides the number of students per university who applied and qualified to receive the 8% fee adjustment grant in 2017, and includes the amount paid to each university.

University	(1) (a)	(1) (b)
	Total number of students (0- R600 000 combined family household income)	2017 Allocation (Rands)
Central University of Technology	11 071	24 754 904.00
Durban University of Technology	13 283	35 313 197.47
University of the Free State	13 477	30 366 966.29
Nelson Mandela University	11 442	21 594 922.00
University of Johannesburg	42 498	101 196 673.00
Vaal University of Technology	15 523	30 973 295.56
Tshwane University of Technology	52 182	86 051 876.90
University of Kwazulu-Natal	22 371	67 325 054.30
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences	2 420	5 797 308.16
University of Venda	13 211	25 609 139.36
University of Fort Hare	13 779	40 177 958.00
Stellenbosch University	3 168	27 105 036.00
University of Mpumalanga	800	1 950 200.80
Cape Peninsula University of .Technology	15 865	29 381 480.12
North West University	14 046	42 537 301.00
University of Witwatersrand	12 384	53 824 419.78
Mangosuthu University of Technology	10 422	22 015 815.11
University of Zululand	16 204	25 176 524.47
Rhodes University	2 219	12 126 093.00
University of Limpopo	14 599	34 641 856.00
Walter Sisulu University	25 111	42 067 584.85
University of Cape Town	5 319	31 073 977.00
University of the Western Cape	8 556	18 721 535.32
University of South Africa	42 297	26 028 574.00
Sol Plaatje University	439	757 502.00
University of Pretoria	8 493	29 385 598.13
Total	391 179	865 954 792.62

2. Yes, students from families with a household income of up to R600 000 per annum, will qualify for a fee adjustment grant of up to 8% in the 2018 academic year.

Reply:

Public entities mentioned below have provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. (a) Wholesale and Retail Sector Education Training Authority (W&RSETA) Service providers and stakeholders submit non-compliant invoices in terms of the contract deliverables. W&RSETA currently has a backlog on certificates, which is one of the deliverables to prove completion of training. This is impacting negatively on the processing of tranche payments (final payments) on projects as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the only individual who can sign these certificates. An acting CEO was appointed in January 2018 and the certificate backlog is being addressed. In terms of the payment process, there must also be a monitoring and evaluation phase before the service provider can submit an invoice. A number of service providers simply submit invoices before the monitoring and evaluation phase is completed, thereby rendering the invoices non-compliant.

(b) An acting CEO was appointed in January 2018; this will assist in ensuring that the backlog on certification is addressed. Stakeholder sessions were conducted to further explain and capacitate stakeholders on the contracting, invoicing and payment processes of W&RSETA. There are quarterly progress reports to the Board and stakeholders through the Board meetings and stakeholder forums.

(c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	0 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	180	2	1	5	20
Amount	R12 357 277	R123 000	R750	R28 743	R896 393

a) National Student Financial Aid Scheme - Accounts older than 120 days are the result of verification processes that need to be completed before invoices can be settled. Most accounts are settled within a period of less than 120 days. The verification process includes:

• Confirmation of banking details;
• Users need to confirm that goods received or services delivered are in good order; and
• Invoice(s) need to be matched to approved purchase orders.

b) Accounts older than 120 days are being monitored on a weekly basis and followed up with users and suppliers to resolve issues that could delay payments.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	0 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Amount	R1 094 922	R1 999 710	R1 253 294	R88 113	R686 941

a) Services SETA - To ensure accountability of public funds, Services SETA adopted a performance based payment model. If invoices are submitted without the following documents, they are declared non-compliant:

• Approved budget;
• Commencement letter; and
• Supporting documents for claims.

b) Services SETA regularly follows up on non-compliant invoices, conducting capacitation workshops and has published the payment guidelines on its website. Despite these efforts, training providers continue to submit non-compliant invoices. The majority of these non-compliant invoices are submitted during the start-up phases of the projects, subsequent to new allocations and with some providers submitting documentation without actual training having being provided.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	133	140	54	167
Amount	R7 490 891.16	R5 309 333.17	R3 486 408.30	R23 912 187.70

a) South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) - The outstanding balances for more than 30 to over 120 days relate to funds that were paid to clients that utilise the Foreign Qualifications Evaluations and Advisory Services. These refunds were processed for payment but were rejected by the bank and returned to SAQA due to invalid account details or closed banking accounts. These refunds remain on the age analysis until the client is traced and correct banking details are submitted to SAQA for effecting the payment.

b) Efforts are made to trace these clients on a regular basis using the contact details provided at the application stage. It becomes difficult when the client(s) have left the country or changed their contact details. SAQA has also assigned additional staff to deal with the tracing of these clients.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices are provided below:

Description	0 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	3	6	14	4	191
Amount	R28 569	R5 468	R16 233.34	R3 863	R159 999.60

a) Agricultural Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA) - Project invoices with queries that were not resolved by suppliers / employers on time include the following:

• Outstanding supporting documents.
• Accruals that were not ready to be paid due to outstanding supporting documents.
• Invoices that were submitted to AgriSETA with old invoice dates. These invoices were recognised retrospectively.
• Invoices that were delivered late by hotels to Travel With Flair and Club Travel for submission to AgriSETA.
• Some of invoices were subsequently replaced with corrected invoices and old invoices were cancelled. These include invoices that were duplicated.

b) AgriSETA took a resolution to in-source invoice capturing and payments to ensure early detection and correction of discrepancies.

c) The current age analysis for unpaid invoices is provided below:

Description	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	91 to 120 days	Over 120 days
Number	3	1	1	54
Amount	R72 571.31	R100 464.00	R94 329.00	R1 659 985.62

2. It is important to note that each Council / Board of a public entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999) is accountable for the operations of the entity.

The Department will issue a circular addressed to all public entities reporting to it to put measures in place to prevent the delay of payments for valid invoices by no later than 30 days. Public entities will also be requested to provide an age analysis of outstanding invoices together with their respective quarterly reports.

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

Financial years	(i) Name of each recipient	(ii) Amount awarded	(iii) Still to be awarded	(iv) Reasons for awarding grant
a) 2014/15	Prof Pamela Maseko (Co-project leader)	R850 000	N/A as Prof Maseko no longer serves on the Board	Catalytic project funding - Set up the National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
b) 2015/16	Prof Pamela Maseko	R1 547 000	N/A as Prof Maseko no longer serves on the Board	Catalytic project funding
c) 2016/17	None	None	None	None

v) (aa) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(bb) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(cc) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

Reply:

(1) (a) The maximum amount that may be awarded for accommodation to a full-time student for the 2018 academic year is R22 019 per annum.

(b) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is responsible for making a determination on whether student applications are successful or unsuccessful in so far as their tuition fees are concerned. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are responsible for making a determination on the applications for travel and accommodation allowances, subject to the availability of funds, after NSFAS has determined whether or not a student qualifies for financial aid.

In making a final determination on the award for the accommodation allowance, the College Financial Aid Committee is required to consider, inter alia, the actual accommodation costs and rental agreement in the case of private accommodation. In the light of this, the amount awarded for accommodation may vary from one student to another.

(c) The award for accommodation is inclusive of meals. In making a determination on the award for accommodation, the College Financial Aid Committee must consider including meals in instances where students do not receive meals from the landlord. Furthermore, colleges and landlords in the case of private accommodation must provide at least three meals a day.

(d) Taking into account the TVET college calendar for 2018, a student will require 279 days of accommodation whilst undertaking full-time studies at a TVET college. The 279 days takes into account, amongst others, the dates on which classes commence, lecturing days, examination days and the dates on which colleges close.

(e) There is a significant difference between the amounts of financial support given to a student studying at a TVET college to that of a student studying at a university. Firstly, each TVET college student enrolled in a Ministerially-funded programme is subsidised by the State at 80% of the total programme cost. Secondly, the difference of 20% of the total programme costs, which constitutes tuition fees, must be recovered from the student. However, in respect of qualifying students, NSFAS covers the 20% component of the total programme costs.

In addition to tuition fees, NSFAS covers transport or accommodation allowance (inclusive of meals) for qualifying students, subject to the availability of funds as per each individual institution's allocation. Finally, each TVET college student, regardless of being funded by NSFAS or not, receives textbooks and other essentials, such as protective gear for practical work.

(2) (a) There are instances where TVET colleges do not have student residential facilities or the college has limited capacity to accommodate all qualifying students in its residences.

(b) Colleges are required to support all students who qualify for accommodation. In this regard, colleges must consider conducive private accommodation in instances where there are limited spaces in college residences, or there are no college residences. Colleges have a responsibility to ensure that students are accommodated in facilities that do not provide a substandard service.

However, it must be noted that priority is given to college residences and as such, private accommodation may only be considered if college residences are already filled to capacity or in instances where the TVET college does not have student residential facilities.

Reply:

1. (a) The Department has a sexual harassment policy.

(i) Cases are managed through a multi-disciplinary team that consists of an official from the Employee Health and Wellness Unit for counselling purposes and an appointed official from the Labour Relations Unit to conduct an investigation and to initiate a disciplinary enquiry.

(ii) The Presiding Officer uses his or her discretion based on the facts and evidence presented by both the complainant and alleged perpetrator before determining a sanction.

2. (a) The total number of sexual harassment and assault cases reported in the Department are as follows:

1. In the 2014/15 financial year, there were no cases reported.
2. In the 2015/16 financial year, there were seven reported cases.
3. In the 2016/17 financial year, there were three reported cases.
4. Since April 2017 to date, two cases have been reported.

(b) (i) Two cases are open and ten cases were concluded.

(ii) Out of the ten cases that were concluded, one case was withdrawn.

(iii) Two cases remain open and the enquiries are still in progress.

(c) The sanctions issued to individuals found guilty were four dismissals, four written warnings and one employee resigned before the sanction was issued.

Reply:

a) In terms of the new Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant, the Department is currently engaging National Treasury for a possible budget adjustment during the 2018/19 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure dedicated for infrastructure monitoring and expenditure evaluation purposes. The Department is also exploring the possibility of creating additional capacity at TVET college level utilising dedicated Clerks to report on the utilisation of the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant to the Department.

b) The Department is currently collecting data from TVET colleges with regards to essential and bulk services to inform the allocation of the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant to colleges based on the need identified for critical repairs and maintenance. This process is expected to be completed in June 2018. Taking into account that TVET colleges will be required to follow their supply chain management processes, there is the possibility that the full R1.3 billion will not be fully utilised by 31 March 2019. These funds will however be ring-fenced at TVET colleges and regulated by the Department through specific terms and conditions issued. Thus, any unspent allocations from the 2018/19 financial year will be rolled over to 2019/20, as it is critical that value for money is obtained and to prevent fruitless or unnecessary expenditure.

Reply:

a) The targets do address areas that are critical to the Department’s mandate. The Department’s targets and that of its entities, were set taking into account the National Development Plan (NDP), White Paper for Post-School Education and Training and the 2014 - 2019 Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF).

The targets in the Department’s Strategic and Annual Performance Plans aim to create an enabling environment for the realisation of a “skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path”. Critical to this are targeted interventions to steer the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system, e.g. the development of steering mechanisms to ensure that the system operates based on sound legislative frameworks, improved capacity through infrastructural development, provision of teaching and learning support services, as well as the facilitation of a strong stakeholder network. The Department has been phasing in these interventions since the adoption of the 2014 MTSF.

The Annual Performance Plan reflects these as the direct outputs of the Department over and above the planned performance targets of educational institutions, i.e. universities, Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges, Community Education and Training colleges and its entities.

b) Due consideration of international contexts were made during the development of the NDP and MTSF targets. The Department is confident that the higher education and training sector will over time perform in line with other countries facing similar opportunities and challenges to South Africa. The implementation of the MTSF and NDP targets within this sector is progressive in many fronts, e.g. with regard to the national aim of increasing enrolments in higher education, as envisaged by the NDP and the White Paper, the university system is already achieving 61% of the 2030 target of 1.6 million student headcount enrolment at public higher education institutions. The system is also responding positively to Government’s research development priorities set out in the NDP and MTSF targets. Artisan development is at 71% of the NDP target of 30 000 artisans per annum by 2030, to mention but a few.

Notwithstanding this, the Department is aware that more still needs to be done and not all the challenges of the PSET system can be resolved in the short-term. Government’s next MTSF will continue to inform the plans and the targets of the Department going forward.

Reply:

1. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges will continue to offer programmes as long as they are responsive to labour market demands. For articulation purposes, colleges will offer programmes at level 5 and 6 in the main occupational and vocational programmes, and some mid-level occupational programmes. Currently some colleges are offering Higher Certificates at level 5 in partnership with Universities and Universities of Technology, which allows students to articulate from level 4 to level 5 programmes.
2. Government expects that TVET colleges will become the cornerstone of the country’s skills development system as captured in the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training. TVET colleges are central to the provision of skills within the post-school education and training system. The main purpose of TVET colleges is to train young school leavers, with the required skills, knowledge and attitudes for employment or self-employment within the labour market, or to access higher learning.
3. Fundamentally, the role of TVET colleges will not change. Its purpose has been, and will continue to be the supplier of mid-level skilled workers to the labour market. What needs to change is the responsiveness of colleges to such demands. In this regard, the Department is working towards transforming programme offerings in colleges, so that they become more responsive to the labour market. In some instances, the current curricula will have to be updated to make them more relevant. The latter process is ongoing in priority programme areas. Several occupational qualifications have also been developed which allows colleges to offer them on demand. The complete revision of college programmes and curricula is a medium to long-term process.

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

a) No, the NIHSS did not pay bonuses for the 2014-15 financial year

b) No, the NIHSS did not pay bonuses for the 2015-16 financial year

(c) (i) For the year 2016/17, a total amount of R624 865, 87 was paid in bonuses to 25 persons employed or appointed at the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The breakdown is as follows:

94 000.63
48 212.04
38 367.41
46 040.89
84 119.91
16 737.33
11 414.74
14 268.42
29 597.65
7 555.65
15 531.56
12 942.97
6 194.99
6 253.42
3 495.17
12 035.64
47 247.00
24 589.91
22 054.45
47 242.00
24 589.91
22 054.45
18 221.61
4 326.27
10 096.50
39 375.00
3 020.06
9 166.67
Total: 624 865.87

(ii) The bonuses paid were performance based for the 2016/17 financial year. The rate (percentage) was based on the performance rating of staff members in terms of the year-end performance evaluations. The following methodology applied:

• Bonuses were apportioned for the number of months worked in the financial year by staff members
• Bonuses exclude maternity and paternity leave
• Bonuses were paid only if a rating of 3.5 and above was achieved by staff members
• Bonuses excluded fixed term employees who worked less than 6 months in the financial year
• Bonuses excluded permanent employees who worked less than 2 months

(aa) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(bb) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(cc) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

Reply:

a) The Department of Higher Education and Training appointed Nexus Forensic Services on 23 September 2015 to conduct an investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in the allocation of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) at ten identified public universities, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

(i) Terms of Reference of the investigation:

To conduct a comprehensive audit for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 academic years to determine the extent of misrepresentation and fraud committed by students who qualified and have received financial aid, including parents and guardians, employees of universities; public TVET colleges, NSFAS and individuals who have manipulated financial aid processes to defraud NSFAS.

The audit must include:

• Applicants and family members/guardians who have knowingly provided false information on their applications for financial aid;
• Applicants who have intentionally misrepresented their family income by purposefully providing false information on the certification of affidavits in terms of Section 9 of the Justice of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963 and Regulations under the Act;
• The validity of affidavits submitted and signed in terms of Sections 5, 6 and 7 of the Justice of Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963 and applicable Regulations;
• The allegations of persons who impersonate Commissioners of Oath in order to certify falsified documentation to defraud NSFAS for personal gain;
• Applicants who have purposefully altered documentation used in the validation of the financial aid application and approval process that resulted in the receipt of financial aid;
• Service providers who collude with students to defraud the NSFAS;
• Staff at financial aid offices at universities; TVET colleges and NSFAS who deliberately do not comply with NSFAS and donor guidelines on eligibility and academic criteria to defraud the NSFAS;
• Nepotism and conflict of interests in the allocation of NSFAS financial aid at financial aid offices at public universities and TVET colleges; and
• The identification of the shortcomings and weaknesses in the NSFAS loan and bursary system including the current NSFAS guidelines and rules applicable to universities and public TVET colleges, with clear recommendations to address fraud risks identified.

The investigation should be concluded within 12 months. The Department may decide to extend the investigation based on the extent of allegations of fraud and corruption at a particular institution.

(ii) The final report of the investigation was submitted to the Department on
15 March 2018.

b) (i)-(ii) The report is being analysed and measures based on the findings and recommendations will be considered.

c) Nexus Forensic Services (Pty) Ltd

d) R2 053 249.07

e) The investigation was undertaken in phases. Phase 1 consisted of the analysis of data and supporting documentation aimed at identifying fraud risks across the ten selected institutions. The Phase 1 report was presented to the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 10 March 2016. During Phase 1, Nexus Forensic Services (NFS) identified specific cases of students (identity numbers) and institutions who had been “red flagged” for further investigation in Phase 2.

Phase 2 of the investigation involved the original data analyses from Phase 1 being verified and/or compared with the student application information and the institutions’ final year reports. The NFS provided their report on Phase 2 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training on 14 March 2017. The Phase 2 report pointed to possible irregularities in the allocation of funds to some students.

The NFS identified different categories of potential irregularities, with a number of discrepancies within each category. They recommended that where there were a large percentage of alleged irregularities, samples of these categories should be further investigated in order to determine the veracity of the findings on the data. The Minister agreed that the investigation be extended, and that this would constitute the third and final phase of the investigation. The final report, once received, should provide details of the scale of irregularities and advice on mechanisms to ensure that these are dealt with systemically.

Reply:

1. Not all staff members were taken to the Indaba hotel for the workshop. The workshop was specifically for the lecturing staff. The academic workshop was held on 18 September 2017 and 154 academic staff members attended. The staff comes from eight different campuses offering more than 40 Report 191 (NATED) N1–N6 and National Certificate Vocational L2–L4 programmes. Six office-based educators working in the Centre for Academic Support facilitated the workshop.

a) The amount spent for the workshop was R95 109.00. The per capita costs, including conference facilities and refreshments, amounted to R595.43 per person.

b) The programme that outlines the aspects discussed during the workshop is attached. The Centre for Academic Support is based in the Office of the Deputy Principal: Academic and responsible for the planning, delivery and quality assurance of teaching, learning and assessment practices.

The purpose of this workshop was to share, communicate and deliberate on the newly developed Quality Assurance of Assessment Practices NCV L2 –L4 and NATED N1-N6 system. The College developed the system based on input received from educators and staff. A booklet was also printed as a reference guide and tools for educators and staff.

2. The staff cost percentage is 60.95% and within the 63% limit set by the Department.

3. The College advertised four Council posts. The recruitment process was stopped when the unions raised concerns regarding these posts, as they believed that the College already had individuals occupying these posts. Although not correct, Management decided that it was best to stop the process in the interest of clarifying this misunderstanding.

4. The advertisement was for the recruitment of new staff into four critical vacant posts.

No.	Posts Advertised	Salary Level
1.	Innovation Linkages and Development Manager: Assistant Director	SL 9
2.	Estates Manager: Assistant Director	SL 9
3.	Human Resource Management: Senior Officer	SL 8
4.	Marketing: Senior Officer	SL 8

The College established a unit called Innovation Linkages and Development to align its strategic objectives to that of the Department. The College had redeployed a Senior Team Member to head up this unit, which is responsible for managing ±20 public-private partnership contracts / agreements with various partners. The Manager accepted a promotional post as a Deputy Principal at the Gauteng Community College, which has left a huge gap at the College threatening the collapse of this unit given the vital role it plays.

The College has eight satellite and a main campus with nett assets in excess of R300 million and only one Facilities Official. Additional capacity is required to assist with key strategic issues of planning, budgeting, and maintenance and repairs of the assets.

The College faces many challenges as outlined in the Auditor-General reports. The key issue being that the Human Resource Manager needs support as a number of interns are currently providing this support.

The College does not have a Marketing Senior Officer / Manager since the post was vacated in 2012 and this unit, consisting of four Marketing Officers, requires a Manager to provide strong leadership and strategic direction.

These four Council posts have been re-tabled at the Council meeting of 7 December 2017 and Council resolved that the posts be re-advertised.

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. (a) As at 15 December 2017, NSFAS reported that 7 713 students registered at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) had been awarded funding and 2 169 of these students had not received payments.

(b) (i) 52 Students’ LAFSOPs (Loan Agreement Forms and Schedule of Particulars) could not be generated by NSFAS due to course code mismatches between the data from the institution and NSFAS records on the system.

  (ii) 1 294 Students had not signed their LAFSOPs.

  (iii) 823 Students payments were being processed.

NSFAS is not aware of any student that has not received funding due to any other administration error.

2. NSFAS is not aware if the SRC arranged transport to NSFAS offices. NSFAS arranged for their Servicing Team to visit the institution to assist students with signing their LAFSOPs in August and October 2017. Both attempts were not successful as the students were protesting at that time, and campuses were closed. NSFAS then generated paper-based LAFSOPs, which the Financial Aid Office at CPUT collected and contacted students individually to sign these agreements. Those that were signed were returned to NSFAS for processing.

3. (a) 2 169 students as outlined above.

(b) The Department of Higher Education and Training met with the Executive Committee (EXCO) of Universities South Africa and NSFAS on
15 June 2017 to address the administration issues raised by students, SRC Presidents and Secretaries General to discuss the challenges experienced during the 2017 roll out of the new student centred model and NSFAS’ proposed 2018 implementation plan. A joint task team was established to address the 2017 challenges and plans for the 2018 application cycle. The task team has been meeting since 15 June 2017 and progress related to the 2017 and 2018 processes is being closely monitored. In addition, NSFAS has deployed servicing teams to institutions where additional on-site support has been required.

Reply:

(1)	(a)	The Department has initiated and undertaken an investigation into the reported leakage of examination papers in November 2017 in some Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. Forensic investigators were appointed by the Department and they have already uncovered some evidence related to the leakage of question papers and further investigation is underway. Depending on the findings and recommendations of the forensic investigations, the necessary corrective actions will be taken, e.g. if officials have been implicated, criminal and/or misconduct charges will be laid; where there is a breach in controls, these will be improved; senior managers who allowed ineffective controls will face consequence management, etc.
	(b)	The following 5 NATED Engineering question papers leaked during the November 2017 examination, i.e. Mathematics N2, Industrial Electronics N2, Mathematics N3, Engineering Science N3 and Mechanotechnology N3.
(2)	(a)	The Chief Directorate: National Examinations and Assessment shared its irregularity report with the quality assurance body, Umalusi.
	(b)	All instances of question paper leakages were reported to the South African Police Service and the Directorate: Special Investigations. Contact Person Police Station Case Number Lt Col LL Zulu Pretoria Central CAS 54/8/2017   Esayidi Station CAS 765/11/2017   Strand Station CAS 283/11/2017 Capt FF Rangwashe Sasolburg CAS 85/2/2017
(3)		The errors and spelling mistakes on the leaked memoranda implies that it was not the final version and possibly emanated from the section involved in the drafting stage of these examination papers.
(4)	(a)	The leakage was brought to the attention of the Department shortly after the paper had been written and not before as alleged. The standard operating procedure in these instances is to withdraw and replace the paper where possible.
	(b)	Where a paper has been written, marks are released if the examiners and moderators report confirms that statistically there is no indication of the students having access to leaked papers.
(5)	(a)	(i)	Three (3) candidates.
		(ii)	Three (3) campuses.
	(b)	The audit of all scripts for the implicated centres were conducted during the marking process and auditors (chief markers and experienced markers) used the following criteria to evaluate the candidates’ responses: Similar pattern of responses across scripts, where high marks were achieved in individual questions or across all questions, which suggests that candidates had prior knowledge and/or possession of the question paper. Any other pattern that may suggest that candidates (individuals or groups) had prior knowledge and/or possession of the question paper. Range of marks achieved across the candidates at a centre is unusually high when compared to the previous examination(s) cycle. After an investigation or auditing of scripts, it was found that that leakage was limited to three candidates across three campuses.

Reply:

The President of the Republic of South Africa established the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training, and matters pertaining thereto were dealt with by the Presidency.

Reply:

a) The report will be completed on 15 April 2018.

b) The scope of the investigation should peruse all relevant agreements, processes, procedures and policies at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the service provider, Intellimali, to determine how this erroneous payment was processed. The scope of the review should examine all investigations pertaining to this matter that were undertaken by NSFAS, WSU and Intellimali, and interview all relevant parties as deemed appropriate.

c) A criminal case will be brought against any person who has broken the law if identified by the forensic investigation.

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. The relationship was declared on 30 June 2017. Prior to this period, there were no relevant internal policies, as the Institute had been newly established. However, in awarding the grant, the NIHSS employee did not take part in the decision-making process of awarding the grant.
2. (a) The grant awarded was for:

• “The Implementation of the Hidden Voices: Unpublished Work Catalytic Project” in the 2014/15 financial year;
• “Hidden Voices: Left Intellectual Works” in the 2015/16 financial year; and
• “Hidden Voices: Left Intellectual Works, Phase 3” in the 2017/18 financial year.

(b) The amounts were as follows:

• R600 000 in the 2014/15 financial year;
• R891 000 in the 2015/16 financial year; and
• R960 000 in the 2017/18 financial year.

(c) Professor Edward Webster was selected for the grant as follows:

1. “The Implementation of the Hidden Voices: Unpublished Work Catalytic Project” awarded under the Ministerial Special Project for the Humanities and Social Sciences on 6 November 2012, which was before the establishment of the NIHSS. The selection was done in terms of the Centre for Education Policy Development processes and procedures.
2. “Hidden Voices: Left Intellectual Works” was awarded by the NIHSS on 30 April 2015 in terms of its processes and procedures.
3. “Hidden Voices: Left Intellectual Works, Phase 3” was awarded by the NIHSS on 22 August 2017 in terms of its processes and procedures.

(d) To date, the grant recipient has achieved the following:

• Publication of the book “Hidden Voices - A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief”, Jacana Press.
• Publication of the book “The Unresolved National Question – Left Through under Apartheid”, Wits Press.
• Facilitated the production and publication of a nook “Solidarity Road”.

(e) Two postgraduate students (Masters Interns) were financially and academically supported through this project. The cost is R180 000, which is R90 000 per student.

A further two postgraduate students (Masters Interns) are currently supported. The cost is R180 000, which is R90 000 per student

DATE:

Reply:

The Department of Basic Education is best placed to respond to this question, as it is the custodian of both the Senior Certificate and National Senior Certificate examinations. The Community Education and Training Colleges through their Community Learning Centres provide opportunities to individuals for enrolment into these examinations.

Reply:

(A) – (c) Tables 1 - 3 reflects the number of enrolments per content and language learning areas with achievements for 2015, 2016 and 2017. The performance level for achieving a subject pass or a full General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) is 40%.

Table 1 (a) Number of students in Community Education and Training (CET) colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Content Learning Areas in 2015.

Content Learning Area	Wrote	Completed	Pass Rate (%)
Ancillary Health Care	73 296	32 467	44.3
Applied Agriculture and Agricultural Technology	9 817	3 494	35.6
Arts and Culture	9 973	5 000	50.1
Early Childhood Development	34 488	19 282	55.9
Economics and Management Sciences	30 415	13 497	44.4
Human and Social Sciences	17 144	9 027	52.7
Information and Communication Technology	4 956	2 331	47.0
Life Orientation (Core)	97 646	46 529	47.7
Mathematical Literacy	88 807	34 286	38.6
Maths and Maths Sciences	14 517	3 970	27.3
Natural Sciences	18 219	4 757	26.1
Small Medium and Micro Enterprises	17 921	8 346	46.6
Technology	3 960	1 102	27.8
Travel and Tourism	29 116	14 482	49.7
Wholesale and Retail	4 691	1 827	38.9
Total	454 966	200 397	42.2

Table 1 (b) Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Language Learning Areas in 2015.

Language Learning Area	Wrote	Completed	Pass Rate (%)
Afrikaans	1 700	1 108	65.2
English	102 761	40 290	39.2
IsiNdebele	537	384	71.5
IsiXhosa	9 550	6 237	65.3
IsiZulu	19 238	10 212	53.1
Sepedi	7 620	4 487	58.9
Sesotho	1 342	956	71.2
Setswana	3 500	2 399	68.5
SiSwati	2 444	1 445	59.1
Tshivenda	1 754	1 131	64.5
Xitsonga	2 274	1 587	69.8
Total	152 720	70 236	46.0

Table 2 (a) Number of students in Community Education and Training (CET) colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Content Learning Areas in 2016.

Content Learning Area	Wrote	Completed	Pass Rate (%)
Ancillary Health Care	36 823	22167	60.2
Applied Agriculture and Agricultural Technology	4 352	2437	56.0
Arts and Culture	4 556	3645	80.7
Early Childhood Development	17 716	13818	78.0
Economics and Management Sciences	14 638	9412	64.3
Human and Social Sciences	9 307	7576	81.4
Information and Communication Technology	2 187	1706	78.0
Life Orientation (Core)	48 815	37295	76.4
Mathematical Literacy	45 098	19482	43.2
Maths and Maths Sciences	6 573	2346	35.7
Natural Sciences	6 329	2259	35.7
Small Medium and Micro Enterprises	9 434	6981	74.1
Technology	1 581	1216	76.9
Travel and Tourism	16 861	10605	62.9
Wholesale and Retail	2 530	1591	62.9
Total	226 800	142 536	62.9

Table 2 (b) Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Language Learning Areas in 2016.

Language Learning Area	Wrote	Completed	Pass Rate (%)
Afrikaans	1 407	1165	82.8
English	85 085	4475	52.6
IsiNdebele	784	720	91.9
IsiXhosa	2 618	2419	92.4
IsiZulu	13 461	12653	94.0
Sepedi	995	854	85.8
Sesotho	113	99	87.4
Setswana	5 455	4440	81.4
SiSwati	3 782	3589	94.9
Tshivenda	1806	1716	95.2
Xitsonga	627	583	93.0
Total	116 133	72 993	62.9

Table 3 (a) Number of students in Community Education and Training (CET) colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Content Learning Areas in 2017.

Content Learning Area	Wrote	Completed	Pass Rate (%)
Ancillary Health Care	35241	22420	63.6
Applied Agriculture and Agricultural Technology	3841	1818	47.3
Arts and Culture	4252	3519	82.8
Early Childhood Development	17754	13139	74.0
Economics and Management Sciences	11969	6109	51.0
Human and Social Sciences	8512	6489	76.2
Information and Communication Technology	2137	1459	68.3
Life Orientation (Core)	44593	36614	82.1
Mathematical Literacy	41383	23450	56.7
Maths and Maths Sciences	6192	2549	41.2
Natural Sciences	5370	1946	36.2
Small Medium and Micro Enterprises	8557	5777	67.5
Technology	1379	637	46.2
Travel and Tourism	15265	12209	80.0
Wholesale and Retail	2520	1412	56.0
Total	208 965	139 547	66.8

Table 3 (b) Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Language Learning Areas in 2017.

Language Learning Area	Wrote	Completed	Pass Rate (%)
Afrikaans	1111	875	78.8
English	48179	22763	47.3
IsiNdebele	254	236	92.9
IsiXhosa	5055	4531	89.6
IsiZulu	6250	5845	93.5
Sepedi	4472	3716	83.1
Sesotho	914	761	83.3
Setswana	2879	2276	79.1
SiSwati	1302	1222	93.9
Tshivenda	1286	1215	94.5
Xitsonga	1374	1265	92.1
Total	73 076	44 705	94.5

Reply:

1. (a) The date of the rollout of the National Senior Certificate for Adults (NASCA) has not been determined without a committed budget allocation for the rollout.

(b) (i) The Department has requested R3.48 billion for the rollout of the NASCA in 2018/19, R3.68 billion in 2019/20 and R3.87 billion in 2020/21 financial years; and

(ii) The approach adopted for budget estimates was based on programme funding targeting 100 000 students. Elements within the programme funding include personnel, goods and services, and capital expenditure.

2. The development of the NASCA has been done in collaboration with Umalusi as the Quality Council for general and further education and training. Umalusi has indicated that capacity to quality assure and issue certificates will be available once the rollout of the NASCA takes place.

3. The Department has developed the draft admission policy for candidates wanting access to Higher Education Institutions. University Registrars, Universities South Africa (USAf) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE) were consulted with regards to admission into university.

Consultation has also taken place with private providers and employer structures on the design of the qualification, curriculum development process and related regulations and policies. Further continuing work will need to be done with public and private employers regarding the recognition of the NASCA for employment purposes.

Reply:

1. The tender for organising of events was deemed urgent based on the following:

• The Department of Higher Education and Training at the time had cancelled a bid to make provision in the revised terms of reference for emerging business to contend.
• In the interim, the Department participated in a contract for events management services of the Department of Basic Education that was nearing its expiry date at the end of December 2015.
• Thereto, numerous request for events and related services were received and due to the monetary threshold, deviation approval of either the accounting officer or National Treasury was necessary. This was undesirable as it would lead to an increase in administrative duties and delays in the procuring of services. The hosting of the then Mandela Day Career Festival was one such event, which required specialised labour and skills not available within the Department.

2. (a) The following ten bidders responded to the tender:

No.	Bidder	B-BBEE Level
1.	Lets Settle Our Dues Corporation (Pty) Ltd	1
2.	Crocia Events (Pty) Ltd	1
3.	Mahuma Group (Pty) Ltd	1
4.	Moshate Media cc	1
5.	Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd	1
6.	Indaba Global Travel	2
7.	Zakheni Events Management T/A Trade Conference International	2
8.	Travel With Flair (Pty) Ltd	2
9.	Coordinating Concepts cc	1
10.	Tourvest Destination Management, a Division of Tourvest Holding T/A Tourvest IME	3

No.	Bidder	% Management Fee
		R10 000.00	R10,000.01 -R100 000.00	R100,000.01 -R500 000	R500 000.01 +
1.	Let’s Settle Our Dues Corporation (Pty) Ltd	10%	20%	20%	20%
2.	Croacia Events (Pty) Ltd	20%	15%	12%	10%
3.	Mahuma Group (Pty) Ltd	15%	15%	15%	15%
4.	Moshate Media cc	20%	18%	15%	13%
5.	Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd	8%	8%	8%	8%
6.	Indaba Global Travel	5%	5%	5%	5%
7.	Zakheni Events Management T/A Trade Conference International	25%	25%	20%	15%
8.	Travel With Flair (Pty) Ltd	15%	10%	9%	8%
9.	Coordinating Concepts cc	17.5%	15%	12.5%	10%
10.	Tourvest Destination Management, a Division of Tourvest Holding T/A Tourvest IME	5%	7%	10%	13%

(b) The tender amount was based on a management fee.

(c) – (d) The functional criteria and weightings are listed below:

No.	Functional Criteria	Weight
1.	References/Past experience List and size of current and past clients in this area	20
	8 - 10 clients past and current references (above R1 million) - 20 points
	5 - 7 clients past and current references (R501 000 - R1 million) - 10 points
	3 - 4 clients past and current references (R100 000 - R500 000) - 5 points
2.	Relevant Experience in the industry	20
	8 - 10 years and above - 20 points
	5 - 7 years - 10 points
	3 - 4 years - 5 points
3.	Company Profile	20
4.	Resource capacity	20
	List of all resources (hardware & software) available to the company - 10 points
	CV’s with qualifications of staff to manage the contract - 10 points
5.	Administration plan	20
	Methodology, i.e. how the company will deal with reservations, invoicing, queries, and complaints, etc. - 20 points
Total Points	100

3. (a) Batsumi Travel is a travel management company, which was established in 2010. The table below summarises their experience according to the proposal submitted:

Previous Clients	Services Contracted	Duration of Contract
Woman Judges	Conferences, Accommodation and Transport	Annual Project (3 Years)
Department of Health North West	Cuba Medical Student Group	Annual Projects (3 Years)
Waterberg Municipality	Flight, Accommodation, Car, Shuttle and Group bookings	3 Years
South Africa Weather Services	Group Travel, Conference, Accommodation, Transport, Flights and Car rentals	3 Years
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa	Flight, Accommodation, Car, Shuttle and Group bookings	Years

(b) The bid was evaluated in three phases:

• Administrative compliance - provision of minimum required documents;
• Functionality scoring – according to the criteria at highlighted above; and
• Points for price and Broad Based Black-Economic Empowerment.

Batsumi (Pty) Ltd qualified for both phases 1 and 2 and scored the highest points for the lowest management fee (8%) over the term of the contract in phase 3.

4. The details of the schedule for bookings made with Batsumi Travel as at 9 February 2018 are provided in the attached Annexure.

Reply:

(a) - (c) The number of students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training who wrote and completed their qualifications in 2015, 2016 and 2017 are provided below.

Exam Cycle	NC (V) Level 4	Report 190/1 N3	Report 190/1 N6
	Entered	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate (%)	Entered	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate (%)	Entered	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate (%)
2015	33 732	26 297	8 871	33.7	41 960	26 850	6 306	23.5	59 167	45 333	7 081	15.6
2016	36 741	23 733	9 013	38.0	28 203	20 839	6 962	33.4	56 177	47 762	12 682	26.6
2017	36 623	23 139	8 684	37.5	33 373	25 430	7 084	27.9	53 544	40 887	4 831	11.8

(d) The average marks achieved for each of the subjects written in November are provided as annexures for 2015 (Annexure A), 2016 (Annexure B) and 2017 (Annexure C).

Annexure A

201511 NC (V) Level 4 and NATED Report 190/1 N3 and N6 subject average percentage report

NC (V) Level 4 subject average percentage report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
ADVANCED PLANT PRODUCTION L4	1 102	980	804	82.0
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS L4	2 326	1 922	1 128	58.7
AFRIKAANS FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	314	278	278	100.0
AGRIBUSINESS L4	1 222	1 084	686	63.3
ANIMAL PRODUCTION L4	1 202	1 024	816	79.7
APPLIED ACCOUNTING L4	3 524	2 936	2 172	74.0
APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY L4	4 240	3 768	3 024	80.3
APPLIED POLICING L4	2 152	1 854	1 392	75.1
ART AND SCIENCE OF TEACHING L4	898	840	668	79.5
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE L4	1 614	1 332	812	61.0
BUSINESS PRACTICE L4	11 610	10 296	9 142	88.8
CARPENTRY AND ROOF WORK L4	922	744	456	61.3
CLIENT SERVICE AND HUMAN RELATIONS L4	5 084	4 572	4 322	94.5
COMMUNITY ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE L4	936	878	696	79.3
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING L4	1 844	1 336	594	44.5
COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING L4	248	232	160	69.0
CONCRETE STRUCTURES L4	58	56	46	82.1
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING L4	2 750	2 388	1 772	74.2
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION L4	2 526	2 280	2 002	87.8
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR L4	1 286	1 072	876	81.7
CONTACT CENTRE OPERATIONS L4	1 174	986	810	82.2
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS L4	2 120	1 884	1 470	78.0
CRIMINOLOGY L4	72	60	58	96.7
DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING L4	1 968	1 518	692	45.6
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT L4	850	790	734	92.9
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT L4	3 532	2 880	1 596	55.4
ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE L4	3 668	3 094	2 154	69.6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONSTRUCTION L4	3 424	3 006	2 444	81.3
ELECTRICAL WORKMANSHIP L4	3 232	2 912	2 556	87.8
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY L4	248	242	162	66.9
ENGINEERING PROCESSES L4	4 220	3 826	3 450	90.2
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	41 506	36 860	30 672	83.2
FARM PLANNING AND MECHANISATION L4	1 204	1 032	866	83.9
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L4	5 014	4 284	3 434	80.2
FITTING AND TURNING L4	1 550	1 380	1 064	77.1
FOOD PREPARATION L4	2 404	2 146	1 604	74.7
FREIGHT LOGISTICS L4	572	528	458	86.7
GOVERNANCE L4	2 086	1 854	1 640	88.5
GRAPHIC DESIGN L4	66	50	40	80.0
HOSPITALITY GENERICS L4	2 530	2 186	1 432	65.5
HOSPITALITY SERVICES L4	2 308	2 092	1 724	82.4
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT L4	912	860	776	90.2
ISIXHOSA FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	2	0	0	#DIV/0!
LAW PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE L4	2 194	1 920	1 558	81.1
LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY L4	890	840	694	82.6
LIFE ORIENTATION L4	39 692	35 896	34 400	95.8
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE L4	1 978	1 732	1 540	88.9
MARKETING COMMUNICATION L4	2 016	1 712	1 446	84.5
MARKETING L4	2 052	1 744	1 236	70.9
MASONRY L4	1 006	864	782	90.5
MATERIALS L4	2 648	2 322	2 018	86.9
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY L4	28 396	25 106	20 962	83.5
MATHEMATICS L4	13 836	11 298	5 724	50.7
MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS L4	254	204	138	67.6
MULTIMEDIA SERVICE L4	200	164	122	74.4
NEW VENTURE CREATION L4	8 800	7 474	5 626	75.3
OFFICE DATA PROCESSING L4	11 962	10 588	9 350	88.3
OFFICE PRACTICE L4	11 356	10 248	9 360	91.3
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT L4	2 064	1 784	1 568	87.9
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE L4	4 090	3 604	3 196	88.7
PHYSICAL SCIENCE L4	452	338	162	47.9
PLUMBING L4	538	484	418	86.4
PROCESS CHEMISTRY L4	62	60	18	30.0
PROCESS CONTROL L4	142	116	76	65.5
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY L4	158	134	60	44.8
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE L4	4 108	3 698	3 130	84.6
PROJECT MANAGEMENT L4	3 644	3 214	3 010	93.7
PUBLIC HEALTH L4	942	892	830	93.0
PULP AND PAPERMAKING TECHNOLOGY L4	96	76	26	34.2
ROADS L4	152	142	130	91.5
SCIENCE OF TOURISM L4	2 780	2 538	2 444	96.3
STORED PROGRAMME SYSTEMS L4	238	224	144	64.3
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN L4	1 666	1 324	858	64.8
THE HUMAN BODY AND MIND L4	934	882	804	91.2
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM L4	922	874	730	83.5
TOURISM OPERATIONS L4	2 728	2 434	2 220	91.2
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS L4	600	554	440	79.4
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS L4	606	550	444	80.7
WELDING L4	230	222	214	96.4
Total	284 952	250 598	207 560	82.8

Report 190/1 N3 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY	2 633	2 247	1 246	55.5
BUILDING DRAWING	3 514	3 037	922	30.4
BUILDING SCIENCE	3 118	2 647	979	37.0
DIESEL TRADE THEORY	1 557	1 276	608	47.6
ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY	2 243	1 596	1 002	62.8
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY	12 537	8 867	4 943	55.7
ENGINEERING DRAWING	7 283	5 203	3 322	63.8
ENGINEERING SCIENCE	28 699	20 108	7 217	35.9
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	15 545	11 797	6 678	56.6
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND PLANNING	2 354	1 320	745	56.4
INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION	2 772	1 467	703	47.9
INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY	483	353	165	46.7
LOGIC SYSTEMS	548	462	255	55.2
MATHEMATICS	32 589	22 708	13 980	61.6
MECHANOTECHNOLOGY	7 601	5 708	2 766	48.5
MOTOR BODYWORK THEORY	27	13	7	53.8
MOTOR TRADE THEORY	485	368	222	60.3
PATTERNMAKERS' THEORY	5	0	0
PLANT OPERATION THEORY	512	394	141	35.8
PLATING AND STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAWING	1 217	935	361	38.6
RADIO AND TELEVISION THEORY	156	130	55	42.3
RADIO THEORY	10	2	2	100.0
REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY	80	53	26	49.1
SUPERVISION IN INDUSTRY	2 647	1 407	810	57.6
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	578	511	253	49.5
WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	473	403	285	70.7
Total	129 666	93 012	47 693	51.3

Report 190/1 N6 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION	1 494	1 328	787	59.3
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION	1 350	1 126	598	53.1
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING	1 381	1 154	674	58.4
CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION	313	263	120	45.6
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY	343	278	100	36.0
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS	66	51	34	66.7
COMPUTER PRINCIPLES	6	4	2	50.0
CONTROL SYSTEMS	341	198	113	57.1
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	519	441	388	88.0
ELECTROTECHNICS	4 937	3 754	1 220	32.5
ENGINEERING PHYSICS	488	365	131	35.9
FAULT FINDING AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES	507	400	162	40.5
FLUID MECHANICS	634	435	267	61.4
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	4 894	3 603	1 367	37.9
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS	108	74	58	78.4
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: MINES	161	139	44	31.7
LOGIC SYSTEMS	72	65	62	95.4
LOSS CONTROL	14	8	4	50.0
MATHEMATICS	7 292	5 107	2 887	56.5
MECHANICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN	840	676	94	13.9
MECHANOTECHNICS	2 201	1 631	754	46.2
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT	383	274	106	38.7
PLANT ENGINEERING: FACTORIES	426	307	51	16.6
PLANT ENGINEERING: MINES AND WORKS	125	104	51	49.0
POWER MACHINES	5 687	3 947	1 407	35.6
PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL	33	26	24	92.3
QUANTITY SURVEYING	1 103	957	680	71.1
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	1 613	1 181	206	17.4
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT	525	335	190	56.7
Total	37 856	28 231	12 581	44.6

Report 190/1 N6 Business Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
APPLIED MANAGEMENT	871	833	582	69.9
ARRANGING & PRODUCTION	44	39	34	87.2
AURAL & ENSEMBLE	17	16	16	100.0
CATERING THEORY AND PRACTICAL	675	646	524	81.1
CERAMICS	30	30	30	100.0
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION	106	103	96	93.2
COMMUNICATION	3 954	3 718	3 312	89.1
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS	671	649	568	87.5
COMPUTER PRACTICE	11 766	11 031	7 145	64.8
COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS	3 720	3 466	2 551	73.6
COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	3 511	3 292	2 758	83.8
DATA MANAGEMENT: FARMING	537	523	417	79.7
DAY CARE COMMUNICATION	1 417	1 344	1 274	94.8
DAY CARE MANAGEMENT	1 586	1 494	1 170	78.3
DRAWING	199	196	193	98.5
EDUCARE DIDACTICS THEORY AND PRACTICAL	1 402	1 329	1 259	94.7
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	1 480	1 404	1 192	84.9
ELECTRONIC MUSIC & KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE	40	37	31	83.8
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	8 443	7 788	4 475	57.5
FASHION DRAWING	105	96	94	97.9
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	4 817	4 503	3 088	68.6
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: FARMING	552	539	395	73.3
GRAPHIC DESIGN	178	174	171	98.3
GRAPHIC PROCESSES	42	41	41	100.0
HARMONY & COMPOSITION	2	2	2	100.0
HISTORY OF ART	194	184	139	75.5
HOTEL RECEPTION	724	665	527	79.2
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: FARMING	599	585	334	57.1
IMPROVISATION	16	16	16	100.0
INCOME TAX	2 076	1 905	1 389	72.9
INFORMATION PROCESSING	4 949	3 979	2 517	63.3
JEWELLERY DESIGN	6	5	5	100.0
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING	6	5	5	100.0
KOMMUNIKASIE	144	125	119	95.2
LABOUR RELATIONS	7 225	6 703	4 800	71.6
LEGAL PRACTICE	33	32	21	65.6
MANAGEMENT: FARMING	491	480	465	96.9
MARKETING COMMUNICATION	3 021	2 788	1 793	64.3
MARKETING MANAGEMENT	2 715	2 487	1 707	68.6
MARKETING RESEARCH	2 386	2 183	1 529	70.0
MEDICAL PRACTICE	12	8	4	50.0
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION	3 228	3 006	1 391	46.3
MUSIC BUSINESS & STYLES	79	67	54	80.6
OFFICE PRACTICE	4 282	4 054	3 631	89.6
PAINTING	74	72	71	98.6
PATTERN CONSTRUCTION	103	96	93	96.9
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	5 492	5 099	3 722	73.0
PERSONNEL TRAINING	4 882	4 545	4 059	89.3
PHOTOGRAPHY	38	37	37	100.0
PRACTICAL: BASS GUITAR	5	4	1	25.0
PRACTICAL: BRASS	2	2	2	100.0
PRACTICAL: GUITAR	2	1	0	0.0
PRACTICAL: PIANO/KEYBOARD	5	4	4	100.0
PRACTICAL: VOCAL	5	5	5	100.0
PRACTICAL: WOODWIND	1	1	1	100.0
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	2 173	2 030	1 810	89.2
PUBLIC FINANCE	1 747	1 633	1 531	93.8
PUBLIC LAW	2 840	2 604	1 722	66.1
PUBLIC RELATIONS	1 523	1 401	1 191	85.0
SALES MANAGEMENT	7 253	6 763	3 867	57.2
SOUND ENGINEERING	40	32	27	84.4
TEXTILE DESIGN/FIBRE ART	8	8	8	100.0
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIES	8	8	8	100.0
TOURIST DESTINATIONS	641	580	390	67.2
TRAVEL OFFICE PROCEDURES	810	747	435	58.2
TRAVEL SERVICES	1 062	940	248	26.4
Total	107 065	99 182	71 096	71.7

Annexure B

201611 NC (V) Level 4 and NATED Report 190/1 N3 and N6 subject average percentage report

NC (V) Level 4 subject average percentage report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
ADVANCED PLANT PRODUCTION L4	1 740	1 578	1 164	73.8
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS L4	3 266	2 794	1 420	50.8
AFRIKAANS FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	278	238	236	99.2
AGRIBUSINESS L4	1 870	1 710	1 046	61.2
ANIMAL PRODUCTION L4	1 608	1 486	1 056	71.1
APPLIED ACCOUNTING L4	4 714	4 044	3 076	76.1
APPLIED ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY L4	6 470	5 960	4 732	79.4
APPLIED POLICING L4	2 604	2 238	1 264	56.5
ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS AND TECHNOLOGY L4	38	36	16	44.4
ART AND SCIENCE OF TEACHING L4	1 506	1 392	910	65.4
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE L4	2 472	2 134	1 240	58.1
BUSINESS PRACTICE L4	13 808	12 642	11 480	90.8
CARPENTRY AND ROOF WORK L4	1 200	1 068	664	62.2
CLIENT SERVICE AND HUMAN RELATIONS L4	6 816	6 232	5 476	87.9
COMMUNITY ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE L4	1 526	1 312	990	75.5
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING L4	3 016	2 552	982	38.5
COMPUTER-INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING L4	500	472	322	68.2
CONCRETE STRUCTURES L4	106	102	86	84.3
CONSTRUCTION PLANNING L4	3 922	3 558	2 580	72.5
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION L4	3 632	3 310	2 690	81.3
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR L4	1 708	1 528	1 054	69.0
CONTACT CENTRE OPERATIONS L4	1 782	1 596	1 180	73.9
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS L4	2 514	2 218	1 592	71.8
CRIMINOLOGY L4	66	56	54	96.4
DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING L4	3 284	2 842	1 244	43.8
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT L4	1 494	1 392	1 210	86.9
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT L4	4 612	3 932	1 678	42.7
ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE L4	6 106	5 414	3 084	57.0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONSTRUCTION L4	5 564	5 072	3 774	74.4
ELECTRICAL WORKMANSHIP L4	5 524	5 124	4 008	78.2
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY L4	522	460	332	72.2
ENGINEERING PROCESSES L4	6 518	6 046	5 412	89.5
ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE L4	58 432	53 184	38 648	72.7
FARM PLANNING AND MECHANISATION L4	1 748	1 596	1 382	86.6
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT L4	6 252	5 490	4 172	76.0
FITTING AND TURNING L4	2 200	2 000	1 472	73.6
FOOD PREPARATION L4	3 584	3 214	2 546	79.2
FREIGHT LOGISTICS L4	858	798	694	87.0
GOVERNANCE L4	2 264	2 018	1 740	86.2
GRAPHIC DESIGN L4	88	64	40	62.5
HOSPITALITY GENERICS L4	3 808	3 392	2 314	68.2
HOSPITALITY SERVICES L4	3 450	3 186	2 640	82.9
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT L4	1 440	1 358	1 250	92.0
LAW PROCEDURES AND EVIDENCE L4	2 494	2 224	1 664	74.8
LEARNING PSYCHOLOGY L4	1 524	1 400	1 142	81.6
LIFE ORIENTATION L4	54 616	50 586	47 076	93.1
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE L4	2 316	2 066	1 648	79.8
MARKETING COMMUNICATION L4	2 766	2 476	2 186	88.3
MARKETING L4	2 994	2 662	1 582	59.4
MASONRY L4	1 230	1 112	1 032	92.8
MATERIALS L4	3 646	3 324	2 864	86.2
MATHEMATICAL LITERACY L4	36 874	33 090	24 582	74.3
MATHEMATICS L4	22 872	19 556	8 484	43.4
MECHANICAL DRAUGHTING AND TECHNOLOGY L4	30	28	6	21.4
MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS L4	410	350	190	54.3
MULTIMEDIA SERVICE L4	532	468	362	77.4
NEW VENTURE CREATION L4	11 750	10 330	6 738	65.2
OFFICE DATA PROCESSING L4	14 716	13 324	10 002	75.1
OFFICE PRACTICE L4	13 824	12 590	11 252	89.4
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT L4	2 364	2 116	1 616	76.4
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE L4	4 518	3 994	2 668	66.8
PHYSICAL SCIENCE L4	844	734	460	62.7
PLUMBING L4	906	814	658	80.8
PROCESS CHEMISTRY L4	154	148	50	33.8
PROCESS CONTROL L4	348	330	294	89.1
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY L4	340	318	196	61.6
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE L4	6 498	6 030	4 844	80.3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT L4	4 730	4 340	3 850	88.7
PUBLIC HEALTH L4	1 468	1 306	1 002	76.7
PULP AND PAPERMAKING TECHNOLOGY L4	220	202	54	26.7
ROADS L4	178	164	112	68.3
SCIENCE OF TOURISM L4	3 486	3 180	3 036	95.5
STORED PROGRAMME SYSTEMS L4	522	452	318	70.4
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN L4	2 908	2 578	1 496	58.0
THE HUMAN BODY AND MIND L4	1 494	1 328	1 142	86.0
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM L4	1 488	1 280	898	70.2
TOURISM OPERATIONS L4	3 438	3 056	2 590	84.8
TRANSPORT ECONOMICS L4	850	784	488	62.2
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS L4	854	792	570	72.0
WELDING L4	568	524	448	85.5
TOTAL	395 680	356 894	270 550	75.8

Report 190/1 N3 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE THEORY	38	35	28	80.0
AIRCRAFT METALWORK THEORY	30	25	25	100.0
BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY	2 781	2 532	1 071	42.3
BUILDING DRAWING	2 475	2 219	1 648	74.3
BUILDING SCIENCE	2 659	2 388	1 078	45.1
DIESEL TRADE THEORY	1 363	1 219	751	61.6
ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY	1 663	1 410	825	58.5
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY	7 535	6 907	5 353	77.5
ENGINEERING DRAWING	5 102	4 511	2 871	63.6
ENGINEERING SCIENCE	20 465	16 536	9 848	59.6
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	10 976	9 968	7 019	70.4
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND PLANNING	1 293	765	383	50.1
INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION	1 770	1 025	381	37.2
INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY	321	271	83	30.6
LOGIC SYSTEMS	323	306	198	64.7
MATHEMATICS	22 026	17 201	12 350	71.8
MECHANOTECHNOLOGY	6 092	4 679	2 179	46.6
MOTOR BODYWORK THEORY	1	0	0
MOTOR ELECTRICAL THEORY	13	6	2	33.3
MOTOR TRADE THEORY	380	333	235	70.6
PLANT OPERATION THEORY	642	564	175	31.0
PLATING AND STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAWING	1 057	897	317	35.3
RADIO AND TELEVISION THEORY	113	107	48	44.9
RADIO THEORY	1	0	0
REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY	6	2	2	100.0
REFRIGERATION TRADE THEORY	8	5	0	0.0
SUPERVISION IN INDUSTRY	1 428	826	439	53.1
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	613	567	281	49.6
WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	493	433	257	59.4
Total	91 667	75 737	47 847	63.2

Report 190/1 N6 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION	1405	1240	752	60.6
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION	1504	1303	879	67.5
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING	1320	1145	679	59.3
CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION	388	325	155	47.7
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY	479	363	125	34.4
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS	94	83	40	48.2
CONTROL SYSTEMS	379	218	117	53.7
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	500	415	344	82.9
ELECTROTECHNICS	5891	5026	2301	45.8
ENGINEERING PHYSICS	628	517	241	46.6
FAULT FINDING AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES	672	563	157	27.9
FLUID MECHANICS	653	518	371	71.6
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	5215	4616	4166	90.3
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS	158	118	101	85.6
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: MINES	150	126	41	32.5
LOGIC SYSTEMS	140	126	66	52.4
LOSS CONTROL	21	18	9	50.0
MATHEMATICS	8541	7331	4618	63.0
MECHANICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN	819	695	268	38.6
MECHANOTECHNICS	2367	2003	1426	71.2
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT	331	235	84	35.7
PLANT ENGINEERING: FACTORIES	408	298	75	25.2
PLANT ENGINEERING: MINES AND WORKS	113	90	31	34.4
POWER MACHINES	5787	4901	4086	83.4
PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL	34	27	6	22.2
QUANTITY SURVEYING	1373	1197	881	73.6
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	1681	1345	773	57.5
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT	555	369	223	60.4
Total	41606	35211	23015	65.4

Report 190/1 N6 Business Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
APPLIED MANAGEMENT	733	729	652	89.4
ARRANGING & PRODUCTION	87	87	73	83.9
AURAL & ENSEMBLE	17	17	15	88.2
CATERING THEORY AND PRACTICAL	671	668	548	82.0
CERAMICS	29	29	28	96.6
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION	85	85	85	100.0
COMMUNICATION	4 272	4 245	4 133	97.4
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS	639	625	612	97.9
COMPUTER PRACTICE	9 746	9 609	8 049	83.8
COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS	3 364	3 340	2 807	84.0
COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	3 515	3 487	3 155	90.5
DATA MANAGEMENT: FARMING	514	513	486	94.7
DAY CARE COMMUNICATION	1 788	1 778	1 766	99.3
DAY CARE MANAGEMENT	1 896	1 883	1 733	92.0
DRAWING	202	202	194	96.0
EDUCARE DIDACTICS THEORY AND PRACTICAL	1 747	1 732	1 681	97.1
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	1 795	1 777	1 681	94.6
ELECTRONIC MUSIC & KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE	77	77	69	89.6
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	6 363	6 291	5 486	87.2
FASHION DRAWING	95	95	95	100.0
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	4 312	4 266	3 479	81.6
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: FARMING	591	590	542	91.9
GRAPHIC DESIGN	193	192	185	96.4
GRAPHIC PROCESSES	42	42	40	95.2
HARMONY & COMPOSITION	1	1	1	100.0
HISTORY OF ART	210	205	172	83.9
HOTEL RECEPTION	746	742	647	87.2
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: FARMING	644	643	582	90.5
IMPROVISATION	17	17	16	94.1
INCOME TAX	1 729	1 712	1 514	88.4
INFORMATION PROCESSING	4 307	4 271	2 462	57.6
JEWELLERY DESIGN	7	7	7	100.0
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING	7	7	7	100.0
KOMMUNIKASIE	73	70	67	95.7
LABOUR RELATIONS	4 451	4 397	3 408	77.5
LEGAL PRACTICE	74	74	71	95.9
MANAGEMENT: FARMING	503	477	471	98.7
MARKETING COMMUNICATION	2 150	2 118	1 434	67.7
MARKETING MANAGEMENT	1 675	1 644	1 211	73.7
MARKETING RESEARCH	1 569	1 560	1 351	86.6
MEDICAL PRACTICE	28	13	12	92.3
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION	3 224	3 184	1 940	60.9
MUSIC BUSINESS & STYLES	138	130	129	99.2
OFFICE PRACTICE	4 602	4 559	4 116	90.3
PAINTING	59	59	56	94.9
PATTERN CONSTRUCTION	100	99	92	92.9
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	4 152	4 096	3 397	82.9
PERSONNEL TRAINING	4 212	4 160	3 761	90.4
PHOTOGRAPHY	49	49	49	100.0
PRACTICAL: BASS GUITAR	1	1	1	100.0
PRACTICAL: GUITAR	6	4	2	50.0
PRACTICAL: PIANO/KEYBOARD	3	3	3	100.0
PRACTICAL: VOCAL	9	9	8	88.9
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	2 737	2 702	2 448	90.6
PUBLIC FINANCE	2 389	2 368	2 294	96.9
PUBLIC LAW	3 172	3 147	2 562	81.4
PUBLIC RELATIONS	993	964	810	84.0
SALES MANAGEMENT	6 024	5 949	4 269	71.8
SOUND ENGINEERING	78	77	76	98.7
TEXTILE DESIGN/FIBRE ART	1	1	1	100.0
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIES	14	14	14	100.0
TOURIST DESTINATIONS	743	734	683	93.1
TRAVEL OFFICE PROCEDURES	824	816	597	73.2
TRAVEL SERVICES	959	942	375	39.8
Total	95 453	94 384	78 710	83.4

Annexure C

201711 NC (V) Level 4 and NATED Report 190/1 N3 and N6 subject average percentage report

NC (V) Level 4 subject average percentage report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
Advanced Plant Production	870	792	741	93.6
Advertising and Promotions	1 405	1 166	416	35.7
Afrikaans First Additional Language	172	142	140	98.6
Agribusiness	933	839	643	76.6
Animal Production	913	775	599	77.3
Applied Accounting	2 005	1 724	1 290	74.8
Applied Engineering Technology	3 359	3 079	2 554	82.9
Applied Policing	1 156	1 011	628	62.1
Architectural Graphics and Technology	26	19	17	89.5
Art and Science of Teaching	786	720	486	67.5
Automotive Repair and Maintenance	1 196	1 054	723	68.6
Business Practice	6 198	5 691	5 236	92.0
Carpentry and Roof Work	529	457	308	67.4
Civil and Structural Steel Work Detailing	24	21	6	28.6
Client Service and Human Relations	3 425	3 124	2 761	88.4
Community Oriented Primary Care	778	711	589	82.8
Computer Programming	1 451	1 176	549	46.7
Computer-Integrated Manufacturing	249	231	160	69.3
Concrete Structures	55	48	43	89.6
Construction Planning	1 922	1 731	1 232	71.2
Construction Supervision	1 847	1 676	1 497	89.3
Consumer Behaviour	790	665	454	68.3
Contact Centre Operations	1 004	859	674	78.5
Criminal Justice Process	1 189	1 057	714	67.5
Criminology	34	31	26	83.9
Data Communication and Networking	1 535	1 267	491	38.8
Drawing Office Procedures and Techniques	27	23	12	52.2
Early Childhood Development	747	690	648	93.9
Economic Environment	2 152	1 827	929	50.8
Electrical Principles & Practice	3 026	2 694	1 461	54.2
Electrical Systems & Construction	2 725	2 480	1 660	66.9
Electrical Workmanship	2 849	2 635	2 176	82.6
Electronic Control and Digital Electronic	2 981	2 667	1 022	38.3
Electrotechnology	248	224	140	62.5
Engineering Fabrication - Boiler Making	751	689	523	75.9
Engineering Fabrication - Sheet Metal Wo	1	0	0
Engineering Processes	3 225	2 991	2 874	96.1
English First Additional Language	28 922	25 888	19 523	75.4
Farm Planning and Mechanisation	852	759	635	83.7
Financial Management	2 955	2 531	1 820	71.9
Fitting and Turning	1 083	986	666	67.5
Food Preparation	1 783	1 617	1 192	73.7
Freight Logistics	536	494	444	89.9
Governance	1 130	1 013	942	93.0
Graphic Design	45	36	34	94.4
Hospitality Generics	1 867	1 677	876	52.2
Hospitality Services	1 751	1 631	1 435	88.0
Human and Social Development	767	701	626	89.3
IsiXhosa First Additional Language	4	0	0
Law Procedures and Evidence	1 139	1 022	633	61.9
Learning Psychology	790	733	647	88.3
Life Orientation	26 639	24 215	22 426	92.6
Management Practice	1 213	1 059	859	81.1
Marketing	1 340	1 131	710	62.8
Marketing Communication	1 200	1 047	979	93.5
Masonry	625	562	523	93.1
Materials	1 821	1 673	1 445	86.4
Mathematical Literacy	17 686	15 912	11 592	72.9
Mathematics	11 314	9 698	4 196	43.3
Mechanical Draughting and Technology	32	27	21	77.8
Mechatronic Systems	205	187	137	73.3
Multimedia Service	275	236	209	88.6
New Venture Creation	5 396	4 686	3 576	76.3
Office Data Processing	6 685	5 898	4 578	77.6
Office Practice	6 289	5 691	5 026	88.3
Operations Management	1 204	1 011	730	72.2
Personal Assistance	2 071	1 810	1 411	78.0
Physical Science	358	310	176	56.8
Plumbing	481	434	363	83.6
Process Chemistry	61	57	35	61.4
Process Control	109	101	71	70.3
Process Technology	128	112	84	75.0
Professional Engineering Practice	3 275	3 010	2 269	75.4
Project Management	2 394	2 160	1 978	91.6
Public Health	758	689	679	98.5
Pulp and Papermaking Technology	104	93	63	67.7
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Process	9	6	5	83.3
Renewable Energy Technologies	93	92	29	31.5
Roads	95	90	80	88.9
Science of Tourism	1 685	1 542	1 489	96.6
Stored Programme Systems	242	219	160	73.1
Sustainable Tourism in SA & International Travel	1 690	1 529	1 367	89.4
System Analysis and Design	1 346	1 152	736	63.9
The Human Body and Mind	730	681	613	90.0
The South African Health Care System	758	666	498	74.8
Tourism Operations	1 651	1 496	1 271	85.0
Transport Economics	535	486	339	69.8
Transport Operations	552	503	437	86.9
Welding	334	309	292	94.5
Total	197 590	176 654	135 347	76.6

Report 190/1 N3 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE THEORY	52	43	18	41.9
AIRCRAFT METALWORK THEORY	30	22	16	72.7
BUILDING AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY	2 643	2 357	1 206	51.2
BUILDING DRAWING	2 082	1 753	1 359	77.5
BUILDING SCIENCE	2 540	2 223	960	43.2
DIESEL TRADE THEORY	1 523	1 254	672	53.6
ELECTRICAL TRADE THEORY	1 623	1 273	825	64.8
ELECTRO-TECHNOLOGY	7 024	5 896	3 833	65.0
ENGINEERING DRAWING	5 901	4 804	3 246	67.6
ENGINEERING SCIENCE	20 415	17 045	11 556	67.8
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	9 000	7 564	4 856	64.2
INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND PLANNING	2 210	1 118	659	58.9
INDUSTRIAL ORIENTATION	2 586	1 362	861	63.2
INSTRUMENT TRADE THEORY	404	343	176	51.3
LOGIC SYSTEMS	367	319	188	58.9
MATHEMATICS	21 711	18 061	13 209	73.1
MECHANOTECHNOLOGY	5 814	4 772	3 625	76.0
MOTOR BODYWORK THEORY	1	0	0
MOTOR ELECTRICAL THEORY	6	2	2	100.0
MOTOR TRADE THEORY	316	229	174	76.0
PLANT OPERATION THEORY	620	528	299	56.6
PLATING AND STRUCTURAL STEEL DRAWING	1 286	1 062	328	30.9
RADIO AND TELEVISION THEORY	133	125	71	56.8
REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY	3	1	1	100.0
REFRIGERATION TRADE THEORY	23	16	10	62.5
SUPERVISION IN INDUSTRY	2 401	1 220	791	64.8
WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	601	528	239	45.3
WATER TREATMENT PRACTICE	509	433	190	43.9
Total	91 824	74 353	49 370	66.4

Report 190/1 N6 Engineering Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
BUILDING ADMINISTRATION	1583	1429	880	61.6
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION	1737	1577	918	58.2
BUILDING AND STRUCTURAL SURVEYING	1552	1396	1011	72.4
CHEMICAL PLANT OPERATION	426	389	224	57.6
CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY	502	432	240	55.6
COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS	69	58	13	22.4
CONTROL SYSTEMS	416	279	159	57.0
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS	362	324	260	80.2
ELECTROTECHNICS	5724	4964	3160	63.7
ENGINEERING PHYSICS	606	509	243	47.7
FAULT FINDING AND PROTECTIVE DEVICES	527	443	273	61.6
FLUID MECHANICS	655	525	295	56.2
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS	5405	4811	3659	76.1
INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS	158	112	27	24.1
LEGAL KNOWLEDGE: MINES	135	0	0
LOGIC SYSTEMS	109	103	101	98.1
LOSS CONTROL	8	5	5	100.0
MATHEMATICS	7242	6298	3080	48.9
MECHANICAL DRAWING AND DESIGN	926	766	81	10.6
MECHANOTECHNICS	2660	2262	1584	70.0
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT	354	209	116	55.5
PLANT ENGINEERING: FACTORIES	414	249	49	19.7
PLANT ENGINEERING: MINES AND WORKS	107	80	36	45.0
POWER MACHINES	5933	5123	4398	85.8
PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL	18	13	7	53.8
QUANTITY SURVEYING	1367	1189	775	65.2
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES	1949	1639	921	56.2
SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT	530	379	294	77.6
Total	41474	35563	22809	64.1

Report 190/1 N6 Business Studies subject average percentange report

Subject Name	Enrol	Written	Pass	Pass rate (%)
APPLIED MANAGEMENT	811	761	616	80.9
ARRANGING & PRODUCTION	94	80	74	92.5
AURAL & ENSEMBLE	37	29	29	100.0
CATERING THEORY AND PRACTICAL	898	847	706	83.4
CERAMICS	23	21	21	100.0
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION	163	153	144	94.1
COMMUNICATION	4 525	4 225	4 106	97.2
COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONS	823	792	769	97.1
COMPUTER PRACTICE	11 617	10 710	6 957	65.0
COMPUTERISED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS	3 941	3 661	2 687	73.4
COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING	3 999	3 719	3 158	84.9
DATA MANAGEMENT: FARMING	586	562	528	94.0
DAY CARE COMMUNICATION	2 172	2 039	2 015	98.8
DAY CARE MANAGEMENT	2 288	2 135	2 088	97.8
DRAWING	200	183	174	95.1
EDUCARE DIDACTICS THEORY AND PRACTICAL	2 155	2 011	1 985	98.7
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	2 334	2 139	1 865	87.2
ELECTRONIC MUSIC & KEYBOARD TECHNIQUE	90	75	64	85.3
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	6 797	6 068	5 263	86.7
FASHION DRAWING	153	145	145	100.0
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	5 030	4 646	4 105	88.4
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: FARMING	541	521	449	86.2
GRAPHIC DESIGN	186	169	167	98.8
GRAPHIC PROCESSES	67	61	61	100.0
HARMONY & COMPOSITION	3	3	3	100.0
HISTORY OF ART	178	165	147	89.1
HOTEL RECEPTION	1 062	964	833	86.4
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: FARMING	645	617	394	63.9
IMPROVISATION	39	35	35	100.0
INCOME TAX	1 982	1 825	1 423	78.0
INFORMATION PROCESSING	7 453	2 222	2 072	93.2
JEWELLERY DESIGN	8	6	6	100.0
JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING	7	6	6	100.0
KOMMUNIKASIE	111	98	74	75.5
LABOUR RELATIONS	5 613	5 081	4 519	88.9
LEGAL PRACTICE	240	226	190	84.1
MANAGEMENT: FARMING	554	533	508	95.3
MARKETING COMMUNICATION	3 122	2 815	1 769	62.8
MARKETING MANAGEMENT	2 526	2 297	1 512	65.8
MARKETING RESEARCH	2 067	1 878	1 305	69.5
MEDICAL PRACTICE	47	29	28	96.6
MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION	5 381	4 939	4 121	83.4
MUSIC BUSINESS & STYLES	127	104	92	88.5
OFFICE PRACTICE	5 338	4 932	4 165	84.4
PAINTING	62	58	58	100.0
PATTERN CONSTRUCTION	154	146	146	100.0
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT	4 881	4 449	3 436	77.2
PERSONNEL TRAINING	4 893	4 506	3 974	88.2
PHOTOGRAPHY	31	29	29	100.0
PRACTICAL: BASS GUITAR	1	1	1	100.0
PRACTICAL: DRUMS/PERCUSSION	2	2	1	50.0
PRACTICAL: GUITAR	2	2	2	100.0
PRACTICAL: PIANO/KEYBOARD	11	10	8	80.0
PRACTICAL: VOCAL	30	23	23	100.0
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	3 783	3 523	3 225	91.5
PUBLIC FINANCE	3 064	2 879	2 855	99.2
PUBLIC LAW	4 432	4 134	3 392	82.1
PUBLIC RELATIONS	1 276	1 127	1 077	95.6
SALES MANAGEMENT	6 452	5 915	3 823	64.6
SOUND ENGINEERING	102	86	76	88.4
TEXTILE DESIGN/FIBRE ART	1	0	0
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDIES	7	7	7	100.0
TOURIST DESTINATIONS	1 034	951	881	92.6
TRAVEL OFFICE PROCEDURES	1 172	1 070	865	80.8
TRAVEL SERVICES	1 304	1 194	963	80.7
Total	118 727	104 639	86 220	82.4