Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. (a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii)

Note that 2017 data is not yet available. Table 1 below indicates the number of learners in 2016 by sector. It shows that there were 12 932 565 learners in 2016, majority (7 509 476) of these learners were in primary schools.

Table 1: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province and phase, in 2016

Province	Sector	Pre-Primary	Primary	Secondary	Grand Total
EC	INDEPENDENT	6 211	38 011	18 497	62 824
	PUBLIC	134 381	1 137 136	627 206	1 898 723
	Total	140 592	1 175 147	645 703	1 961 547
FS	INDEPENDENT	1 405	10 294	4 938	16 637
	PUBLIC	37 412	407 072	227 228	671 712
	Total	38 817	417 366	232 166	688 349
GP	INDEPENDENT	27 304	160 881	89 433	278 026
	PUBLIC	108 017	1 228 212	707 006	2 048 558
	Total	135 321	1 389 093	796 439	2 326 584
KZ	INDEPENDENT	6 411	36 378	26 487	69 337
	PUBLIC	189 296	1 569 955	1 048 909	2 808 207
	Total	195 707	1 606 333	1 075 396	2 877 544
LP	INDEPENDENT	5 205	34 093	19 532	58 830
	PUBLIC	121 727	907 668	677 289	1 706 725
	Total	126 932	941 761	696 821	1 765 555
MP	INDEPENDENT	2 483	16 371	9 264	28 118
	PUBLIC	64 363	597 045	384 616	1 046 234
	Total	66 846	613 416	393 880	1 074 352
NC	INDEPENDENT	649	1 838	1 589	4 080
	PUBLIC	18 834	175 612	92 960	287 435
	Total	19 483	177 450	94 549	291 515
NW	INDEPENDENT	1 874	12 158	5 136	19 207
	PUBLIC	50 345	487 710	273 231	811 340
	Total	52 219	499 868	278 367	830 547
WC	INDEPENDENT	5 446	29 947	17 780	53 223
	PUBLIC	65 701	659 095	337 572	1 063 349
	Total	71 147	689 042	355 352	1 116 572
National	847 064	7 509 476	4 568 673	12 932 565

Source: 2016 SNAP Survey

(2) (a) (b) (c)

All teachers employed in schools are allocated classes to teach. If teachers, for whatever reason which may include ill-health, suspension due to misconduct, etc. are unable to teach, a substitute educator is allocated to the school accordingly.

(3)(a)(b) Number of state-paid public and independent schools educators, in 2017

Province	Number of educators in Independent schools (a) (2016)	Number of educators Public Schools (b) (2017)
EASTERN CAPE	3 257	51 597
FREE STATE	1 058	20 674
GAUTENG	18 986	62 385
KWAZULU-NATAL	4 989	87 437
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	2 768	49 992
MPUMALANGA	370	31 768
NORTH WEST	1 232	24 902
NORTHERN CAPE	295	9 125
WESTERN CAPE	4 264	30 942
Grand Total	37 219	368 822
Source 1(public) PERSAL, March 2017 Source 2 (independent schools): 2016 SNAP

Reply:

a) The following are the criteria used to determine learner transport demand as per the policy on learner transport:

• Beneficiaries must be needy learners from grade R to 12 as prescribed;

• Learner transport will be to the nearest appropriate school only and not to a school of parental choice (parental choice means parents prefer to enrol their children at schools other than the nearest suitable school);

• Priority must be given to learners with disabilities, taking into considering the nature of the disability;

• Priority must be given to primary schools learners who walk long distances to schools; and

• Existing learner transport services must be taken into account when identifying beneficiaries as no learner transport services will be provided in areas where public transport is available in order to avoid duplication of services and resources.

b) The total demand expected to decrease between the 2016-17 and 2017-18 financial years in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape due to different factors such as, but not limited to:

  (a) Rationalisation, mergers and closure of schools; and

  (b) Verification process where learners who do not qualify are removed from the service.

   (c) Gauteng is experiencing influx of learners from different provinces, and the resultant establishment of informal settlements were there are no schools, which result in the increase in the demand for learner transport.

    In KZN, the number is increasing as a result of rationalisation of schools.

     In Limpopo, the increase in demand is a result of the relocation of communities from areas where there were schools to Redistribution and Development Programme housing and establishment informal settlement where there are no schools.

Reply:

a) A total of 138 Grade 1-12 textbooks on the National Catalogue have been adapted in large print books.

b) (i) The provinces that ordered Braille Large Print books were as follows:

Province	Quantity
EC	154
MP	84
NC	28
NW	138

(b) (ii) all books were ordered from Pioneer Printers, as the only provider that adapted the books on the National Catalogue into Braille Large Print.

Reply:

a) A total of 366 Grade 1-12 textbooks on the National Catalogue have been adapted in Braille.

b) The provinces that ordered Braille books were as follows:

Province	Quantity
EC	82
MP	314
NC	44
NW	211

(b) (i) (ii)(iii) All books were ordered from Pioneer Printers, as the only provider, that adapted the books on the National Catalogue into Braille.

Reply:

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	102 219	94 938	98 312	111 406	106 551
Free State	8 061	8 053	7 193	9 736	10 689
Gauteng	66 718	75 299	82 971	97 114	109 618
KwaZulu-Natal	17 521	85 023	81 038	71 000	90 000
Limpopo	19 344	36 123	37 272	34 321	40 268
Mpumalanga	66 615	59 354	59 346	60 231	60 256
Northern Cape	27 239	23 573	27 526	27 803	26 853
North West	40 722	61 950	52 684	52 684	54 059
Western Cape	55 106	53 950	57 517	57 416	5 800

b) Information on projection has been requested from provinces and will be made available once received.

Reply:

The names of the external moderators of the 2016 National Senior Certificate examination are:

(a) Afrikaans Second Additional Language – Ms M Venter

(b) English Second Additional Language - Ms N Zindela and Ms M Lentsoane

(c) IsiNdebele Second Additional Language – Mr PJ Masilela

(d) IsiZulu Second Additional Language - Ms T Ngobese and Mrs F M Khuboni

(e) Setswana Second Additional Language - Ms S Sehume-Hlakoane and Dr M Lesete

(f) IsiXhosa Second Additional Language – Mrs PP Maqhude, Mrs N W Siziwe Beyile

(g) Sepedi Second Additional Language - Dr NI Magapa and Ms V Masha

(h) Sesotho Second Additional Language - Mr MP Thito and Ms M Matsabiso

 

Reply:

The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subjects found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.

Reply:

(a)  (b) The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subjects found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.

Reply:

(a) (b) The Minister undertook the official visit to Harare in Zimbabwe on 21-22 September

2016. Minister Motshekga accepted an official invitation from the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education in Zimbabwe, Dr LDK Dokora, MP, to a bi-lateral meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe.

(c) The bi-lateral discussions focussed on curriculum reforms and implementation, education human resource matters and the professionalization of teaching, national assessments and examinations, and school infrastructure planning and delivery.

(d) After illuminating engagements, the Ministers identified the above mentioned as potential areas for collaboration between the two parties, and directed officials to further engage with an intention to draft a Memorandum of Agreement that the two Ministers can sign at a later stage.

Reply:

1. The location of functions in a province is the prerogative of the Premier of the province and the Executive Council of the respective provinces. It is on this basis that decisions were taken that the function be located with the Department of Transport in Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North West provinces whilst it is located with the Department of Education in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Western Cape.

2. Yes, in five (5) provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal, the function was transferred from the Provincial Education Department to the Provincial Department of Transport. The Eastern Cape transferred the function to the Department of Transport in 2011. The Northern Cape transferred the function in 2012, KwaZulu-Natal in 2012, and Free State in 2014. In KwaZulu-Natal, the function was transferred back to the Department of Education with effect from 01 April 2017.

Reply:

(a) and (b)

Number of Learners utilising transport per province per years indicated
PROVINCE	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	(01-Apr-17
Eastern Cape	54 527	57 176	68 576	78 061	78 061
Free State	8 077	8 053	7 193	11 929	11 929
Gauteng	66 718	75 299	82 917	109 618	109 618
KwaZulu-Natal	22 045	34 814	37 223	47 747	47 747
Limpopo	19 162	18 908	21 131	34 321	34 321
Mpumalanga	66 615	59 354	60 231	60 119	60 119
Northern Cape	23 424	22 641	23 640	23 684	23 684
North West	31 830	33 334	37 164	42 281	42 281
Western Cape	51 004	53 950	57 517	58 217	58 217

It must be noted that the number of learners transported at the end of quarter four of 2016/17 is the same as the number transported from 1 April 2017, as the number of learners transported are based on the school calendar year.

 

Reply:

Learner transport is funded from the provincial equitable share. Since this budget is not earmarked, it is not ring-fenced.

Reply:

The information has been requested from the Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as soon as it is received.

Reply:

(a)-(i)-(aa),(bb),(cc) & (dd)-(ii), (b), (c), (d), (e) & (f)

• See the attached table.

Reply:

The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.

Reply:

The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subject found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.

Reply:

The 2016 National Senior Certificate (NSC) External Moderator Reports for the above listed subjects found that the subject question papers covered the scope and depth of the examinable content, examined the appropriate levels of cognition and difficulty outlined in the assessment syllabus and examination guideline of the examination assessment body. See external moderator’s reports in the accompanying USB flash drive.

Reply:

PROCURED ANY SERVICES FROM OR MADE ANY PAYMENTS TO THE DECOLONISATION FOUNDATION

(a) DBE
	(i)	Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation	DBE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A

(b) ENTITIES
SACE	(i)	Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation	SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A
UMALUSI	(i)	Procured any services from the Decolonisation Foundation	Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A

Reply:

1. The Department of Basic Education has not formulated a definition of the term “decolonisation”, nor has it settled on a “working definition” of it as it pertains to the school curriculum. The reason for this is that decolonisation as a concept or term is not mentioned in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. However, Section 1.3 (c) of the policy does point out the principles that the policy is based on and includes, for example, social transformation; human rights, inclusivity, environmental and social justice; and valuing indigenous knowledge systems.

2. (a) The Curriculum and Assessment Policy statement was crafted by South African education experts and stakeholders, upholding the values of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and colonial powers have not influenced this process of development or its implementation in the education sector.

(b) Decolonisation of the curriculum is a process and not an event, as the development, review, assessment and strengthening of Curriculum in itself cannot be a once-off event. South Africa has developed and then reviewed several school curricula since 1998 as a process and the current CAPS of 2011, whilst hailed by many as the best Curriculum Statement to date, is also currently being subject to a process of review and strengthening.

(c) A fully transformed curriculum policy regime was referred to and explained in response to Internal Question Paper 09/2017, Question 490(c). It refers to a fully transformed policy reflecting the principles of CAPS and incorporating relevant policy documents that direct the content of all subjects, direct the assessment thereof and stipulate the requirements for promotion and progression of learners.

3. Steps to be taken to ensure that learners are fully immersed in the indigenous knowledge systems;

• Indigenous knowledge advocacy in the form of expos, heritage site visits etc.
• Inclusion of indigenous knowledge holders in local communities to link indigenous knowledge and school knowledge.
• Promotion of play based learning through indigenous games.
• Integration of indigenous knowledge in the social cohesion programmes.
• Collaboration with Department of Arts and Culture, Heritage Councils and other relevant stakeholders.

4. A number of scientific laws, for example Newton’s Laws and applications thereof are part of the Physical Sciences curriculum. Scientific laws and applications thereof will remain part of any future curriculum as they provide foundational knowledge in science.

Reply:

(a) Department	(i)	Procured any services from Bell Portinger.	The Department has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger.
	(ii)	Make any payments to the Bell Portinger.
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A
(b) Entities
SACE	(i)	Procured any services from Bell Portinger.	SACE has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. SACE makes use of its own internal resources for related services
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Belll Portinger.
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A

UMALUSI	(i)	Procured any services from the Bell Portinger	Umalusi has not procured any services from or made any payments to the Bell Portinger. Umalusi makes use of its own internal resources for related services.
	(ii)	Made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation
	(aa)	Services that were procured	N/A
	(bb)	The total costs	N/A
	(cc)	Detailed breakdown of the costs	N/A
	(dd)	The total amount paid	N/A
	(ee)	Purpose of the payments	N/A
	(ff)	Detailed breakdown of the payments	N/A

 

 

Reply:

Table 1: Number learners who fell pregnant, by district ad grade, in 2014

Province	District	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	other	Grand Total
EC	BUTTERWORTH						1	1	1	3	5		11
	COFIMVABA						1						1
	CRADOCK							5	7	11	6		29
	DUTYWA						3		1		3		7
	EAST LONDON							6	5	9	6		26
	FORT BEAUFORT									1	1		2
	GRAAFF-REINET					1			1	2	1		5
	GRAHAMSTOWN									7	4		11
	KING WILLIAMS TOWN								1	4	4		9
	LADY FRERE						1	1	3	4	6		15
	LIBODE						2	3	2	1	8		16
	LUSIKISIKI					3	7	6	8	8	5		37
	MALUTI					3		2	2	1	5		13
	MBIZANA				4	3	18	26	38	57	40		186
	MT FLETCHER						2	4	1	5	1		13
	MT FRERE						1		1	5	4		11
	MTHATHA							2	2	1	1		6
	NGCOBO						1						1
	PORT ELIZABETH				1	2	1	2	6	14	9		35
	QUEENSTOWN						1	1		4	5		11
	QUMBU					3	1	6	6	6	7		29
	STERKSPRUIT							1	14	16	8		39
	UITENHAGE					1	2	1		5	5		14
	Total				5	16	42	67	99	164	134		527
FS	FEZILE DABI				1		5	11	16	21	15		69
	LEJWLEPUTSWA				2	4	9	11	28	30	50	4	138
	MOTHEO				2	2	7	20	47	37	69	5	189
	THABO MOFUTSANYANA		1		7	1	3	38	75	63	98	3	289
	XHARIEP						3	15	16	16	30		80
	Total		1		12	7	27	95	182	167	262	12	765
GT	EKURHULENI NORTH				1	7	16	61	108	121	110	20	444
	EKURHULENI SOUTH			1	3	8	19	71	190	203	165	1	661
	GAUTENG EAST				2	5	12	56	141	122	80		418
	GAUTENG NORTH						10	14	40	36	49		149
	GAUTENG WEST			1		9	16	50	115	81	64		336
	JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL					6	12	33	103	108	86		348
	JOHANNESBURG EAST			1	2	5	10	18	70	92	59	5	262
	JOHANNESBURG NORTH				1	2	12	29	91	76	72	5	288
	JOHANNESBURG SOUTH				1	1	8	23	59	92	75		259
	JOHANNESBURG WEST					1	8	29	73	70	53		234
	SEDIBENG EAST					1	4	34	44	21	29		133
	SEDIBENG WEST				2	10	17	45	107	84	77		342
	TSHWANE NORTH					6	11	58	139	120	87		421
	TSHWANE SOUTH				2	6	31	82	122	112	96	1	452
	TSHWANE WEST			1	2	4	15	36	139	148	102	23	470
	Total			4	16	71	201	639	1 541	1 486	1 204	55	5 217
KZN	AMAJUBA						5	8	28	25	18		84
	ILEMBE				6	1	10	24	78	98	75		292
	PINETOWN					2	12	34	76	67	64		255
	SISONKE				1	2	3	4	7	12	16		45
	UGU			1	1	3	21	55	106	119	124		430
	UMGUNGUNDLOVU					2	5	28	46	57	70	2	210
	UMKHANYAKUDE			1	4	7	38	69	136	161	152		568
	UMLAZI				3	2	8	27	70	113	121	4	348
	UMZINYATHI	2	2	4	2	3	9	13	32	41	40		148
	UTHUKELA					2	5	8	16	18	20		69
	UTHUNGULU				1	9	19	45	77	88	105	2	346
	ZULULAND	5	5	6	9	16	11	23	59	53	57		244
	Total	7	7	12	27	49	146	338	731	852	862	8	3 039
LP	LEBOWAKGOMO						2	6	24	22	25		79
	MOGALAKWENA						2	4	6	6	4		22
	MOPANI				2		5	17	20	20	20	2	86
	POLOKWANE		1		2	1	8	22	41	28	29		132
	RIBA CROSS							1	2	4			7
	SEKHUKHUNE						1	4	11	11	5		32
	TSHIPISE SAGOLE						7	5	4	3	2		21
	TZANEEN						4	8	9	8	11		40
	VHEMBE				1	4	7	34	68	49	47		210
	WATERBERG				1	1	1	4	12	10	5		34
	Total		1		6	6	37	105	197	161	148	2	663
MP	BOHLABELA	1	0	66	80	107	25	50	98	89	60		576
	EHLANZENI			6	12	26	238	298	402	363	289	1	1 635
	GERT SIBANDE	2	8	10	11	12	49	71	122	102	155		542
	NKANGALA		1	1	2	24	45	71	101	116	89	7	457
	Total	3	9	83	105	169	357	490	723	670	593	8	3 210
NC	FRANCES BAARD			2	6	4	16	43	63	67	49		250
	JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWA				1	21	20	40	123	101	49		355
	NAMAKWA				1	4	3	13	14	16	19		70
	PIXLEY KA SEME	1		1	3	10	30	56	179	94	70		444
	Total	1		3	11	39	69	152	379	278	187		1 119
NW	GREATER TAUNG								1	3			4
	KAGISANO MOLOPO		1		1	2	3	7	4	2			20
	KGETLENG RIVER							1		1			2
	LETLHABILE								4	4	1		9
	LICHTENBURG							1	10	2	3		16
	MADIBENG					5			1	4	3	93	106
	MAFIKENG					1							1
	MATLOSANA						194	265	141	63	26	2	691
	MORETELE								4	4	3		11
	MOSES KOTANE WEST									2	1		3
	POTCHEFSTROOM					1	2	3	14	7	6		33
	REKOPANTSWE								2	3			5
	RUSTENBURG					1	3	4	15	11	16		50
	TALEDI						1	1					2
	Total		1		1	10	203	282	196	106	59	95	953
WC	CAPE WINELANDS			2	8	11	26	83	121	122	126		499
	EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO			2	1	9	20	56	92	111	119		410
	METRO CENTRAL					3	14	60	64	82	92		315
	METRO EAST				2	3	13	70	88	92	109		377
	METRO NORTH				1	7	45	92	131	136	124		536
	METRO SOUTH				6	9	24	70	90	78	100		377
	OVERBERG				3		10	27	34	41	40		155
	WEST COAST			1	4	7	14	40	51	47	30	1	195
	Total			5	25	49	166	498	671	709	740	1	2 864
National	11	19	107	208	416	1 248	2 666	4 719	4 593	4 189	181	18 357

Source 1: 2014 Annual School Survey

Note 2: The ASS question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 3: The data, as received from the provinces, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

Table 2: Number learners who fell pregnant, by district ad grade, in 2015

Province	District	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6		Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9		Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	Other	Grand Total
EC	CRADOCK												1		1
	DUTYWA										3				3
	EAST LONDON										1	2			3
	GRAAFF-REINET							1	1		1				3
	GRAHAMSTOWN						1					1	1		3
	LIBODE										2	5	9		16
	LUSIKISIKI						3	1	1		11	17	10		43
	MALUTI				1		1					1	1		4
	MBIZANA				1		1	15	14		15	29	18		93
	MT FLETCHER										1				1
	MT FRERE											1	2		3
	MTHATA							1	4		2	7			14
	NGCOBO											1			1
	PORT ELIZABETH								2		3	7	6		18
	QUEENSTOWN								2		4	4	3		13
	QUMBU								1		4	2	3		10
	STERKSPRUIT			2					1			3	1		7
	UITENHAGE							1			2	2	2		7
	Total			2	2		6	19	26		49	82	57		243
FS	FEZILE DABI							2	5		28	30	23		88
	LEJWELEPUTSWA				2		3	3	10		38	28	47		131
	MOTHEO				1		2	7	20		34	35	61		160
	THABO MOFUTSANYANA	1	1	4	1		11	13	17		65	70	73		256
	XHARIEP				2		3	4	4		13	16	17		59
	Total	1	1	4	6		19	29	56		178	179	221		694
GT	EKURHULENI NORTH						4	16	46		111	156	102		435
	EKURHULENI SOUTH				3		6	41	84		127	186	124		571
	GAUTENG EAST		1	1			9	29	50		145	148	115		498
	GAUTENG NORTH							2	17		30	28	20		97
	GAUTENG WEST				1		12	20	56		139	110	112		450
	JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL			2	2		4	5	26		94	107	81		321
	JOHANNESBURG EAST						4	13	34		89	108	70		318
	JOHANNESBURG NORTH				1		3	26	51		113	103	90		387
	JOHANNESBURG SOUTH				1		1	11	30		55	89	74		261
	JOHANNESBURG WEST				1		2	9	25		30	65	37		169
	SEDIBENG EAST						1	3	9		33	51	33		130
	SEDIBENG WEST						1	21	43		98	124	94		381
	TSHWANE NORTH						4	9	41		125	123	92		394
	TSHWANE SOUTH				2		2	22	52		102	142	89	5	416
	TSHWANE WEST			1	2		3	12	46		119	149	86		418
	Total		1	4	13		56	239	610		1 410	1 689	1 219	5	5 246
KZN	AMAJUBA	0	0	0	0		2	7	27		78	113	97	0	324
	ILEMBE	0	0	0	0		1	6	15		34	52	26	0	134
	PINETOWN	0	0	0	1		4	16	42		89	121	82	0	355
	SISONKE	0	0	0	0		0	2	0		11	8	9		30
	UGU	0	0	1	0		2	17	24		71	96	90	0	301
	UMGUNGUNDLOVU	0	0	0	0		0	6	16		26	35	42	0	125
	UMKHANYAKUDE				1		3	2	5		12	17	12		52
	UMLAZI	0	0	0	0		0	8	39		84	99	129	0	359
	UMZINYATHI	0	0	0	0		1	0	4		16	17	19	0	57
	UTHUKELA	0	0	0	0		0	1	0		14	9	14	0	38
	UTHUNGULU	0	0	1	2		1	16	44		65	109	92	0	330
	ZULULAND	2	2	2	2		4	6	19		53	53	61	99	303
	Total	2	2	4	6		18	87	235		553	729	673	99	2 408
LP	CAPRICORN	0	0	0	0		1	6	37		94	62	66	0	266
	GREATER SEKHUKHUNE	0	0	0	1		1	1	7		15	15	16	1	57
	MOPANI	0	0	0	1		3	5	20		39	39	22	0	129
	POLOKWANE							0	0		0	0	0		0
	VHEMBE	0	0	0	2		1	20	80		158	95	72	0	428
	WATERBERG	0	0	0	0		3	2	4		2	5	13	0	29
	Total	0	0	0	4		9	34	148		308	216	189	1	909
MP	BOHLABELA	0	0	2	3		5	12	27		46	74	54	8	231
	EHLANZENI	2	0	3	11		23	242	281		378	307	184	15	1446
	GERT SIBANDE	0	0	0	3		11	35	45		83	87	60	0	324
	NKANGALA	2	0	1	5		133	120	136		100	93	80	99	769
	Total	4	0	6	22		172	409	489		607	561	378	122	2 770
NC														0	0
	NAMAKWA	0	0	0	0		0	1	0		4	0	1	0	6
	PIXLEY-KA-SEME	0	0	0	1		3	0	2		10	8	5	0	29
	SIYANDA				2		1	3	2		4	8	14		34
	Total	0	0	0	3		4	4	4		18	16	20	0	69
NW	BRITS	0	0	0	0		0								0
	DITSOBOTLA	0													0
	GREATER DELAREYVILLE	0	0	0	1		1	2	8		10	11	5	0	38
	GREATER TAUNG	0	0	0	0		0	7	11		14	9	4	0	45
	KAGISANO MOLOPO	0	0	0	0		0	0	1						1
	KGETLENG RIVER							1							1
	LICHTENBURG	0	0	0	0		0	0	1		2		2		5
	MADIBENG	0	0	0	2		1	0	1		0	2	1	0	7
	MAHIKENG	0	0	0	0		1	4	12		14	16	12		59
	MAQUASSI HILLS	0	0	0	0		0	0							0
	MATLOSANA	0	0	0	0		0	4	8		16	18	8	0	54
	MORETELE	0	0	0	0		0	0	4		3	5	5		17
	MOSES KOTANE EAST												1		1
	MOSES KOTANE WEST							0	0		2	0	1		3
	RUSTENBURG	0	0	0	1		0	0	2		2	7	5	0	17
	TALEDI	0	0	0	0		0	5	6		6	2	1	0	20
	TLOKWE	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		2	3	1	0	6
	Total	0	0	0	4		3	23	54		71	73	46	0	274
WC	CAPE WINELANDS				5		12	16	60		113	133	104		443
	EDEN AND CENTRAL KAR			1			6	10	53		106	128	125		429
	METRO CENTRAL			2	2		5	14	38		83	83	103		330
	METRO EAST				3		6	28	78		86	108	115		424
	METRO NORTH				2		7	52	80		107	143	118		509
	METRO SOUTH			3			3	21	60		94	139	109		429
	OVERBERG				4		3	9	40		34	22	30		142
	WEST COAST			1	2		3	15	34		45	43	42		185
	Total			7	18		45	165	443		668	799	746		2 891
National	7	4	27	78		332	1 009	2 065		3 862	4 344	3 549	227	15 504

Source 1: 2015 Annual School Survey

Note 1: The ASS question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 2: The data, as received from the provinces, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

Table 3: Number learners who fell pregnant, by district ad grade, in 2016

Province	District	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	Other	Total
EC	CRADOCK	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
	DUTYWA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	EAST LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	0	9
	FORT BEAUFORT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
	GRAAFF-REINET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	GRAHAMSTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	2
	KING WILLIAMS TOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
	LUSIKISIKI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MALUTI	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
	MBIZANA	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	18	15	0	43
	MT FLETCHER	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4
	MT FRERE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MTHATHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	PORT ELIZABETH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	0	8
	QUEENSTOWN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1
	QUMBU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	5	0	14
	STERKSPRUIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
	UITENHAGE	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	7
	Total	0	0	0	1	1	5	10	20	32	37	0	106
FS	FEZILE DABI	1	0	0	0		4	3	5	3	20	0	36
	LEJWELEPUTSWA	0	0	0	1	2	7	12	19	16	23	0	80
	MOTHEO	0	0	1	2	9	3	13	32	29	28	0	117
	THABO MOFUTSANYANA	0	0	0	0	7	17	19	60	64	53	0	220
	XHARIEP	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	8	14	0	34
	Total	1	0	1	3	19	31	50	124	120	138	0	487
GT	EKURHULENI NORTH	0	0	1	2	3	29	54	111	104	82	0	386
	EKURHULENI SOUTH	0	0	0	1	2	29	44	90	110	112	0	388
	GAUTENG EAST	0	0	0	1	5	27	55	154	160	113	0	515
	GAUTENG NORTH	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	26	28	29	0	95
	GAUTENG WEST	0	0	0	1	7	14	29	100	114	110	0	376
	JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL	0	0	0	0	1	20	31	95	100	61	0	308
	JOHANNESBURG EAST	0	0	0	0	1	7	10	48	48	56	0	170
	JOHANNESBURG NORTH	0	0	0	0	2	7	31	82	100	82	0	305
	JOHANNESBURG SOUTH	0	0	0	0	3	11	24	95	103	60	0	296
	JOHANNESBURG WEST	0	0	0	0	1	8	21	47	34	55	0	166
	SEDIBENG EAST	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	30	23	24	0	91
	SEDIBENG WEST	0	0	0	0	0	13	34	75	90	97	0	309
	TSHWANE NORTH	0	0	0	0	2	12	32	99	97	59	0	301
	TSHWANE SOUTH	0	0	0	1	1	21	54	86	123	94	0	380
	TSHWANE WEST	0	0	0	1	2	8	49	122	102	76	0	360
	Total	0	0	1	7	31	213	486	1 260	1 336	1 110	0	4 446
KZN	AMAJUBA	3	3	0	1	0	6	19	44	34	36	0	146
	HARRY GWALA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	7	0	16
	ILEMBE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0	8
	PINETOWN	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	43	34	40	0	138
	UGU	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	14	11	0	38
	UMGUNGUNDLOVU	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	8	12	11	0	40
	UMKHANYAKUDE	16	14	22	18	20	4	8	20	25	24	0	171
	UMLAZI	0	0	0	0	3	6	12	28	52	62	97	260
	UMZINYATHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	UTHUKELA	0	0	0	0		0	1		1	3	0	5
	UTHUNGULU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
	ZULULAND	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	4
	Total	19	17	22	19	24	29	63	158	178	201	97	827
LP	LEBOWAKGOMO	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	7	18	0	33
	MOGALAKWENA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	4
	MOPANI	0	0	0	4	0	8	31	54	53	46	0	196
	POLOKWANE	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	27	25	25	0	86
	RIBA CROSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	8	0	13
	SEKHUKHUNE	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	8	7	0	27
	TSHIPISE-SAGOLE	0	0	0	0	0		1	3	3	7	0	14
	TZANEEN	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	9	10	8	0	35
	VHEMBE	0	0	0	5	5	19	46	110	92	77	0	354
	WATERBERG	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	20	25	14	0	66
	Total	0	0	0	9	5	35	103	241	223	212	0	828
NW	DITSOBOTLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	5
	GREATER DELAREYVILLE	0	0	0	0	2	3	21	43	19	11	0	99
	GREATER TAUNG	0	0	0	0	0	8	12	24	17	11	0	72
	KAGISANO MOLOPO	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	1	0	8
	MADIBENG	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
	MAHIKENG	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	10	19	0	34
	MAQUASSI HILLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MATLOSANA	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	13	9	0	40
	MORETELE	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	7
	MOSES KOTANE EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
	MOSES KOTANE WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3
	RAMOTSHERE MOILOA	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	6	10	0	25
	REKOPANTSWE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	6	0	20
	RUSTENBURG	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	11	3	0	24
	TALEDI	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	3	0	7
	TLOKWE	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	2	0	8
	Total	0	1	0	0	5	17	56	109	91	80	0	359
WC	CAPE WINELANDS	0	0	0	3	13	22	53	73	95	121	0	380
	EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO	0	0	0	1	11	12	39	76	77	90	0	306
	METRO CENTRAL	0	0	0	1	1	10	35	67	89	94	0	297
	METRO EAST	0	0	1		5	43	64	114	116	116	0	459
	METRO NORTH	0	0	0	2	2	40	52	71	88	100	0	355
	METRO SOUTH	0	0	1		5	24	59	64	78	90	0	321
	OVERBERG	0	1	2	5	5	25	30	31	27	17	0	143
	WEST COAST	0	0	1	3	6	11	37	30	42	38	0	168
	Total	0	1	5	15	48	187	369	526	612	666	0	2 429
NC	FRANCES BAARD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	3	0	11
	JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	0	10
	NAMAKWA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	4
	SIYANDA	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	28	12	12	0	60
	SPRINGBOK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4
	Z.F.MGCAWU	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	15	19	13	0	68
	Total	0	0	0	0	3	6	27	50	40	31	0	157
Total	20	19	29	54	136	523	1 164	2 488	2 632	2 475	97	9 639

Source 1: 2014 Annual School Survey

Note 1: 2016 data for Mpumalanga are not yet available.

Note 2: The ASS question on learner pregnancy asks the school principal for: “the number of learners (That they are aware of) who got pregnant the previous academic year”.

Note 3: The data, as received from the provinces, are preliminary and must be treated with caution, since it has not been published in this format.

Note 4: The ASS data for Gauteng included in 2016 – is different from data provided by Gauteng – a difference of 98. The DBE is awaiting verified data from Gauteng.