Answer to Portfolio Committee Question on Dropout
There are two main data sources for estimating learner dropout rates for South Africa: STATS SA’s General Household Survey and Education Management Information System (EMIS) data. Both involve lags in between when the data is collected, when it gets consolidated and when it can be analysed.
STATS SA’s General Household Survey, which is conducted annually, is a ...
The RFB number referred to above is not for this Department.
More »The reason for the discrepancy is as a result of the lag in the update of data after projects have reached practical completion. Further, the 1 495 schools with pits toilets from KZN in response to question 104 include schools that still have pit toilets that are yet to be demolished after the schools have already received proper toilets.
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b) Eastern Cape: None; Free State: None; Gauteng: Two meetings (one in 2022 and 2023); Mpumalanga: Two meetings (one in 2022 and 2023); North West: One in 2022; and Western Cape: Two meetings (2021) and Three meetings (2023)
(a) There were 9 502 091 learners of South African origin with verified ID numbers on the Learner Unit Record Information and Tracking System (LURITS) in 2022;
(b) and 796 829 learners (excluding WC) without ID numbers were submitted on LURITS in 2022,
Please note that DBE is still in the process of verifying 2023 data with the Department of Home Affairs.
(c) and (d). The Department of ...
(a)(i)(ii)
Table 1 below indicates that there were 1 429 Afrikaans single medium schools in 2013; and 1 004 in 2022.
Table 1: Number of Afrikaans single medium schools, by province, in 2013 and in 2022
Province |
2013 |
2022 |
EC |
193 |
111 |
FS |
75 |
41 |
GT |
168 |
115 |
KZ |
12 |
3 |
LP |
22 |
26 |
MP |
28 |
24 |
NC |
231 |
155 |
NW |
52 |
58 |
WC |
648 ... |
The question falls under the Executive Authority of the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Kwa Zulu Natal. The Member is kindly requested to refer the question to the MEC for Kwa Zulu Natal as per section 92(3)(b) of the Constitution and Rule 134 (5)(b) of the NA rules.
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b) The General Education ...
(a), (b), and (c)The National Department does not monitor nor collect information on the dates of payment of salaries of teachers as part of its regular monitoring and support mandate. This is a provincial competency. The Honourable Member is respectfully directed to request such information from the Provincial Education Departments.
More »(1) The question falls under the Executive Authority of the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Kwa Zulu Natal. The Member is kindly requested to refer the question to the MEC for Kwa Zulu Natal as per section 92(3)(b) of the Constitution and Rule 134 (5)(b) of the NA rules.
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