2023-w3026 - 29 September 2023

Anna Maria Van Zyl to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What (a) is the breakdown of dropout rates in terms of each (i) province, (ii) district and (iii) age group in the past three academic years and (b) is she doing to curb dropouts in special needs schools?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 29 Sep 2023

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 ...

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2023-w3083 - 29 September 2023

Jacobus Frederik Smalle to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)       Whether, with reference to the tender processes RFB number LDE/B02/02/2022/23 for the appointment of a panel of contractors for infrastructure building works to all public schools, institutions and offices of her department that closed on 26 July 2022, a certain company (name furnished) was awarded the tender; if not, what reasons were given for the specified company not being successful in the bid; if so, what (a) is the value of the tender, (b) amount was the company paid for the delivery of its services and (c) number of points did the company score in the bidding process; (2) (a) what is the name of the official of her department who signed off on the award and (b) who normally signs off on tender awards in her department; (3) whether the company declared their conflict of interest as politically connected people; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the declaration; (4) what number of tenders in total (a) has the company submitted as bids in her department and (b) did her department award the company?

2023-w2822 - 26 September 2023

Baxolile Babongile Nodada to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to her reply to question 104 on 8 March 2023 and the response from the Gauteng province (details furnished), what are the relevant details of the discrepancy in the reported total number of pit toilets at schools in KwaZulu-Natal (106 versus 1 495)?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 26 Sep 2023

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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2023-w2904 - 26 September 2023

Marie Elizabeth Sukers to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether, noting that her Circular S14 of 2020 instructs provincial education departments to establish Joint Liaison Committees (JLCs) with home schoolers and that it has been over two years since the specified circular was issued, the JLCs have been established; if not, why not, in each case; if so, (a) what total number of provinces have established JLCs and (b) how regularly have such JLCs met in each province since the circular was issued?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 26 Sep 2023

a) Six
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) 

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2023-w3027 - 26 September 2023

Adrian Christopher Roos to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Since the beginning of the 2023 academic year, what is the total number of learners of South African origin (a) with verified ID numbers are on the Learner Unit Record Information and Tracking System (LURITS), (b) without ID numbers were submitted on LURITS, (c) were admitted, subject to the condition that they will be excluded should they not produce the required identity documents and (d) were excluded for not producing the requisite documents?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 26 Sep 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 ...

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2023-w3037 - 26 September 2023

Wynand Johannes Boshoff to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

As at the latest date for which information is available, what (a)(i) is the total number of singlemedium Afrikaans schools in the Republic and (ii) was the total number of such schools 10 years ago and (b) is the capacity for admission of learners in such schools?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 26 Sep 2023

(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 ...

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2023-w2961 - 26 September 2023

Annacleta Mathapelo Siwisa to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether her department appointed a company to renovate the Bantuvuka Primary School in Lamontville in 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the (a) relevant details of the company that was appointed to renovate the school in 2018 and (b) time frames that have been put in place for the completion of the renovations which are still incomplete to date?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 26 Sep 2023

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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2023-w2905 - 26 September 2023

Marie Elizabeth Sukers to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What regulations, policies and frameworks are currently under development by her department, (b) what is the current status of the specified policy instruments, (c) how long have the policy instruments been under development, (d) what are the next milestones in their development and (e) by which dates are they likely to be completed?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 26 Sep 2023

a) The following Policies are currently under Development:

  1. The General Education Certificate: A Qualification at Level 1 on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-Framework of the National Qualifications Framework (The GEC)
  2. The National Senior Certificate: A Qualification at Level 1 on the General and Further Education and Training Qualifications Sub-Framework of the National Qualifications Framework (The NSC).

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2023-w2769 - 22 September 2023

Baxolile Babongile Nodada to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What (a) total number of teachers in each province were affected by late payments of salaries in each month since 1 January 2022 to date, (b) number of teachers were affected each time and (c) was the amount of money involved?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 22 Sep 2023

(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.  

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2023-w2624 - 21 September 2023

Annacleta Mathapelo Siwisa to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)       What interventions has she put in place to ensure that learners in KwaZulu-Natal are not subjected to walking long distances, especially learners whose schools were affected by non-viability; (2) whether her department has been in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure pertaining to the availability of land to build viable schools in the specified province?

Reply from the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education on 21 Sep 2023

(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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