(1) With reference to the requirement set out in section 3(3) of the South African Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, (the Act) (a) how often are Members of Executive Councils (MECs) required to make this determination and (b) what are the details of the criteria utilised by MECs to make the determination required; (2) whether the determination made by the MECs takes into consideration the number of independent schools in the relevant provinces; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether all MECs for Education have complied with the requirements of section 3(3) of the Act (a) in the 2011-12 financial year and (b) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, which MECs did not comply with the requirement; (4) whether any MECs have reported any shortage of schools (a) in the 2011-12 financial year and (b) during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, what are the relevant details of such reports; (5) whether annual reports on progress have been supplied by each affected MEC, as required by section 3(4) of the Act; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?