NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1664
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16/10/09
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 22-2009)
Mrs P de Lille (ID) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) (a) How many (i) quintile 1 and (ii) 2 (aa) primary and
(bb) high schools are on the National Feeding Scheme (NFS)
and (b) what percentage of these schools receive it in
each province;
(2) how many NFSs have been rolled out in quintile (a)(i)1 and
(ii) 2 schools in each province in each year during the
past five years up to the latest specified date for which
information is available and (b) at what cost in each
case;
(3) whether she intends rolling out the NFS to more quintile 1
and 2 schools; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details;
(4) whether the roll-out of the NFS has been experiencing any
delays; if not, what is the position in this regard; if
so, what delays? N2120E
REPLY:
1.
A total of 6 769 (100%) Q1 and 4 571 (99.5%) Q2 primary schools as well as
2 902 (99.7%) secondary schools are currently on the programme. The numbers
provided on Table A are based on national quintiles as gazetted.
Table A: Quintile 1 and 2 primary schools and Q1 secondary schools coverage
|Province |Q1 Primary schools |Q2 Primary schools|Q1 Secondary schools|
| |Number of|% receiving|Number |% |Number |% receiving|
| |schools | |of |receiving|of | |
| | | |schools | |schools | |
|Eastern Cape|1 770 | |1 402 | |1 402 | |
| | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|Free State1 |856 | |140 | |89 | |
| | |100 | |95 | |100 |
|Gauteng |202 | |378 | |42 | |
| | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|KwaZulu-Nata|1 576 | |1 040 | |487 | |
|l | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|Limpopo |997 | |790 | |574 | |
| | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|Mpumalanga2 |438 | |389 | |76 | |
| | |100 | |100 | |97 |
|Northern |208 | |124 | |90 | |
|Cape | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|North West |461 | |203 | |132 | |
| | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|Western Cape|261 | |105 | |10 | |
| | |100 | |100 | |100 |
|Total |6 769 | |4 571 | |2 902 | |
| | |100 | |99.5 | |99.7 |
Explanatory notes for variances:
1. Free State
Seven Q2 primary schools are not covered. Two are former technical schools
that have recently been converted to primary schools; two are schools that
were closed in previous years and were reopened in 2009; two schools, whose
quintile status was not stated, have been ranked Q2 in 2009; one school is
a newly- built school. All these schools will be included in the 2010/11
financial year.
2. Mpumalanga
Two Q1 primary schools in Wakerstroom have been excluded upon request by
Regional Management. The schools are fee-paying boarding schools that
predominantly cater for learners from foreign countries.
According to the Conditional Grant Framework, it is a required that Q1-3
primary schools and Q1 secondary schools be included in the programme in
terms of the official national quintiles as gazetted by the Minister. There
are variances between provincial and national quintiles. As a result,
provinces provide meals to more schools over and above national quintiles.
2.
Number of learners in quintile 1 to 3 primary schools as at April 2009
The table below shows statistics on the number of quintile 1 to 3 primary
and quintile
1 secondary schools that benefited from the programme from 2005/06 to
2009/10 financial years and the costs (expenditure) incurred.
Table B: Q1 to 3 primary and Q1 secondary schools and budget from 2005/06
to 2009/10
|Provin|2005/6 |2006/7 |2007/8 |2008/9 |2009/10 |
|ce | | | | | |
| |Schools |
| |Schools |Budget |
| | |(Râ000) |
| | | |
|Eastern Cape |182 | 81 420 |
|Free State |90 | 23 221 |
|Gauteng |42 | 38 329 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |451 | 94 992 |
|Limpopo |560 | 90 973 |
|Mpumalanga |78 | 46 177 |
|Northern Cape |60 | 9 357 |
|North West |148 | 30 211 |
|Western Cape |114 | 14 652 |
|Total |1 725 | 429 332 |
3. Based on National Funding norms the programme has been rolled out to all
quintile 1 to 3 primary schools and quintile 1 secondary schools. In the
current financial year (2009/10), provinces received funds for
preparation to extend feeding to quintile 2 secondary schools. Feeding
will start in the next financial year.
4. The Department did not experience any delays in extending feeding to
quintile 1 secondary schools, except for Free State Province which could
not start feeding in April 2009. However all the provinces are currently
feeding the required quintiles as planned.
Compiler: F. Kumalo
Ext: 5034
DIRECTOR- GENERAL
Date:
QUESTION 1664 APPROVED/ AMENDED/ NOT APPROVED
MRS ANGIE MOTSHEKGA, MP
MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION
DATE: