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Memorandum from the Parliamentary Office
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 148
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 11/02/2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER 1 OF 2010
Mr G G Boinamo (DA) to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training:
(1) How many (a) first-time first year students have registered at each
university for 2010, (b) of these students are on the National Student
Financial Aid Scheme, (c) are recipients of other bursaries and (d)
first year students are registered to study (i) education, (ii)
accounting, (iii) engineering, (iv) medicine, (v) social work and (vi)
geology;
(2) whether his department has implemented any new measures to reduce the
high drop-out rate amongst the first and second year students; if not,
why not; if so, what measures;
(3) whether these measures have proven to be effective in other countries
and/or institutions; if not, what is the position in this regard; if
so, what are the relevant details?
NW157E
REPLY:
1(a) Provisional data for 2010 shows that there are 161 184 first time
entering students however institutions are still registering students
and their 2nd semester enrolments only take place from June 2010.
Please note that final audited figures will only be available later in
the year.
1(b) This information is not available at this stage due to the
requirements for individual loan agreements between each student and
NSFAS.
(c) This information varies from institutions to institutions.
Institutions are responsible for the disbursement of bursaries.
1(d) Number of first time entering, undergraduate students, in education,
engineering, medicine, social work and geology, by institution, in
2008
|Institution |Educatio|Accounti|Engineeri|Medicin|Social |Geology|
| |n |ng |ng |e |Work | |
|Cape Peninsula University |745 |784 |1 390 |0 |0 |15 |
|of Technology | | | | | | |
|University of Cape Town |30 |665 |491 |223 |29 |26 |
|Central University of |219 |184 |439 |0 |0 |1 |
|Technology, Free State | | | | | | |
|Durban Institute of |103 |707 |1 126 |0 |33 |0 |
|Technology | | | | | | |
|University of Fort Hare |199 |203 |0 |0 |86 |13 |
|University of the Free |1 615 |303 |0 |150 |32 |19 |
|State | | | | | | |
|University of Johannesburg|266 |1 548 |1 110 |0 |123 |22 |
|University of |626 |946 |407 |213 |93 |28 |
|KwaZulu-Natal | | | | | | |
|University of Limpopo |1 642 |72 |0 |208 |51 |6 |
|Nelson Mandela |188 |497 |453 |0 |0 |7 |
|Metropolitan University | | | | | | |
|North West University |639 |675 |222 |0 |177 |0 |
|University of Pretoria |566 |793 |983 |217 |71 |13 |
|Rhodes University |0 |208 |0 |0 |0 |15 |
|University of South Africa|4 075 |6 387 |1 538 |0 |1 306 |2 |
|University of Stellenbosch|73 |174 |93 |267 |7 |0 |
|Tshwane University of |1 034 |960 |1 664 |0 |0 |35 |
|Technology | | | | | | |
|University of Venda |269 |225 |58 |0 |109 |24 |
|Vaal University of |147 |524 |1 517 |0 |0 |0 |
|Technology | | | | | | |
|Walter Sisulu University |939 |672 |315 |113 |93 |0 |
|University of Western Cape|77 |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
|University of |526 |494 |578 |202 |27 |26 |
|Witwatersrand | | | | | | |
|University of Zululand |1 514 |147 |0 |0 |90 |4 |
|Mangosuthu University of |0 |408 |868 |0 |0 |0 |
|Technology | | | | | | |
|TOTAL |15 490 |17 585 |13 252 |1 593 |2 327 |256 |
Provisional data for 2010 can only be provided in October by
institutions, as they are still registering students and their 2nd
semester enrolments only take place from June 2010.
2. Institutions are being funded through the Foundation provisional
grants to provide additional support and extended programmes to
students that are underprepared. These Foundation provisional grants
are a top up to address teaching and learning aspects such as
staffing, equipment and facilities. Provision is also made in the
infrastructure funding to address the improvement of efficiency in the
teaching and learning experience. R430 million, R185 million and R1,
585 million have been allocated in the 2010/11 financial year for
teaching development grants, foundation provision and infrastructure
and efficiency funding respectively.
3. The effectiveness of these abovementioned strategies are monitored
through progress reports submitted by each institution. There has
been some improvement in the success rates; however it is still to
early to determine the outcome of these.
Compiler/ contact persons: J Skene
Ext: 5099
DIRECTOR âGENERAL
STATUS: APPROVED
DATE:
QUESTION 148 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Ms. A Motshekga, MP
ACTING MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS: APPROVED
DATE: