(b) (i) None of these colleges were shut down in the past two financial years.
(ii) Not applicable
Table 1. Number of graduates produced by South African Nursing Colleges in the past five years
Province |
Name of the College of Nursing |
Graduates produced per year: |
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2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Total |
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Eastern Cape |
Lilitha College of Nursing |
358 |
331 |
426 |
336 |
322 |
1773 |
Free State |
Free State School of Nursing |
165 |
155 |
144 |
152 |
145 |
761 |
Gauteng |
Gauteng College of Nursing |
620 |
614 |
507 |
593 |
847 |
3181 |
KwaZulu Natal |
KwaZulu Natal College of Nursing |
316 |
533 |
393 |
512 |
164 |
1918 |
Limpopo |
Limpopo College of Nursing |
218 |
188 |
200 |
235 |
169 |
1010 |
Mpumalanga |
Mpumalanga College of Nursing |
322 |
76 |
304 |
243 |
146 |
1091 |
Northern Cape |
Henrietta Stockdale Nursing College |
25 |
44 |
18 |
46 |
13 |
146 |
North West |
North West College of Nursing |
275 |
130 |
118 |
200 |
269 |
992 |
Western Cape |
Western Cape College of Nursing |
243 |
250 |
77 |
34 |
6 |
610 |
SAMHS |
SAMHS Nursing College |
61 |
40 |
56 |
14 |
41 |
212 |
Total |
11 694 |
(b) The following table reflects the number of eligible graduates who were absorbed into statutory posts for Professional Nursing Community Service in the past five years (The numbers below are inclusive graduates from Nursing Colleges and Universities)
Table 2.
Province |
Graduates absorbed as Community Service Nurses in each year: |
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2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
582 |
514 |
621 |
551 |
587 |
2855 |
Free State |
217 |
195 |
211 |
173 |
164 |
960 |
Gauteng |
683 |
781 |
677 |
655 |
970 |
3766 |
KwaZulu Natal |
648 |
700 |
684 |
687 |
439 |
3158 |
Limpopo |
171 |
212 |
276 |
323 |
279 |
1261 |
Mpumalanga |
265 |
208 |
217 |
295 |
251 |
1236 |
Northern Cape |
74 |
53 |
102 |
74 |
92 |
395 |
North West |
390 |
304 |
394 |
471 |
268 |
1827 |
Western Cape |
384 |
381 |
364 |
323 |
364 |
1816 |
SAMHS |
61 |
40 |
56 |
14 |
41 |
212 |
Total |
17 486 |
NB. After completing Community Service, Professional Nurses are not automatically absorbed into permanent posts. They need to apply and compete for advertised positions either Public Service or Private Sector. Based on the individuals performance during the selection process the favourable candidate is appointed into a post.
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