(1) With reference to the requirement set out in section 3(3) of the South African Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, (a) how often are members of the executive council (MECs) required to make this determination and (b) what are the details of the criteria utilised by the MECs to make the required determination; (2) whether the determinations made by the MECs assume that there should be sufficient public schools to accommodate all learners, regardless of the number of independent schools in the relevant provinces; if not, why not; (3) whether all MECs for Education have complied with the requirements of section 3(3) of the South African Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, in the (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 financial years or appropriate time cycle; if not, which MECs did not comply with the requirements; (4) whether any MECs have reported any shortage of schools in the (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 financial years or appropriate time cycle; if so, (i) what are the relevant details of such reports and (ii) whether annual reports on progress have been supplied by each affected MEC, as required by section 3(4) of the specified Act; (5) whether she is aware of the extent of excessively large class sizes being utilised in each province as the only available mechanism to accommodate all learners in the (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 financial years or appropriate time cycle; if so, what are the relevant details?