National Assembly
Question Number:2099
Ms D van der Walt (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:
(1) (a) What (i) budget is allocated to transport learners to schools in
each province in the 2014-15 financial year, (ii) number of learners
are being provided with transport in each province and (iii) criteria
are used to determine which learners are to be provided with
transport in each province and (b) which transport companies are
contracted in each province;
(2) whether funding is provided to schools directly to transport
learners; if so, (a) what amount is allocated to each school to
transport learners and (b) when are these funds paid out to each
school mentioned? NW2567E
REPLY
1) (a)(i)(ii)(iii)
The implementation of learner transport in the provinces in relation
to budget, number of learners and the criteria is highlighted in the
table below. The information regarding the names of the companies
could not be obtained from the provinces and will be provided later
upon receipt thereof.
|2014/15 PROVINCIAL LEARNER TRANSPORT IMPLEMENTATION |
|NO |PROVINCE |NO OF LEARNERS |BUDGET |CRITERIA |
|1 |Eastern Cape |57176 |R356,076,000 |5km and more |
|2 |Mpumalanga |68249 |R455,000,000 |5km and more |
|3 |Free State |8035 |R27,000,000 |8km and more |
|4 |Limpopo |18640 |R152Â 995,000 |5km and more |
|5 |Western Cape |52051 |R235,362, 000 |5km and more |
|6 |North West |32200 |R240,000,00 |5km and more |
|7 |Northern Cape|23420 |R115,464,00 |5km and more |
|8 |KwaZulu Natal|22045 |R168Â 430 000 |5km and more |
|9 |Gauteng |78432 |R325,000,000 |5km and more |
| |TOTAL |360 248 |R1Â 971,409,400 | |
2) (a) (b) Funding for learner transport in all the provinces except in
Western Cape, is not provided to the schools but managed by the
provincial Departments of Transport and Education. In Western Cape,
the administration of 17 % (89) of all learner transport schemes has
been devolved to schools. The remaining 83% (425) of schemes are
contracted between the Western Cape Department of Education and
operators, who are then paid directly by Districts on a monthly basis
for services rendered.
