(1)Whether, with reference to her reply to question 492 on 31 March 2017, the results of the pilot project in Cofimvaba using isiXhosa as the language of teaching and learning have been compiled; if not, by when will the results be compiled; if so, what were the results;
(2) (a) what are the names of the schools that were selected to participate in the pilot project and (b) how were these schools selected;
(3) were learners at each of the 81 participating schools given an opportunity to choose to participate in the pilot project;
(4) (a) on which research findings that concluded that learners learn best through their home languages did her department base its policy and (b) why is English still the language of teaching and learning in the majority of schools from Grade 4 onwards;
(5) will her department be undertaking a study to determine the demand for mother tongue education in each of the official languages; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details