(1) (a) 912 (b) 706 (c) 547
(2) In terms of the valuation of educator qualifications, unqualified educators that are both academically and professionally unqualified with the qualification equivalent to Grade 12 while the under-qualified educators are those that are professionally qualified both in terms of subject matter and methodology but below the minimum qualification of matric plus three-year professional qualification. The table below summarises the number of qualified and unqualified educators as of December 2021. Only 218 were appointed permanently.
PROVINCE |
UNQUALIFIED (a) (I)(ii) |
UNDER-QUALIFIED (b)(i)(ii) |
TOTAL |
EASTERN CAPE |
29 |
132 |
161 |
FREE STATE |
44 |
40 |
84 |
GAUTENG |
8 |
62 |
70 |
KWAZULU/NATAL |
123 |
15 |
138 |
LIMPOPO |
1 |
17 |
18 |
MPUMALANGA |
56 |
32 |
88 |
NORTH WEST |
3 |
84 |
87 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
308 |
10 |
318 |
WESTERN CAPE |
456 |
155 |
611 |
TOTAL |
1 028 |
547 |
1 575 |
3. The detailed information per district and school is attached as Annexure A.
4. Over the years the Department has implemented various programmes, particularly, to assist un-and-under-qualified educators to improve their qualifications. The National Professional Diploma was implemented as an interim qualification for the purpose of upgrading under-qualified educators.