Yes, the requested information has been received from the KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo Departments of Education. Please find attached NA 1661.
Response to NA 1661 below
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1661
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/06/2017
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21/2017
1661. Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
With regard to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committees of Basic Education and Transport entitled Scholar Transport Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 23 May 2017, (a) what was the figure for the total demand for scholar transport for each province in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17 financial years and (b) what is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years? NW1867E
Response
a) Total demand for scholar transport for each province
Total demand per province per year |
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PROVINCE |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
Eastern Cape |
102219 |
94 938 |
98312 |
111406 |
106551 |
Free State |
8061 |
8053 |
7193 |
9736 |
10689 |
Gauteng |
66718 |
75 299 |
82971 |
97114 |
109618 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
17521 |
85023 |
81038 |
71000 |
90000 |
Limpopo |
19344 |
36123 |
37272 |
34321 |
40268 |
Mpumalanga |
66615 |
59 354 |
59346 |
60231 |
60256 |
Northern Cape |
27239 |
23573 |
27526 |
27803 |
26853 |
North West |
40722 |
61 950 |
52 684 |
52684 |
54059 |
Western Cape |
55106 |
53950 |
57 517 |
57416 |
58000 |
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(b) What is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years?
Projected demand per province per year |
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PROVINCE |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
Eastern Cape |
10 6551 |
100 346 |
107 000 |
Free State |
10 689 |
10 689 |
10 689 |
Gauteng |
109 618 |
118 515 |
126 515 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
90 000 |
97 457 |
97 457 |
Limpopo |
40 268 |
42 674 |
42 674 |
Mpumalanga |
60 256 |
63 125 |
66 281 |
Northern Cape |
26 853 |
24 500 |
25 000 |
North West |
54 059 |
59 465 |
65 412 |
Western Cape |
58 000 |
58 700 |
59 400 |