NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1565
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPERS: 21/06/2013
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22/2013)
Mr D C Smiles (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) (a) What is the total number of teachers employed in each
province to teach foundation phase grades in public ordinary
schools for the 2013 academic year and (b) how many teach (i)
Grade 1, (ii) Grade 2 and (iii) Grade 3;
(2) what in-service training is currently conducted in this phase?
NW1911E
RESPONSES :
1) (a) What is the total number of teachers employed in each province
to teach foundation phase grades in public ordinary schools for the
2013 academic year and (b) how many teach (i) Grade 1, (ii) Grade 2
and (iii) Grade 3?
|Province |(a)Total number employed|(b) (i) |(b)(ii) |(c)(iii) |
| |in each province |Teach |Teach |Teach |
| | |Grade 1 |Grade 2 |Grade 3 |
|Eastern Cape |16998 |5995 |5530 |5473 |
|Free State |5895 |2115 |1947 |1833 |
|Gauteng |15376 |5513 |5096 |4767 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |17431 |6484 |5627 |5320 |
|Limpopo |10417 |3622 |3446 |3349 |
|Mpumalanga |7943 |2996 |2563 |2384 |
|Northern Cape |2158 |798 |664 |696 |
|North West |5999 |2101 |1997 |1901 |
|Western Cape |8242 |3114 |2637 |2491 |
Source: EMIS Annual Schools Survey, 2012
Notes: (1) The data on the number of classes per grade is collected
through the Annual Schools Survey (ASS) conducted during March each
year. The data for 2013 is not currently available. The data for 2012
was used as it is believed that it provides a reasonable estimate for
the purpose of responding to the question. (2) Existing information
sources do not record educators per grade. The estimate here is given
based on the number of classes per grade with the assumption of one
teacher per class.
(2) What in-service training is currently conducted in this phase?
Provincial reports presented to the Department of Basic Education
(DBE) show that PEDs are providing inset training in the following
areas:
⢠CAPS;
⢠English First Additional Language (EFAL);
⢠Numeracy and Literacy;
⢠Life skills; and
⢠Use of ANA results.