The HSRC achieved 48 of its 59 (81 per cent) targets. Some of the achievements that were exceeded include producing 39 book chapters instead of 13, publishing 1.77 peer-reviewed publications per researcher instead of 1.66 and signing 27 Memoranda of Understanding with other research institutions instead of 12. The targets that were not achieved included not producing any of the five planned reports on the health of educators in public schools and Further Education and Training (FET) institutions, nor the report on land reform and urbanisation.