NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION 2279
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPERS: 23/08/2013 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 28/2013)
Mr W M Madisha (Cope) to ask the Mioster of ßasic Educatioo:
How many schools were closed in the past five years and
RESPONSE:
Table 1: No of closed ordinary schools, by province, from 2009 -2013
|
Province |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Grand total |
|
EC |
3 |
69 |
35 |
0 |
5 |
112 |
|
FS |
47 |
75 |
77 |
1 |
23 |
223 |
|
GT |
64 |
22 |
29 |
7 |
19 |
141 |
|
KZ |
25 |
8 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
59 |
|
LP |
67 |
34 |
47 |
10 |
1 |
159 |
|
MP |
67 |
17 |
47 |
5 |
38 |
174 |
|
NC |
8 |
3 |
38 |
25 |
0 |
74 |
|
NW |
72 |
73 |
59 |
11 |
46 |
261 |
|
WC |
13 |
4 |
27 |
9 |
8 |
61 |
|
South Africa |
366 |
305 |
384 |
68 |
141 |
1264 |
Source: SNAP Survey 2009 -2013
What were the reasons for the closures in each province? NW271 I E
RESPONSE:
For all provinces, the core reasons are as follows:-
- Declining Learner numbers
- Merger of schools
- Urbanization
Issued by Parliament, September 12 2013
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