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Table 1: List of abbreviations ECD Early Childhood Development ESR Educator-School Ratio

n 2013, there were 12 489 648 learners in ordinary public and independent schools (hereinafter collectively referred to as ordinary schools) in South Africa, who attended 25 720 schools and were served by 425 023 educators (see Tables 2 and 3). These data are from the survey conducted on the 10th school day. Approximately 99.9% of functional ordinary schools submitted the survey forms. No imputation was done on the data. The figures in this publication are preliminary, and the final figures will be published in the more comprehensive Education Statistics in South Africa 2013.

2013
Public Independent Schools 5 562 1 327 2 056 5 937 3 924 1 768 553 1 551 1 458 24 136 Learners 56 473 14 702 229 984 67 595 52 726 26 948 3 186 15 221 46 969 513 804 Educators 2 870 754 15 466 4 772 2 400 1 556 247 1 025 4 104 33 194 Schools 171 69 593 219 143 117 20 55 197 1 584 Learners 1 938 078 664 508 2 129 526 2 866 570 1 714 832 1 052 807 282 631 788 261 1 052 435 12 489 648 Educators 63 137 23 721 59 357 91 285 54 708 33 380 8 725 25 169 32 347 391 829 As % of National Total 15.5 5.3 17.1 23.0 13.7 8.4 2.3 6.3 8.4 100.0 66 007 24 475 74 823 96 057 57 108 34 936 8 972 26 194 36 451 425 023 649 806 279 445 773 040

Published September 2013 ISBN: 978-1-4315-1859-3 Enquiries: 012 357 3676

LER Learner-Educator Ratio LSR Learner-School Ratio

FET Further Education and Training SGB School Governing Body GET General Education and Training SNE Special Needs Education

Table 2: Number of learners, educators and schools in the ordinary school sector, by province, in 2013
Province Learners 1 881 605 1 899 542 2 798 975 1 662 106 1 025 859 Public and Independent As % of Educators National Total 15.5 5.8 17.6 22.6 13.4 8.2 2.1 6.2 8.6 100.0 Schools 5 733 1 396 2 649 6 156 4 067 1 885 573 1 606 1 655 25 720 As % of National Total 22.3 5.4 10.3 23.9 15.8 7.3 2.2 6.2 6.4 100.0

Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape North West Western Cape South Africa

1 005 466 11 975 844

Table 2 shows the number of ordinary public and independent schools, learners and educators there were in 2013. It further shows that the highest and lowest percentages of learners, educators and schools in the ordinary school sector occurred in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape, respectively. Majority of independent schools were situated in Gauteng (593) followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 219 schools. Table 3: Number of learners, educators and schools in the ordinary school sector, by province, from 2011 to 2013
Province Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape North West Western Cape Learners 2011 1 963 578 658 010 2 022 050 2 847 378 1 695 524 1 046 551 274 745 765 120 1 015 038 2012 1 951 523 661 974 2 075 387 2 877 969 1 715 778 1 054 783 277 494 775 142 1 038 019 2013 1 938 078 664 508 2 129 526 2 866 570 1 714 832 1 052 807 282 631 788 261 1 052 435 2011 68 499 24 057 71 532 93 266 58 016 34 623 8 899 25 897 35 819 Educators 2012 67 936 24 828 73 960 94 932 57 670 34 664 8 864 25 924 36 389 2013 66 007 24 475 74 823 96 057 57 108 34 936 8 972 26 194 36 451 2011 5 755 1 437 2 559 6 180 4 073 1 931 611 1 669 1 636 Schools 2012 5 754 1 419 2 611 6 176 4 078 1 920 580 1 645 1 643 2013 5 733 1 396 2 649 6 156 4 067 1 885 573 1 606 1 655

South Africa

12 287 994

12 428 069

12 489 648

420 608

425 167

425 023

25 851

25 826

25 720

Sources: 2011: As published in Education Statistics in South Africa 2011. 2012: As published in School Realities 2012.

From the figures reflected in Table 3 it can be deduced that, from 2011 to 2013, the number of learners and educators nationally increased by 1.6% and 1.0%, respectively, while the number of schools decreased by 0.5%. The Eastern Cape was the only province that experienced a drop in learner and educator numbers.

Table 4: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province, sector, gender and grade, in 2013
Province Eastern Cape Sector Independent Public Both Gender Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Free State Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Guateng Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male KwaZulu-Natal Independent Public Both Total Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Limpopo Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Mpumalanga Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Northern Cape Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total North West Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Western Cape Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total South Africa Independent Female Male Total Public Female Male Total Both Female Male Total Pre-Grade R Phase Pre-Gr. R 1 156 2 344 4 442 8 653 5 598 5 399 10 997 215 397 430 799 645 551 1 196 4 045 8 204 2 519 4 931 6 564 6 571 13 135 1 494 3 004 2 826 5 607 4 320 4 291 8 611 431 885 132 251 563 573 1 136 384 801 1 023 2 011 1 407 1 405 2 812 92 184 477 947 569 562 1 131 157 297 248 494 405 386 791 1 277 2 361 581 1 191 1 858 1 694 3 552 9 251 9 226 18 477 12 678 12 206 24 884 21 929 21 432 43 361 Gr. R 1 964 3 921 72 705 147 910 74 669 77 162 151 831 361 734 15 480 31 436 15 841 16 329 32 170 6 345 12 839 45 587 91 669 51 932 52 576 104 508 2 041 4 113 90 854 183 859 92 895 95 077 187 972 1 899 3 774 57 789 116 255 59 688 60 341 120 029 883 1 767 27 847 56 207 28 730 29 244 57 974 117 244 8 166 16 590 8 283 8 551 16 834 658 1 285 23 133 46 459 23 791 23 953 47 744 1 658 3 367 28 690 56 941 30 348 29 960 60 308 15 926 16 118 32 044 370 251 377 075 386 177 393 193 GET Band Foundation Phase Gr. 1 2 655 5 647 92 528 196 683 95 183 107 147 202 330 726 1 510 31 017 65 405 31 743 35 172 66 915 11 575 23 423 91 755 190 515 103 330 110 608 213 938 2 707 5 453 126 519 267 942 129 226 144 169 273 395 2 517 4 984 69 234 144 753 71 751 77 986 149 737 1 340 2 795 46 961 99 042 48 301 53 536 101 837 125 297 13 513 28 248 13 638 14 907 28 545 853 1 683 36 563 76 428 37 416 40 695 78 111 2 111 4 181 49 941 103 862 52 052 55 991 108 043 24 609 25 364 49 973 558 031 614 847 582 640 640 211 Gr. 2 2 689 5 458 83 331 175 252 86 020 94 690 180 710 628 1 351 29 886 62 224 30 514 33 061 63 575 10 547 20 878 86 481 177 064 97 028 100 914 197 942 2 528 5 033 114 597 238 284 117 125 126 192 243 317 2 307 4 594 65 820 135 188 68 127 71 655 139 782 1 230 2 536 43 374 90 770 44 604 48 702 93 306 114 230 12 304 25 352 12 418 13 164 25 582 742 1 548 35 520 73 474 36 262 38 760 75 022 1 909 3 845 45 629 93 346 47 538 49 653 97 191 22 694 22 779 45 473 516 942 554 012 539 636 576 791 Gr. 3 2 471 4 918 76 499 159 010 78 970 84 958 163 928 604 1 249 26 997 54 935 27 601 28 583 56 184 9 293 18 576 80 648 162 872 89 941 91 507 181 448 2 354 4 614 107 578 221 438 109 932 116 120 226 052 2 076 4 132 60 175 124 285 62 251 66 166 128 417 1 103 2 254 40 337 83 227 41 440 44 041 85 481 93 176 11 585 23 856 11 678 12 354 24 032 715 1 436 33 514 69 137 34 229 36 344 70 573 1 802 3 455 42 591 85 615 44 393 44 677 89 070 20 511 20 299 40 810 Total 9 779 19 944 325 063 678 855 334 842 363 957 698 799 2 319 4 844 103 380 214 000 105 699 113 145 218 844 37 760 75 716 304 471 622 120 342 231 355 605 697 836 9 630 19 213 439 548 911 523 449 178 481 558 930 736 8 799 17 484 253 018 520 481 261 817 276 148 537 965 4 556 9 352 158 519 329 246 163 075 175 523 338 598 449 947 45 568 94 046 46 017 48 976 94 993 2 968 5 952 128 730 265 498 131 698 139 752 271 450 7 480 14 848 166 851 339 764 174 331 180 281 354 612 83 740 84 560 168 300 Gr. 4 2 276 4 512 72 157 152 311 74 433 82 390 156 823 534 1 107 24 646 51 717 25 180 27 644 52 824 8 404 16 879 74 503 151 481 82 907 85 453 168 360 2 107 4 135 98 364 204 496 100 471 108 160 208 631 1 837 3 779 54 430 114 164 56 267 61 676 117 943 982 1 962 36 674 77 611 37 656 41 917 79 573 81 148 11 683 24 601 11 764 12 985 24 749 603 1 250 31 430 65 688 32 033 34 905 66 938 1 666 3 296 41 420 85 493 43 086 45 703 88 789 18 490 18 578 37 068 Intermediate Phase Gr. 5 1 971 3 942 67 630 141 132 69 601 75 473 145 074 500 1 004 24 763 50 663 25 263 26 404 51 667 7 847 15 766 72 296 144 600 80 143 80 223 160 366 1 976 3 843 96 247 200 435 98 223 106 055 204 278 1 902 3 637 53 961 112 806 55 863 60 580 116 443 934 1 768 36 518 76 397 37 452 40 713 78 165 79 147 11 028 22 926 11 107 11 966 23 073 520 1 068 29 813 61 206 30 333 31 941 62 274 1 540 3 086 39 321 79 136 40 861 41 361 82 222 17 269 16 992 34 261 Gr. 6 1 688 3 491 66 507 138 320 68 195 73 616 141 811 471 1 017 24 269 49 531 24 740 25 808 50 548 7 368 14 780 70 631 141 683 77 999 78 464 156 463 1 979 3 737 96 462 198 726 98 441 104 022 202 463 1 670 3 413 54 193 112 889 55 863 60 439 116 302 847 1 669 37 116 75 913 37 963 39 619 77 582 55 114 11 123 22 490 11 178 11 426 22 604 518 1 013 29 038 58 913 29 556 30 370 59 926 1 498 2 999 38 969 78 397 40 467 40 929 81 396 16 094 16 139 32 233 428 308 448 554 876 862 444 402 464 693 909 095 Total 5 935 11 945 206 294 431 763 212 229 231 479 443 708 1 505 3 128 73 678 151 911 75 183 79 856 155 039 23 619 47 425 217 430 437 764 241 049 244 140 485 189 6 062 11 715 291 073 603 657 297 135 318 237 615 372 5 409 10 829 162 584 339 859 167 993 182 695 350 688 2 763 5 399 110 308 229 921 113 071 122 249 235 320 215 409 33 834 70 017 34 049 36 377 70 426 1 641 3 331 90 281 185 807 91 922 97 216 189 138 4 704 9 381 119 710 328 012 124 414 127 993 252 407 51 853 51 709 103 562 1 305 192 1 388 533 2 693 725 1 357 045 1 440 242 2 797 287 Gr. 7 1 669 3 405 67 123 139 139 68 792 73 752 142 544 470 919 22 908 45 842 23 378 23 383 46 761 7 190 14 100 70 054 139 566 77 244 76 422 153 666 1 913 3 643 97 901 200 216 99 814 104 045 203 859 1 678 3 275 55 405 113 930 57 083 60 122 117 205 825 1 626 38 039 77 256 38 864 40 018 78 882 61 128 10 929 21 939 10 990 11 077 22 067 562 1 013 28 147 56 957 28 709 29 261 57 970 1 403 2 897 38 605 76 248 40 008 39 137 79 145 15 771 15 235 31 006 429 111 441 982 871 093 444 882 457 217 902 099 Senior Phase Gr. 8 1 724 3 412 67 186 135 779 68 910 70 281 139 191 538 1 056 23 334 47 422 23 872 24 606 48 478 8 864 17 020 70 370 142 741 79 234 80 527 159 761 2 730 5 080 106 977 222 330 109 707 117 703 227 410 2 108 4 054 56 991 116 784 59 099 61 739 120 838 764 1 579 42 025 86 482 42 789 45 272 88 061 194 303 10 713 21 738 10 907 11 134 22 041 535 1 020 28 421 57 641 28 956 29 705 58 661 1 676 3 252 38 420 74 652 40 096 37 808 77 904 19 133 17 643 36 776 444 437 461 132 463 570 478 775 Gr. 9 1 781 3 562 71 352 142 728 73 133 73 157 146 290 667 1 361 32 206 66 737 32 873 35 225 68 098 8 409 16 202 76 106 155 480 84 515 87 167 171 682 2 630 4 974 110 727 225 505 113 357 117 122 230 479 2 136 4 144 84 418 184 770 86 554 102 360 188 914 744 1 495 41 940 83 379 42 684 42 190 84 874 210 328 11 433 22 883 11 643 11 568 23 211 499 1 014 32 733 67 199 33 232 34 981 68 213 1 740 3 425 45 087 87 874 46 827 44 472 91 299 18 816 17 689 36 505 Total 5 174 10 379 205 661 417 646 210 835 217 190 428 025 1 675 3 336 78 448 160 001 80 123 83 214 163 337 24 463 47 322 216 530 437 787 240 993 244 116 485 109 7 273 13 697 315 605 648 051 322 878 338 870 661 748 5 922 11 473 196 814 415 484 202 736 224 221 426 957 2 333 4 700 122 004 247 117 124 337 127 480 251 817 465 759 33 075 66 560 33 540 33 779 67 319 1 596 3 047 89 301 181 797 90 897 93 947 184 844 4 819 9 574 122 112 238 774 126 931 121 417 248 348 53 720 50 567 104 287 Total (GET Band) 20 888 42 268 737 018 1 528 264 757 906 812 626 1 570 532 5 499 11 308 255 506 525 912 261 005 276 215 537 220 85 842 170 463 738 431 1 497 671 824 273 843 861 1 668 134 22 965 44 625 1 046 226 2 163 231 1 069 191 1 138 665 2 207 856 20 130 39 786 612 416 1 275 824 632 546 683 064 1 315 610 9 652 19 451 390 831 806 284 400 483 425 252 825 735 1 129 2 115 112 477 230 623 113 606 119 132 232 738 6 205 12 330 308 312 633 102 314 517 330 915 645 432 17 003 33 803 408 673 906 550 425 676 429 691 855 367 189 313 186 836 376 149

E M I S

479 924 1 925 148 445 307 431 577 504 451 2 050 385 482 255 457 724 984 375 3 975 533 927 562 889 301 500 435 2 008 888 463 797 448 846 524 750 2 134 945 500 833 474 716

506 002 1 379 550 4 609 890 530 553 1 433 667 4 872 585 524 818 1 433 270 4 799 203 548 242 1 484 234 5 059 421

747 326 1 172 878 1 070 954

905 569 1 036 555 2 813 217 9 482 475

779 370 1 222 851 1 116 427 1 025 185 4 143 833 964 630 923 562

942 345 1 073 060 2 917 504 9 858 624

Note 1: Data exclude learners at stand-alone ECD sites and special schools. Note 2: Owing to a shortage of space in the table, the male enrolment figures for ordinary public and independent schools are intentionally omitted in the provincial data, but are included in the national data.

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Table 4: Number of learners in ordinary schools, by province, sector, gender and grade, in 2013 (concluded)
Province Eastern Cape Sector Independent Public Both Gender Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Free State Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Guateng Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total KwaZulu-Natal Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Limpopo Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Mpumalanga Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Northern Cape Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total North West Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total Western Cape Independent Public Both Female Total Female Total Female Male Total FET Band Gr. 10 1 891 3 661 79 397 151 259 81 288 73 632 154 920 608 1 154 31 570 59 489 32 178 28 465 60 643 9 175 17 982 93 315 183 359 102 490 98 851 201 341 2 835 5 228 131 300 263 239 134 135 134 332 268 467 2 404 4 563 94 629 183 241 97 033 90 771 187 804 848 1 702 49 823 95 415 50 671 46 446 97 117 198 352 11 623 22 375 11 821 10 906 22 727 519 981 35 692 69 051 36 211 33 821 70 032 1 910 3 749 43 821 79 485 45 731 37 503 83 234 Gr. 11 1 963 3 601 65 889 118 879 67 852 54 628 122 480 513 928 19 784 36 611 20 297 17 242 37 539 8 926 17 009 65 316 119 594 74 242 62 361 136 603 2 995 5 631 115 998 218 013 118 993 104 651 223 644 2 056 3 664 65 883 119 841 67 939 55 566 123 505 970 1 872 39 133 72 519 40 103 34 288 74 391 184 279 8 101 15 097 8 285 7 091 15 376 428 845 22 327 41 062 22 755 19 152 41 907 1 732 3 478 31 300 55 688 33 032 26 134 59 166 Gr. 12 2 247 4 052 41 269 73 887 43 516 34 423 77 939 528 915 14 456 26 859 14 984 12 790 27 774 8 517 15 671 49 474 89 364 57 991 47 044 105 035 4 765 8 808 82 057 148 492 86 822 70 478 157 300 2 143 3 790 44 585 82 860 46 728 39 922 86 650 1 676 3 039 26 625 49 282 28 301 24 020 52 321 155 251 5 656 10 403 5 811 4 843 10 654 406 754 16 231 29 225 16 637 13 342 29 979 1 755 3 471 26 241 46 073 27 996 21 548 49 544 Total 6 101 11 314 186 555 344 025 192 656 162 683 355 339 1 649 2 997 65 810 122 959 67 459 58 497 125 956 26 618 50 662 208 105 392 317 234 723 208 256 442 979 10 595 19 667 329 355 629 744 339 950 309 461 649 411 6 603 12 017 205 097 385 942 211 700 186 259 397 959 3 494 6 613 115 581 217 216 119 075 104 754 223 829 537 882 25 380 47 875 25 917 22 840 48 757 1 353 2 580 74 250 139 338 75 603 66 315 141 918 5 397 10 698 101 362 181 246 106 759 85 185 191 944

E M I S
Other 1)
234 547 223 663 457 753 1 210 0 0 51 136 51 85 136 316 655 1 528 4 623 1 844 3 434 5 278 165 299 141 393 306 386 692 15 38 38 89 53 74 127 47 83 132 348 179 252 431 3 5 0 0 3 2 5 2 14 34 106 36 84 120 47 107 575 1 465 622 950 1 572

Total Primary (Gr.1-7) 15 419 31 373 525 775 1 101 847 541 194 592 026 1 133 220 3 933 8 157 184 486 380 317 188 419 200 055 388 474 62 224 124 402 546 368 1 107 781 608 592 623 591 1 232 183 15 564 30 458 737 668 1 531 537 753 232 808 763 1 561 995 13 987 27 814 413 218 858 015 427 205 458 624 885 829 7 261 14 610 279 019 580 216 286 280 308 546 594 826 608 1 240 82 165 169 412 82 773 87 879 170 652 4 513 9 011 224 025 461 803 228 538 242 276 470 814 11 929 23 759 296 476 602 097 308 405 317 451 625 856

Total Secondary (Gr.8-12) 9 606 18 288 325 093 622 532 334 699 306 121 640 820 2 854 5 414 121 350 237 118 124 204 118 328 242 532 43 891 83 884 354 581 690 538 398 472 375 950 774 422 15 955 29 721 547 059 1 077 579 563 014 544 286 1 107 300 10 847 20 215 346 506 687 496 357 353 350 358 707 711 5 002 9 687 199 546 387 077 204 548 192 216 396 764 941 1 513 47 526 92 496 48 467 45 542 94 009 2 387 4 614 135 404 264 178 137 791 131 001 268 792 8 813 17 375 184 869 343 772 193 682 167 465 361 147

Total (Gr.1-12) 25 025 49 661 850 868 1 724 379 875 893 898 147 1 774 040 6 787 13 571 305 836 617 435 312 623 318 383 631 006 106 115 208 286 900 949 1 798 319 1 007 064 999 541 2 006 605 31 519 60 179 1 284 727 2 609 116 1 316 246 1 353 049 2 669 295 24 834 48 029 759 724 1 545 511 784 558 808 982 1 593 540 12 263 24 297 478 565 967 293 490 828 500 762 991 590 1 549 2 753 129 691 261 908 131 240 133 421 264 661 6 900 13 625 359 429 725 981 366 329 373 277 739 606 20 742 41 134 481 345 945 869 502 087 484 916 987 003

Grand Total 28 379 56 473 928 238 1 881 605 956 617 981 461 1 938 078 7 363 14 702 321 797 649 806 329 160 335 348 664 508 116 821 229 984 950 583 1 899 542 1 067 404 1 062 122 2 129 526 35 219 67 595 1 378 548 2 798 975 1 413 767 1 452 803 2 866 570 27 179 52 726 817 683 1 662 106 844 862 869 970 1 714 832 13 577 26 948 507 567 1 025 859 521 144 531 663 1 052 807 1 761 3 186 138 334 279 445 140 095 142 536 282 631 7 717 15 221 382 844 773 040 390 561 397 700 788 261 23 724 46 969 511 191 1 005 466 534 915 517 520 1 052 435

South Africa Independent Female Male Total Public Female Male Total Both Female Male Total

20 388 18 984 39 372 571 170 535 743 1 106 913 591 558 554 727 1 146 285

19 767 17 540 37 307 433 731 363 573 797 304 453 498 381 113 834 611

22 192 18 559 40 751 306 594 249 851 556 445 328 786 268 410 597 196

62 347 55 083 117 430 1 311 495 1 149 167 2 460 662 1 373 842 1 204 250 2 578 092

829 919 1 748 2 722 5 101 7 823 3 551 6 020 9 571

135 438 135 386 270 824 3 289 200 3 503 825 6 793 025 3 424 638 3 639 211 7 063 849

100 296 90 415 190 711 2 261 934 2 140 852 4 402 786 2 362 230 2 231 267 4 593 497

235 734 225 801 461 535 5 551 134 5 644 677 11 195 811 5 786 868 5 870 478 11 657 346

261 740 252 064 513 804 5 936 785 6 039 059 11 975 844 6 198 525 6 291 123 12 489 648

Note 1: Data exclude learners at stand-alone ECD sites and special schools. Note 2: Owing to a shortage of space in the table, the male enrolment figures for ordinary public and independent schools are intentionally omitted in the provincial data, but are included in the national data. 1) Learners not grouped in any of the grades provided.

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Figure 1: Percentage distribution of learners in ordinary schools, by phase, in 2013

Table 5: Indicators for ordinary PUBLIC schools, by province, in 2013
LER Province State-paid and SGB-paid Educators 29.8 27.4 32.0 30.7 30.4 30.7 32.0 30.7 31.1 State-paid Educators 1) 31.7 29.1 35.6 32.2 30.8 31.7 34.3 32.6 37.3 LSR ESR

Eastern Cape Free-State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape North West Western Cape

338 490 924 471 424 580 505 498 690

11.4 17.9 28.9 15.4 13.9 18.9 15.8 16.2 22.2

South Africa

30.6

32.6

496

16.2

Figure 1 reveals that the highest proportion of learners in ordinary schools nationally was located in the foundation phase (33.2%) followed by the intermediate phase and the senior phase with 22.4% and 23.4% respectively. Figure 2: Percentage distribution of female learners in ordinary schools, by grade, in 2013
54.3 50.6 49.5 49.3 49.2 48.6 48.9 48.9 51.6 49.6 47.6 48.3 48.8 48.1 60 50 40 Percent 30 20 10 55.1

1) Underlying data not shown in publication.

(c) The ESR for ordinary public schools nationally was 16.2, with four provinces (the Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape) higher than the national average. Figure 4: Frequency distribution of learners in ordinary PUBLIC schools in 2013
7 000 6 000 5 000 4 000 15 3 000 2 000 1 000 10 5 0 30 25 20 Percentage of schools

E M I S

37.1

Number of schools

QUALITY STATISTICS FOR EDUCATION

0 Pre- Gr.R Gr. 1 Gr.2 Gr. 3 Gr. 4 Gr. 5 Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Gr. 8 Gr. 9 Gr. 10 Gr. 11 Gr. 12 Other Total Gr.R Grade

0
1 500 1 300 1 500 1 253 5.2 528 2.2 361 1.5

2 678 11.1

Figure 2 shows that, in the schooling system, there were more male than female (49.6%) learners. The lowest percentage of female learners in ordinary schools nationally was in Grade 1 (47.6%) and the highest percentage was in Grades 11 and 12 (54.3 and 55.1% respectively). Figure 3: Percentage distribution of learners in ordinary schools, by grade, in 2013
12
8.9 7.5 8.6 9.2

% of schools per learner interval

Number and percentage of schools per learner interval

Figure 4, a histogram, shows that the highest number of ordinary public schools nationally (6 796, or 28.2%) was in the 101 to 300 learner interval. Furthermore, there were 2 678 schools (11.1%) and 361 schools (1.5%) in, respectively, the 100 and below learner interval and the above 1 500 learner interval. Figure 5: Frequency distribution of LER in ordinary PUBLIC schools in 2013

10 8
Percent

9.8

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.3

7.2

Number of schools

5 000 4 000

20 15

0.3

2 0

Pre- Gr.R Gr. 1 Gr.2 Gr. 3 Gr. 4 Gr. 5 Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Gr. 8 Gr. 9 Gr. 10 Gr. 11 Gr. 12 Other Gr.R Grade

3 000 2 000 1 000 0 10 5 0

Figure 3 indicates that enrolment is generally very high in Grade 1 (9.8%) and declines as learners move to higher grades within the schooling system with 4.8% in Grade 12. Table 5 reflects the following indicators: (a) When counting all educators, the LER for ordinary public schools nationally was 30.6, while, when counting only state-paid educators in these schools, the LER increased to 32.6. (b) The LSR for ordinary public schools nationally was 496, with three provinces (Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Western Cape) higher than the national average.
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1-5 88 0.4

6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 339 1.4 777 3.2 1 856 3 412 5 240 6 223 3 861 1 537 7.7 14.2 21.7 25.8 16.0 6.4 435 1.8

>50 343 1.4

No. of schools per LER interval

% of schools per LER interval

Number and percentage of schools per LER interval

Figure 5, a histogram, reflects that the highest number of ordinary public schools nationally (6 223, or 25.8%) was in the 31 to 35 LER interval. Furthermore, there were 88 schools (0.4%) and 343 schools (1.4%) in, respectively, the one to five LER interval and the above 50 LER interval.

Percentage of schools

4

4.8

6

6.2

6.7

7 000 6 000

30 25

0.1