5 Year Strategic Plan 2005/06 - Department of Education

Combined schools with more secondary grades or fully combined (grades 1 to 12) were
classified for this purpose as secondary schools
Table 36: Profile of Independent Schooling
Subsidy
Level
Number and % of
Primary Schools
Number and % of
Primary Learners
Number and % of
Secondary Schools
Number and % of
Secondary Learners
01/02 02/03 03/04 01/02 02/03 03/04 01/02 02/03 03/04 01/02 02/03 03/04
60% N/A 7 29 N/A 1165 4568 N/A 9 3315 N/A 2960 7369
40% N/A 21 20 N/A 5202 5244 N/A 20 4932 N/A 8180 6437
25% N/A 26 14 N/A 3618 1414 N/A 16 1211 N/A 4501 2147
15% N/A 7 6 N/A 892 584 N/A 8 302 N/A 3312 1865
0% N/A 38 18 N/A 1832 1047 N/A 9 469 N/A 3899 2470
Total N/A 99 87 N/A 12709 12857 N/A 62 10229 N/A 22852 20822
p a r t C : b a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n
Learners were placed in primary or secondary phases not according to the classification
of schools but according to grades of the learners. There would therefore appear to be a
higher number of schools than the preceding table.
The LER in independent schools was relatively low for the pass five years. Those LER of
the non-subsidised schools was lower to that of the subsidised schools.
13.11 Programme 4 4 – - LSEN Schools
The public LSEN schools are the smallest sector with 44 schools and 8,550 learners.
These LSEN public schools receive their budget through programme 4. The budget in
2005 is R41,378 million for this sector. The budget has increased by 23% since the
2002/03 financial year.
Table 37: Budget Allocation to Programme 4
2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
Programme 4 (000 Rands) 159,963
188,706 243,386 231,370
There were 6,750 learners in public LSEN schools in 1999, which has increased to
9,072 learners in 2005. The sector has grown by 34% in the last five years. See Table
56 below.
Table 38: Number of Learners in LSEN schools
1999 2002 2003 2004 2005
Learners 6,750 7,972 8,087 8,553 9,077
Table 39 indicates the number and percentage of learners according to disabilities and
gender. The table further indicates that there are more disabled male learners than there
are females. The table includes learners with special educational needs in public
schools.
The highest percentage (26.5%) of disabled learners are learners who are
mildly/moderately mentally handicapped (MMH). Several factors, pre-natal and postnatal,
account for the high percentage of learners with mild/moderate mental handicap.
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