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AUTHOR Strauss, J. P., Comp.; van der Linde, H. J., Comp.; Plekker, S. J., Comp. TITLE Education and Manpower Development, 1999. No. 19. INSTITUTION University of the Orange Free State, (). ISBN ISBN-0-86886-633-4 PUB DATE 2000-11-00 NOTE 57p.; Colored graphs and figures may not reproduce adequately. For the 18th publication in this series, see ED 427 049. AVAILABLE FROM Research Institute for Education Planning, Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Orange Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. Web site: http://www.uovs.ac.za/edu/NIOB/default.htm. PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Black Students; *Educational Attainment; Educational Trends; Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; *Ethnic Groups; Foreign Countries; Minority Groups; Racial Differences; Sex Differences; Trend Analysis; White Students IDENTIFIERS *South Africa; South Africans

ABSTRACT This is the 19th publication in a series that provides an overview of various aspects of education in South Africa. No publication was produced in 1999 because official data were not yet ready, so this document contains some 1998 information along with that for 1999. Obtaining data on a racial basis remains a problem, and it is recognized that the reaching of important goals of the national educational policy with respect to equity, redress, and access can only be achieved if educational data can be disaggregated in terms of racial groupings. In this report indicators other than matric results (matriculation examination) are presented for the first time with the report of South African results for two international studies. In 1999, the 2,772,225 students of the KwaZulu-Natal education department represented 22.5% of the country's total students. In contrast, only 1.7% (204,238) students were enrolled in the Northern Cape region. Data are supplied in graph and table form for the following provinces:(1) Western Cape;(2) Eastern Cape;(3) Free State;(4) Gauteng;(5) KwaZulu-Natal; (6) Mpumalanga;(7) Northern Cape;(8) Northern Province; and (9) North West. Data include the number of teachers and their qualifications, student enrollment for each province by grade and gender, matric test results by subject and province, university and technical school enrollment, and achievement data in numeracy and literacy. (Contains 14 figures.) (SLD)

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Cape Durban- Fort Medunsa I Natal North North Orange Port Potchef- Pretoria I Rand Rhodes Stellen- Transkei I Venda Wit- 5 Town Westville Hare West Free I Elizabeth stroom Afrikaans I bosch Vista Western Zululand State I Cape I waters- rand 1990 14 101 1 7 620 1 4 467 2 023 1 13 753 9 773 2 801 9 372 1 5 172 1 1 8 815 1 14 104 23 323 1 1 9 299 3 963 5 120 3 451 24 082 1 12 473 118 732 19961993 1514 200407 11 10 10 029 4361 1 5 604 5 659 3 413043 1 1415 584357 1618 914235 53 876088 89 383049 1 5 5 248316 10 4599 594 24 23849 181 1 21 227 11 567 24 517214 1 1514 009298 5 595 1 2 756 31 125 1 12 464 1 18 477 5 682349 Student numbers at Unisa1999 increased from 104 302 in 1990 to 135 079 in 1996 and decreased15 378 1 8 168 to 103 389 in 1 2 890 3 501 1 15 246 10 015 6 215 10 014 1 6 358 12 629 25 865 1 20 798 5 160 1 17 532 4 5377 038 1999. 1 7 299 5 016 2630 063946 11 13 568 117 057 9 134 116 497 7 0545 014 page twenty 44 45 25 Fig. 11: Students at technikons according to population group, 1999 20 I--0ccr 15- 10 5 White Border 132 4924 Cape Eastern Cape 19 Free State 2159 Mangosothu 17 ML Sultan 112 1957 Natal NorthernGauteng 7 North West 4 Peninsula 195 Elizabeth 2803Port Pretoria8627 Triangle2038 Vaal Witwaters- 2584 rand Technikon SouthColouredAfricanIndian Africa had 47 995 African, 4 305 Coloured, 2 434 Indian and 13 712 White students. 3883 64 26992070223 3434 42 3565289 13 5668 05 58192744 99 54451452240 8599 14 3 3654 01 29395111 72 4736996111 13242 275243 11152 14287 7547369603 46 page twenty-one 25 Fig. 12: Students at technikons 1990, 1993, 1996 and 1999 20 5 Border Cape Eastern Cape Free State M L Sultan Mangosuthu Natal TransvaalNorthern Peninsula Elizabeth Port Pretoria North West Triangle Vaal Witwaters- rand 199619931990 2 226334580 111 98 971754067 3 045 11798 643 405479147 76 930291272 431 090286914 489461345 852 458398530 586 255022074 874 281290625 1512 9 815799438 2 400597489 11 976 103860170 111210 9 794457994 1999 4 025 9 916 3 461 6 026 8 823 5 690 9 141 9 273 8 317 8 646 22 387 4 021 13 571 11 112 Fig. 13: Results of the MLA (Grade 4) project, 1999 7060 a) 50 *aDCDct 0_ a)" 2030 Literacy 2100: 0 Eastern Cape 48,19 Free State 40,20 Gauteng60,94 Kwazulu-Natal 51,40 Mpumalanga 33,20 Northern Cape 52,69 Northern Province 25,8742,75 North West 45,20 Western Cape 60,68 South Africa 30,0248,10 wereTheby Monitoring provincialtested in Gradedepartmentof Learners 4 learners officialsAchievement ofLifeNumeracy and400 Skills theschools. (MLA) data project capturing The test is a instrumentsand UNESCO/Department analyzing were done developed by ofRIEP. Education in collaboration project in withwhich the Literacy, HSRC, Numeracy, the fieldwork and performed Life Skills 30,8348,17 33,7026,70 54,0736,47 50,5031,00 22,6438,10 45,2932,49 45,20 42,6228,83 55,7137,93 47,11 50 page twenty-three Fig. 14: Comparison between the performance in NUMERACY (MLA Grade 4) and the pass rate in MATHEMATICS (Grade 12 final exam) per province

EC FS GA KZ MP NC NP NW WC RSA Provinces with a better Grade 4 performance in the MLA numeracy test also performed better in Mathematics in the matric examination. The-0- Grade importance 12 1998 of effective primary school teaching is clearly illustrated. Grade 12 1999 A- MLA page twenty-four 53 CLF 0 (051) 403 8500 MedicalUNIVERSITYADDRESS University APPENDIX EDUCATION of Southern Africa, C/o MEDUNSA, 0204, (012) - 582844, E-mail: TECHNIKONCape Technikon, EDUCATION P 0 Box 652, CAPE TOWN, 8000, (021) - 4603241, Website: www.clech.ac.za RhodesRandse University,Afrikaanse PUniversity, 0 Box 94, P GRAHAMSTOWN, 0 Box 524, AUCKLAND 6140, PARK,(046) - 2006,6038217/104, (011) - 4892911, Website: Website: http://[email protected] NatalMangosuthuM L Sutton Technikon, Technikon, Technikon, P 0 Box P P 0 953, 0Box Box DURBAN,1334, 12363, DURBAN, JACOBS, 4000, (031)4000, 4026, -(031) 2042111, (031) - 3085111 - 9077111 Website: University of CapeDurban Town, Westville, P/Bag, P/Bag RONDEBOSCH, X54001, DURBAN, 7701, (021) 4001, - 6502822, (031) - 2044253, Website: Website: http://www.uclac.zahttp://www.ru.ac.za TechnikonPeninsula Northern Technikon, Gauteng, P 0 BoxPrivate 1906, Bag BELLVILLE, X76, PRETORIA 7535, NORTH(021) - 9596911,0116, (012) Website: - 7999000, Website: http://www.tnt.ac.zahttp://www.ntech.ac.za University of Natal,Fort Hare, P 0 Box P/Bag 375, X134, PIETERMARITZBURG, ALICE, 5700, (040) 4041, - 6022011, (031) - Website: 2605212, Website: http://www.uth.ac.zahttp://www.udw.ac.za TechnikonPort Elizabeth OFS, Private Technikon, Bag X20539,Private Bag BLOEMFONTEIN, X6011, , 9300, (051) -6000, 5073271, (041) Website: http://www.petech.ac.zahttp://www.pentech.ac.za 5043911, Website: University of NorthPort Elizabeth, West, P/Bag P 0 X20466,Box 1600, MAFIKENG, PORT ELIZABETH, 8670, (0140) 6000, -2575 (041) - 5042572, Website: http:www.upe.ac.zahttp://www.nu.ac.za TECHNIKONTechnikon Pretoria, RSA, Private Private Bag Bag X6, X680, FLORIDA, PRETORIA, 1710, 0001,(011) -(012) 4713500, - 3185762, Website: Website: www.intoffice.techpta.ac.zawww.tofs.ac.za University of Potchefstroom,Pretoria, Brooklyn, Private PRETORIA, Bag x6001, 0002, POTCHEFSTROOM, (012) - 4204114, Website:2520, (018) - 2992769, Website: http://www.up.ac.zahttp://www.puk.ac.za VaalTechnikon Triangle Witwatersrand, Technikon, Private P 0 Box Bag 17011, X021, DOORNFONTEIN, VANDERBIJLPARK, 2028, 1900, (011) (016) - 4062220/1, - 9509000, Website:Website: www.twrac.zahttp://www.trsa.ac.za University of Stellenbosch,South Africa, PPrivate 0 Box Bag 392, X1, PRETORIA, MATIELAND, 0003, 7602, (012) (021) - 4293111, - 8084628, Website: Website: http://www.sun.ac.zahttp:www.unisa.ac.za BorderEastern Technikon, Cape Technikon, Private Private Bag 1421, Bag X13182,00S LONDON, BUTTERWORTH, 5200, (043) 4960, - 7085200, (0474) Website: - 4012000, Website: www.tritek.ac.zahttp:/www.tktech.ac.za University of the OrangeNorth, P/Bag(QwaQwa Free State,X1106, branch)-, P SOVENGA, 0 Box P/Bag 339, BLOEMFONTEIN,0727,X13, PHUTHADITJHABA, (015) - 2682121 9300, (051) 9666 (058) - 7130211 www.uovs.ac.za 4019111, Website: DEPARTMENTSTechnikon North OF West, EDUCATION Private Bag X31, ROSSLYN, 0200, (012) - 5210530 http://www.bortech.ac.za University of the Witwatersrand,Western Cape, PrivateP/Bag X17, Bag BELLVILLE,3, WITS, 2050, 7530, (011) (021) - 7171111, - 9592115, Website: Website: http://www.wits.ac.zahttp://www.uwc.ac.za KwaZulu-NatalGautengFreeEastern State Cape Department Department Department Department of of Education, Education, of of Education, Education, PO Private Box Private PO 7710, BagBox Bag X20565,463,, X0032, Melmoth, Bloemfontein, Bisho, 3835 2000 5608 9300 ,Transkei, P/Bag P/Bag X5050, X1, UMTATA, THOHOYANDOU, 5100, (047) 0950, - 5022744, (015) - Wetbsite:9628000, Website: http:www.univen.ac.zawww.utr.ac.za NorthernNorthNationalMpumalanga West DepartmentCape Department Department Department of Education,of of Education, of Education, Education, Private Private Private Private Bag Bag X895,Bag Bag X2044, X1855, X5020,Pretoria, Mmabatho Middleburg, Kimberley, 0001 2735 10508301 VistaUniversity University, of Zululand, P/Bag P/BagX634, X1001,PRETORIA, KWA-DLANGEZWA, 0001, (012) - 424034, 3886, (0351)Website: - 93911, Website: http://www.vista.ac.zawww.uzulu.ac.za 54 WesternNorthern CapeProvince Department Department of Education, of Education, Private Private Bag X9114,Bag X9489, Cape Pietersburg,Town, 8000 0700 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE 5I 57 TM033136

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