Question no: 77
Mr M J R de Villiers (DA-WC) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) In each province, which schools have library facilities with fully supplied material for learners;
(2) whether all schools which have library facilities make use of these facilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether any measures are in place to ensure that these facilities are being utilised; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) A list of schools with library facilities fully supplied with material for learner is attached as Annexure A on (http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/docs/school_library_facilities.pdf).
(2) No, not all schools that have these facilities make use of them, because they are not equipped. The total number of schools with library facilities that are not equipped are 3 413 schools out of 24 751 schools in the country.
(3) Yes, additional funding has been made available to provide additional libraries in the 2010/11 medium term expenditure framework (MTEF).
Issued by: Department of Basic Education
18 September 2009
Source: Department of Basic Education (http://www.education.gov.za)
