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Figure 4: Learner enrolment in Grade R

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Enrolment

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Number of learners in Grade R 0 20,000

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

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2018

The Grade R learner enrolment increased from 96,344 learners in 2012 to 147,354 learners in 2018. This represents a 53.0% increase in learner enrolments across the sector. Grade R shows an average annual increase of 8.4%.

Figure 5: : Learner educator ratio in public ordinary schools

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LER

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36.5 29.6 2012

37.6 29.3 2013

37.6 28.9 2014

38.1 29.3 2015

38.0 29.4 2016

38.8 30.9 2017

39.4 30.7 2018

39.3 32.4 2019

Primary School LER Secondary School LER

The learner educator ratio as displayed in Figure 5 indicates that there was an increase of educator’s responsibility in both primary and secondary schools. The learner educator ratio in the primary schools increased from 36.5% in 2012 to 39.3% in 2019. Secondary schools also experienced a slight increase from 29.6% in 2012 to 32.4% in 2019. This increase in both primary and secondary schools is an indication of the demand for educators and learning space in public ordinary schools.

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