BASIC PROFILE OF LEARNERS BASIC PROFILE OF LEARNERS THEMES IN EDUCATION: 1. Demographic Profile of the Eastern Cape 2. Basic Profile of Learners 3. Basic Profile of Educators 4. Schools and Infrastructure 5. Socio-Economic Factors 6. Learner Outcomes ——- This is one in a series of 6 posters. The posters provide summaries of the School and Learner Quantitative Study commissioned by the ECDoE and the Imbewu II Programme. Each poster highlights key findings in the study, using data from the 2008 Annual Return and other sources. SCHOOL & LEARNER QUANTITATIVE STUDY 2008 SCHOOL & LEARNER QUANTITATIVE STUDY 2008 This poster summarises key findings including enrolment trends, age of learners and throughput of learners in the Eastern Cape. Province of the EASTERN CAPE Department of Education ENROLMENT TRENDS ENROLMENT TRENDS There were 2 071 533 learners in total. Total learner enrolment increased by 1% from 2007 representing an additional 26 212 learners. Grade R enrolment increased by 17% from 120 671 learners in 2007 to 141 163 learners in 2008. Grade 1 enrolment decreased by 9.2% from 243 935 learners in 2007 to 221 412 learners in 2008. Enrolment decreased across the GET band by 36% from 221 331 Grade 1 learners to 140 275 Grade 9 learners. Enrolment decreased across the FET band by 56.3% from 151 839 learners in Grade 10 to 66 347 in Grade 12. The Grade 12 enrolment decreased significantly and was even lower than enrolment in 2005 and 2006. Learners dropping out of Ordinary Schools are not being absorbed by FET colleges. FET Colleges recorded an enrolment of only 5 070 learners, with approximately 2 186 learners in the 15-19 year old age range). Highest learner enrolment were found in the districts of Libode (177 199) and Port Elizabeth (171 462). Graaff-Reinet 25441 Cradock 25382 Sterkspruit 63395 Uitenhage 81176 Queenstown 61998 Ngcobo 76405 Maluti 76270 Libode 177199 Fort Beaufort 43276 Mt Fletcher 51518 Grahamstown 28507 Lusikisiki 166850 Dutywa 112552 Mt Frere 83837 Mthatha 163617 Qumbu 79481 Cofimvaba 75566 Lady Frere 43616 Butterworth 109335 Mbizana 120305 King Williams Town 105946 East London 128399 Port Elizabeth 171462 Total Learners 25 382 - 28 507 28 508 - 51 518 51 519 - 63 395 63 396 - 83 837 83 838 - 112 552 112 553 - 128 399 128 400 - 177 199 Total Learner Enrolment per District - 2008 NC FS NP WC NW MP KZN LES GP Eastern Cape 0 50 100 25 Km ® AGE OF LEARNERS AGE OF LEARNERS 67% of new entrants to Grade 1 were appropriately aged in 2008. 24% percent were under-age and 9% percent were over-age by one or more years. This reflects a considerable improvement from 2007 when only 58% of entrants were the correct age. Almost a quarter, however, of entrants is still under-age. The proportion of over-age learners increases progressively per grade. From Grade 3 to 12 there are more over-age learners than either under-age or correct-age learn- ers. In the Senior Phase and FET band, over-age learners make up more than 50% of the total enrolment. The average Grade 12 learner is 19.5 years old (1.5 years over the appropriate age of 18 years). Mbizana and Lusikisiki have the highest Grade 12 average ages (20.4 years, or 2.4 years over the appropriate age of 18 years). Graaff-Reinet 18.49 Cradock 19.29 Sterkspruit 19.92 Uitenhage 18.95 Queenstown 19.48 Maluti 19.81 Ngcobo 19.79 Libode 19.95 Fort Beaufort 18.87 Mt Fletcher 19.81 Grahamstown 18.81 Lusikisiki 20.36 Dutywa 19.61 Mt Frere 19.71 Mthatha 19.46 Qumbu 19.49 Cofimvaba 19.45 Lady Frere 19.51 Butterworth 19.5 Mbizana 20.43 King Williams Town 19.14 East London 19.22 Port Elizabeth 18.66 Average Age Grade 12 18.49 - 18.66 18.67 - 18.95 18.96 - 19.28 19.29 - 19.51 19.52 - 19.70 19.71 - 19.94 19.95 - 20.43 Average Age in Grade 12 - 2008 NC FS NP WC NW MP KZN LES GP Eastern Cape 0 50 100 25 Km ® THROUGHPUT OF LEARNERS THROUGHPUT OF LEARNERS The Promotion Rate measures the rate at which learners progress from one grade to the next. It calculates the proportion of learners who have successfully completed a grade and proceeded to the next grade the following year. The Repetition Rate measures the rate at which learners repeat grades. The Repetition Rate is calculated by dividing the repeaters in a grade against the enrolment in the same grade for the prior year. The Dropout Rate measures the rate at which learners leave the education system without completing the grade they were in during a school year. The following trends were recorded in 2008: Promotion rates decreased for every grade, except Grade 10 where they increased slightly. Repetition Rates remained stable in comparison with previous years. Grade 1 Repetition Rate is still the highest in the GET band. Dropout Rates increased in every grade, except Grade 10 where they decreased slightly.