Education
Question by Hon van WyK.
With regard to school feeding programmes:
(1) (a) How much money was spent over the past five financial years per region, (b) how many schools participate in feeding programmes and (c) how many learners rely on these feeding programmes;
(2) whether the private sector is assisting in any way; if so, what are the relevant details?
My department has informed me of the following:
(1) (a) The table below shows the National School Nutrition Programme conditional grant expenditure per district - April 2019 to March 2024:
District | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 |
Head Office | R58 597 755,65 | R52 451 063,97 | R69 672 428,04 | R69 760 336,98 | R7 644 467,10 |
Metro Central | R25 412 303,43 | R29 154 435,73 | R32 000 173,83 | R32 470 813,94 | R43 532 048,57 |
Metro East | R70 509 851,96 | R72 737 675,93 | R83 457 859,96 | R81 516 829,27 | R110 649 703,58 |
Metro North | R31 881 579,28 | R35 961 479,50 | R42 912 791,16 | R42 364 883,40 | R59 267 614,88 |
Metro South | R43 942 362,68 | R49 291 289,10 | R54 560 157,08 | R51 805 615,33 | R70 067 721,30 |
Cape Winelands | R57 296 219,34 | R68 673 029,44 | R66 998 840,98 | R67 229 747,45 | R86 087 010,86 |
Overberg | R15 164 309,72 | R16 025 903,28 | R19 740 801,23 | R20 187 542,46 | R24 546 277,43 |
West Coast | R19 271 696,05 | R21 068 904,53 | R21 054 664,89 | R24 259 067,26 | R26 679 123,18 |
Eden Central Karoo | R53 249 456,13 | R44 906 193,58 | R50 921 282,83 | R61 751 366,18 | R68 328 033,10 |
Total Expenditure | 375 325 534,24 | 390 269 975,06 | 441 319 000,00 | 451 346 202,27 | 496 802 000,00 |
- The number of schools as of 31 March 2024 (the end of the 2023/2024 financial year) was 1051.
- The number of learners as of 31 March 2024 (the end of the 2023/2024 financial year) was 525 938.
(2) The below table shows details of donors from the private sector:
| School name | Food items provided | Number of learner beneficiaries |
Peninsula school feeding association | |||
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1 | Lingomso PS | Original & flavoured maize meal, sugar beans, samp, lentils, soya, oil, salt, breyani spice, baked beans, fruit and vegetables (daily: school days) | 500 |
Carmen Stevens Foundation | |||
2 | Apex PS | Original & flavoured maize meal, beans, pilchard, samp, lentils, soya, oil, milk, salt, fruit and vegetables (daily: school days) | 250 |
3 | Beverley Park PS | 270 | |
4 | Cavalleria PS | 330 | |
5 | Firgrove PS | 200 | |
6 | Irista PS | 430 | |
7 | Joubert Dr. G.J. PS | 330 | |
8 | Kraaifontein HS | 78 | |
9 | Macassar PS | 450 | |
10 | Malibu ss. | 200 | |
11 | Marvin Park PS | 300 | |
12 | Melton PS | 300 | |
13 | Oklahomastraat PS | 104 | |
14 | Rusthof PS | 450 | |
15 | Scottsdene ss. | 200 | |
16 | Silversands PS | 251 | |
17 | Sir Lowry's Pass PS | 600 | |
18 | Somerset-Wes MET PS | 180 | |
19 | Delft PS | 430 | |
20 | Eindhoven PS | 620 | |
21 | Leiden Ave. PS | 386 | |
22 | Leiden PS | 700 | |
23 | Masibambisane SS | 300 | |
24 | Riebeeckstraat PS | 275 | |
25 | Vergenoegd PS | 400 | |
26 | Welwitschia PS | 768 | |
27 | Alpine PS | 281 | |
28 | Delta PS | 350 | |
29 | Hyacinth PS | 250 | |
30 | Perserverance PS | 100 | |
31 | Tafelsig PS | 450 | |
Pioneer Foods | |||
32 | Avondale PS | Weetbix (monthly) | 200 |
33 | Parkview PS | 300 | |
34 | Witsand PS | 152 | |
The Primal Master | |||
35 | Trevor Manuel PS | Stewing meat (weekly) | 1 236 |
Tiger Brands Foundation | |||
36 | Ashbury PS | Oats, Movite, Mabele and instant Ace (daily: school days) | 200 |
37 | EJ Malgarte PS | 105 | |
38 | H Venter PS | 1 074 | |
39 | Keisie PS | 155 | |
40 | Meiring PS | 770 | |
41 | Middelrivier PS | 65 | |
42 | Prospect PS | 182 | |
43 | Steenberg's Cove PS | 240 | |
44 | Stockwell PS | 208 | |
Total number of learners fed | 15 370 | ||
