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Educational Attainment and Enrolment in the Free State Province: Using Census 2011

Educational Attainment and Enrolment in the Free State Province: Using Census 2011 Patricia Mangoejane Statistics South Africa, Free State Province. Introduction

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Educational Attainment and Enrolment in the Free State Province: Using Census 2011

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  1. Educational Attainment and Enrolment in the Free State Province: Using Census 2011 Patricia Mangoejane Statistics South Africa, Free State Province Introduction Recently (2011-2012 financial year) Mangaung attained the status of Metropolitan District Council, which is a sign of development for Mangaung in particular and Free State Province in general. It is thus imperative for the education system of Mangaung to live up to the “metro status” afforded to the municipality. Education is an important indicator for development and standard of living and is ranked the highest amongst the 12 pillars of competitiveness in The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013. Basic education increases the efficiency of each individual worker, in other words, lack of basic education can become a constraint to business development. This poster aims to use Census 2011 data to assess education enrolment and attainment of the school going population in the Free State province. The study will be limited to educational attainment and performance of the Free State province and Mangaung metro Figure 2: ASER distribution in the age group 5 – 24 years by districts of the Free State Province: Census 2011 Methods Using Census 2011 dataset two indicators are used to measure progress in education in the province; Gross Enrolment Rate (GER), and Age Specific Enrolment Rate (ASER). GER measures enrolment, regardless of age, at a specific level of education, as a proportion of the appropriately-aged population for the given level of education. ASER is enrolment of a specific single age, irrespective of the level of education, as a percentage of the population of the same age. These indicators are computed and compared with other provinces and other districts within the province. Education in ordinary schools is grouped in terms of either the General Education and Training (GET) and Further Education and Training (FET) bands or traditional primary and secondary phases. The GET band (Grades 0 to 9) caters for the following phases: Foundation phase (Grades R to 3), Intermediate phase (Grades 4to 6) and Senior phase (Grades 7to 9). The FET band caters for Grades 10 to 12 and excludes learners in FET colleges. Analysis was made possible by the use of SuperCross and Microsoft Excel 2007. Discussion A GER of less than 100% indicates that fewer learners than anticipated are enrolled in a specific education phase. The Foundation Phase GER (77.09%) is lower in the Free State across all districts indicating that fewer learners than expected may be enrolled in primary education. However the intermediate, seniour and FET phase GER exceeds 100% indicating a high level of grade repetition or students who reach intermediate phase at a much older age. The ASER of 94.68% for 7 year olds indicates that enrolment in primary education has improved markedly in Mangaung Metro although Thabo Mofutsanyane district has a much higher ASER (96.25%) than Mangaung metro. Although ASER at ages over 16 declines markedly, Mangaung has a higher ASER than other districts in the province. This is an indication that tertiary education is concentrated in Mangaung metro and provides better education access and opportunities for those aged over 16 years. Results : General Enrolment Rate According to figure 1 below, the foundation phase GER of the Free Sate Province is 77.09% and fall below the average of SA (77.12%). However the GER of the intermediate phase, senior phase and FET phase registered over 100% District differentials within the province, the foundation phase GER (not shown) is the lowest across all districts with Xhariep district (79.48%) having the highest foundation phase GER, followed by Thabo Mofutsanyane district (78.28%). Mangaung metro has a GER of 76.14%, falling behind that of Xhariep and Thabo Mofutsanyane. Age Specific Enrolment Rate Figure 2 overleaf shows ASER for the age group 7-17 years across the province. The ASER of Mangaung metro reaches plateau between the ages 7-16 before gradually tapering off from age 17 to age 24. Mangaung metro repots an average ASER of 94.68 for 7 year olds. Thabo Mofutsanyane reports the highest ASER of 96.25% years for 7 year olds. Although the ASER of Mangaung declines from 77% for age groups 18 to 17.78% for age group 24, it is the highest compared to other districts. Conclusions Although both the ASER and GER fall below the benchmark of a 100%, Mangaung has made progress in ensuring school enrollment as demonstrated in this study (Foundation phase GER of 76.14%, ASER at age 7 of 94.68%). Although schooling is largely accessible for all, interventions has to be put in place to ensure successful grade progression and to discourage drop outs. Grade repetition and late enrollment contribute to higher GER. More further education opportunities have to be introduced for those aged 16 and above in order to attain a higher ASER. Literature cited Census 2011 data (Statistics South Africa) MDG Report 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Report (2012-2013) Educational Statistics in South Africa Report (2011) Educational Indicators Technical guidelines Report ( Nov 2009)

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