Worse Academic Performance as a result of Lack of Scholar Transport in the Northern Cape Province – Costing

This document presents the detailed costing that underpins the spending review summarised below.

In 2016, approximately 100 000 children of school-going age did not attend public schools due to lack of transportation. Non-attendance for these reasons had peaked in 2010 and 2014, reaching almost 150 000. There were huge gaps in the statistical information available, which made it impossible to assess the extent of policy implementation. Nevertheless, the average number who did not attend due to remoteness and lack of school transport was alarming, and access to safe transport could make a big difference to attendance.in addition to the lack of transport is also unsafe and unreliable transport. This is a serious crisis and needs to be addressed.