Education
With regard to the financial affairs of the Mary Kihn School:
(1) (a) What is the number of staff members at the school, (b) what is the breakdown by (i) race, (ii) gender, (iii) religion and (iv) qualifications and (c)(i) how many are not permanently employed and (ii) what are the reasons for this;
(2) what (a) is the number and (b) are the details of the substitute teachers who have been made permanent at the school in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022?
[1] [a] 43 staff members [including 10 Presidential Employment Initiative assistants.]
[b] [i] African 23
Coloured 12
White 8
[ii] Females 27
Males 16
[iii] The religion of the staff is not a prerequisite for recording purposes.
[iv] See attachment.
[c] [i] 29 staff are not permanent.
[ii] The staff breakdown is as follows:
- 10 of the staff are assistants on the Presidential Employment Initiative on contract from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022.
- 1 national school nutrition programme volunteer with stipend contract.
- 2 substitutes – 1 teacher is currently on sick leave, 1 teacher is on unpaid leave after maternity leave.
- 2 ECD contracts – only employed in 6 month contracts
- 9 SGB posts – 3 or 6 month contracts for class assistants and Deaf assistants.
- 1 Cleaning assistant - 6 month contract
- 1 skills teacher
- 1 teacher resigned end of year – teacher put in 6 month contract.
- 1 teacher is acting as an HOD, the HOD post has been placed in the vacancy list. The previous HOD was promoted to another school on 1 April 2022.
- 1 teacher is on contract in teacher’s post of a teacher/counsellor who is Acting Counsellor, as post is in vacancy list, so the process will be done this term.
[2] [a] 1 teacher
[b] [i] 2020 - None
[ii] 2021 - 1 teacher sadly died in a hijacking incident. The substitute teacher was made permanent as she had qualifications and requirements for the needs of the class in 2021 and matched the criteria and requirements for the post advertised.
[iii] None.
