House of Assembly: Vol13 - WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 1989

WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 1989 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY

†Indicates translated version.

General Affairs:

Universities: subsidy formula 22. Mr R M BURROWS

asked the Minister of National Education:

  1. (1) Whether he has determined the formula for the subsidy of each university in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what is this formula;
  2. (2) what value of a in terms of the subsidy formula has he determined for each university in the Republic for the (a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988 and (d) 1989 university financial years;
  3. (3) whether in any case the value of a was less than one; if so, why;
  4. (4) whether different universities had different a values in the same year; if so, why;
  5. (5) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
The MINISTER OF NATIONAL EDUCATION:
  1. (1) Yes. General Policy in respect of norms and standards for the financing of the running and capital costs of universities was determined on 27 October 1987. Government Notice No R2471 of 6 November 1987 has reference. Full details regarding such policy is contained in the report NATED 02-100 (87/09).
  2. (2)
    1. (a) The a-values for 1986 are not available since the said policy only applied to universities as from 1987.
    2. (b) and (c) The a-values for universities in the Republic for the 1987 and 1988 financial years are as follows:

1987

1988

University of Cape Town

0,833

0,725

University of Durban-Westville

0,900

0,886

Medical University of South Africa

1,823

1,536

University of Natal

0,834

0,745

University of the North

0,992

1,149

University of the Orange Free State

0,833

0,736

University of Port Elizabeth

0,834

0,773

Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education

0,834

0,815

University of Pretoria

0,833

0,744

Rand Afrikaans University

0,834

0,703

Rhodes University

0,833

0,723

University of South Africa

0,696

0,748

University of Stellenbosch

0,833

0,807

University of the Western Cape

0,834

0,990

University of the Witwatersrand

0,833

0,703

University of Zululand

1,433

0,948

Vista University

0,758

0,704

  1. (d) The proposed a-values for 1989 will only become known when the 1989/90 budget is submitted to Parliament.
  1. (3) Yes. The lack of funds prevented the attainment of a-values equal to one.
  2. (4) Yes. This is mainly due to previous financing patterns and a lack of funds.
  3. (5) No.