Public Schools
latest news & developments
Not providing textbooks to quintiles 4 and 5 will impoverish children
Learning materials are a basic yet vital resource essential to building an equal education system
Bela Act agreement does not undermine president’s powers, says presidency
The deliberations on clauses 4 and 5 have been extended by a further three months
There are useful lessons to learn from the generation of the 1986 emergency
The parents of the 2020 crisis have little say about their children’s education
Nairobi’s poorer parents are choosing private over free primary schools
Low cost private schools were described as being high quality, with harder-working teachers. Public schools were described as corrupt.
Prestige and mistrust in public education drives more parents to private schools
Their numbers are increasing rapidly and some people are even registering their unborn children at what are perceived to be the best schools.
Another school torched near Malamulele
It is the fifth school to be torched in the area since January, but it’s unknown if this latest fire in Xigalo is related to the Malamulele unrest.
Most public schools still lack workbooks
Majority of public schools lagging behind due to the slow delivery of important workbooks.
Thousands of public schools close shop
Despite a reported backlog of schools, provinces are closing them down in the thousands.
Public education sector challenged to reform
The Centre for Development and Enterprise has challenged the public education sector to form a social movement to improve education in South Africa.
Matric: Experts warn against comparisons
The release of matric results for candidates who wrote the IEB exam has led to inevitable comparisons between public and private schools.