Education for All (EFA)

Education for All (EFA) Country Report: South Africa (Update) 2012 Published by the Department of Basic Education 222 Struben Street Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001 Telephone: 012 357 3000 Fax: 012 323 0601 Website: http:/<a href="/goto?url=http://www.education.gov.za/" target="_blank">/</a><a href="/goto?url=http://www.education.gov.za/" target="_blank">www.education.gov.za </a>ISBN: © Department of Basic Education, 2012 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS <a href="#8_0">ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................................... viii </a><a href="#10_0">1. </a><a href="#13_0">2. </a><a href="#16_0">3</a><a href="#10_0">BACKGROUND </a><a href="#10_0">..........................................................................................................................</a><a href="#10_0">.</a><a href="#10_0">1 </a> <a href="#10_1">1.1 </a><a href="#10_2">1.2 </a><a href="#12_0">1.3 </a><a href="#12_1">1.4 </a><a href="#10_1">Introduction </a><a href="#10_1">...........................................................................................................................</a><a href="#10_1">.</a><a href="#10_1">1 </a><a href="#10_2">Education for All: a development imperativ</a><a href="#10_2">e</a><a href="#10_2">........................................................................</a><a href="#10_2">.</a><a href="#10_2">1 </a><a href="#12_0">Education for All goals </a><a href="#12_0">...........................................................................................................</a><a href="#12_0">.</a><a href="#12_0">3 </a><a href="#12_1">Measuring progress towards the Education for All goal</a><a href="#12_1">s</a><a href="#12_1">......................................................</a><a href="#12_1">.</a><a href="#12_1">3 </a><a href="#13_0">EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA </a><a href="#13_0">................................................................................................</a><a href="#13_0">.</a><a href="#13_0">4 </a> <a href="#13_1">2.1 </a><a href="#13_2">2.2 </a><a href="#14_0">2.3 </a><a href="#15_0">2.4 </a><a href="#13_1">The right to education </a><a href="#13_1">...........................................................................................................</a><a href="#13_1">.</a><a href="#13_1">4 </a><a href="#13_2">Governance and organisation</a><a href="#13_2">................................................................................................</a><a href="#13_2">.</a><a href="#13_2">4 </a><a href="#14_0">The provision of education </a><a href="#14_0">....................................................................................................</a><a href="#14_0">.</a><a href="#14_0">5 </a><a href="#15_0">Expenditure on education and training </a><a href="#15_0">.................................................................................</a><a href="#15_0">.</a><a href="#15_0">6 </a><a href="#16_0">GOAL 1: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION</a><a href="#16_0">..............................................................</a><a href="#16_0">.</a><a href="#16_0">7 </a> <a href="#16_1">3.1 </a><a href="#17_0">3.2 </a><a href="#18_0">3.3 </a><a href="#18_1">3.4 </a><a href="#19_0">3.5 </a><a href="#20_0">3.6 </a><a href="#0_0">3.6 </a><a href="#16_1">Introduction </a><a href="#16_1">...........................................................................................................................</a><a href="#16_1">.</a><a href="#16_1">7 </a><a href="#17_0">Policy and the legislative landscape of ECD in South Africa </a><a href="#17_0">..................................................</a><a href="#17_0">.</a><a href="#17_0">8 </a><a href="#18_0">The non-profit sector and community provision</a><a href="#18_0">...................................................................</a><a href="#18_0">.</a><a href="#18_0">9 </a><a href="#18_1">Participation of 0-to-4 year olds in education </a><a href="#18_1">.......................................................................</a><a href="#18_1">.</a><a href="#18_1">9 </a><a href="#19_0">Participation of 5-year-olds in education </a><a href="#19_0">............................................................................</a><a href="#19_0">.</a><a href="#19_0">1</a><a href="#19_0">0 </a><a href="#20_0">Participation in Grade </a><a href="#20_0">R</a><a href="#20_0">.......................................................................................................</a><a href="#20_0">.</a><a href="#20_0">1</a><a href="#20_0">1 </a><a href="#0_0">Conclusion</a><a href="#0_0">............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_0">.</a><a href="#0_0">1</a><a href="#0_0">2 </a><a href="#0_1">4</a><a href="#0_1">GOAL 2: ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION</a><a href="#0_1">...........................................................................</a><a href="#0_1">.</a><a href="#0_1">1</a><a href="#0_1">3 </a> <a href="#0_2">4.1 </a><a href="#0_3">4.2 </a><a href="#0_4">4.3 </a><a href="#0_5">4.4 </a><a href="#0_6">4.5 </a><a href="#0_7">4.6 </a><a href="#0_2">Participation rates in primary education </a><a href="#0_2">.............................................................................</a><a href="#0_2">.</a><a href="#0_2">1</a><a href="#0_2">3 </a><a href="#0_3">Participation of 7-15-year-olds in compulsory basic education </a><a href="#0_3">..........................................</a><a href="#0_3">.</a><a href="#0_3">1</a><a href="#0_3">4 </a><a href="#0_4">Out-of-school children </a><a href="#0_4">.........................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_4">.</a><a href="#0_4">1</a><a href="#0_4">4 </a><a href="#0_5">Disability</a><a href="#0_5">...............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_5">.</a><a href="#0_5">1</a><a href="#0_5">7 </a><a href="#0_6">Orphans in the education syste</a><a href="#0_6">m</a><a href="#0_6">........................................................................................</a><a href="#0_6">.</a><a href="#0_6">1</a><a href="#0_6">9 </a><a href="#0_7">Conclusion</a><a href="#0_7">............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_7">.</a><a href="#0_7">2</a><a href="#0_7">0 </a>iii <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_8">5</a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_8">GOAL 3: LEARNING NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS </a><a href="#0_8">..............................................</a><a href="#0_8">.</a><a href="#0_8">2</a><a href="#0_8">1 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_9">5.1 </a><a href="#0_10">5.2 </a><a href="#0_11">5.3 </a><a href="#0_12">5.4 </a><a href="#0_13">5.5 </a><a href="#0_14">5.6 </a><a href="#0_9">Access to secondary education</a><a href="#0_9">............................................................................................</a><a href="#0_9">.</a><a href="#0_9">2</a><a href="#0_9">1 </a><a href="#0_10">Enrolment of 16-to-18-year-olds in educational institutions </a><a href="#0_10">..............................................</a><a href="#0_10">.</a><a href="#0_10">2</a><a href="#0_10">2 </a><a href="#0_11">Further Education and Training colleges </a><a href="#0_11">.............................................................................</a><a href="#0_11">.</a><a href="#0_11">2</a><a href="#0_11">3 </a><a href="#0_12">The case for a Human Resources Development (HRD) Strategy for South Afric</a><a href="#0_12">a</a><a href="#0_12">...............</a><a href="#0_12">.</a><a href="#0_12">2</a><a href="#0_12">4 </a><a href="#0_13">Youth skills development</a><a href="#0_13">.....................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_13">.</a><a href="#0_13">2</a><a href="#0_13">5 </a><a href="#0_14">Conclusion</a><a href="#0_14">............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_14">.</a><a href="#0_14">2</a><a href="#0_14">5 </a><a href="#0_15">6</a><a href="#0_15">GOAL 4: ADULT LITERACY RATE </a><a href="#0_15">.............................................................................................</a><a href="#0_15">.</a><a href="#0_15">2</a><a href="#0_15">6 </a> <a href="#0_16">6.1 </a><a href="#0_17">6.2 </a><a href="#0_18">6.3 </a><a href="#0_13">6.4 </a><a href="#0_19">6.5 </a><a href="#0_16">Measuring literacy </a><a href="#0_16">...............................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_16">.</a><a href="#0_16">2</a><a href="#0_16">6 </a><a href="#0_17">Adult literacy rates</a><a href="#0_17">...............................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_17">.</a><a href="#0_17">2</a><a href="#0_17">7 </a><a href="#0_18">Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET)</a><a href="#0_18">..........................................................................</a><a href="#0_18">.</a><a href="#0_18">2</a><a href="#0_18">8 </a><a href="#0_13">Kha Ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaig</a><a href="#0_13">n</a><a href="#0_13">..................................................................................</a><a href="#0_13">.</a><a href="#0_13">2</a><a href="#0_13">9 </a><a href="#0_19">Conclusion</a><a href="#0_19">............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_19">.</a><a href="#0_19">3</a><a href="#0_19">0 </a><a href="#0_13">7</a><a href="#0_22">8</a><a href="#0_13">GOAL 5: GENDER PARITY</a><a href="#0_13">........................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_13">.</a><a href="#0_13">3</a><a href="#0_13">1 </a> <a href="#0_20">7.1 </a><a href="#0_21">7.2 </a><a href="#0_20">Defining key terms </a><a href="#0_20">...............................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_20">.</a><a href="#0_20">3</a><a href="#0_20">1 </a><a href="#0_21">Gender Parity Index (GPI) </a><a href="#0_21">....................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_21">.</a><a href="#0_21">3</a><a href="#0_21">1 </a><a href="#0_22">GOAL 6: QUALITY EDUCATION</a><a href="#0_22">...............................................................................................</a><a href="#0_22">.</a><a href="#0_22">3</a><a href="#0_22">9 </a> <a href="#0_23">8.1 </a><a href="#0_24">8.2 </a> <a href="#0_23">Learner performance in national and international assessment</a><a href="#0_23">s</a><a href="#0_23">.......................................</a><a href="#0_23">.</a><a href="#0_23">4</a><a href="#0_23">0 </a><a href="#0_24">Learner achievement and outcomes in national assessment</a><a href="#0_24">s</a><a href="#0_24">............................................</a><a href="#0_24">.</a><a href="#0_24">4</a><a href="#0_24">2 </a><a href="#0_25">8.2.1 Grade</a><a href="#0_25"> </a><a href="#0_25">12 learner performance </a><a href="#0_25">...............................................................................................</a><a href="#0_25">.</a><a href="#0_25">4</a><a href="#0_25">2 </a><a href="#0_26">8.2.2 Annual</a><a href="#0_26"> </a><a href="#0_26">National Assessment (ANA)</a><a href="#0_26">........................................................................................</a><a href="#0_26">.</a><a href="#0_26">4</a><a href="#0_26">3 </a><a href="#0_13">8.3 Educator</a><a href="#0_13"> </a><a href="#0_13">qualifications </a><a href="#0_13">...........................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_13">.</a><a href="#0_13">4</a><a href="#0_13">5 </a><a href="#0_27">8.4 </a><a href="#0_28">8.5 </a><a href="#0_29">8.6 </a><a href="#0_30">8.7 </a><a href="#0_27">Learner to Educator Ratio (LER)</a><a href="#0_27">...........................................................................................</a><a href="#0_27">.</a><a href="#0_27">4</a><a href="#0_27">6 </a><a href="#0_28">Prevalence of HIV and AIDS among school-going children</a><a href="#0_28">..................................................</a><a href="#0_28">.</a><a href="#0_28">4</a><a href="#0_28">7 </a><a href="#0_29">Safety at schools </a><a href="#0_29">..................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_29">.</a><a href="#0_29">4</a><a href="#0_29">8 </a><a href="#0_30">Conclusion</a><a href="#0_30">............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_30">.</a><a href="#0_30">4</a><a href="#0_30">9 </a><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_31">9. </a></li><li style="flex:1"><a href="#0_31">KEY INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION</a><a href="#0_31">......................................................</a><a href="#0_31">.</a><a href="#0_31">5</a><a href="#0_31">0 </a></li></ul><a href="#0_32">9.1 </a><a href="#0_33">9.2 </a> <a href="#0_32">Delivery Agreement with the Presidency ............................................................................</a><a href="#0_32">.</a><a href="#0_32">5</a><a href="#0_32">0 </a><a href="#0_33">Action Plan to 2014: Towards the realisation of schooling 2025 </a><a href="#0_33">– </a><a href="#0_33">A long-term plan for </a><a href="#0_33">transforming basic education in South Africa .................................................................................</a><a href="#0_33">.</a><a href="#0_33">5</a><a href="#0_33">1 </a>iv <a href="#0_34">9.3 </a><a href="#0_35">9.4 </a><a href="#0_36">9.5 </a> <a href="#0_34">Review of the curriculum.....................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_34">.</a><a href="#0_34">5</a><a href="#0_34">1 </a><a href="#0_35">The Workbook Projec</a><a href="#0_35">t</a><a href="#0_35">.</a><a href="#0_35">........................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_35">.</a><a href="#0_35">5</a><a href="#0_35">1 </a><a href="#0_36">Teacher Development ..........................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_36">.</a><a href="#0_36">5</a><a href="#0_36">1 </a> <a href="#0_37">9.5.1 Initial</a><a href="#0_37"> </a><a href="#0_37">teacher education..........................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_37">.</a><a href="#0_37">5</a><a href="#0_37">2 </a><a href="#0_38">9.6 </a>9.7 <a href="#0_8">9.8 </a><a href="#0_39">9.9 </a> <a href="#0_38">Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI)..........................................</a><a href="#0_38">.</a><a href="#0_38">5</a><a href="#0_38">2 </a>Foundations for learning campaign....................................... 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Bookmark not defined. <a href="#0_8">National school nutrition programme (nsnp</a><a href="#0_8">)</a><a href="#0_8">.</a><a href="#0_8">......................................................................</a><a href="#0_8">.</a><a href="#0_8">5</a><a href="#0_8">3 </a><a href="#0_39">Orphans in the schooling system .........................................................................................</a><a href="#0_39">.</a><a href="#0_39">5</a><a href="#0_39">3 </a> <a href="#0_40">9</a><a href="#0_40">.10 Conclusion</a><a href="#0_40">............................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_40">.</a><a href="#0_40">5</a><a href="#0_40">4 </a><a href="#0_13">10 </a><a href="#0_13">CONCLUSION </a><a href="#0_13">..........................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_13">.</a><a href="#0_13">5</a><a href="#0_13">6 </a> <a href="#0_8">Bibliography .........................................................................................................................................</a><a href="#0_8">.</a><a href="#0_8">6</a><a href="#0_8">0 </a>vLIST OF TABLES <a href="#18_2">Table 1: Percentage of 0-4 year-olds attending educational institutions by province, 2002 </a><a href="#18_2">– </a><a href="#18_2">2011 </a><a href="#18_2">...........................................................................................................................................9 </a><a href="#19_1">Table 2: Percentage of 5 year olds children attending educational institutions by province, </a><a href="#19_1">2002</a><a href="#19_1">–</a><a href="#19_1">2011 </a><a href="#19_1">...............................................................................................................................10 </a><a href="#20_1">Table 3: Enrolment in Grade R and Gross Enrolment Rates for Grade R in ordinary schools, </a><a href="#20_1">1999-2011 </a><a href="#20_1">................................................................................................................................11 </a><a href="#0_41">Table 4: Grade R GER by Province, 2002 - 2011 </a><a href="#0_41">......................................................................12 </a><a href="#0_9">Table 5: Participation of 7-13 year olds in education institutions by gender, 2002 </a><a href="#0_9">– </a><a href="#0_9">2011</a><a href="#0_9">....14 </a><a href="#0_42">Table 6: Percentage of 7 to 15 years old children attending educational institution by </a><a href="#0_42">province, 2002-201</a><a href="#0_42">1</a><a href="#0_42">................................................................................................................14 </a><a href="#0_43">Table 7: Percentage of 7 to 15 years old children out of school by gender, 2002-2011</a><a href="#0_43">.........16 </a><a href="#0_44">Table 8: Percentage of 7 to 15 years old children out of school by population group, 2002- </a><a href="#0_44">2011 </a><a href="#0_44">.........................................................................................................................................16 </a><a href="#0_45">Table 9: Percentage of 16 to 18 years old youth not attending education institutions by </a><a href="#0_45">gender, 2002-2011</a><a href="#0_45">...................................................................................................................17 </a><a href="#0_46">Table 10: Secondary Gross Enrolment Rate (GER), 2002-201</a><a href="#0_46">1</a><a href="#0_46">...............................................22 </a><a href="#0_47">Table 11: Percentage of 16 to 18 years old attending educational institution by province, </a><a href="#0_47">2002-2011 </a><a href="#0_47">................................................................................................................................23 </a><a href="#0_8">Table 12: Number of learners, educators and institutions in public FET colleges, 2005 </a><a href="#0_8">– </a><a href="#0_8">2011 </a><a href="#0_8">..................................................................................................................................................24 </a><a href="#0_20">Table 13: Number and proportion of the population aged 20 and over by level of education, </a><a href="#0_20">..................................................................................................................................................27 </a><a href="#0_48">Table 14: Number of learners, educators and institutions in ABET programmes by province: </a><a href="#0_48">2005 </a><a href="#0_48">– </a><a href="#0_48">2008 </a><a href="#0_48">.............................................................................................................................28 </a><a href="#0_49">Table 15: Kha Ri Gude delivery by Province: 2008 </a><a href="#0_49">– </a><a href="#0_49">2011 </a><a href="#0_49">......................................................29 </a><a href="#0_50">Table 16: Percentage of 0-4 year old children attending ECD facility by gender, 2002 - 2011 </a><a href="#0_50">..................................................................................................................................................32 </a><a href="#0_33">Table 17: GPI of 5 year olds attending education institutions, 2002 -201</a><a href="#0_33">1</a><a href="#0_33">............................33 </a><a href="#0_51">Table 18: Percentage of 7 to 15 years old children attending educational institution by </a><a href="#0_51">gender, 2002-2011</a><a href="#0_51">...................................................................................................................33 </a><a href="#0_52">Table 19: Gross enrolment Rate (GER) of female and male learners in primary and secondary </a><a href="#0_52">grades, 1997-2011 </a><a href="#0_52">...................................................................................................................33 </a><a href="#0_35">Table 20: National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates and achievement by gender, 2008 </a><a href="#0_35">– </a><a href="#0_35">2011 </a><a href="#0_35">.........................................................................................................................................34 </a><a href="#0_53">Table 22: Levels and trends in pupil achievement for SACMEQ countries, Reading score and </a><a href="#0_53">mathematics score respectively: 2000 </a><a href="#0_53">– </a><a href="#0_53">2007 </a><a href="#0_53">........................................................................40 </a><a href="#0_54">Table 23: Overall mean scores of Grade 6 learners and teachers in Reading and Mathematics </a><a href="#0_54">in 2000 and 2007. </a><a href="#0_54">....................................................................................................................41 </a><a href="#0_8">Table 24: Average percentage scores attained in the Grade 3 and Grade 6 ANA after </a><a href="#0_8">remarking, 2011</a><a href="#0_8">.......................................................................................................................44 </a><a href="#0_55">Table 25: Percentage of qualified educators, 2008 - 2010</a><a href="#0_55">......................................................46 </a>

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