There are 12.3 million learnears in south africa.There are 386600 teachers and 26292 schools,including 1098 registered independent or private schools.Among these schools 6000 are high schools and the rest primary.High schools covers grade 7 to 12 and rest primary covers grade 0 to grade 6.In government-funded public schools,the average ratio of school;s(known as "learners in term of the countr`s outcome-based education system) to teachers "educators is 32.6 to one,while private schools enearally have one teachers every 17.5 scholars.
The national education of department is responsible for higher education-instututions have fair amount of outonomy,but are expected to fall in line with certain government non-negotioble-no child may be excluded from a school o0n grounds of his or her race or regelion for eg.
The central government provides a national fromework for school policy,but administrative responsiblity lies with the provinces.Power is further developed grassroots level via elected school governing bodies,which have a significant ray in the running of their schools.
In south africa there are mainly three bands of education which are:
general education&training
higher education &training
further education &training
Three bands of education is recognises by south africans national qualifications F ramework(NQF) which are general education & training,further education & training and higher education & training.
school life spons 13 years or grades from grade 0,otherwise known as grade R or"reception year" through to grade 12 or"matric" which is also known as year of matriculation.General education year & training start from 0 to grade 9.Under the south africa schools act of 1996,education is compulsory for all south.Africans from age 7 to age 15.General education and training also includes Adult basic education And training.
