EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
The identified values and principles of South
African Education include:
Equity and redress
Access to basic education opportunities
for lifelong learning quality
Quality in terms of providing learners
with learning opportunities of
acceptable standards
Relevance of Education
Sustainability of development
Democratic participation
Efficiency
Structure and organization in the Basic
Education System
Formal Education categories in South Africa:
Public ordinary school education
Independent school education
Teacher training
Technikon
University training
Public school
Maybe an ordinary school or a public
school for learners with special
education needs.
Levels are:
a. Pre-primary
b. Primary
c. Secondary
d. Higher education
Compulsory General Education and Training
Cover the reception years such as:
a. Grades R to Grades IX
The general education and Training
corresponds to the Level 1 of the National
qualifications framework
Divided in three phases :
1. Foundation phase (Grades R-III)
2. Intermediate (Grades IV-VI)
3. Senior Grades (Grades VII-IX)
Primary Education is divided into categories:
Junior primary-(Grade I-III)
Senior Primary (Grade IV-VI)
Grade VII-IX is the last stage for
compulsory education and will lead to
General Education and Training
Certificate.
Further Education And Training (FET) is
not compulsory (Grade X-XII). This will
lead to Senior Certificate.
8 leaning areas of FET
1. Language, Literacy and Communication
2. Mathematical literacy, Math and Math.
Sciences
3. Natural sciences
4. Technology
5. Human and Social Sciences
6. Economics And Management Science
7. Arts and Culture
8. Life Orientation
Higher Educational System
-Tertiary and higher education corresponds to
Level 5-8 of the National Qualification
Framework (NQF). Which is more advance than
Senior Certificate.
- Most colleges of education offers 3 year
program leading to the Diploma in Education (4
years or higher diploma).
-College of nursing and hospital schools offers
four year diploma courses for nursing.
-Agricultural schools offer 1 year certificate, 2
year for higher certificate programs and 3 year
diploma courses.
-Technikons offers bachelor and three years of
technical courses diploma in technology.
- Masters degrees (magister technologiae)
usually requires a minimum of 1 yr study, the
doctorate (Lauretus in Technology/ Doctor of
Technologiae) at least two years.
-A honors degree requires one additional year
of study.
- A masters degree is obtained after one or two
year of study and the mininum time to
complete doctorate is two years.
-School year consist of 196 days (41 week)
REPORTED BY:
JOHN BENEDICT REGUINDIN