It was 23.5% in 2010, 19.9% in 2009, and 20.1% in 2008.įree schooling and school meals are central to our pro-poor policies, to maximise access and roll back poverty.Ĭurrently, over 8 million learners in over 80% of public schools benefit from the no-fee school policy. The percentage of Grade 12 learners who qualified for Bachelor’s studies has now increased to 24.3% placing us in good stead to meet the target of 175 000 set for 2014. More young South Africans are completing Grade 9, from 80% in 2003 to 88% in 2010, and more, as you know, are now completing Grade 12. As the President has reported, we have doubled Grade R enrolment from 300 000 in 2003 to 705 000 in 2011. Three years ahead of the 2015 target, we’re set to fulfil the Millennium Development Goals on expanding access to education. Currently, we employ no less than 365 447 educators.Ĭurrent achievements show exceptional delivery on Section 29 of the Constitution and a progressive shift towards a social reality wherein “everyone has the right to a basic education”. We have built a relatively stable schooling system that has extended the right to basic education to over 12 million learners in about 24 365 public schools and 1 486 private schools. The system is more equitable and pro-poor than it was before 1994. “Performance in the schooling system is at the heart of building the skills base for economic growth and development and ensuring that the society is able to achieve our equity and development goals.”ĭespite challenges, there is progress in education. As we said in July 2011 when we adopted the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) Accord on Basic Education (2011:4), with organised labour, business and community representatives: In this regard, quality education and skilling are of paramount importance. We welcome the national focus on massive public infrastructure development. South Africa is on track to deliver on those key priorities we have singled out as part of our electoral mandate. No loud noises can drown, in any measure, the blow by blow account of progress made on the delivery of a better life for all, as presented by President Jacob Zuma in the 2012 State of the Nation Address (SoNA).
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