Education in South Africa

Schooling in South Africa      

This site gives you a glimpse into schooling in South Africa in general and provides a link to independent schools.  http://www.southafrica.info/services/education/edufacts.htm  It also shows links to the provincial educational departments.

Here is a small excerpt from the web site regarding homeschooling in South Africa.

Can I home school in SA?
There’s a growing worldwide trend towards home schooling and South Africa is no exception, with thousands of families opting to home school their children, for a variety of reasons. Some parents are keen to give their children religious or individualised tuition which they won’t receive at school; others want to avoid the institutional nature of school life.

For those who wish to send their children to private schools but cannot afford to, home schooling is a cheaper alternative. Several home schooling associations are on hand to help those who choose to go this route.

Although home schooling is legal in South Africa, it is not actively encouraged by government: permission must first be sought from provincial authorities, and various requirements must be met.

Some home schooling sites offering assistance, online curricula and contacts include:

• Government services provides advice on applying for registration to home-school your child.
• Brainline is a distance education school, offerings an international and South African school curriculum custom developed on compact disc and the internet, from Grade 0 to 12, with a full array of services and support.
• Clonard Home Education sells textbooks for home schooling.
• Footprints On Our Land offers support and advice and sells materials for home-schooling in South Africa.
• Love2Learn offers a Christian home-schooling curriculum from Grade 0 through 10 and offering IGCSE As and A levels.

Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/services/education/edufacts.htm#ixzz1VltkO7w2

Mission Schools

There are two mission schools in South Africa.  One in Klerksdorp (Transvaal) and one in Virginia (Kwa Zulu-Natal).

School Uniforms:  Remember that students may be expected to wear school uniform when attending South African schools whether they are state or private ones.