A defining feature of South Africa is the level of inequality in almost all spheres of society. Nowhere is this more observable than in the schooling sector.
showed what kinds of financial struggles these schools have and suggests that a better way to finance schools and reduce inequality would be to review the existing no-fee policy. We also suggest that the allocation per pupil be raised to bring about some degree of equivalence across the schooling system.We interviewed principals from eight schools in Durban. The schools fell into quintiles three to five.
Our interviews with school principals, especially of poor schools that had few opportunities to raise extra funding, revealed that budget allocations were far from adequate. Often,Richer schools can decide on their own annual school fees, benefit from donations from wealthy former pupils, and use their business-networked parent body to attract donations from the corporate sector. Many such schools have professional finance teams that oversee their financial management.
Already deprived children are likely to get an even worse learning experience. Some poor communities, as reported by principals in our study, had resorted to illegal electricity connections to keep the lights on in their schools, even before these budget cuts.The long-term effect of poor schools delivering a lower quality learning experience to their pupils is already.
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