Report Coverage
This report focuses on South Africa’s education sector, which is failing the country’s economy. The report includes comprehensive information on the public and private education sectors, including budgets, enrolments, initiatives and various factors influencing the sector. There are profiles of 49 institutions and companies, including the relevant government departments, universities and major private sector players such as Educor, Curro, ADvTECh and Stadio.
Education
In 2019, education and culture received the largest share of the budget, with a R262.4bn allocation. The country’s education system receives funding which is about 20% of the national budget and 6% of GDP, exceeding that of many sub-Saharan African countries - but they achieve far better educational outcomes than South Africa does. South Africa’s poorest learners depend on dysfunctional public schooling and achieve poor outcomes, and while enrolment at the secondary level has been expanding, completion rates are low. About 400,000 students who started grade one 12 years ago, did not reach grade 12 in 2018. In the higher education sector, universities can accommodate only 18% of South African matriculants and 47% will drop out.
Growth in Independent Education
Companies such as Curro, ADvTECH, Educor, Spark, Pembury and Stadio continue to grow to accommodate the growing need for private education, particular as education continues to remain in crisis and as parents opt for a safe environment, individual attention and quality of learning. At higher education level, private institutions are providing courses that are relevant and matching skills to the requirements of industry.
Government Initiatives
In 2019 government allocated about R30bn for building new schools and maintaining existing infrastructure. There are also plans to introduce technology-focused subjects to the curriculum, such as coding and data analytics, at a primary school level. Coding as a subject will be piloted at 1,000 schools across five provinces starting in 2020. In April 2019, the Department of Basic Education said it had trained 43,774 teachers in computer skills and would begin training teachers for the new coding curriculums from June to September 2019.
Historical Reports
Education in South Africa 2020-11-18
R 6 500.00(ZAR) estimated $393.98 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartEducation in South Africa 2018-10-10
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $115.16 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartPrimary and Secondary Education in South Africa 2017-07-26
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $115.16 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartPrimary and Secondary Education in South Africa 2016-05-17
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $115.16 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartPrimary and Secondary Education in South Africa 2015-06-23
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $115.16 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartPrimary and Secondary Education in South Africa 2014-04-07
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $115.16 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartTable of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Tertiary Education Sector | 4 |
| 2.2. | Industry Value Chain | 5 |
| 2.3. | Geographic Position | 6 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 8 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 10 |
| 4.1. | Local | 10 |
| 4.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 21 |
| 4.1.2. | Regulations | 21 |
| 4.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 24 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 25 |
| 4.3. | International | 27 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 28 |
| 5.1. | Economic Environment and Rising Costs | 28 |
| 5.2. | Government Initiatives | 28 |
| 5.3. | Private Sector Initiatives | 30 |
| 5.4. | Poverty and Lack of Resources | 30 |
| 5.5. | Language Barriers | 31 |
| 5.6. | Access to Quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) Facilities | 31 |
| 5.7. | Corruption | 32 |
| 5.8. | Access to Schools and Higher Education | 32 |
| 5.9. | Violence and Unrest | 34 |
| 5.10. | Technology, R&D and Innovation | 34 |
| 5.11. | Labour | 36 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 40 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 40 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 41 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 41 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 42 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 43 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 43 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 44 |
| APPENDIX 1 – SUMMARY OF MAJOR PLAYERS | 45 | |
| Independent Educational Institutions in South Africa | 45 | |
| Public Schools | 48 | |
| Public and Private Universities | 49 | |
| Correspondence and Private Vocational Colleges | 52 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 54 | |
| ADVTECH LTD | 54 | |
| BASA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE TRUST | 60 | |
| CURRO HOLDINGS LTD | 62 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION | 69 | |
| EADVANCE (PTY) LTD | 72 | |
| EDUCOR HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 74 | |
| FUTURE NATION SCHOOLS (PTY) LTD | 77 | |
| GENERATION EDUCATION (PTY) LTD | 79 | |
| LEAP SCIENCE & MATHS SCHOOLS | 81 | |
| NOVA PIONEER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD | 84 | |
| PEMBURY LIFESTYLE GROUP LTD | 86 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES – EDUCATION BY UNIVERSITIES | 90 | |
| ADVTECH LTD | 90 | |
| CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 96 | |
| CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, FREE STATE | 100 | |
| DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (PTY) LTD | 104 | |
| MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 108 | |
| NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY | 112 | |
| NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY | 117 | |
| PEARSON INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (PTY) LTD | 122 | |
| RHODES UNIVERSITY | 126 | |
| SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY | 130 | |
| SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY | 132 | |
| TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 134 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN | 139 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE | 143 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG | 146 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL | 152 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO | 158 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA | 162 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA | 165 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 170 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH | 176 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE | 181 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE | 185 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND | 189 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF VENDA | 194 | |
| UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND (THE) | 198 | |
| VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 202 | |
| WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY | 205 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES - CORRESPONDENCE AND PRIVATE VOCATIONAL COLLEGES | 209 | |
| ADVTECH LTD | 209 | |
| BOSTON CITY CAMPUS AND BUSINESS COLLEGE (PTY) LTD | 215 | |
| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING COLLEGE (PTY) LTD | 219 | |
| BUSINESS SCHOOL OF SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD (THE) | 221 | |
| EDUCOR HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD | 222 | |
| FOSTER-MELLIAR (PTY) LTD | 225 | |
| MANCOSA (PTY) LTD | 227 | |
| PEARSON INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION (PTY) LTD | 229 | |
| REGENESYS MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD | 233 | |
| REGENT BUSINESS SCHOOL (PTY) LTD | 235 | |
| RICHFIELD GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (PTY) LTD | 238 | |
| SANTS PRIVATE UNIVERSITY (PTY) LTD | 241 | |
| STADIO HOLDINGS LTD | 243 | |
| TSIBA EDUCATION | 246 |
