Thuto mo Aforika Borwa

Thuto mo Aforika Borwa e laolwa ke mafapha a mabedi a setshaba, e leng lefapha la thuto motheo (the department of Basic Education (DBE)),  le  le lebaganeng le dikolo tsa thuto motheo le tsa sekondari, le lefapha la thutokgolo le thupiso (the department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), le le lebaganeng le dithuto tsa kwa godimo le tsa vocation.  Pele ga 2009, mafapha a mabedi a, a ne a emetswe ke lefapha le le lengwe la e leng Department of Education.

Lefapha la thuto la DBE le tshwaragane le dikolo tsa setshabe, tsa poraebete (tseo di bitswang ke lefapha la thuto gore ke tse di ikemetseng),  disenthara tsa setcheng tsa tsweletsopele ya bana, (early childhood development (ECD) centres), le dikolo tsa bana ba ba nang le ditlhokego tse kgethegileng, (special needs schools). dikolo tsa setshaba le tsa poraebete di bitswa dikolo tse di tlwaelegileng, ke 97% ya dikolo tsa Aforika Borwa.

Lefapha la DHET le tshwaragane le dikholetshe tsa tsweletso thuto le tlhapetso, (further education and training (FET) colleges), disenthara tsa thuto ya bagolo tsa motheo letlhapetso, (adult basic education and training (ABET) centres), le ditheo tsa thutokgolo,(higher education (HE) institutions.)

Diprobense tse robongwe mo Aforika Borwa le tsona di na le mafapha a tsona a thuto a a tshwaraganeng le go tsenya tirong melawana-theo ya lefapha la setshaba, etswe gape  ba tshwaragane le ditlhoko dingwe tsa sedika.

Ka ngwaga wa 2010, thuto motheo system e ne e na le barutwana ba le 12 644 208, dikolo tse 30 586, le barutisi/barutabana ba le 439 394.^[1] Ka ngwaga wa 2009, system ya thutokgolo yone e ne e na le baithuti ba le 837 779 kwa ditheong tsa thutukgolo, baithuti ba le 420 475 kwa ditheong tsa thuto tsa di FET tse di laolwang ke mmuso le disenthara tse 297 900 tsa ABET tse di mo taolong ya mmuso.^[2]

Ka ngwaga wa 2013, mmuso wa Aforika Borwa o tla dirisa 21% ya madi a setchaba mo go tsa thuto.  Diperesente di le lesome tsa  bontlhangwe jwa madi a setshaba a a abetsweng tsa thuto ke tsa thutokgolo (HE). ^[3]

Go ya ka sensara ya setshaba (national census) ya 2011, magareng ga  batho ba Aforika Borwa,  baagi ba le 35.2% ba batho-batsho/MaAforika, 32.6%  ya bammala (coloureds), 61.6% ya baIndia/Asians le 76% ya basweu ba konoseditse/feditse thotu ya sekolo se se kwa godimo goba go fetisa. 41.7% ya bontsi ba batho e feditse thuto ya sekolo sa kwa godimo goba go fetisa, fa 8.6% ya batho ba mengwaga e e 20 le go feta ba sa fetsa sekolo sepe. ^[4]

1. ↑ Education Statistics in South Africa 2010, Published by the Department of Basic Education, February 2012
2. ↑ Education Statistics in South Africa 2009, Published by the Department of Basic Education, November 2010
3. ↑ Total spending on education in 2011 was 6 percent of GDP
4. ↑ Census 2011