Social Cience and education

                                                       South africa

South African Organization of the education system

            Since 1994 there is a national system that is unique in the country which manages other subsystems nine provincial .Academic educations in South Africa can be arranged in various sectors and levels. The sectors are: public ordinary education, regular education subsidized private regular education, special education, technical education at post-secondary teacher preparation and preparing technical and university level. Levels are Training and General Education (grades 0 to 9), Education and Training (grades 10 to 12), Higher Education and Training (Tertiary Institutions) Quality Promotion and Development and Planning Systems. The vision of education is to provide the population with lifelong education and training opportunities that can help build a better life and a more prosperous society. The government is responsible for providing free and compulsory education up to the 9th grade (15-16 years), after this course, families must pay for their children to continue studying. This situation is very similar to what happens in our country.

         Since 2007 South Africa has approximately 12 million students, over 360,000 teachers and 28,000 schools. A typical South African student is required to attend school for 13 years or grades except grade 0, 10, 11 and 12. Public universities are grouped into three categories: traditional, technological and comprehensive. Traditional universities offer degrees that are more theoretical components (University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria and University of Witwatersrand). Moreover, technological universities offer technical training involving the practical application (Central University of Technology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology). Universities comprehensive universities offer a combination of traditional technical schools (University of Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the University of South Africa).

            In 2004 the South African government began to reorganize the structure of higher education through the merger and integration of small schools in universities and large institutions. It has also been referred initiated "FOCUS" in certain specialized courses such as Arts, Commerce and Business, Culture and Engineering. To get into college, is required "endorsement" (passing a minimum of three tests of general topics), although some universities set their own additional academic requirements. A standard average is enough for technical education.

Actually in South Africa are 23 Universities

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

University of Cape Town

University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of Johannesburg

University of the Free State

University of the Witwatersrand

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Durban Institute of Technology

Rhodes University

Tshwane University of Technology

University of Pretoria

University of South Africa

Central University of Technology

Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science

North-West University

University of Fort Hare

University of Limpopo

Stellenbosch University

University of Venda for Science and Technology

University of Zululand

Vaal University of Technology

Mangosuthu Technikon

University of the Western Cape