School Composition, Poor Children, and Poor Schools in Post-Apartheid South Africa

• In Event: Compositional or Cohort Effects on Educational Outcomes

Abstract

In the very unequal South African society, education is still highly polarized. One part of the school system – schools that largely served white children during apartheid – considerably outperform schools that historically served the black population, the bulk of the system. This paper documents and explores these issues.

Author

• Servaas Van der Berg, Stellenbosch University