1. Comments Helen F. Ladd Duke University
Data from
Elusive Equity: Education Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd
Brookings Institution Press, 2004

2. Racial dimensions of education reform in S. A.
Funding across provinces
Funding across schools within provinces
National norms for allocation of teaching slots
National norms for distribution of non-personnel funding across schools (progressive, but small percent of funds)

3. Public resources per learner Primary schools grouped by former department Western Cape, 2001
DET
(African)
HOR
(Coloured)
HOA
(White)
Learners per
educator
38.4
36.3
35.9
Teacher quality index (10-17)
13.4
13.1
14.1
Rand per learner (index)
3,002
(1.0)
3,613
(1.2)
3,857
(1.3)

4. Public resources per learner Secondary schools grouped by former department Western Cape, 2001
DET
(African)
HOR
(Coloured)
HOA
(White)
Learners per
educator
33.6
33.2
32.4
Teacher quality index (10-17)
13.8
14.1
14.5
Rand per learner (index)
3,402
(1.0)
3,972
(1.2)
4,419
(1.3)

5. Role of school fees Primary schools by former department, Western Cape, 2001
DET
(African)
HOR
(Coloured)
HOA
(White)
Annual fee charged
(rand) 45 99
2,077
SGB teachers as percent of state-paid teachers
0.6
2.2
28.5

6. Role of school fees Secondary schools by former department, Western Cape, 2001
DET
(African)
HOR
(Coloured)
HOA
(White)
Annual fee charged
(rand)
105
333
2,701
SGB teachers as percent of state-paid teachers
0.4
3.0
29.5