22% of learners take 30 minutes or more to get to school (GHS 2006)

This week’s theme: Back to school

Related facts:

• Number of learners There are over 13 million learners in the country attending school....
• Help There are 14.3 million learners in the country attending school (grades...
• Food at school Almost 40% of learners (5.3 million people) get free food at...
• A long walk to education? There are 13.2 million school goers in South Africa. 3 million...
• Silver spoons Around 400 000 children attend private schools in SA. This amounts...