Around 400 000 children attend private schools in SA. This amounts to roughly 2.7% of all learners. (Private Schools South Africa, 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....
• Extra-curricular activity 22% of learners take 30 minutes or more to get to...
• Expecting There are 42,000 girls aged 13 to 18 who do not...
• Child and child 35,000 girls aged 13 to 18 do not attend school because...
• Help There are 14.3 million learners in the country attending school (grades...