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    South Africa's education system has several levels including pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher education. Compulsory education includes grades R through 9, leading to a General Education and Training Certificate. Further education from grades 10 through 12 is not compulsory and leads to a Senior Certificate. Higher education opportunities include technikons which offer diplomas and bachelor's degrees, colleges which provide 3-4 year diploma programs in fields like education and nursing, and universities which offer advanced degrees like master's and doctorates requiring 1-2 years of additional study. Public schools can be ordinary or special needs schools and the school year consists of 196 days over 41 weeks.

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    South Africa's education system has several levels including pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher education. Compulsory education includes grades R through 9, leading to a General Education and Training Certificate. Further education from grades 10 through 12 is not compulsory and leads to a Senior Certificate. Higher education opportunities include technikons which offer diplomas and bachelor's degrees, colleges which provide 3-4 year diploma programs in fields like education and nursing, and universities which offer advanced degrees like master's and doctorates requiring 1-2 years of additional study. Public schools can be ordinary or special needs schools and the school year consists of 196 days over 41 weeks.

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    South Africa's education system has several levels including pre-primary, primary, secondary, and higher education. Compulsory education includes grades R through 9, leading to a General Education and Training Certificate. Further education from grades 10 through 12 is not compulsory and leads to a Senior Certificate. Higher education opportunities include technikons which offer diplomas and bachelor's degrees, colleges which provide 3-4 year diploma programs in fields like education and nursing, and universities which offer advanced degrees like master's and doctorates requiring 1-2 years of additional study. Public schools can be ordinary or special needs schools and the school year consists of 196 days over 41 weeks.

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    EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA Grade VII-IX is the last stage for

    The identified values and principles of South compulsory education and will lead to
    African Education include: General Education and Training
    Equity and redress Certificate.
    Access to basic education opportunities Further Education And Training (FET) is
    for lifelong learning quality not compulsory (Grade X-XII). This will
    Quality in terms of providing learners lead to Senior Certificate.
    with learning opportunities of 8 leaning areas of FET
    acceptable standards 1. Language, Literacy and Communication
    Relevance of Education 2. Mathematical literacy, Math and Math.
    Sustainability of development Sciences
    Democratic participation 3. Natural sciences
    Efficiency 4. Technology
    Structure and organization in the Basic 5. Human and Social Sciences
    Education System 6. Economics And Management Science
    Formal Education categories in South Africa: 7. Arts and Culture
    Public ordinary school education 8. Life Orientation
    Independent school education Higher Educational System
    -Tertiary and higher education corresponds to
    Teacher training
    Level 5-8 of the National Qualification
    Technikon
    Framework (NQF). Which is more advance than
    University training
    Senior Certificate.
    - Most colleges of education offers 3 year
    Public school
    program leading to the Diploma in Education (4
    Maybe an ordinary school or a public
    years or higher diploma).
    school for learners with special
    -College of nursing and hospital schools offers
    education needs.
    four year diploma courses for nursing.
    Levels are:
    -Agricultural schools offer 1 year certificate, 2
    a. Pre-primary
    year for higher certificate programs and 3 year
    b. Primary
    diploma courses.
    c. Secondary
    -Technikons offers bachelor and three years of
    d. Higher education
    technical courses diploma in technology.
    - Masters degrees (magister technologiae)
    Compulsory General Education and Training usually requires a minimum of 1 yr study, the
    Cover the reception years such as: doctorate (Lauretus in Technology/ Doctor of
    a. Grades R to Grades IX Technologiae) at least two years.
    -A honors degree requires one additional year
    The general education and Training of study.
    corresponds to the Level 1 of the National - A masters degree is obtained after one or two
    qualifications framework year of study and the mininum time to
    Divided in three phases : complete doctorate is two years.
    1. Foundation phase (Grades R-III) -School year consist of 196 days (41 week)
    2. Intermediate (Grades IV-VI)
    3. Senior Grades (Grades VII-IX) REPORTED BY:
    Primary Education is divided into categories: JOHN BENEDICT REGUINDIN
    Junior primary-(Grade I-III)
    Senior Primary (Grade IV-VI)

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