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The performance of low fee independent schools in South Africa - What can available data tell?

Servaas van der Berg (svdb@sun.ac.za), Chris van Wyk, Ronelle Burger (rburger@sun.ac.za), Janeli Kotzé (janeli.kotze@gmail.com), Marlies Piek (marliesr@sun.ac.za) and Kate Rich (katetamarinrich@gmail.com)
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Ronelle Burger: Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch
Janeli Kotzé: Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch
Marlies Piek: Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch
Kate Rich: Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch

No 01/2017, Working Papers from Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This study analysed grade 6 and grade 9 mathematics data from the Annual National Assessment by comparing school performance in public and independent schools in three geographical regions: Western Cape, Gauteng and South Africa as a whole. The aim was to see whether low-fee independent schools outperform public schools i) for schools which have similar school fees and ii) for schools which have similar resources, which is the sum of school fees and government subsidies. Our analysis indicates that independent primary schools, in all three geographical regions, are able to use resources more efficiently and are thus able to translate resources into better performance. However, when comparing schools in similar school fee brackets, the findings are mixed and vary by geographical area: sending a child to an independent primary school in Gauteng is worthwhile, whereas it is not worthwhile in the Western Cape.

Keywords: Public And Independent Schools; Low Fee Schools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 I24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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