Quality of South African schools

The known barriers to quality education were also

cited in the  Rooyen, referred to the lack of parental support as

an added barrier to the attainment of quality

education and good matric results. She wrote that

South Africa’s education system as well as some

parents are failing their black children, who are

matric results were once again marked by a striking

shortage of black pupils among the country’s top

achievers. The majority of those with multiple

distinctions were mostly white with a fair spread of

Indian candidates.