The effectiveness of the private school in the Johannesburg region for the period 1986-1991

Abstract

The private school has become a common feature in black education in recent years. The development of this new education phenomenon can no longer be underestimated and should become a field of concern in the community. The rejection of Bantu Education by the black community and the school boycotts that followed during the 1980s witnessed the emergence of a new type of private school in the Johannesburg Region, commonly known as the "inner-city"/fly-by-night/street private school or college. The research shows that a few private schools achieve good standard ten external examination results while the majority do not. The study investigates this state of affairs by answering the question: How can the organisational structures be improved and made effective to enhance the positive contribution of the private school? With the support of the State and the community, strong management and administrative procedures should be introduced in the private school.