The exodus to private education

Parents are increasingly migration their children away from public education
Parents are increasingly migration their children away from public education

Parents in urban areas are increasingly choosing private schools over government-run or public institutions – at least for their primary level. As Staff Writer, GOITSEMODIMO KAELO finds, parents are eager to provide their children with the foundation of quality basic education and a grasp of the English language

Parents and other observers generally agree that there is an exodus in motion.  Each January of the past few years has seen an osmosis of children from public schools to private ones, as parents do their best to afford quality education for their offspring.

Learners already in the public school system shift to the private sector, while school debutants increasingly prefer the English over the Setswana medium.

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