FORGOTTEN SCHOOLS:
Right to Basic Education for
Children on Farms in South Africa

Map of South Africa

Summary

Background

Obstacles to the right to education on commercial farms

Physical access to schools

Inadequate infrastructure and service provision

Current legal status of farm schools

The role of provincial governments

The role of non-state institutions

The rights of children living on commercial farms

Impact of insecure labor and land tenure on children’s education

Child labor

Access to basic nutrition for children

Access to social assistance for children

Small schools

School fees and uniforms

Limited secondary education

Domestic and international law obligations

Children’s Rights

Right to Education

Recommendations

To the national government of South Africa

To provincial governments

To farm owners and their representative organizations

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Pro Forma Agreement - download 5 page pdf file (175 Kb)

May 2004   Vol. 16, No. 7(A)

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