Education in Botswana

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Secondary education in Botswana is neither free
nor compulsory.[1][2]
In 2002, the gross primary enrollment rate was 103 percent, and the net primary
enrollment rate was 81 percent.[1]
Gross and net enrollment ratios are based on the number of students formally
registered in primary school and therefore do not necessarily reflect actual
school attendance. Recent primary school attendance statistics are not available
for Botswana.[1]
As of 2001, 86 percent of children who started primary school were likely to
reach grade 5.[1]
In Botswana’s education system, girls and boys have equal access to education.
Girls, however, are likely to drop out of secondary school due to pregnancy.[1]

Botswana
made great strides in educational development after independence in 1966.[citation
needed] At that time there were very few graduates in the country
and very few Batswana attended secondary school. With the discovery of diamonds just after
independence and the increase in government revenue that this brought, there was
a huge increase in educational provision in the country. All students were
guaranteed ten years of basic education, leading to a Junior Certificate
qualification. Approximately half of the school population attends a further two
years of secondary schooling leading to the award of the Botswana
General Certificate of Education (BGCSE). After leaving school, students can
attend one of the six technical colleges in the country, or take vocational
training courses in teaching or nursing. The best students enter
the University of
Botswana, Botswana
College of Agriculture[1], and The Botswana Accountancy
college in Gaborone. Many other students
end up in the numerous private tertiary education colleges around the country. A
high majority of these students are government sponsored. The quantitative gains
have not always been matched by qualitative ones. Primary schools in particular
still lack resources, and the teachers are less well paid than their secondary
school colleagues.[citation
needed] In January 2006, Botswana announced the reintroduction of
school fees after two decades of free state education.[2]

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References

^ a
b
c
d
e
"Botswana". 2005 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Bureau
of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department
of Labor (2006). This article incorporates text from this source, which
is in the public domain.

^ a
b
"Botswana brings back school fees". BBC News.
2006-01-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4601360.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-01.

education in Botswana goes to the 12th grade

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