{"id":231147,"date":"2018-03-13T08:59:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T06:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=231147"},"modified":"2018-03-13T08:59:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T06:59:25","slug":"what-parents-really-think-about-local-schools-and-the-quality-of-education-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/231147\/what-parents-really-think-about-local-schools-and-the-quality-of-education-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"What parents really think about local schools and the quality of education in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ipsos, in collaboration with the Varkey Foundation, has released its annual Global Parents survey, looking at parents’ perceptions of education and the schools they send their children to.<\/p>\n

Parents were polled on what they think of schools, what their priorities would be for education, and how well they think their children are prepared for 2030.<\/p>\n

The survey asked almost 27,500 parents in 29 countries across the world – including South Africa – with the data weighted by age, gender and region.<\/p>\n

“Parents\u2019 confidence in the quality of teaching at their children\u2019s schools is high globally, with 78% rating it good or very good. However, when parents were asked about the quality of free-to-attend schools in their country in general, they were far less confident with only 45% of parents surveyed rating them as good,” the report said.<\/p>\n

However, the results also show that there is only a tenuous link between how good parents think their child\u2019s education is, and the actual education outcomes, as measured by the PISA international educational rankings.<\/p>\n

For example, parents in South Korea (43%) and Japan (60%) have the lowest confidence in the quality of their child\u2019s education – but the two countries actually excel in the PISA rankings.<\/p>\n

Other findings were that parents\u2019 biggest concerns about their children\u2019s futures globally remain bread and butter issues – 42% listed getting a job and having a successful career among their top three anxieties for their child\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Money and the cost of living was the second biggest concern (34%).<\/p>\n

Far fewer parents were concerned about global threats such as terrorism (16%) or climate change (14%).<\/p>\n

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South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

While globally parents remain upbeat about their children’s education – perceptions are particularly negative in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Almost three-quarters (72%) of South African parents think standards of education have got worse in the last 10 years – higher than any other country surveyed.<\/p>\n

It was also the highest ranked country when it came to parents who believed that the education system was set to deteriorate further over the next 10 years (50%).<\/p>\n

In addition, more than half (54%) of South African parents rate free-to-attend schools as fairly poor or very poor \u2013 a rate higher than any other country surveyed apart from Uganda (66%).<\/p>\n

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Anxiety for the future\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ability to get a job and have a successful career was the biggest concern for South African parents (50%), in line with international trends.<\/p>\n

More surprising is that\u00a0South Africans are the least concerned of all the countries polled about health\/disease when it comes to their children\u2019s future, with only 11% listing it as among their top three anxieties.<\/p>\n

However, after almost a quarter of a century after the fall of apartheid, 34% of South African parents list discrimination and inequality as among their top three concerns about their child\u2019s future, the highest of any country surveyed after South Korea (35%).<\/p>\n

In addition, 39% of South African parents are concerned about peer pressure and attitudes towards drugs, drinking and sex \u2013 the second highest of any country surveyed after Kenya (44%).<\/p>\n

Crime (43%) and peer pressure (39%) were also notably higher factors than other countries.<\/p>\n

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Read: Government looking to ditch K53 and promote driving in school curriculum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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