Comments Helen F. Ladd Duke University Data from Elusive Equity: Education Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd Brookings Institution Press, 2004

Racial dimensions of education reform in S. A. Funding across provinces Funding across schools within provinces National norms for allocation of teaching slots National norms for distribution of non-personnel funding across schools (progressive, but small percent of funds)

Public resources per learner Primary schools grouped by former department Western Cape, 2001 DET (African) HOR (Coloured) HOA (White) Learners per educator 38.4 36.3 35.9 Teacher quality index (10-17) 13.4 13.1 14.1 Rand per learner (index) 3,002 (1.0) 3,613 (1.2) 3,857 (1.3)

Public resources per learner Secondary schools grouped by former department Western Cape, 2001 DET (African) HOR (Coloured) HOA (White) Learners per educator 33.6 33.2 32.4 Teacher quality index (10-17) 13.8 14.1 14.5 Rand per learner (index) 3,402 (1.0) 3,972 (1.2) 4,419 (1.3)

Role of school fees Primary schools by former department, Western Cape, 2001 DET (African) HOR (Coloured) HOA (White) Annual fee charged (rand) 45 99 2,077 SGB teachers as percent of state-paid teachers 0.6 2.2 28.5

Role of school fees Secondary schools by former department, Western Cape, 2001 DET (African) HOR (Coloured) HOA (White) Annual fee charged (rand) 105 333 2,701 SGB teachers as percent of state-paid teachers 0.4 3.0 29.5