Author: Wayne Hugo

South Africa’s education system has been impacted by the new Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act, which aims to address inequalities and standardise rules on admissions, language policies, discipline, and homeschooling. Education professor Wayne Hugo sheds light on the changes brought by the act. The act shifts control on language policy from local school governing bodies to provincial education officials, changes rules on student admissions and language of instruction, and sets new guidelines on discipline and homeschooling. It now makes grade R and grades 10 to 12 compulsory, aimed at improving early childhood education and ensuring pupils complete their schooling.…