Number of schools in South Africa declines

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The number of schools in South Africa declined by 2534 between 2000 and 2012, according to a SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) report released on Thursday.

The report, a review of school infrastructure spending and delivery, found that of the 26,789 public ordinary schools in 2000, only 24,255 remained in 2012.

In the Free State 47 percent of schools, a total of 1187, had closed, said Conrad Barberton, who with Carmen Abdoll from Cornerstone Economic Research,...read more here: Number of schools in South Africa declines