Section 29 Constitution of South Africa 1996
Section 29 of the Constitution of South Africa 1996 (as amended) is titled Education. It is under Chapter 2 of the Constitution. Chapter 2 is titled ‘Bill of Rights‘.
- Everyone has the right
a. to a basic education, including adult basic education; and
b. to further education, which the state, through reasonable measures, must make progressively available and accessible.
- Everyone has the right to receive education in the of ficial language or languages of their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably practicable. In order to ensure the effective access to, and implementation of, this right, the state must consider all reasonable educational alternatives, including single medium institutions, taking into account
a. equity;
b. practicability; and
c. the need to redress the results of past racially discriminatory laws and practices.
- Everyone has the right to establish and maintain, at their own expense, independent educational institutions that
a. do not discriminate on the basis of race;
b. are registered with the state; and
c. maintain standards that are not inferior to standards at comparable public educational institutions.
- Subsection (3) does not preclude state subsidies for independent educational institutions.
See also:
Section 26-27 Constitution of South Africa 1996
Section 28 Constitution of South Africa 1996