... participation in primary, secondary and higher education hasincreased,theystilllagbehind in educationalattainmentbecauseofthecontinuingsevereinequalities in someareas.Educationprovision in manypublicschoolsisstillofpoorquality.Dropout and repetitionratesamongAfricansremainhighatprimary and ... www.hsrcpress.ac.zaEmployment and EconomicPolicyResearchProgramme,OccasionalPaper1SeriesEditor:DrMiriamAltman,ExecutiveDirector:Employment and EconomicPolicyResearchProgrammeoftheHumanSciencesResearchCouncilPublishedbyHSRCPressPrivateBagX9182,CapeTown,8000,SouthAfricawww.hsrcpress.ac.za©2005HumanSciencesResearchCouncilFirstpublished2005Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilised in anyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,includingphotocopying and recording,or in anyinformationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermission in writingfromthepublishers.ISSN:1814-375XISBN:0-7969-2102-4CoverbyJennyYoungTypesetting and printmanagementbyCompressDistributed in AfricabyBlueWeaverMarketing and Distribution,POBox30370,Tokai,CapeTown,7966,SouthAfrica.Tel:+27+21-701-4477Fax:+27+21-701-7302Email:booksales@hsrc.ac.zaDistributedworldwide,exceptAfrica,byIndependentPublishersGroup,814NorthFranklinStreet,Chicago,IL60610,USA.www.ipgbook.comToorder,calltoll-free:1-800-888-4741Allotherinquiries,Tel:+1+312-337-0747Fax:+1+312-337-5985Email:Frontdesk@ipgbook.comFree ... major indicator of employability. These differences are increasingly accountingforthecontinuingracialdisparities in thelabourmarket,particularly in thecontextof the growing...