There are over 28 000 state schools in South Africa, and about 2 000 private schools.

Finding the right school 
Education resources online:

• SASchools. Provides a directory of all SA schools that have an online presence, and links to tertiary institutions.
• SchoolNet SA. A portal site for schools, with links to various online projects, a comprehensive list of Southern African schools online, teachers and learner resources, and news of upcoming events.
• Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa. Largest association of independent (private) schools in southern Africa. Information on private schooling and a directory of member schools.
• Schoolguide.co.za. Topical education information and school news. A school search facility which is not very comprehensive.
• Eastern Cape SchoolNet. Provides links to schools in the region.
• Free State Schools. Hosts web sites for schools in the Free State.
• Western Cape Schools Network. Links to member schools and subject resources.
• Learning Channel Online Aimed at high school students, this site provides revision notes and past exam papers.
• SABC Education. As well as a guide to educational programmes on TV, the site offers complementary teaching resources (in Adobe PDF format), including storybooks, activity ideas and web links.

Outcomes-based education 
In South Africa schools follow the outcomes-based model. Outcomes-based education (OBE) is an approach to learning that seeks to link education more closely to the real world, giving students skills to access, criticise, analyse and practically apply knowledge, rather than simply absorb and repeat it parrot-fashion. 
OBE attempts to collapse the divide between formal knowledge and everyday knowledge, so children can relate what they learn to the world around them by putting it to practical use. OBE requires the teacher to be a facilitator - encouraging learners to find the information themselves - rather than a bearer of truth.

Home schooling in SA 
There's a growing worldwide trend towards home schooling and South Africa is no exception, with thousands of families opting to home school their children, for a variety of reasons. Some parents are keen to give their children religious or individualised tuition which they won't receive at school; others want to avoid the institutional nature of school life. 
For those who wish to send their children to private schools but cannot afford to, home schooling is a cheaper alternative. Several home schooling associations are on hand to help those who choose to go this route. Although home schooling is legal in South Africa, it is not actively encouraged by
government: permission must first be sought from provincial authorities, and various requirements must be met. 
Some home schooling sites offering assistance, online curricula and include advice on applying for registration to home-school your child.

• Brainline is a distance education school, offerings an international and South African school curriculum custom developed on compact disc and the internet, from Grade 0 to 12, with a full array of services and support.
• Clonard Home Education sells textbooks for home schooling.
• Footprints On Our Land offers support and advice and sells materials for home-schooling in South Africa.
• Love2Learn offers a Christian home-schooling curriculum from Grade 0 through 10 and offering IGCSE As and A levels.