Equal Education

Equal Education A movement striving for quality & equality in South African education through analysis and activism. EE was created to challenge this unjust status quo.

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Equal Education (EE) was established on the 1st of February 2008 in Khayelitsha (a working-class community in Cape Town, with a population of approximately 700,000 people, and 54 schools). Schools in Khayelitsha, like those in other poor communities, were and are under-resourced, under-staffed and over

crowded - factors which have a significantly negative impact on academic performance. We are a movement of learners, parents, teachers, and community members striving for quality and equality in South African education. Weekly EE members meet and participate in a facilitated youth group (for high school learners in Grade 8 - 12) or in branch meetings (for our other members). It is here that our members formulate strategies that use advocacy and activism to improve schools and communities across the country. Today EE is known nationally, and has members active in most provinces. Since our inception we have put education on the national agenda, have empowered young people and become the grassroots voice of education related matters in the country. We have won tangible victories in schools, securing binding national school infrastructure regulations, hundreds of millions in government funding for sanitation, a scholar transport policy and scholar transport access for 8000 learners. We have defended the rights of pregnant students and Rastafarian students who faced exclusionary policies, and been instrumental to the reform of feeder zone policies which entrench segregation. We have prevented schools being unlawfully closed, and worked towards schools remaining democratic and inclusive spaces when innovative new school policies are introduced. Finally, we have campaigned and secured improvements to countless specific schools across South Africa. Today EE is a thriving national movement, operating in five provinces, with nearly 7000 members working daily to improve education in South Africa. Qina Equal Education Qina!

[In School Meetings] ✊🏾 This week, the Western Cape Team hosted In School Meetings (ISMs) in schools where we are organi...
03/09/2026

[In School Meetings] ✊🏾 This week, the Western Cape Team hosted In School Meetings (ISMs) in schools where we are organised, in City Bowl, Langa, Mfuleni/Delft, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein and will be taking place in Strand soon.

At the ISMs, Equalisers are engaging on the Pretoria High protest and connecting it to the issues they face in their own schools. From there, they are learning the steps to building a powerful School Based Campaign (SBC) and why SBCs are such an important organising tool. The SBCs they are developing now will be implemented in the next Youth Group.

Equalisers voiced the different issues they face within their school premises and showed real eagerness to start their SBCs.

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[Youth Group] 🖤💛 Today, the Eastern Cape hosted their YGs in Zwelitsha and Dimbaza.Where they were taking Equalisers thr...
28/08/2026

[Youth Group] 🖤💛 Today, the Eastern Cape hosted their YGs in Zwelitsha and Dimbaza.

Where they were taking Equalisers through Equal Education’s Vision 2028 to get them acquainted with it and to also pin the work that we do under our Vision.

[Facilitator Training] 🖤💛 Earlier this week in Gauteng , GP team organised a Facilitators Skills Development Workshop!Th...
28/08/2026

[Facilitator Training] 🖤💛 Earlier this week in Gauteng , GP team organised a Facilitators Skills Development Workshop!

The training equipped facilitators with practical skills and knowledge to navigate the job seeking process with confidence.

Facilitators engaged in content covering how to understand job descriptions, CV and cover letter writing, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), interview preparation, and useful job search tools and websites.

The aim was to ensure that facilitators leave with practical tools they can use when applying for opportunities and preparing for the world of work.

[Youth Led Reflection on NSFAS] 🖤💛 Yesterday Equal Education, Youth Capital,Equal Education Tertiary Society members acr...
26/08/2026

[Youth Led Reflection on NSFAS] 🖤💛 Yesterday Equal Education, Youth Capital,Equal Education Tertiary Society members across the country, some connected online had an engagement with National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

We addressed the officials directly and they responded to the grievances that students raised.

Even though we were not fully happy at the end, they were able to answer the questions, but we hope that NSFAS officials will continue to work to strengthen internal systems so that they work better for students.

Thank you to all the young people who came through and spoke truth to power!

[LC engagement] 🖤💛 Over the weekend, our Gauteng Leadership Committee (LCs) gathered in deferent areas such as Daveyton,...
25/08/2026

[LC engagement] 🖤💛 Over the weekend, our Gauteng Leadership Committee (LCs) gathered in deferent areas such as Daveyton, Tembisa and KwaTsaduza for an LC workshops

The sessions focused on the School Budget Unit, Leadership Committee did power mapping to understand who the key stakeholders in school budgeting are, how much influence they have, and how decisions about school budgets are really made.

They also did some work around School Based Campaigns, and how it is important for Leadership Committee to take ownership of the issues affecting their schools and how Equal Education could support them to develop clear actions and campaigns to address issues happening in their schools.

[Youth led Reflects on NSFAS] Are you a student, learner or young person affected by NSFAS? Let's talk!Join Equal Educat...
25/08/2026

[Youth led Reflects on NSFAS] Are you a student, learner or young person affected by NSFAS? Let's talk!

Join Equal Education & Youth Capital for a youth-led dialogue on National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS),what's working, what's not, and what needs to change.

Pull through! Or join us online!✊🏾

Scan the QR to join/click on the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87958478027?pwd=Y6a7HBmbms3MF2TcJV0TD1Psm1oFEI.1

[Media Statement ] 📑✍️For 5 weeks, there has been no teaching at some EC schools, including Luzuko Primary a prefab scho...
24/08/2026

[Media Statement ] 📑✍️For 5 weeks, there has been no teaching at some EC schools, including Luzuko Primary a prefab school from 1999.

Read a full statement here:https://equaleducation.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/URGENT-CALL-FOR-ACCOUNTABILITY-AND-IMMEDIATE-INTERVENTION-IN-EASTERN-CAPE-SCHOOLS-1.pdf

Learners have lost a month of learning. No catch-up plan. No clear timeline.

Parents are not being unreasonable. They want safe schools, now.

Eastern Cape Department of Education must act and account urgently. Education cannot wait. ✊🏾

[Parents Branch Launch] 🖤💛 Today in KZN, we held our first meeting with parents the day we’ve all been waiting for.When ...
22/08/2026

[Parents Branch Launch] 🖤💛 Today in KZN, we held our first meeting with parents the day we’ve all been waiting for.

When we were doing build-up to Congress, parents across different provinces raised that they wanted a KZN parents branch. As EE it is our responsibility to implement the resolutions taken at Congress.

Today, we officially launched the KZN Parents Branch. We look forward to working with the community to solve school related issues in their schools. ✊🏾

21/08/2026

The Department of Basic Education has flagged discriminatory admission practices in Western Cape schools after a national monitoring exercise found widespread policy breaches and exclusionary criteria. However, the Western Cape Education Department vehemently denied racial profiling and said its own review of 10 high-demand schools found no evidence of bias.

[KZN Principals & SGB Engagement] Today in KZN, principals and SGB engagement from our member schools, the EE team start...
21/08/2026

[KZN Principals & SGB Engagement] Today in KZN, principals and SGB engagement from our member schools, the EE team started by introducing who EE is, what we do and where we’re currently at with the campaigns in KZN.

We also got to hear and capture reflections from Principals and SGB members on the impact of EE’s support on persistent challenges that schools in Nquthu have to contend with.

We looking forward to day two where we will be meeting KZN parents and launching a new parents branch in KZN.

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