Comparison between the two countries

1. PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
ERLINDA A. GANAPIN, Ed D
Professor
GRADUATE SCHOOL
SUMMER 2018
ED 610: COMPARATIVE EDUCATION

2. SOUTH AFRICA VS EGYPT:
A COMPARISON OF EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
Kimberly A. Aniar
MAEd - Math

3. OBJECTIVES
1. Compare the educational systems of South Africa and Egypt in terms of:
a) Goals of Education
b) Historical or Cultural Perspective
c) Structure in Education
d) Organization and Management
e) Teacher Education Program
f) Problems in Education
g) Preparations for the Challenges of the 21st Century
2. General Assessment of the Educational Systems of South Africa and Egypt

4. South Africa’s and
Egypt’s Location And A
Brief Profile

5. Let’s find SOUTH AFRICA and EGYPT in the map!

6. SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
Let’s look at the flag of:

7. SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
Capital Cape Town, Pretoria and Bloemfontein Cairo
Language Afrikaans Standard Arabic
Land Area 1 213 090 km² (468, 376 sq. miles) 995 450 per km² (384, 345 sq. miles)
Population 57 299 025 (As of May 10, 2018) 99 109 050 (As of May 10, 2018)
Population Density 47 per km² (123 people per mi²) 100 per km² (259 people per mi²)
Type of Government
Parliamentary Republic with
three – tier system of government
ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Let’s Compare South Africa and Egypt!

8. Let’s compare South Africa and Egypt!
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
Median Age 26.3 years 24.8 years
Religion
• 1.5% Islam
• 1.2% Hinduism
• 0.3%, traditional belief
• 0.2% Judaism
• 0.6% other belief
Note: Christianity is most common
among white and coloured South
Africans
• 94% Muslim (mostly Sunni),
• 6% Coptic Christian and other
GDP
$295,678 million
(5.3% of GDP spent in education)
$237.07 billion
(6% of the GDP spent in education)

9. GOALS OF
EDUCATION

10. GOALS OF EDUCATION
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
The Identified Values and Principles of
South African Education includes:
 Relevance of Education
 Sustainability of Development
 Democratic Participation
 Efficiency
 Equity and Redress
The Identified Policies and Principles of
Egyptian Education:
The education policies aims to upgrade the
education in quantity and quality:
 A reform of teachers’ condition.
 Improved flexibility among different
types of education
 Initiatives in curriculum development

11. GOALS OF EDUCATION
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
The Identified Values and Principles of South
African Education includes:
 Access to basic education opportunities
lifelong learning quality.
 Quality in terms of providing learners with
learning opportunities of acceptable
standards.
The Identified Policies and Principles of
Education:
The policy is based on the following principles:
 Education as a national security issue
as an investment.
 Equality of Educational Opportunities.
 Democracy in policy making.
 Ensuring that education does not place
financial or psychological burden on
families.

12. HISTORICAL OR
CULTURAL
PERSPECTIVES

13. A glimpse in the history of…
SOUTH AFRICA
 For thousands of years hunter-gatherers called the San people inhabit South Africa.
 The San people of South Africa begin to form larger tribes and herd livestock. These
people become known as the Khoikhoi.
 The Bantu people begin to migrate into South Africa from the north. They bring
them iron tools and a knowledge of farming.
EGYPT
 The method of learning was memorization, and the motivation was the
fear of harsh physical discipline.
 Starting in about 3500 BC, various writing systems developed in
ancient civilizations around the world.

14. Some Facts About South Africa
 There are eleven official languages in South Africa. And that most South Africans
speak more than one. Zulu is the most common language, followed by Xhosa.
With Afrikaans and English being the third and fourth most popular in the
country.
 South Africa has the world longest wine route, route 62. Starting in Cape Town
and ending in Port Elizabeth (or the other way around of course). The route spans
some 850km and is home to some of the best vineyards of the world.
 South Africa has three capital cities. Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape
Town the legislative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.

15. Some Facts about Egypt
 They were one of the first civilizations to invent writing. They also
used ink to write and paper called papyrus.
 The Ancient Egyptians were scientists and mathematicians. They had
numerous inventions including ways to build buildings, medicine,
cosmetics, the calendar, the plow for farming, musical instruments,
and even toothpaste.
 Cats were considered sacred in Ancient Egypt.

16. GOVERNMENT FUNDS
IN EDUCATION

17. GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN EDUCATION
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
GDP
$295.678 billion
(PhP 15, 470, 759, 994)
$237.07 billion
(PhP 12, 400, 551, 000)
GDP Spent in
Education
5.3% 6%
PhP 819, 950, 279.682 PhP 744, 033, 060

18. STRUCTURE OF
EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM

19. Let’s compare the structure of schooling of South
Africa and Egypt!
South Africa Egypt

20. Let’s compare the structure of
schooling of South Africa and Egypt!
Foundation
Phase (Grade
R – III) and
Intermediate
Phase (Grade
IV – VI)
Kindergarten
(not compulsory)
Basic
Education
(compulsory)
Secondary
Education
(Industrial,
Commercial and
Agricultural Schools
Only)
Higher
Education
or Tertiary
Level
Under the
General
Education
Training or
GET is
compulsory
but the
reception
year (R) is
not.
It is the last
stage for
compulsory
education
and will
lead to
General
Education
and Training
Certificate.
Further
Education
Training
will lead to
Senior
Certificate.
Higher
Education
Training
corresponds
to 5 – 8 Level
of National
Qualification
Framework
which is more
advanced
than Senior
Certificate.
Kindergarten
(2 optional
years): 4 – 5
years old
 Primary
school (6
years): 6 –
11 years
old
 Preparato
ry school
years (3
years): 12
– 14 years
old
 General
Secondar
y
Education
(3 years):
15 – 17
years old
 Technical/
Vocationa
l
Secondar
y
Education
(3 or 5
years): 15
– 17 years
old or 15
- 19 years
old
Thanawiyya
‘amma:
the national
exam that
determines
whether a
student can
move on to a
college
education.
Tertiary
and Higher
EducationSenior
Grades
(Grade X –
XII)
Senior
Grades
(Grade VII
– IX)

21. Let’s look at South Africa’s and Egypt’s Grading System!
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
Grade Scale US Grade
A 80.00 - 100.00 A
B 70.00 - 79.99 B+
C 60.00 - 69.99 B
D 50.00 - 59.99 C
E 40.00 - 49.99 D
F 35.00 - 39.99 F
FF 30.00 - 34.99 F
G 20.00 - 29.99 F
H 10.00 - 19.99 F
I 0.00 - 9.99 F
SecondaryPre-2008
Grade Scale Grade Description US Grade
A 90.00 - 100.00 ‫(ممتاز‬Excellent) A
A- 80.00 - 89.99 ‫جيد‬‫ًا‬‫د‬‫ج‬ (Very good) A-
B 65.00 - 79.99 ‫(جيد‬Good) B
C 50.00 - 64.99 ‫(مقبول‬Pass) C
D 35.00 - 49.99 ‫(ضعيف‬Weak) D
F 0.00 - 34.99
‫ضعيف‬‫ًا‬‫د‬‫ج‬ (Very
weak)
FUniversityLevelScaleA
Usedforthefacultiesofarts,language,
Islamicstudies,archaeology,commerce,
economicsandpoliticalscience,law,and
masscommunications.

22. Let’s look at South Africa’s and Egypt’s Grading System!
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
Grade Scale US Grade
7 80.00 - 100.00 A
6 70.00 - 79.99 B+
5 60.00 - 69.99 B
4 50.00 - 59.99 C
3 40.00 - 49.99 D
2 30.00 - 39.00 F
1 20.00 - 29.99 F
SecondaryPost-2008
Grade Scale
Grade
Description
US Grade
A 85.00 - 100.00 ‫ممتاز‬ (Excellent) A
A- 80.00 - 84.99
‫جيد‬‫ًا‬‫د‬‫ج‬ (Very
good)
A-
B 65.00 - 79.99 ‫جيد‬ (Good) B
C 50.00 - 64.99 ‫مقبول‬ (Pass) C
D 30.00 - 49.99 ‫ضعيف‬ (Weak ) D
F 0.00 - 29.99
‫ضعيف‬‫ًا‬‫د‬‫ج‬ (Very
weak)
F
UniversityLevelScaleB
Usedinthehealthsciencesfaculties

23. Scale
Grade
Description
Division US Grade
75.00 - 100.00 First Class A
70.00 - 74.99 Second Class Division One B+
60.00 - 69.99 Second Class Division Two B
50.00 - 59.99 Third Class C
0.00 - 49.99 Fail F
Let’s look at South Africa’s and Egypt’s
Grading System!
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
HigherEducation
Grade Scale
Grade
Description
US
Grade
Notes
A 85.00 - 100.00 ‫(ممتاز‬Excellent) A
A- 80.00 - 84.99
‫جيد‬‫ًا‬‫د‬‫ج‬ (Very
Good)
A-
B+ 75.00 - 79.99 B+
B 70.00 - 74.99 ‫(جيد‬Good) B
B- 65.00 - 69.99 B-
C+ 60.00 - 64.99 C+
C 55.00 - 59.99 ‫(مقبول‬Pass) C
D 30.00 - 54.99 ‫(ضعيف‬Weak) D
Conditional pass,
may be
acceptable for
peripheral
courses but not
for required core
courses.
F 0.00 - 29.99
‫ضعيف‬‫ًا‬‫د‬‫ج‬ (Very
weak)
F Fail
UniversityLevelScaleC
Usedinthefacultiesofeducation,engineering,fine
arts,technology,socialsciences,urbanplanning,and
veterinarymedicine.

24. World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its
Global Information Technology Report 2016.

25. ORGANIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT

26. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT

27. TEACHER EDUCATION
PROGRAM

28. TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
• Bachelors degree + Post Graduate
in Education (PGCE).On completion of the
B.Ed or PGCE, all teachers have to register
with SACE (the South African Council of
Educators), before they may teach in
African school.
• The South African Council for Educators
(SACE) is responsible for managing the
Continuing Professional Teacher
Development (CPTD) System.
 Teachers are required to complete a four
years of pre-service courses at university.
 Teacher’s Professional Development aims to
raise Mathematics and Science and
Technology teaching standards, Professional
Academy for Teachers offer several
 Local teachers take part in the International
Professional Training Programs.

29. PROBLEMS IN
EDUCATION

30. SOUTH
AFRICA
Lack of Proper
School Facilities
and Educators
Emigration
Military Conflict
EGYPT
Low Quality of Teachers
that Teach in Public
Schools
Lack of Sufficient
Education in Public
Schools and The Needs
for Private Tuition
Shortage of Skilled and
Semi – skilled
Workforce
SOME PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED
IN EDUCATION

31. PREPARATIONS FOR
THE CHALLENGES OF
THE 21ST CENTURY

32. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
 Create an integrated national framework
for learning achievements.
 Facilitate access to, and mobility and
progression within education, training and
career paths.
 Enhance the quality of education and
training.
 Specifying the educational policy within a democratic
framework.
 Equity of educational opportunities for all Egyptian
citizens without any kind of discrimination or
exceptions.
 The continuous development of education curricula,
improving school textbooks, and supporting
educational activities.
 Introducing advanced technology into schools and
developing students’ life and communication skills.
 Providing professional development for teachers and
reforming their financial and social status in the
society. -

33. PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
SOUTH AFRICA EGYPT
 Accelerate the redress of past unfair
discrimination in education, training and
employment opportunities.
 Contribute to the full personal
development of each learner and the
and economic development of the nation
at large.
 Diversifying resources of education finance and
offering sufficient opportunities for the private sector
and non-governmental organizations to participate
financing education.
 Providing education for all and education for mastery
and excellence.
 Enhancing students’ sense of loyalty and
belongingness to face the dangers of globalization.
 Benefiting from the current universal experiences
within a framework of international co-operation to
reform and develop education.

34. GENERAL ASSESSMENT
OF THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS OF SOUTH
AFRICA AND EGYPT

35. CONCLUSION
South Africa and Egypt both strive for the quality and equality in
education. Both countries have 12 years of basic education with 9 years
compulsory, kindergarten which is not compulsory and some years in higher
education. Each countries aims to have a good quality teachers/educators
and aspire for the productive graduates. South Africa and Egypt have at
least 5.3% and 6% of their GDP spent in education respectively. Each
countries required teachers to have a four years pre – service courses at
university. These countries prepared to enhanced the students’ sense of
loyalty and social responsibility for their countries. So far, these two
countries were in the road of improving its education.

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