FORGOTTEN SCHOOLS:

Right to Basic Education for Children on Farms in South Africa

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Obstacles to the right to education on commercial farms

Physical access to schools

Inadequate infrastructure and service provision

IV. Current legal status of farm schools

The role of provincial governments

The role of non-state institutions

V. The rights of children living on commercial farms

Impact of insecure labor and land tenure on children's education

Child labor

Access to basic nutrition for children

Access to social assistance for children

Small schools

School fees and uniforms

Limited secondary education

VI. Domestic and international law obligations

Children's Rights

Right to Education

VII. Recommendations

To the national government of South Africa

To provincial governments

To farm owners and their representative organizations

VIII. Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Pro Forma Agreement