Table 1 General and physical environment of participating schools (n = 100 schools)
Characteristics | Percentage/number (%/n) |
|---|---|
Key informant | |
Principal | 78 |
Deputy principal | 11 |
Educators/other | 9 |
Average number of learners and educators | |
Learners | 560 |
Educators | 16 |
Language of instruction | |
Afrikaans | 73 |
English | 6 |
Afrikaans and English | 17 |
Other | 4 |
Home language | |
Afrikaans | 89 |
English | 3 |
IsiXhosa | 8 |
School category according to socio-economic status of surrounding communities | |
Quintile 1 | 22 |
Quintile 2 | 33 |
Quintile 3 | 45 |