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Inside private secondary schools in Malawi: access or exclusion?

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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:12 authored by Benjamin Zeitlyn, Keith M Lewin, Joseph Chimombo, Elizabeth Meke
In Malawi, net enrolment rates at secondary level are less than 30%. Most children do not complete primary school; others are discouraged by the costs of secondary schooling. Most secondary school students go to government schools, but private schools enrol about 20%. These private schools include a range of prices and quality, but all are unaffordable for those outside the wealthiest quintile. This paper explores 15 lower price private secondary schools. It describes the students in the schools, their teachers, their infrastructure and their business model. We find that while private secondary schools provide access to secondary school for some children who cannot go to government schools, they do not provide sustainable quality secondary education that could be extended to children outside the top quintile of household wealth.

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  • Published

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Journal

International Journal of Educational Development

ISSN

0738-0593

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

43

Page range

109-117

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  • Education Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2015-11-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2015-12-07

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