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South African Journal of Education
On-line version ISSN 2076-3433
Print version ISSN 0256-0100
Abstract
AINA, A and DU PLESSIS, A. Financial management in fee-paying public schools in South Africa: How responsible is the school governing body?. S. Afr. j. educ. [online]. 2023, vol.43, n.4, pp.1-9. ISSN 2076-3433. http://dx.doi.org/10.15700/saje.v43n4a2307.
The South African Schools Act, No. 84 of 1996, stipulates how schools should manage and involve stakeholders in financial management. The literature suggests that stakeholders at non-fee-paying schools in the township and rural areas do not play a dominant role in their schools' financial management decision-making processes, which is contrary to the dictates of the South African Schools Act. However, in the study on which this article is based, we focused on the financial management decision-making processes in fee-paying public schools. We followed a qualitative research approach with a multiple case study design. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and document analysis, and were analysed thematically. The findings reveal that members of school governing bodies in Quintile 5 fee-paying public primary schools were educated professionals who, as required by the South African Schools Act, exerted a strong influence on the financial management responsibilities in their schools.
Keywords : fee-paying schools; financial decision-making processes; responsibilities; school financial management; school governance; school governing bodies.
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