History
ISASA traces its origins back to the Conference of Headmasters and Headmistresses formed in 1929, and more recently to the Independent Schools Council, which was dissolved to create ISASA in 1999.
ISASA today is a section 21 company (not for gain), which represents more than 460 independent schools in South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Namibia, Angola and Mozambique. Over 120,000 learners attend ISASA-affiliated schools.
Since the collapse of the apartheid state and the advent of democracy in South Africa, dramatic changes have occurred in the independent (private) school sector. In 1990, there were approximately 550 registered independent schools in the country. The dominant public perception of independent schools at that time was “white, affluent and exclusive”.
Read more about this topic: Independent Schools Association Of Southern Africa
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