SAE3701 Assignment 2 2025 Due 2 June 2025

SAE3701
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: 2 JUNE 2025
The Apartheid government used their direct control over the education curriculum to
further support the racial segregation of Apartheid, and brainwash black students into
believing they were not citizens of their own country. This education curriculum sparked a
variety of different responses in the Bantu Education sector.
Question:

Discuss how the Apartheid government’s control over the education curriculum in South
Africa was used as a tool to enforce racial segregation and suppress the black
population’s sense of citizenship.
In your response, analyse the specific methods employed within the curriculum to
reinforce racial hierarchies, the impact on the quality and accessibility of education for
black students, and the various responses from black students, parents, and communities.
Additionally, evaluate the long-term effects of these educational policies on the socio