School attendance among refugee children with disabilities residing in South Africa: A cross-sectional, descriptive
Nicole De Wet-Billings1, Khuthala Mabetha1
1Faculty of Humanities, Demography and Population Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Abstract:
Refugee children with disabilities are entitled to an education under South African law. These children face the challenges of living in a different country and having to manage their disabilities. However, without providing a quality education to refugee children with disabilities, they face lifelong challenges including poverty and exploitation. This nationally representative cross-sectional study, examines the prevalence of school attendance of refugee children with disabilities in South Africa. Using the Community Survey of 2016, 5,205 refugee children with disabilities are identified and studied. Descriptive statistics are used and results show that less than 5% of refugee children with disabilities are in school. Further there are differences across province of residence, sex and other sociodemographic characteristics. This study is a starting point for more quantitative analysis and further qualitative analysis on the barriers to education for refugee children with disabilities in the country.
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