Lefapha la thuto la DBE le tshwaragane le dikolo tsa setshabe, tsa poraebete (tseo di bitswang ke lefapha la thuto gore ke tse di ikemetseng), disenthara tsa setcheng tsa tsweletsopele ya bana, (early childhood development (ECD) centres), le dikolo tsa bana ba ba nang le ditlhokego tse kgethegileng, (special needs schools). dikolo tsa setshaba le tsa poraebete di bitswa dikolo tse di tlwaelegileng, ke 97% ya dikolo tsa Aforika Borwa.