Imfundo eShayina iyinqubo yemfundo eqhutshwa wumbuso, kanti ingaphansi khwehhovisi likaNgqongqoshe wezeMfundo. Zonke izakhamizi kumele ziye esikoleni iminyaka eyisishagalolunye, eyeziwa njengemfundo ephoqelelayo, kanti futhi ithola imali evela kuhulumeni. Le nqubo ibandakanya iimfundo yeprayimari, eqala lapho izingane zineminyaka eyisithupha noma eyisikhombisa, kanye neminyaka emithathu yemfundo yezinga eliphansi lesekondari (isikole esiphakathi naphakathi) kwiminyaka engu 12 ukuya kwengu 15. Amanye amaprovinsi anemfundo yeprayimari yeminyaka emihlanu, kodwa iminyaka emine yenziwa esikoleni esiphakathi naphakathi. Ngemuva kokuqeda imfundo yesikole esiphakathi naphakathi, kuneminyaka emithathu yesikole esiphakeme esibandakanya imfundo yesekondari. Ihhovisi likaNgqongqoshe wezeMfundo, libika ukuthi cishe kunokungenwa kwesikole kwezinga elingamaphesente angu 99 esikoleni seprayimari, kanti amaphesente angu 80 esikole esiphakathi naphakathi. [citation needed] Ngo 1985, uhulumeni waqeda imfundo ephakeme ethola imali yentela kanti lokhu kudinga ukuthi abantu abenza izicelo zokuya eyunivesithi ukuthi baqhudelane ukuthola ama-scholarships ngokulandela ikhono labo kwezemfundo. Eminyakeni yoma 1980, uhulumeni wavumela okokuqala ukuthi kusungulwe izikole zangasese, lokho kwanyusa isibalo sabafundi abathola iziqu zokuqala eyunivesithi kanye nenani labantu abaneziqu zezinga lobudokotela ngezinga eliphindwe kahlanu phakathi kukanyaka ka 1995 nonyaka ka 2005.