ABSTRACT
In the year 2000, governments around the world pledged to support a global commitment to eight goals which would enable access and equity to improve the lives of all. These are referred to as the Millennium Development Goals or MDGs (United Nations Development Group, 2003: 3–4). One of the goals is linked directly to education, and states as follows.
Goal 2 Achieve Universal Primary Education
Target: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling
