Established in 2011 with ZAR 1.4 B of investor commitments, the Schools and Education Investment Impact Fund South Africa (SEIIFSA) is the first and largest education impact fund in South Africa.

SEIIFSA’s objective is to provide investors with commercially viable risk-adjusted returns by making investments that improve the quality of education in South Africa, with a primary focus on the upgrading of existing or building of new independent schools in the Affordable Market segment.

SEIIFSA also seeks to make a positive social impact through contributing to employment creation, gender equality, transformation and environmental sustainability.

SEIIFSA aspires to make a positive impact in the education sector in South Africa as well as meeting other socially responsible investment objectives, such as contributing to employment creation, gender equality, transformation and environmental sustainability.

We are proud of the impact SEIIFSA has made to date:

• Financed and invested in 35 schools
• 90% of portfolio schools operate in the Affordable Market segment
• Currently 23 140 learners and projecting 26 600 learners by the end of the Fund Term
• Currently employing 1,645 permanent staff
• Matric pass rate in 2023 of 94.6% versus National Average of 82.9%
• University exemption in 2023 of 55.4% versus National Average of 40.9%
• 9 000 matric passes and 5 000 university exemption passes since inception

Three out of six current school operators are 100% Black Owned

SEIIFSA has constructed its investment portfolio to maximize both investor outcomes and education impact.

Its portfolio is diversified across seven investments and thirty-five schools, in six provinces, managed by six specialist operators, three of which are 100% Black Owned.

SEIIFSA is further diversified across debt and equity investments, providing investors with a stable return with good upside potential.