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What was the impact of the Bantu Education Act on schools for Black South Africans?

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Under South Africa’s Bantu Education Act (Act No. 47 of 1953), schools for Black South Africans had a curriculum aimed at training them for manual labor and menial jobs that the government deemed suitable for them. Furthermore, the schools received minimal funding compared with schools for white South Africans. As a result, schools serving Black South Africans experienced a shortage of qualified teachers as well as high student-teacher ratios, ranging from 40:1 to 60:1. The Bantu Education Act and related policies were a focus of resistance during the apartheid era.