Education remains a priority of the North West which allocated nearly a third of its 1995 budget to educate its people, including the pupil population which is the fifth largest in South Africa.
The Province aims to provide ten years of compulsory education for basic numerally, literacy, and writing skills.

Better school facilities will include the construction of 197 urban and 543 rural classrooms by the department of Public Works.

Pre-primary, primary, secondary, technical, agricultural, and private schools can be found throughout the Province.

Tertiary facilities include two universities, a world class hotel school, several manpower training facilities, a satellite Technikon Campus Campus, and agricultural, nursing, teacher and technical colleges. They offer a range of qualifications from academic degrees to short practical courses to equip students for immediate employment.

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