The South African education system has gone through many changes involving cultural, political and social issues. There has always been a concern about equal academic opportunities for all races in South Africa. Where most black South African students have a disadvantage and white students have advantages. It wasn't until 1994 that things changed slightly for black students in South Africa. That year marked the end of apartheid. Theoretically non-white students were now offered the same education as whites. Although there are still some areas in South Africa where the government should provide more beneficial teaching and learning for all non-white students. These challenges that South African education systems have gone through and are now facing will further affect equal opportunities for black South African students. The question this research paper asks is: How does education vary for black and white students in South Africa after the end of apartheid? There are still economic, political, and racial hardships for non-white individuals. Apartheid Education: Apartheid was a very traumatic time for black people in South Africa. Apartheid is the act of literally separating the races, whites and non-whites, and by 1948 apartheid was now legal and government-enforced. The South African police began to force the relocation of black South Africans within tribal lines, which diminished their political influence and created white supremacy. After relocating the black South Africans, this gave the whites approximately eighty percent of the land in South Africa. Jonathan Jansen and Nick Taylor state: "The population is about 78% black, 10% white, 9% people of color, and... half of the paper... African government, but there are still subtle forms of inequality out there. Ishaan Tharoor says: “Protesters at the University of Cape Town, one of Africa's most prestigious universities, dropped a bucket of human excrement on a statue of Cecil Rhodes, the swashbuckler. 19th century British business magnate" (2015). This more recent article shows how black students still feel unwelcome at university, due to racial identity. The statue represents the period when the English colonized South Africa , which further led to apartheid. Black students who defend themselves reveal that they are tired of seeing this statue of a man who is somehow responsible for encouraging apartheid. However, the racial barriers that black students face in South Africa will continue to influence a change towards equal educational opportunities, and perhaps one day they will..