Mathaba, Richard Siphamandla RyanDorasamy, Nirmala2018-05-222018-05-222016Mathaba, R.S.R. and Dorasamy, N. 2016. School-based evaluation to improve learner performance. Environmental Economics. 7(1): 60-66.1998-6041 (print)1998-605X (online)http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2975The article focuses on the periods of program and school evaluation in particular. The article traces school evaluation through various periods. These periods are: Age of originality (1444-1700), Age of reform (Prior 1900), Efficiency and testing (1900-1930), Tylerian period (1930-1945), Age of innocence (1946-1957), Age of development (1958-1972), Age of professionalism (1973-1983) and Age of expansion and integration (1984-2000). From these ages, the article is able to identify as to how Whole-school Evaluation in South Africa has been able to draw important lessons towards ensuring quality assurance in education.8 penQuality assuranceInspectorate systemSchool evaluationEvolution of program evaluationArticlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.07(1).2016.08