The International Conference of the Southern Society for Education provides an international forum for debating issues that impact in the Southern African region and beyond. The theme “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): implications for education policy and practice” recognizes the importance of SDGs and the important role that education can play in achieving them. Participation in this conference is invited from academics and/or scholars in the field of education, teachers and other stakeholders, senior students engaged in masters and doctoral studies in higher education institutions.