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Ntsika Secondary shows the way

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailJanuary 9, 20173 Comments2 Mins Read
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Ntsika Secondary School in Joza has achieved a remarkable 87% pass rate with 61 of its 70 pupils passing their matric exams. 

Ntsika Secondary School in Joza has achieved a remarkable 87% pass rate with 61 of its 70 pupils passing their matric exams. 

This is an incredible achievement for a school that until 2012, regularly scored below 50% in its pass rate. 

Mary Waters, a school that has had its fair share of problems in recent years, had the most pupils (120) in Grahamstown writing the matric exams and not surprisingly, had the highest number of passes – 85.

The percentage pass rate, at just over 70%, is in keeping with the school’s consistent performance over the past few years. 

While both Graeme College and Victoria Girls’ High both notched up 100% pass rates: Graeme for the first time since 2012, while the Girls’ School just does it year in and year out, adding to a slew of distinctions and a 93% Bachelors’ pass rate.

The number of pupils writing matric at Nombulelo High School dropped considerably in 2016 to only 79 – less than half the number in 2015, and far fewer than the 215 who wrote in 2013.

The percentage pass rate has improved from 52.76% to 56.96% in 2016, a welcome change, but still far short of the heady days in 2010 and 2011 when a 70%-plus pass was the norm at Nombulelo. 

Other good news comes from Nathaniel Nyaluza, jumping from 26.97% in 2015 to 47.76% in 2016 and Khutliso Daniels more than doubling its pass rate from 23.33% to 50%%. 

While there is certainly encouraging news to report from Grahamstown, our province is having difficulty keeping up with the other eight provinces. Excluding progressed learners, the matric pass rates were as follows: 

•Eastern Cape – 63.3%
•Limpopo – 68.2%
•KZN – 69.5%
•Mpumalanga – 81.3%
•Northern Cape – 82.2%
•North West – 86.2%
•Gauteng – 87%
•Western Cape – 87.7%
•Free State – 93.2%

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