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PHUTI MOSOMANE
MORE Gauteng township public schools have excelled in the 2022 matric examinations, with 20 schools achieving 100% pass rate, and 134 achieving a pass rate of over 90%.
MEC of Education Matome Chiloane said this is in light of the Gauteng Provincial Government’s Township, Informal Settlements and Hostel (TISH) focus strategy.
“More township public schools excelled in the 2022 NSC exams and we congratulate the principals of the 107 township public schools, including 9 Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN) schools, that achieved a pass rate of above 90% for the sterling work done. Last year, only 61 township public schools achieved above 90% last year,” said Chiloane.
Chilaoane gave a special recognition to Imbali Combined School, an independent school in the township of Orange Farm, which achieved a 100% pass rate and a 97% Bachelor Pass rate.
The following township schools have achieved a pass rate above 98% and a Bachelor rate above 75%.
• Raymond Mhlaba Secondary School with 83% Bachelor Passes
• Madibane Comprehensive School with 79% Bachelor Passes
• Letsibogo Secondary School with 78% Bachelor Passes
• Diepsloot Secondary No 2 with 75% Bachelor Passes
“Gauteng has made significant strides in closing the gap between schools serving poor communities, specifically township schools, and those with a strong middle-class component, as shown by the narrowing gap in the performance by township and non-township schools,” Chiloane revealed at a special matric 2022 results announcement in Soshanguve on Friday.
In 2009, township schools achieved an average pass rate of 60.1%, with non-township schools achieving 84.2%, making a gap of 24.1%.
In 2023, the gap improved to 8.3% compared to 9.8% in 2021 and compared to 11.8% in 2020, but still below when compared to the 2.8% in 2019.
Township schools achieved slightly higher results than 2021, with township schools achieving a pass rate of 80.7% compared to 79.6%. In 2021 and non-township schools achieved 89% compared to 89.4% in 2021, a slight decline.
“We are happy that our interventions in our township schools are bearing fruit. Our Grade 12 learners in township schools had an opportunity to benefit from teaching and learning through investments that we made in technology in the classroom,” said Chiloane.
“This was in addition to the supplementary learning programmes over weekends and school holidays. We shall continue to consolidate our input in this area to maximize the utilization of these resources for improved learning outcomes. This will contribute to narrowing the inequality gaps that persist.”
He gave special congratulations to Kgothalang Secondary School in Gauteng West which, with tremendous effort, turned around their performance from 41.5% to 87.3%, a staggering improvement of just over 45.8%.
The school also improved on the percentage of Bachelor Passes from 21% to 44%.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, who also attended the special breakfast in Soshanguve, said the province has invested resources to ensure that no school is left behind.
On the improved performance of township schools, Lesufi said: “I think we have turned the corner. The seed that we planted is now showing results.”
Township Awards were presented by Lesufi and Thabiso Madiba, a board member of the Trevor Noah Foundation.
Top performing township learners:
1st place: Sibusiso Mathebula: IR Lesolang Secondary School: Tshwane West District.
2nd place: Agnes Mahlaku: Thuto Kitso Comprehensive School: Gauteng West District.
3rd place: Olwethu Mondao: Letsibogo Secondary School: Johannesburg West District.
Top learners in physical science are also from township schools, recieved 300 over 300:
Sibusiso Mathebula: IR Lesolang Secondary School: Tshwane, West District
Tebatso Herman Dilebo: Tipfuxeni Secondary School: Tshwane, North District
Matimba Manganyi: Letlotio Secondary School: Tshwane West, District
Boikanyo Khoza: Modilati Secondary School: Tshwane North, District
Top performing township schools;
1st place: Letsibogo Secondary School: Johannesburg West District
2nd place: Lesiba Secondary School: Ekurhuleni North District.
3rd place: Ratshepo Secondary School: Tshwane North
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