Media Release
Minister of Education Debbie Schäfer
Western Cape

11 January, 2018


Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2017

Awards to Schools

In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor's degree studies and improvement and excellence in individual subjects.

In the second category, awards are made to all public, independent and Technical High Schools that achieve excellence in academic performance.

All schools will receive a certificate.

Most Improved Schools

Awards will be made to nine (09) public schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2015 to 2017. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2015 to 2017.

In Ranking Order Most Improved Public Schools Passrate Year-2 Passrate Year-1 Passrate Year-0 Aggregate Improvement in Pass Percentage
1 Aloe High School 51.1 66.7 87 56.7
2 Sithembele Matiso Secondary School 53.8 64.3 85 52.3
3 Delft Technical High School 35.7 77.1 78 42.1
4 Fisantekraal High School 64.8 64.4 80 29.9
5 Phakama Secondary School 65.8 69 80 24.4
6 Ilingelethu Secondary School 56.7 66.7 69 14.8
7 Intsebenziswano Secondary School 67.5 75.7 79 13.6
8 Bellville-Suid Sekondêre Skool 80.3 81.7 88 13.6
9 Wittebome High School 79.9 84.1 86 7.2

Category : Most improved technical high school

An award will be made to one (1) technical high school with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2015 to 2017. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2015 to 2017.

  Centre name Passrate Year-2 Passrate Year-1 Passrate Year-0 Aggregate Improvement in Pass Percentage
1 Delft Technical High School 35.7 77.1 77.5 42.1

Category: Greatest increase in the percentage of Bachelor's passes

Awards will be made to ten (10) schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor's degree studies over the period 2015 to 2017. The criteria also include consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2015 to 2017.

Rank Centre name Bachelors Rate Year-2 Bachelors Rate Year-1 Bachelors Rate Year-0 Aggregate Improvement in Bach Rate
1 Sithembele Matiso Secondary School 16.5 18.3 37 39.00
2 Franschhoek High School 46.9 53.8 69 38.20
3 I.D. Mkhize Secondary School 19.1 28.9 39 29.00
4 Zwaanswyk High School 43.3 54.4 63 28.60
5 Hoërskool Montagu 59.4 72.2 80 27.80
6 Bloubergrant High School 44.4 43.7 57 26.20
7 Aloe High School 17.6 18.1 31 26.10
8 Phakama Secondary School 20 21.7 34 25.90
9 Gerrit du Plessis Sekondêre Skool 17.4 19.8 30 23.40
10 Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale 67.2 67.9 78 21.00

Category - Improvement and excellence in individual subjects

Improvement
This is awarded to one school in the province that showed the greatest improvement in performance in the subject in 2017, compared to their performance in 2016, by increasing the number of passes in that subject.

Excellence
This is awarded to one school in the province that produced the highest number of passes in the subject in 2017.

Category Subject Centre Name
For improvement in Mathematics Masibambane Secondary School
For excellence in Mathematics Paul Roos Gimnasium
For improvement in Physical Sciences Desmond Mpilo Tutu Secondary School
For excellence in Physical Science Paul Roos Gimnasium
For improvement in English Trafalgar High School
For excellence in English Fairmont High School
For improvement in Afrikaans Knysna Sekondêre Skool
For improvement in Afrikaans Tafelsig Sekondêre Skool
For excellence in Afrikaans Hoerskool Outeniqua
For improvement in Isixhosa Qhayiya Secondary School
For excellence in Isixhosa Isilimela Secondary School
For improvement in Information Technology Parel Vallei High School
For excellence in Information Technology Cape Academy for Maths, Science and Technology
For improvement in Computer Applications Technology Bernadino Heights High School
For excellence in Computer Applications Technology Atlantis Secondary School
For improvement in Accounting Groote Schuur High School
For Excellence in Accounting Mondale High School
For improvement in Engineering Graphics And Design Bellville Technical High School
For improvement in Engineering Graphics and Design Spes Bona High School
For excellence in Engineering Graphics and Design Oval North Secondary School

Category - Excellence in Academic Performance

In this category, awards are presented to the top schools in the province (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2017, based on the following criteria:

Category - school with an NSC enrolment of less than 30 candidates

  1. Consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period of 2015 to 2017 where the number wrote in 2017 must not be less than 90% of the average of numbers wrote in 2015, 2016, 2017
  2. An overall pass rate of at least 95% in 2017: 10% weight
  3. % of candidates with access to Bachelor's degree study in 2017 that is 80% and above: 60% weight
  4. % of candidates with Mathematics passes in 2017 that is 60% and above: 30% weight

One Award Goes To…
Rank Index Score* Centre Centre Name % Passed % Bachelors Maths Passed (30) / Total Wrote
1 98.7 1130 Star College - Bridgetown 100 100 95.5

* indicates improvement over 3 years

Category - technical high schools

TWO AWARDS ARE ALLOCATED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

  1. Consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over a period of 3 years (2015 - 2017)
  2. An overall pass rate of at least 80% in 2017
  3. % of candidates with Mathematics passes in 2017 that is 40% and above
  4. Aggregate pass rate of the technical subjects (Engineering Graphics and Design; Civil Technology; Electrical Technology and Mechanical Technology)
Rank Index Score Cent Centre Name Achieved Math Pass at 30 Wrote Tech Subjects Passed At 30 Tech Subjects Percentage Pass Technical Subjects at 30
1 84.6 1149 Oude Molen Academy of Science and Technology 82 50 161 157 97.5
2 84 8815 Drostdy Technical High School 181 86 193 193 100

Category - schools with an NSC enrolment of 30 or more candidates

  1. Consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period of 2015 to 2017 where the number wrote in 2017 must not be less than 90% of the average of numbers wrote in 2015, 2016, 2017
  2. An overall pass rate of at least 95% in 2017:
  3. % of candidates with access to Bachelor's degree study in 2017 that is 80% and above:
  4. % of candidates with Mathematics passes in 2017 that is 60% and above:

In ranking order
Rank Index Score Centre Centre Name % Passed (b) 10% % Bachelors (c) 60% Maths Passed (30%) / Total Wrote (d) 30%
1 97.4 9921 Herschel Girls School 100 100 91.4
2 95 9938 Rondebosch Boys' High School 100 98.14 87
3 94.8 9910 Bishops Diocesan College 100 98.67 85.3
4 94.4 9957 Westerford High School 100 98.88 83.7
5 93.9 9907 Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary 100 100 79.7
6 93.9 9939 Rustenburg Girls' High School 100 99.42 80.7
7 92.5 7702 Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof 100 99.32 76.2
8 92 9960 Wynberg Boys' High School 100 93.84 85.6
8 92 1203 Claremont High School 100 87.78 97.8
10 91.5 7734 Rhenish Girls' High School 100 99.26 73.3
11 91.3 9942 S.A. College High School 100 96.3 78.4
12 89.9 7731 Parel Vallei High School 99.58 96.19 74.2
12 89.9 9961 Wynberg Girls' High School 99.4 97.02 72.6
14 89.5 1105 Cannons Creek High School 100 97.3 70.3
15 87.7 1131 Herzlia High School 100 92.47 74.2
16 87.6 7732 Paul Roos Gimnasium 98.77 88.11 82.8
17 85.8 7716 Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 99.41 89.41 74.1
18 83.4 2259 Parklands College 100 90.63 63.5
19 81.9 2212 D.F. Malan High School 98.9 85.16 69.8
20 81.9 7729 Paarl Girls High School 100 88.17 63.4


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