Top 10 Best Schools with 100% Matric Pass Rate
Several South African private schools whose students wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matric exams recorded exceptional results in 2022.
The allure of sending your child to a private school in South Africa is rooted in the perception that these institutions provide a superior education.
Private schools often offer smaller class sizes, more individual attention, and access to highly qualified teachers due to having more funding than their public counterparts.
These differences seemed to reflect in their matric results, with the IEB confirming a 98.42% pass rate in 2022, a slight uptick from 98.39% recorded in 2021.
In contrast, The Department of Basic Education has released the final National Senior Certificate results for the 2022 matric year showing a 3.7 percentage point increase in the pass rate to 80.1%.
The top three independent boys’ school achievers included St. John’s College, Hilton, and St Benedict’s College.
St John’s College recorded a 100% bachelor’s pass with 3.1 distinctions per candidate.
Hilton and St Benedict’s College achieved a 99% bachelor’s pass with 2.43 and 2.41 distinctions per candidate, respectively.
Comparatively, the top three girls’ school achievers were Roedean, St Cyprian’s School, and Durban Girls’ College.
All three achieved a 100% bachelor’s pass with 4.64, 3.9, and 3.7 distinctions per candidate, respectively.
Director of Inyanda Capital, Chulumanco Macingwane, has compiled a comparative list of the most prominent IEB boys and girls schools and their achievements, listed below.
The 10 Best Boys Schools in South Africa 2024
1. St John’s College
- 100% BP, 3.1 distinctions per candidate;
- 38% of the class achieved an 80% average; and
- 11% of candidates had five or more subjects in the top 5% in the IEB (making the IEB Outstanding Achievement and commendable achievements lists).
2. Hilton College
- 99% BP, 2.43 distinctions per candidate; and
- 15% of candidates achieved six distinctions or more.
3. St Benedict’s College
- 99% BP, 2.41 distinctions per candidate; and
- 23% of the class achieved an 80% average.
4. Michaelhouse School
- 2.3 distinctions per candidate;
- 22% of the class achieved an 80% average; and
- 8% of the class achieved six distinctions or more.
5. St David’s Inanda
- 93% BP, 2.13 distinctions per candidate; and
- 17% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
6. Kearsney College
- 98% BP, two distinctions per candidate; and
- 26% of the class got an 80% average.
7. Clifton School
- 96% BP, 1.8 distinctions per candidate; and
- 12% of results achieved were above 80%.
8. St Stithians Boys College
- 99% BP, 1.7 distinctions per candidate; and
- 6% of the class achieved six distinctions or more.
9. St Alban’s College
- 97% BP, 1.6 distinctions per candidate, and
- 11% of candidates got six or more distinctions.
10. St Andrew’s College
- 98% BP, 1.5 distinctions per candidate; and
- 2% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
The 10 Best Girls’ Schools in South Africa 2024
1. Roedean
- 100% BP, 4.64 distinctions per candidate; and
- 39% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
2. St Cyprian’s School
- 100% BP, 3.9 distinctions per candidate; and
- 53% of the class achieved an average of 80% and above.
3. Durban Girls’ College
- 100% BP, 3.7 Distinctions per candidate;
- 50% of all results attained were 80% and above; and
- 23% of the class achieved 6 or more distinctions.
4. St Mary’s Waverly
- 100% BP, 3.58 distinctions per candidate;
- 44% of the class achieved an 80% average; and
- 29% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
5. St Andrew’s Senderwood
- 100% BP, 3.26 distinctions per candidate;
- 23% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
6. Kingsmead College
- 100% BP, 3.23 distinctions per candidate;
- 29% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
7. Brescia
- 100% BP, 3.2 distinctions per candidate;
- 20% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
8. St Stithians Girls College
- 99% BP, 3.03 distinctions per candidate;
- 20% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
9. St Mary’s DSG Kloof
- 98% BP, 3.03 distinctions per candidate; and
- 20% of the class achieved six or more distinctions
10. St Anne’s Diocesan College
- 98% BP, 3.02 distinctions per candidate; and
- 11% of the class achieved seven distinctions.
11. Maris Stella
- 98% BP, and 8% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
12. Epworth
- 96% BP, 2.74 distinctions per candidate; and
- 13% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
2022 matric pass rate climbs to 80.1% in South Africa
The Department of Basic Education has released the final National Senior Certificate results for the 2022 matric year showing a 3.7 percentage point increase in the pass rate to 80.1%.
Speaking during an address to the nation on 19 January 2022, the basic education minister Angie Motshekga, said that the 2022 cohort was the most resilient yet, facing pandemic challenges and load shedding.
She said the increase to 80.1% marks the second highest since 2019.
For the past ten years, the NSC pass rate has been going up from 60% in 2009, and the matric class of 2022 maintained this trend despite the astronomical challenges, said Motshekga.
According to the department, 922,034 matrics registered to take the exams last year, of these 87% (725,146) were full-time candidates.
The number of bachelor passes increased by 8.9%, and the number of diploma passes also improved. She added that Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal contributed the most bachelor passes.
Out of the 2022 matric class, 278,815 students achieved a bachelor’s pass, 197,357 (26.7%) achieved a diploma pass, and 14.9% (108,159) achieved a higher certificate pass. This class faced significant challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, starting in their grade 10 year in 2020.
The minister said that this signals that the education system is incrementally dealing with concerns.
She added that the 2022 cohort was offered 12 new subject offerings, including South African Sign Language, and mechanical technologies, among others.
The minister of fourteen years detailed the size and scope of the matric examinations, listing the following figures:
- 920,000 candidates wrote the exams
- 162 question papers were set
- 10.4 million question papers were printed
- 9.8 million scripts were produced
- 73,000 invigilators were placed across the country
- 52,000 markers
More students (725,146) wrote in 2022 than in 2021 (703,599), Motshekga said.
Motshekga said that all provinces improved with the following results (including progressed learners):
- Free State: 88.5%
- Gauteng: 84.4%
- KZN: 83%
- Western Cape: 81.4%
- North West: 79.8%
- Eastern Cape: 77.3%
- Mpumalanga: 76.8%
- Northern Cape: 74.2%
- Limpopo: 72.1%
Regarding why the results were delayed, a department spokesperson said it was a domino effect stemming from the pandemic-induced delays in the industry.
Lockdowns had significantly impacted the 2022 matric year, and school closures limited the amount of time students were able to spend in classrooms and potentially affected their ability to prepare for exams.
The department announced that matric students have until February 3, 2024, to request a remark or recheck of their exam papers. If they want to retake the exams or improve their results, the next opportunity will be in May/June 2024.
Top 10 Best Schools with 100% Matric Pass Rate by Province in SA
The Schools with 100% matric Pass Rate by Province in South Africa. Department of Basic Education reports on the performance of all the secondary schools in South Africa.
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The schools listed below reflect what South African parents are paying for a full senior year. All of them are reported to have achieved a 100% matric pass rate.
- Retracted a list of all the schools that achieved a 100% pass rate.
- Selected the top 20 schools according to the total of students who wrote and passed the exams – it is easier to ensure a class of 20 students pass the exams than classes with 300 students.
Best Schools with 100% matric Pass Rate by Province in SA
Top Schools in EASTERN CAPE, South Africa
1. Hudson Park High
2. Stirling High
3. Grey Boys
4. Pearson High
5. Claredon Girls High
6. Collegiate Girls High
7. Queenstown Girls High
8. Aliwal North High
9. Victoria Girls High
10. Mpondombini Senior Secondary
11. Graeme College Boys High
12. Ugie High
13. Beaconhurst
14. Cathcart High
15. Gill College
17. Global Leadership Academy
18. Marlow Agricultural High
19. Paul Sauer High
20. Tarkastad High
Top Schools in Free State, South Africa
1. Eunice Senior Secondary
2. Witteberg Senior Secondary
3. C and N H Meisieskool Oranje
4. Voortrekker Senior Secondary
5. New Horizon College Si/S
6. Sekgutlong Senior Secondary
7. Retief Combined
8. Beacon Senior Secondary
9. Jacobsdal Landbouskool
10. St Michael’s Combined
11. St Andrew’s Combined
12. Paul Erasmus Senior Secondary
13. Bothaville Senior Secondary
14. Heilbron Combined
15. Staatspres. Swart Combined
16. Wessel Maree Senior Secondary
17. St Bernards Senior Secondary
18. Mohaladitwe Senior Secondary
19. Kgethatsebo-KhetHulwasi Is
20. Tweeling Combined
Top Schools in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
1. Durban Girls High
2. Pietermaritzburg Girls High
3. Westville Girls High
4. Kloof High
5. Queensburgh Girls High
6. Ladysmith High
7. Ferrum High
8. Danville Park Girls High
9. New Forest High
10. Welabasha High
11. Eshowe High
12. Northlands Girls High
13. Mariannhill S Private Independent
14. Howick High
15. Greytown High
16. Menzi High
17. Inanda Seminary Secondary
18. Limehill High
19. Mbuyiselo High
20. Mathole High
Top Schools in Limpopo, South Africa
1. Waterberg High
2. Pax High
3. St George College
4. Gondolikhethwa Primary
7. Khanyisa Education College
8. Emmanuel Christian
9. Phagamang Senior Secondary
10. St Gregories College
11. Mphari Secondary
12. St Augustine Residential
13. Kgagatlou Secondary
14. Tshikanoshi Secondary
15. Cata Senior Secondary
16. Mugoidwa Secondary
17. Rekhuditse Secondary
18. Northern Muslin
19. Potoko Secondary
20. George Mswazi High
Top Schools in Mpumalanga, South Africa
1. Hts Witbank
2. Suikerland Secondary
3. Freddie Sithole High
4. Nganana Secondary
5. Mathews Phosa College
6. Siyifunile Secondary
7. Sinethemba Secondary
8. Umzimvelo Secondary
9. Gekombineerde Skool Ogies
10. Morgenzon Landbou Akademie
11. Esibusisweni Combined
12. Middelburg Muslim
13. Ben Matloshe High
14. George Hofmeyer High
15. Hts Middelburg
Top Schools in North West Province, South Africa
1. Brits High
2. Potchefstroom Gimnasium
3. Wesvalia High
4. Schoonspruit High
5. Potchefstroom Girls High
6. St Annes’s High
7. Fields College
8. Ferdinand Postma
9. Holy Family Combined
10. Kwena Tlase Secondary
11. Onkgopotse Tiro Comp.
12. Koster High
13. Schweizer Reneke High
14. Mogakolodi-Masibi Compr.
15. Seleje Secondary
16. Stella High
17. Lofdal Christian
18. Regorogile Combined
19. F M Ramaboea Technical and Commercial High
20. Ventersdorp High
21. More Secondary
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