Kwa-Thema – Zimisele Secondary School held on to a matric pass rate of above 90 per cent through a difficult 2020 academic year.
The school achieved 90.51 per cent pass, seeing a drop from the 94.9 per cent in 2019.
Matric learners obtained 17 distinctions, 54 bachelor’s degree admissions, 32 diploma admissions, and 19 higher certificate admissions.
School principal Thembinkosi Msimango said 10 out of the 11 learners who failed qualified for a supplementary exam.
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“We are happy we occupy a position in the 90 per cent mark even though our plans at the beginning of the year was a 100 per cent pass.
“We didn’t change our programme that much due to lockdown. We continued offering weekend extra lessons, morning and afternoon lessons, and online lessons when classes were suspended.
“We ensured learners who were struggling in class received more attention and used previous exam papers to prepare them,” he said.
Msimango added they were able to achieve good marks through the commitment of their parents.
“They agreed to buy the learners smartphones and data to be able to access the online study material,” he said.
