Forest High improves immensely

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane congratulated the province’s tenacious matric class of 2022 who, despite many odds stacked against them, achieved an outstanding 84.4% pass rate in the 2022 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

This was announced by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on January 19.

This achievement is a 1.7% improvement from the 2021 matric results of 82.8% and puts Gauteng as the second top-performing province in South Africa.

Johannesburg South and Central also improved from the previous year with 82.80% (plus 4.5%) and 82.03% (plus 1.23%) respectively. They are number 11 and 13 on the list of 15 Gauteng districts.

Forest High and Elethu Themba schools are the only public school in the South which improved their pass rate with an increase from 69% in 2021 to 80.1% in 2022 and 78.8% in 2021 to 82.2% in 2022 respectively, while all other schools declined.

Chiloane said what is also worth noting is the positive trend of more schools in Gauteng achieving a 100% pass rate. In 2021, 131 schools managed to ace the exams with a 100% pass rate, with the figure rising to 149 schools for the 2022 matric exams.

Similarly, more schools achieved a pass rate of above 95% in 2022 than in the previous year. In 2022 a total of 290 schools achieved above 95%, compared to 265 in 2021.

“As we celebrate the class of 2022 with much pride and excitement, it is only fitting and a privilege to recognise that our successes are due to our collective commitment to growing Gauteng together as learners, teachers, school staff, parents and all basic education sector stakeholders.

“In this regard, I reiterate our commitment to pursue a quality and inclusive basic education system for all young people of our province,” said Chiloane.

Public Schools

Kenilworth Secondary School – 93.9%

Mondeor High School – 88.7%

Hoërskool President – 95.6%

Sir John Adamson High School – 88.8%

Glenvista High School – 95.6%

Hoërskool Die Fakkel – 81.7%

Kibler Park Secondary School – 84.5%

The Hill High School – 88.8%

Elethu Themba School – 82.2%

Diversity High School – 63.6%

Forest High School – 80.1%

Independent Schools

St Martin’s – 97%

Verney College – 100%

Abbot College – 98.5%

Ithuba-Lethu Secondary School – 91.7%

Horizon International High School – 100%

Jordao College – 96.6%