Learning to take center stage in 2017 says Kgetjepe
As Limpopo was ranked second last of all the provinces, in terms of performance, Kgetjepe said a team of officials has been assembled to pay special attention to underperforming schools across the province as per the academic performance improvement plan.
POLOKWANE – Limpopo’s 2016 NSC results took the limelight at Bolivia Lodge on Thursday morning, a day after national results were announced by minister for basic education, Angie Motshekga, during a ceremony which honoured the province’s top matriculants.
Limpopo Department of Education MEC, Ishmael Kgetjepe announced the province’s results but first noted that issues of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials are a thing of the past “We need to enforce and ensure that teaching and learning takes place in our schools from the beginning of the year,” he said.
As Limpopo was ranked second last of all the provinces, in terms of performance, Kgetjepe said a team of officials has been assembled to pay special attention to underperforming schools across the province as per the academic performance improvement plan.
Following another leaked paper scandal for the second year in a row, in which a Grade 12 mathematics examination paper was leaked to students in Giyani, Mopani District, Kgetjepe confirmed that implicated learners in Giyani high schools’ results would be withheld as investigations are ongoing. He also noted that results were blocked in two independent schools.
"We have also blocked results of two independent schools, namely New Era in Vhembe and High Quality in Mopani district," Kgetjepe
— Polokwane Review (@PolokwaneReview) January 5, 2017
LIMPOPO’S RESULTS:
Limpopo achieved 62.5%, down from 65.9% in 2015, a decline of 3.4%. #NSC2016
— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) January 4, 2017
#LimMatricResults2016 101 807 learners wrote exams and 63 595 achieved the national senior certificate.
— Polokwane Review (@PolokwaneReview) January 5, 2017
#LimMatricResults 18 762 achieved Bachelors, 23 544 Diploma and 2 281 higher certificate
— Polokwane Review (@PolokwaneReview) January 5, 2017
The Top 3 Districts in Limpopo for #NSC2016 are:
1. Vhembe (70.3%)
2. Mopani (65.7%)
3. Waterberg (65.1%)#LimMatricResults2016— Polokwane Review (@PolokwaneReview) January 5, 2017
Capricorn (60.9%) and Sekhukhune (51.8%) came 4th and 5th respectively. #LimMatricresults2016
— Polokwane Review (@PolokwaneReview) January 5, 2017
Kgetjepe also noted that two schools obtained a 0% pass rate in both the Capricorn and Sekhukhune districts respectively.
Local is lekker
Several local schools in Polokwane made it on the list of the 20 best performing public schools in the province, including Taxila Secondary School, Capricorn High School and Dendron Secondary School.
No 13. Taxila Combined No 11. Derek Kobe Senior Sec No 11. Merensky High School No 1O. Hoerskool Ben Vorster
— LimpopoEducation (@edu_limp) January 5, 2017
No. 9 Modubatse Secondary No. 8 Capricorn High No. 7 E P P Mhinga No.6 Tshivhase Secondary No. 5 Thohoyandou Secondary No. 4 Dendron Sec
— LimpopoEducation (@edu_limp) January 5, 2017
Northern Academy topped the list of the Top 3 Independent Schools in the Province.
Top 3 Independent schools no 3. St George College no.2 Nkwangulatilo Education Center No.1 Northern Academy
— LimpopoEducation (@edu_limp) January 5, 2017
In terms of the amount of Bachelor Passes, Pietersburg Hoërskool made the top 3 schools in the province.
Position no3 Hoerskool Pietersburg position no 2 Thengwe Secondary position no 1 Mbilwi Secondary
— LimpopoEducation (@edu_limp) January 5, 2017
Lim’s top achiever
The coveted title of top learner in the province went to 17 year old Nemavhadwe Malamba of Tshivhase Secondary in the Vhembe district. Nemavhadwe obtained a total of 1 740 marks in all of her exams.
Limpopo, meet your top learner in the province:
17 y.o Nemavhadwe Malamba (Tshivhase Secondary, Vhembe)#LimMatricResults2016 pic.twitter.com/cQyAGL6dp4— Polokwane Review (@PolokwaneReview) January 5, 2017
