JB MATABANE CROWNED BEST PERFORMING SCHOOL IN KAE

JB Matabane Secondary School in Ivory Park has dethroned Ivory Park Secondary School to become the 2021 best performing school in Kaalfontein, Allandale, Ebony Park (KAE) and surrounding areas of Ivory Park and Rabie Ridge.

JB Matabane achieved a Matric pass rate of 86,1% in the 2021 academic year. The previous year’s top performing school, Ivory Park Secondary School came in third in the 2021 results and achieved a pass rate of 84,9% from 91,28%.

JB Matabane has been consistently in the Top 3 best performing schools in KAE.

Disappointingly, the only school in KAE which saw an increase in it’s Matric results was Umqhele Secondary School in Ivory Park. Umqhele came in last in the 2020 academic year but managed to achieve 5th place in 2021. The school increased from a 56% Matric pass rate to 74,6%.

Eqinisweni Secondary School in Ivory Park had the worst results in 2021 with a dismal Matric performance of 62,1%. Eqinisweni came in at fifth place in the preceding academic year with 78,79%.

According to the Department of Basic Education, 2021 saw the enrolment of the highest number of full-time candidates for the National Senior Certificate.

The National Pass Rate is 76,4% with Bachelors Passes at 36,4%, Diplomas at 25,2% and Higher Certificates at 14,8%.

“The high quality passes we have achieved this year, especially the number of Bachelor and Diploma passes, the overall pass mark, and the passes with distinctions, even in critical subjects, are the hallmarks of the performance of the Class of 2021.” said Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga at the results announcement on Thursday night.

Motshekga said the class of 2021 was the most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic “as they had to endure two consecutive years of harsh exposure to the unrelenting virus”.

Find below the results of the Schools Performance in KAE: