TOP 10 Secondary Schools (South Africa – 2013) Research Tables

For all the information used to compile the rankings please see below the explanation

EXPLANATION OF EXCEL TABLES

TAB 1 – Top 20 Rankings 2012

Ranking of the Top 20 Secondary Schools in South Africa by Province

• Column A            District of each province
• Column B             Name of school or institution
• Column C             2011 – total of students who wrote the exams
• Column D            2011 – total of students who achieved a pass mark
• Column E             2011 – pass rate percentage
• Column F             2012 – total of students who wrote the exams
• Column G            2012 – total of students who achieved a pass mark
• Column H            2012 – pass rate percentage
• Column I              Total number of schools that achieved a 100% pass rate (at the end of each Province)

TAB 2 – Special Schools 100% Pass Rate

Special Secondary Schools in South Africa that achieved a 100% pass rate by Province for 2012

• Column A            District of each province
• Column B             Name of school or institution
• Column C             2011 – total of students who wrote the exams
• Column D            2011 – total of students who achieved a pass mark
• Column E             2011 – pass rate percentage
• Column F             2012 – total of students who wrote the exams
• Column G            2012 – total of students who achieved a pass mark
• Column H            2012 – pass rate percentage

Special School – caters for students who have special educational needs due to severe learning difficulties, physical disabilities or behavioural problems

TAB 3 – Province Performance 2012

School Performance by Province – overall number and percentage achievements 2012

• Column A            Province
• Column C             Total number of schools in each province
• Column D            Number and percentage of schools that achieved results between 0 and 19.9%
• Column E             Number and percentage of schools that achieved results between 20 and 39.9%
• Column F             Number and percentage of schools that achieved results between 40 and 59.9%
• Column G            Number and percentage of schools that achieved results between 60 and 79.9%
• Column H            Number and percentage of schools that achieved results between 80 and 100%
• Column I              Number and percentage of schools that achieved exactly 0%
• Column J              Number and percentage of schools that achieved exactly 100%

This table represents the total number of schools and the performance of these schools in terms of percentage categories

TAB 4 – 100% Pass Rate 2008 – 2012

Schools that have achieved a 100% pass rate since the inception of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) from 2008 to 2012

• Column A            District of a specific province
• Column B             Name of school or institution
• Column C             2008 number of students that wrote exams and achieved a pass rate
• Column D            2009 number of students that wrote exams and achieved a pass rate
• Column E             2010 number of students that wrote exams and achieved a pass rate
• Column F             2011 number of students that wrote exams and achieved a pass rate
• Column G            2012 number of students that wrote exams and achieved a pass rate

TAB 5 – Provincial Pass Rate 2012

Pass Rate per Province for 2012

• Column A            Specific province
• Column B             Actual pass rate percentage for 2012

TAB 6 – 0% Pass Rate

0% Pass rate achieved for 2012

• Column A            Specific province
• Column B             District
• Column C             Name of school or institution
• Column D            Number of students who wrote exams
• Column E             Number of students who achieved a pass mark.

RANKING OF THE TOP 20 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA BY PROVINCE FOR 2013

• Department of Basic Education reports on the performance of all the secondary schools in South Africa.
• Retracted a list of all the schools that achieved a 100% pass rate for 2012
• 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

Top Schools in EASTERN CAPE, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Hudson Park High	East London	205	205	100.00%	222	222	100.00%
Stirling High	East London	213	211	99.10%	216	216	100.00%
Grey Boys	Port Elizabeth	170	170	100.00%	171	171	100.00%
Pearson High	Port Elizabeth	122	122	100.00%	150	150	100.00%
Claredon Girls High	East London	123	123	100.00%	142	142	100.00%
Collegiate Girls High	Port Elizabeth	138	138	100.00%	142	142	100.00%
Queenstown Girls High	Queenstown	92	92	100.00%	94	94	100.00%
Aliwal North High	Sterkspruit	92	88	95.70%	92	92	100.00%
Victoria Girls High	Grahamstown	85	85	100.00%	75	75	100.00%
Mpondombini Senior Secondary	Mbizana	75	74	98.70%	66	66	100.00%
Graeme College Boys High	Grahamstown	57	56	98.20%	59	59	100.00%
Ugie High	Mt Fletcher	58	58	100.00%	59	59	100.00%
Beaconhurst	East London	44	44	100.00%	55	55	100.00%
Cathcart High	King Williams Town	45	45	100.00%	52	52	100.00%
Gill College	Graaf-Reinet	44	44	100.00%	50	50	100.00%
Hoer Volkskool	Graaf-Reinet	45	45	100.00%	42	42	100.00%
Global Leadership Academy	Uitenhage	–	–	–	39	39	100.00%
Marlow Agricultural High	Cradock	45	45	100.00%	37	37	100.00%
Paul Sauer High	Uitenhage	31	29	93.50%	33	33	100.00%
Tarkastad High	Cradock	21	21	100.00%	28	28	100.00%

30 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Free State, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Eunice Senior Secondary	Motheo	155	155	100.00%	179	179	100.00%
Witteberg Senior Secondary	Thabo Mofutsanyana	127	126	99.20%	124	124	100.00%
C and N H Meisieskool Oranje	Motheo	120	120	100.00%	123	123	100.00%
Voortrekker Senior Secondary	Thabo Mofutsanyana	129	128	99.20%	116	116	100.00%
New Horizon College Si/S	Thabo Mofutsanyana	107	107	100.00%	110	110	100.00%
Sekgutlong Senior Secondary	Thabo Mofutsanyana	116	113	97.40%	95	95	100.00%
Retief Combined	Thabo Mofutsanyana	100	98	98.00%	79	79	100.00%
Beacon Senior Secondary	Thabo Mofutsanyana	88	86	97.70%	67	67	100.00%
Jacobsdal Landbouskool	Xhariep	70	70	100.00%	59	59	100.00%
St Michael’s Combined	Motheo	48	48	100.00%	56	56	100.00%
St Andrew’s Combined	Motheo	59	59	100.00%	55	55	100.00%
Paul Erasmus Senior Secondary	Thabo Mofutsanyana	57	57	100.00%	52	52	100.00%
Bothaville Senior Secondary	Lejweleputswa	45	45	100.00%	49	49	100.00%
Heilbron Combined	Fezile Dabi	40	40	100.00%	42	42	100.00%
Staatspres. Swart Combined	Lejweleputswa	40	40	100.00%	42	42	100.00%
Wessel Maree Senior Secondary	Lejweleputswa	49	49	100.00%	42	42	100.00%
St Bernards Senior Secondary	Motheo	65	46	70.80%	40	40	100.00%
Mohaladitwe Senior Secondary	Thabo Mofutsanyana	54	43	79.60%	40	40	100.00%
Kgethatsebo-KhetHulwasi Is	Thabo Mofutsanyana	–	–	–	36	36	100.00%
Tweeling Combined	Fezile Dabi	29	29	100.00%	31	31	100.00%

37 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Gauteng, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Hoerskool Eldoraigne	Tshwane South	313	313	100.00%	312	312	100.00%
Hoerskool Waterkloof	Tshwane South	306	306	100.00%	303	303	100.00%
Hoerskool Garsfontein	Tshwane South	309	309	100.00%	297	297	100.00%
Hoerskool Montana	Tshwane North	239	239	100.00%	287	287	100.00%
Pretoria High for Girls	Tshwane South	270	269	99.60%	286	286	100.00%
Northcliff High	Johannesburg North	237	237	100.00%	273	273	100.00%
Hoerskool Menlopark	Tshwane South	234	234	100.00%	267	267	100.00%
Bracken High	Ekurhuleni South	205	205	100.00%	229	229	100.00%
Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool	Tshwane South	250	249	99.60%	216	216	100.00%
Afrikaanse Hoer Meisieskool	Tshwane South	194	194	100.00%	213	213	100.00%
Parktown Girls High	Johannesburg North	196	195	99.50%	209	209	100.00%
Randfontein High	Gauteng West	166	166	100.00%	206	206	100.00%
Bryanston High	Johannesburg East	178	175	98.30%	178	178	100.00%
Hoerskool Hendrik	Tshwane North	157	155	98.70%	169	169	100.00%
Jeppe Girls High	Johannesburg East	136	136	100.00%	167	167	100.00%
Hoerskool Stoffberg	Gauteng East	140	140	100.00%	144	144	100.00%
Hoerskool Randburg	Johannesburg North	107	107	100.00%	143	143	100.00%
Hoerskool Oosterlig	Ekurhuleni South	142	142	100.00%	133	133	100.00%
Carleton Jones High	Gauteng West	164	163	99.40%	132	132	100.00%
St Matthews Private School	Johannesburg Central	115	114	99.10%	130	130	100.00%
Cornerstone College secondary	Tshwane South	111	111	100.00%	130	130	100.00%

86 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Durban Girls High	Umlazi	163	163	100.00%	226	226	100.00%
Pietermaritzburg Girls High	Umgungundlovu	213	213	100.00%	222	222	100.00%
Westville Girls High	Pinetown	157	157	100.00%	218	218	100.00%
Kloof High	Pinetown	154	153	99.40%	195	195	100.00%
Queensburgh Girls High	Umlazi	119	116	97.50%	182	182	100.00%
Ladysmith High	Uthukela	147	147	100.00%	178	178	100.00%
Ferrum High	Amajuba	178	176	98.90%	159	159	100.00%
Danville Park Girls High	Umlazi	120	120	100.00%	156	156	100.00%
New Forest High	Umlazi	107	106	99.10%	142	142	100.00%
Welabasha High	Uthungula	162	161	99.40%	136	136	100.00%
Eshowe High	Uthungula	101	100	99.00%	130	130	100.00%
Northlands Girls High	Umlazi	96	96	100.00%	114	114	100.00%
Mariannhill S Private Independent	Pinetown	77	77	100.00%	108	108	100.00%
Howick High	Umgungundlovu	85	85	100.00%	104	104	100.00%
Greytown High	Umzinyathi	68	68	100.00%	89	89	100.00%
Menzi High	Umlazi	96	92	95.80%	82	82	100.00%
Inanda Seminary Secondary	Pinetown	76	76	100.00%	72	72	100.00%
Limehill High	Uthukela	87	63	72.40%	70	70	100.00%
Mbuyiselo High	Ilembe	64	63	98.40%	68	68	100.00%
Mathole High	Zululand	53	24	45.30%	67	67	100.00%

106 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Limpopo, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Hoerskool Pietersburg	Capricorn	262	262	100.00%	257	257	100.00%
Hoerskool Warmbad	Waterberg	103	101	98.10%	130	130	100.00%
Waterberg High	Waterberg	94	94	100.00%	103	103	100.00%
Pax High	Capricorn	32	32	100.00%	67	67	100.00%
St George College	Mopani	51	51	100.00%	60	60	100.00%
Gondolikhethwa Primary	Vhembe	42	42	100.00%	56	56	100.00%
Khanyisa Education College	Mopani	50	49	98.00%	53	53	100.00%
Emmanuel Christian	Vhembe	33	33	100.00%	39	39	100.00%
Phagamang Senior Secondary	Capricorn	40	37	92.50%	36	36	100.00%
St Gregories College	Greater Sekhukhune	90	78	86.70%	35	35	100.00%
Mphari Secondary	Waterberg	26	24	92.30%	31	31	100.00%
St Augustine Residential	Vhembe	26	25	96.20%	30	30	100.00%
Kgagatlou Secondary	Greater Sekhukhune	36	25	69.40%	27	27	100.00%
Tshikanoshi Secondary	Greater Sekhukhune	23	20	87.00%	27	27	100.00%
Cata Senior Secondary	Mopani	20	17	85.00%	26	26	100.00%
Mugoidwa Secondary	Vhembe	31	29	93.50%	26	26	100.00%
Rekhuditse Secondary	Greater Sekhukhune	53	32	60.40%	24	24	100.00%
Northern Muslin	Capricorn	14	14	100.00%	20	20	100.00%
Potoko Secondary	Greater Sekhukhune	27	13	48.10%	20	20	100.00%
George Mswazi High	Vhembe	18	14	77.80%	20	20	100.00%

36 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Mpumalanga, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Hoerskool Nelspruit	Ehlanzeni	218	217	99.50%	203	203	100.00%
Hts Witbank	Nkangala	189	189	100.00%	186	186	100.00%
Hoerskool Bergvlam	Ehlanzeni	168	168	100.00%	165	165	100.00%
Hoerskool Standerton	Gert Sibande	159	159	100.00%	153	153	100.00%
Suikerland Secondary	Ehlanzeni	123	120	97.60%	132	132	100.00%
Hoerskool Delmas	Nkangala	74	74	100.00%	104	104	100.00%
Freddie Sithole High	Bohlabela	88	71	80.70%	77	77	100.00%
Nganana Secondary	Gert Sibande	98	52	53.10%	55	55	100.00%
Mathews Phosa College	Ehlanzeni	53	53	100.00%	54	54	100.00%
Siyifunile Secondary	Nkangala	61	55	90.20%	43	43	100.00%
Sinethemba Secondary	Gert Sibande	24	24	100.00%	37	37	100.00%
Umzimvelo Secondary	Gert Sibande	23	22	95.70%	33	33	100.00%
Gekombineerde Skool Ogies	Nkangala	29	28	96.60%	23	23	100.00%
Morgenzon Landbou Akademie	Gert Sibande	32	32	100.00%	20	20	100.00%
Esibusisweni Combined	Gert Sibande	19	15	78.90%	15	15	100.00%
Middelburg Muslim	Nkangala	14	14	100.00%	14	14	100.00%
Ben Matloshe High	Bohlabela	27	7	25.90%	13	13	100.00%
George Hofmeyer High	Gert Sibande	6	6	100.00%	7	7	100.00%
Hts Middelburg	Nkangala	224	223	99.60%	217	216	99.50%
Hoerskool Lydenburg	Bohlabela	192	186	96.90%	170	169	99.40%

18 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in North West Province, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Brits High	Bojanala	188	188	100.00%	205	205	100.00%
Potchefstroom Gimnasium	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	190	189	99.50%	173	173	100.00%
Wesvalia High	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	135	135	100.00%	132	132	100.00%
Schoonspruit High	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	127	126	99.20%	130	130	100.00%
Potchefstroom Girls High	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	103	103	100.00%	96	96	100.00%
St Annes’s High	Bojanala	55	55	100.00%	88	88	100.00%
Fields College	Bojanala	77	77	100.00%	75	75	100.00%
Ferdinand Postma	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	69	69	100.00%	75	75	100.00%
Holy Family Combined	Bojanala	54	54	100.00%	52	52	100.00%
Kwena Tlase Secondary	Bojanala	49	40	81.60%	37	37	100.00%
Onkgopotse Tiro Comp.	Ngaka M Molema	22	21	95.50%	34	34	100.00%
Koster High	Ngaka M Molema	39	39	100.00%	33	33	100.00%
Schweizer Reneke High	Dr Ruth S Mompati	56	54	96.40%	28	28	100.00%
Mogakolodi-Masibi Compr.	Ngaka M Molema	25	25	100.00%	25	25	100.00%
Seleje Secondary	Ngaka M Molema	12	10	83.30%	22	22	100.00%
Stella High	Dr Ruth S Mompati	23	23	100.00%	18	18	100.00%
Lofdal Christian	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	9	8	88.90%	15	15	100.00%
Regorogile Combined	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	13	7	53.80%	15	15	100.00%
F M Ramaboea Technical and Commercial High	Ngaka M Molema	10	10	100.00%	14	14	100.00%
Ventersdorp High	Dr Kenneth Kaunda	18	18	100.00%	12	12	100.00%
More Secondary	Ngaka M Molema	62	47	75.80%	12	12	100.00%

30 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Northern Cape Province, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Hoerskool Duineveld	Siyanda	133	133	100.00%	143	143	100.00%
Kimberley Girls’ High	Frances Baard	107	107	100.00%	116	116	100.00%
Hoerskool Upington	Siyanda	107	107	100.00%	111	111	100.00%
Hoerskool Adamantia	Frances Baard	61	61	100.00%	67	67	100.00%
Hoerskool Namakwaland	Namaqua	73	73	100.00%	67	67	100.00%
Hoerskool Martin Oosthuizen	Siyanda	39	39	100.00%	43	43	100.00%
Hoerskool Vaalharts	Frances Baard	37	37	100.00%	41	41	100.00%
Hoerskool Kharkhams	Namaqua	28	27	96.40%	38	38	100.00%
Hoerskool Douglas	Pixley Ka Seme	37	37	100.00%	34	34	100.00%
Hoerskool Alexanderbaai	Namaqua	47	45	95.70%	30	30	100.00%
Hoerskool Prieska	Pixley Ka Seme	30	30	100.00%	27	27	100.00%
Hoerskool Hopetown	Pixley Ka Seme	16	16	100.00%	23	23	100.00%
Hoerskool Protea	Namaqua	17	16	94.10%	21	21	100.00%
Hoerskool Fraserburg	Namaqua	21	21	100.00%	20	20	100.00%
St Anna Privaatskool	Namaqua	18	17	94.40%	19	19	100.00%
Elizabeth Conradi	Frances Baard	5	5	100.00%	12	12	100.00%
Philipstown High	Pixley Ka Seme	18	8	44.40%	12	12	100.00%
Bothithong High	John Taolo Gaetsewe	20	13	65.00%	8	8	100.00%
Hoerskool Sutherland	Namaqua	19	18	94.70%	7	7	100.00%
Volkskool Orania	Pixley Ka Seme	10	8	80.00%	4	4	100.00%

20 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate

Top Schools in Western Cape Province, South Africa

		2011			2012
School	District	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate	Wrote Matric / Grade 12	Achieved a Pass Rate	Percentage of Pass Rate
Parel Vallei High	Cape Winelands	210	209	99.50%	236	236	100.00%
Fish Hoek Senior High	Cape Winelands	164	161	98.20%	189	189	100.00%
Edgemead High	Cape Winelands	199	198	99.50%	187	187	100.00%
Westerford High	Cape Winelands	168	168	100.00%	177	177	100.00%
Fairbairn College	Cape Winelands	176	175	99.40%	176	176	100.00%
Hoer Jongen Paarl	Cape Winelands	161	161	100.00%	174	174	100.00%
Milnerton High	Metro Central	160	160	100.00%	174	174	100.00%
Rondebosch Boys high	Metro Central	160	160	100.00%	158	158	100.00%
Drostdy Hts	Metro Central	152	152	100.00%	153	153	100.00%
Bishops	Metro Central	146	146	100.00%	148	148	100.00%
South African College High	Metro Central	135	134	99.30%	141	141	100.00%
J G Meiring High	Metro Central	147	144	98.00%	138	138	100.00%
Rustenburg Girls High	Metro East	154	154	100.00%	136	136	100.00%
Hermanus High	Metro North	144	142	98.60%	136	136	100.00%
Norman Henshilwood High	Metro North	128	127	99.20%	135	135	100.00%
Bloemhof High	Metro North	144	144	100.00%	134	134	100.00%
Rhenish Girls’ High	Metro North	114	114	100.00%	126	126	100.00%
Stellenbosch High	Metro South	125	125	100.00%	122	122	100.00%
La Rochelle Meisies Hoerskool	Metro South	117	117	100.00%	108	108	100.00%
Herzlia High	Overberg	111	111	100.00%	104	104	100.00%

64 Schools achieved 100.00% pass rate