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Success for Hermanus Matrics of 2015 The class of 2015’s long anxious wait for their matric results was finally over when the results of the National Senior Certificate exams were released last week by the Department of Education. Although the national pass rate experienced a drop of just over 5% - from 75.8% in 2014 to 70.7% in 2015 – the Overberg district did exceptionally well. Of the 80 school districts nationwide, the Overberg was the third best performer. Hermanus High School continued its proud tradition with a 100% pass rate. Of the 154 candidates that sat for the 2015 NSC exam, 121 received a bachelor pass, representing 79% of the school’s matriculants. The highest achievers were Morgane Bourdin, Cameron Hendricks and Leah Michie, who took joint first position with an average of 93% each. In total, 20 matriculants received an A-aggregate. “We are obviously very happy with these results,” says Greg Hassenkamp, principal of Hermanus High. “We are also very proud of the fact that the Western Cape is the topperforming province in South Africa, and that Overberg schools have performed so well on the national stage – it shows that there are quality schools in the district, and that learners do not have to go far to get a quality education.” Hassenkamp also praised his staff and said the school’s success can be largely
attributed to them. “I am blessed with dedicated, motivated and highly qualified personnel who go beyond the call of duty to ensure the success of each of our students.” Hennie Mentz, principal of Curro Hermanus, is delighted with the results of the school’s first matric class. Of the 25 candidates who wrote the Independent Examination Board (IEB) exam, 18 received a Bachelor pass and 7 a Diploma pass. The school had 3 A candidates – the top student is Mary Gordon, who achieved an average of 82%, followed by Sasiyyah Moos and Jacques Stoop. “The Class of 2015 has now laid the foundation for our future matrics,” says Hennie Mentz, principal of Curro Hermanus. “We are very proud of our students and happy with their results.” Vivienne Mitchley, principal of Northcliff House College, is also very pleased with their results. They had 13 candidates and all but one passed, with 8 Bachelor passes and 4 Diploma passes. “It is our highest academic results for years,” says Vivienne. “It was also the first year that one of our matriculants achieved 7 distinctions – the school’s top achiever, Luke Evans.”
Hawston Secondary School also boasts an 82% pass rate, but at the time of going to press the principal, Ivy Adams, was unavailable for comment. These Hermanus schools all made a significant contribution towards the overall performance of the Overberg district. Not only was Overberg the best performing district in the Western Cape – the province itself also out-performed the other provinces in the country by achieving an overall pass rate of 84.7%. This represents an increase of 2.5 percentage points from 2014 and the highest number of passes ever achieved in this province since the inception of the NSC.
country to have recorded an improvement in the pass rate. More importantly, every single learner who passed matric in the 8 education districts of the Western Cape passed with access to higher education. The Bachelor pass rate (learners who passed with access to studying for a degree) for the Western Cape has increased again, to 41.7%. This figure is the highest in the country. The remainder of successful matriculants all passed with access to study either for a diploma or higher education certificate. An increase in access to a Bachelor's Degree or Diploma is particularly significant, said Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, as it broadens the opportunities for learners to study further. Altogether, 22 379 candidates qualified for Bachelor Degree study in the Western Cape, which represents 3 855 more bachelor passes than the previous NSC. Candidates achieving access to a Diploma also increased significantly from 14 573 in 2014 to 16 496 in 2015. A further 6 605 achieved certificates, leaving zero candidates that passed without access to Higher Education.
Gauteng was close on its heels with an 84.2% pass rate. The Free State was the third-best performing province with an 81.6% pass rate, followed by North West with 81.5%. Next was Mpumalanga with 78.6%, the Northern Cape with 69.4%, Limpopo with 65.9%, and KwaZuluNatal with 60.7%. The worst performing province was the Eastern Cape with a pass rate of 56.8%. The Western Cape claims top spot while retaining quality. It is the only province in the
Out of 80 districts countrywide, the Overberg took third place in the best performing school district stakes. The best performing district was Sedibeng, followed by Gauteng West, Overberg and the Cape Metropolitan area.
Curro Hermanus: A group of matriculants who gathered at Curro Hermanus last week for their results.
Hermanus High School: Justin Inch is one of the 20 A-candidates from Hermanus High School and will be starting his law studies this year.
The deputy principal of Qhayiya Secondary School, Mogamat Kamedien, says their results are right on target. “We were aiming for an 80% pass rate and achieved 80.6%, which is up from
Northcliff House College: Celebrating their matric results at Northcliff House College last week were Johann Havenga, Luke Evans (the school’s top achiever), Denise Clarke-Brown, Lochel Coetzee and Courtney Smith.
last year’s pass rate of 75%.” Of the 129 candidates, 104 passed – 33 achieved a Bachelor pass (25.6%), 39 a Diploma pass (30.2%) and 32 a Higher Certificate pass (24.8%). “We are very gratified and proud of our students,” says Mogamat.
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