MEC Dikeledi Magadzi: Announcement of National Senior Certificate Grade 12 Examination Results for 2013

Speech by the MEC for Education, Mrs Dikeledi Magadzi, on the announcement of the National Senior Certificate Grade 12 Examination Results for 2013, The Ranch Hotel, Polokwane

Programme Director and Acting Head of Department, Ms. Khathutshelo Dederen,
Honourable Premier – Mr. Stanley Mathabatha,
His Grace Bishop Dr. Barnabas Lekganyane,
His Grace Bishop Lekganyane of St. Engenas Church,
Bishop Dagada and other ministers of various religions,
Members of the Executive Council,
The Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature,
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Education, Hon. Joyce Maluleke and Members of the Committee,
Honourable Members of Parliament, both National Assembly and NCOP,
Honourable Members of the Provincial Legislature,
The chairperson House of Traditional Leaders Kgoshi Dikgale and traditional leaders present,
Executive Mayors and Local Mayors and Councillors,
Leaders of various political parties,
Leaders of the women’s organisations,
Leaders of youth organisations, learners and student formations,
Leadership of our various labour organisations,
Acting Director-General, Dr. Pheme, Heads of Provincial Departments and other officials,
The Administrator, Mr. Mzwandile Matthews and other Administrators of section 100 (1) (b) Administration,
Representatives of institutions of Higher Learning,
Principals and SGB representatives,
Business partners,
Representatives of both print and electronic media,
Our sponsors,
Outgoing Grade 12 luminaries and their ever supporting parents,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,

Honourable Premier,

In 1994 the African National Congress (ANC) in its general elections manifesto wrote:

“Democracy means more than just a vote. It must be measured by the quality of life of ordinary people - men and women, young and old, rural and urban.  It means giving all South Africans the opportunity to share in the country’s wealth, to contribute to its development and to improve their own lives”. In the same manifesto, the ANC pledged to make education a priority.

This year’s results come four months before we celebrate 20^th anniversary of our democracy. In memory of President Nelson Mandela who said: “Education is the most powerful tool which you can use to change the world”, we draw inspiration and wisdom from these words, and many years to come we shall continue to ensure that this powerful weapon is used to improve the lives of our people. The single most important key to development and poverty alleviation is education.

Programme Director,

Guided by the status of the economy and the conditions under which our people are living in, we are obliged to increase investment in education.

Education is like a tree that bears fruits. It is not planted so that it can grow, bear fruits, be harvested and left to whither and finally disappear. With hard work education takes roots. It replenishes. It nurtures a life-long love for learning, and it transforms the opportunities families have for generations to come.

The Freedom Charter says “the doors of learning and culture shall be opened”. In living up to the ideals of the Freedom Charter, 96.3% of our schools are no fee schools, 97.2% of our learners benefit from the National Schools Nutrition Programme and there are learners who are benefitting from the scholar transport. These figures clearly illustrate that education provisioning in Limpopo is almost free.

The National Development Plan (NDP) and the education sector long term strategy, “Action Plan 2014: Towards the realisation of schooling 2025” are the endeavours by Government and the Department of education respectively to jointly address the challenges in government and education in particular. The state of education in the country is therefore improving for the better as is seen in the 2013 results.

Frantz Fanon, one of the intellectuals of our times, once said that: “Every generation has a mission to fulfil or betray”. The generation of Nelson Mandela came with their mission, which has been fulfilled. The country is now liberated, and we all have equal rights and opportunities. In essence it means Nelson Mandela and his generation have handed over the baton to all South Africans, especially the Grade 12 of 2013.

Looking at you today, the question we would like to put forward is: will you be able to fulfil the mission of economic development of Africa as a continent and our country in particular; or would you want to be remembered as a generation which has not contributed anything of value to the country’s freedom, prosperity and development. I am raising these issues precisely because there are challenges of drug and substance abuse by young people as well as teenage pregnancies in our societies.

Honourable Premier,

The Grade 12 examinations are high-stakes exams whose integrity and quality should be maintained and guaranteed. I am proud to say that our Province has been administering these examinations without any incident for years even though it is one of the Provinces with high Grade 12 enrolment figures. For this, I want to commend both the Examination and Curriculum Sections for their persistence to achieving such high standard of professionalism.

Government expenditure investment in the education sector has progressively grown in the previous years. Investments in infrastructure and learner and teacher support materials, amongst others, are attributable to the increase in the 2013 Grade 12 pass rate.

We are confident that going forward we will improve in the provisioning of the tools of trade in support of curriculum delivery and implementation.

Ladies and gentlemen,

The Department of Education is working very hard to achieve its objectives including what has brought us here today. I want to pay particular tribute to our top learners and schools who have performed exceptionally well and are invited here today together with their parents, principals and teachers to join us as we release the Grade 12 NSC results for the 2013 academic year.

It is also a chance to say: Ku dya i ku engeta. Baie dankie!

The 2013 NSC results confirm once more my deep belief in our public schools and their mission to build the mind and character of every child from every background by providing all of our children with access to high quality education.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Limpopo is the third Province with the highest enrolment figures in the Grade 12 NSC Examinations after KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.

In Limpopo Province, the National Senior Certificate examinations in 2013 involved a total of 82 483 full time candidates. These candidates wrote in 1 414 examination centres. Altogether, learners wrote a total of 169 examination question papers; and the answer scripts were marked by more than 5 000 markers.

In 2013, 83 560 full time candidates registered to sit for the National Senior Certificate. Of the 82 483 full time candidates who wrote, 59 183 passed. This translates to 71.8% pass percentage. The fact that 59 183 learners passed is an indication that the province is working very hard to ensure that the majority of our learners pass.

The increase in our Grade 12 NSC results from 48.9% in 2009 to 71.8% in 2013 is tangible evidence that we have turned the tide, and that we are well on our way to turn our dreams into reality. The 71.8% achieved by the class of 2013 is the highest pass rate achieved in the province since the advent of democracy in South Africa.

The number of bachelor passes from 15 324 in 2012 to 18 781 in 2013. The increase in the number of bachelors is a clear indication that the improvement in pass percentage is not only quantitative but qualitative as well.

It should also be noted that our province has high enrolments in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The pass rate in these subjects has been improving for the past years. Furthermore, the results for Mathematics and Physical Sciences also show greater differentiation at the upper levels as well as quality. These results are a product of sheer hard work, determination and commitment from our officials, teachers, learners, parents and education partners.

Indeed it is important that we recognise and appreciate the continuous support that we receive from partners in education. Many of our partners are running programmes in the under-privileged areas of our province. Indeed working together we can do more.

The partnerships have assisted the province to register significant numbers of entries in Mathematics and Physical Sciences, despite the province being predominantly rural.

The improvement in learner performance didn’t just happen overnight in the past years. Learner performance was brought about by the many interventions that the department conceptualised and implemented over a period of time. Let me mention some of these interventions:

• We held an intensive four-week long radio enrichment lessons in partnership with the three local SABC radio stations (Munghana Lonene FM, Phalaphala FM, and Thobela FM) to boost our learners’ revision in nine (9) gateway subjects, namely, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Geography, History, Accounting, Business Studies, and Economics.

• Over the years we developed, printed and distributed to schools thousands of a variety of educational resources which included: in- school monitoring and support guides, learner self-study guides, teacher intervention guides, question banks, previous question papers and their memos. Unfortunately, some of these interventions could not happen on time in this financial year due to financial constraints.

• We intensified our in-school monitoring and support. This was done in order to make sure that our learners do not lag behind with curriculum coverage, time on task, appropriate assessment practices to mention but a few.

• Some schools supported by Districts and Circuits on their own initiatives held winter lessons for their learners in selected subjects.

• We launched “Tshumisano” programme in which the Senior Management Staff are deployed to the schools in need of assistance. Amongst others, we had the Grade 12 Monday Shining Stars project which was a reminder to all members of the society to support the 2013 Grade 12 learners. I would like to thank the Honourable Premier in particular who would always be wearing a school uniform every Monday without fail. Re re le ka moso!

Honourable Premier,

In as much as I am happy with this year’s Grade 12 performance, I do not for a moment believe that we have reached the pinnacle of our performance as a Province. Limpopo is known for its rich history and the good practices in matters of education. And furthermore we are saying our history in education will not be a paragraph but a chapter on its own.

Ladies and gentlemen,

My philosophy is that everyone has to contribute – from parents to teachers, from unions to corporations to business partners, from elected officials to traditional and church leaders. We all must have a stake in accelerating the pace of progress in our schools and communities.

We take this opportunity to thank officials in the Department of Education, parents, School Governing Bodies and learners who have contributed to this achievement. To the eyes of the critics, the achievement of 71.8% may look small, but I can tell you, the larger community of the Province of Limpopo is very proud to be associated with men and women of your calibre.

One of the past presidents of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, once said: “I walk slowly but I never walk backward”. Victory will be mirrored in your faces as you traverse the length and breadth of the province, the country and the globe.

To those principals who did not pull their socks to improve their school results, action and very serious action will be taken this year.

Let us remind our principals that we are running a company. Principals should regard themselves as chief executive officers of companies who are accounting to the shareholders, in this instance, we are referring to parents. At the end of the year, there must be profits; we are referring to the development of human capital. John Hartung said: “Evil is bad sold as good, wrong sold as right, injustice sold as justice”. If there is no productivity, why should you continue holding these positions of authority?

Honourable Premier

Please allow me now to present to you the National Senior Certificate Awards for the 2013 Academic Year.

1. Top 3 Districts: Grade 12 NSC 2013

This category recognizes the three best performing Districts in the province. However, before I reveal the performance of the top three Districts, let me refresh your memory on how they performed in 2012:

1. Vhembe (76.8%)
2. Capricorn (66.0%)
3. Mopani (63.2%)
4. Sekhukhune (63.0%)
5. Waterberg (60.1%)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I now present to you the 2013 top three Districts:

District	Wrote	Passed	Pass%	Position
Capricorn	22 232	15 591	70.1	3
Waterberg	7 130	5 034	70.6	2
Vhembe	20 396	16 436	80.6	1

Let me also provide performance of all the Districts in 2013

District	Wrote	Passed	Pass%	Position
Sekhukhune	15 469	10173	65.8	5
Mopani	17 256	11949	69.2	4
Capricorn	22 232	15591	70.1	3
Waterberg	7 130	5034	70.6	2
Vhembe	20 396	16436	80.6	1
Province	82 483	59183	71.8

As you can see from the above results, ALL Districts improved their performance as follows:

 Vhembe improved by 3.8% from 76.8% to 80.6%

1.  Waterberg improved by 10.5% from 60.1% to 70.6%
2.  Capricorn improved by 4.1% from 66.0% to 70.1%
3.  Mopani improved by 6.0% from 63.2% to 69.2%, and
4.  Sekhukhune improved by 2.8% 63.0% to 65.8%

It should be noted that in both 2011 and 2012, Vhembe District performed above the national average. And again in 2013, the District has performed above the national average. Of serious note is that this District s is among the top 10 Districts nationally. This is an achievement worth celebrating.

2. Top Circuit per District (500 candidates or more)

In recognising best performing Circuits per District, only Circuits which have 500 or more candidates who sat for Grade 12 National Senior Certificate Examinations are considered. These circuits have obtained the highest percentage passes within their respective Districts (overall pass percentage):

District	Circuit	Wrote	Achieved	Pass%
Capricorn	Pietersburg	2 389	2122	88.8
Sekhukhune	Moutse Central	818	644	78.7
Sekhukhune	Glen Cowie	564	444	78.7
Mopani	Manombe	1 144	929	81.2
Vhembe	Tshinane	769	707	91.9
Waterberg	Potgietersrus	585	479	81.9

In Capricorn the best performing Circuit remains Pietersburg. In Sekhukhune, although Moutse Central remains the best Circuit, in 2013 it shares the glory with Glen Cowie. In Mopani, Nkowankowa Circuit has been displaced by Man’ombe Circuit. The same applies to Vhembe District and Waterberg Districts where Soutpansberg East and Mahwelereng have been unseated by Tshinane and Potgietersrus Circuits respectively.

Congratulations to Circuit Managers, officials, principals, teachers and learners who belong to these Circuits and have contributed to this performance. We hope this performance will not result in you becoming complacent and thus lose the momentum that you have gained.

40 best performing schools in terms of number of bachelor passes

This category recognises performance of schools in terms of bachelor passes that the schools obtained.

The schools must have presented 50 candidates and above.

Position	District	Circuit	School	Wrote	Bachelor	Passed	Pass %
40	Mopani	Lulekani	Hoërskool Frans Du Toit	149	62	141		94.6
40	Vhembe	Soutpansberg East	Litshovhu Secondary	139	62	128		92.1
39	Vhembe	Nzhelele West	Nngweni Secondary	166	63	140		84.3
38	Waterberg	Potgietersrus	Hoërskool Piet Potgieter	140	64	134		95.7
37	Waterberg	Ellisras	Hoerskool Ellisras	151	67	141		93.4
35	Capricorn	Bahlaloga	Kgakoa (Mogakoa) Secondary	230	68	198		86.1
35	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoerskool Noorderland	165	68	159		96.4
31	Mopani	Nkowankowa	D.Z.J. Mtebule Junior Secondary	143	69	131		91.6
31	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mphaphuli Secondary	214	69	185		86.4
31	Waterberg	Nylstroom	Hoërskool Nylstroom	143	69	141		98.6
31	Waterberg	Potgietersrus	Waterberg High	96	69	96		100.0
29	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Taxila Combined	114	70	110		96.5
29	Vhembe	Mvudi	Thohoyandou Technical High	221	70	199		90.0
27	Capricorn	Lebopo	St. Bede Senior Secondary	127	71	123		96.9
27	Vhembe	Dzondo	Lwamondo High	128	71	128		100.0
26	Capricorn	Sekgosese West	St. Brendan`S Catholic Secondary	136	75	129		94.9
25	Capricorn	Mankweng	Makgoka High	331	77	293		88.5
24	Capricorn	Mphahlele	Kgagatlou Secondary	292	80	233		79.8
23	Mopani	Manombe	Risinga High	159	82	146		91.8
21	Capricorn	Lebowakgomo	S.J. Van Der Merwe Technical High	203	83	156		76.8
21	Waterberg	Thabazimbi	Hoërskool Frikkie Meyer	176	83	173		98.3
20	Capricorn	Mankweng	Mountainview Senior Secondary	290	86	225		77.6
19	Vhembe	Mvudi	Marude Secondary	216	87	191		88.4
18	Sekhukhune	Groblersdal	Hoërskool Ben Viljoen	119	89	118		99.2
17	Waterberg	Warmbad	Hoërskool Warmbad	119	90	119		100.0
15	Capricorn	Lebowakgomo	Derek Kobe Senior Secondary	333	94	246		73.9
15	Mopani	Manombe	Giyani High	247	94	219		88.7
14	Vhembe	Hlanganani Central	Hluvuka High	288	95	237		82.3
13	Vhembe	Soutpansberg East	Louis Trichardt Secondary	164	96	146		89.0
12	Mopani	Rakgwadu	Modubatse Secondary	419	111	345		82.3
11	Vhembe	Mvudi	Thohoyandou Secondary	195	112	191		97.9
10	Mopani	Tzaneen	Merensky High	200	117	199		99.5
9	Mopani	Tzaneen	Hoërskool Ben Vorster	181	126	179		98.9
7	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Capricorn High	203	135	194		95.6
7	Vhembe	Malamulele Central	E.P.P. Mhinga Secondary	266	135	251		94.4
6	Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	211	138	210		99.5
5	Vhembe	Nzhelele West	Patrick Ramaano Secondary	296	162	281		94.9
4	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	264	185	262		99.2

 

Our sincere congratulations are directed to the principals, teachers, learners and parents and SGBs of these schools. As you can see, positions 1 to 3 are not recognised in this category, there being a special category in which they will be duly recognised.

4. The most improved schools per district in the province

This category recognises the most improved school in each District on the basis of the average performance (pass percentage) for the past three years compared to performance in 2013. The difference in these two performances will then indicate the level of improvement.

District	Circuit	School	2010 Pass %	2011 Pass%	2012 Pass%	Average Pass%	2013 Pass %	Wrote	Passed	Improvement
Waterberg	Mapela	Makgenene	37.3	32.8	20.3	30.1	78.9	57	45	48.8
Vhembe	Luvuvhu	Tshilala	53.2	34.0	42.7	43.3	90.5	63	57	47.2
Mopani	Khujwana	Mahlane	24.7	47.8	34.6	35.7	80.0	50	40	44.3
Sekhukhune	Bogwasha	Manoke	55.3	24.1	21.3	33.6	75.5	53	40	41.9
Capricorn	Maleboho East	Mankgakgatla	34.6	50.9	54.9	46.8	85.0	60	51	38.2

5. Schools that obtained 100% overall pass rate (50 or more candidates)

This is the category where schools with an enrollment of 50 candidates or more that have performed at 100% overall pass rate are acknowledged. It does not focus on bachelor passes, but pass percentage only.

District	Circuit	School	Wrote	Passed	Pass %
Capricorn	Maraba	Pax High	67	67	100.0
Sekhukhune	Lobethal	Rantobeng Secondary	94	94	100.0
Sekhukhune	Phokoane	Moreko Senior Secondary	100	100	100.0
Sekhukhune	Seotlong	Moloke Combined School	72	72	100.0
Vhembe	Dzondo	Lwamondo High	128	128	100.0
Vhembe	Soutpansberg North	Hoërskool Eric Louw	60	60	100.0
Vhembe	Tshinane	Muhuyuwathomba	70	70	100.0
Waterberg	Potgietersrus	Waterberg High	96	96	100.0
Waterberg	Warmbad	Hoërskool Warmbad	119	119	100.0

In 2012, only four schools in the province produced 100% overall pass rate. In 2013, the number of school has increased to nine (9). Congratulations to these schools for making sure that all the candidates that wrote the examinations succeed.

6. Top 3 independent schools (50 candidates or more, in terms of Bachelor )

This category was introduced in 2012 to recognise the contribution made by independent schools in our Province. There are 54 independent schools in the province that write the National Senior Certificate under the Limpopo Department of Education.  The following are the 3 best performing schools in the province in terms of the set criteria:

District	Circuit	School	Wrote	Bachelor	Achieved	Pass %
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Northern Academy	454	281	447	98.5
Sekhukhune	Tubatse	St Thomas Combined	81	63	80	98.8
Mopani	Nkowankowa	St George College	60	58	60	100.0

Congratulations to these Independent Schools for their achievement. Keep it up!

7. Top 3 schools in the province (50 candidates or more, in terms of Bachelor passes)

This category recognises the top three (3) schools in the province whose performance is rated in terms of bachelor passes.

Position	District	Circuit	School	Wrote	Bachelor	Achieved	Pass %
3	Vhembe	Tshinane	Tshivhase Secondary	392	194	384	98.0
2	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	343	217	340	99.1
1	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	478	378	477	99.8

It is interesting that all of the top three (3) schools in the province are from Vhembe District. Congratulations to Vhembe District Officials, principals, teachers and learners who have distinguished themselves as outstanding performers.

8. Best performing teachers in selected subjects (100 candidates or more in the subject)

This is a new category. In this particular category, the teachers who are going to be recognised are those who have produced the best results in a particular subject in the province. This award will be received by these teachers themselves.

District	Circuit	School	Subject Description	Wrote	L7	L7 %
Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Accounting	109	20	18.3
Capricorn	Mogoshi	Harry Oppenheimer	Agricultural Sciences	161	4	2.5
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoerskool Pietersburg	Business Studies	118	13	11.0
Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	Economics	151	7	4.6
Vhembe	Soutpansberg East	Louis Trichardt Secondary	English FAL	104	31	29.8
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Geography	478	61	12.8
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	Life Sciences	116	16	13.8
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	Mathematical Literacy	140	15	10.7
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Mathematics	478	71	14.9
Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	Physical Sciences	183	23	12.6

9. Mathematics and Physical Science Club 50

This is a new category where we recognise performance of schools that produced 50 or more candidates in both Mathematics and Physical Sciences at 50% or more.

District	Circuit	School	Mathematics		Physical Sciences
			Wrote	Pass 50% or more	Wrote	Pass 50% or more
Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	211	134	183	116
Capricorn	Lebowakgomo	Derek Kobe Secondary	213	74	130	66
Capricorn	Lebowakgomo	S.J. Van Der Merwe Technical High	203	68	169	51
Vhembe	Malamulele Central	E.P.P. Mhinga Secondary	212	84	148	61
Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	290	181	238	162
Vhembe	Nzhelele West	Patrick Ramaano Secondary	128	78	105	66
Vhembe	Mvudi	Thohoyandou Technical High	221	77	221	53
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	478	365	478	320
Vhembe	Tshinane	Tshivhase Secondary	234	82	163	60
Vhembe	Hlanganani Central	Hluvuka High	215	61	120	50
Mopani	Tzaneen	Hoërskool Ben Vorster	111	75	86	51

10. Club 100 – (100 or more candidates passing at 50% or more in mathematics)

Schools qualify for this prestigious league when they pass 100 learners or more in Mathematics at 50% pass or more.

In 2012, we had three schools that qualified in this category. They are Thengwe, Mbilwi and Dendron Secondary Schools. This year the same schools have qualified in this category. These are:

District	Circuit	School	Subject Description	Wrote	Pass 50% or more
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Mathematics	478	365
Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Mathematics	290	81
Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	Mathematics	211	134

10. Top 3 candidates from independent schools

For candidates to qualify for this category, they should have obtained the minimum aggregate of 1 080 in six (6) subjects excluding Life Orientation plus Bachelor pass

Position	District	Circuit	School	Surname	Names	Gender	Total
3	Mopani	Nsami	Khanyisa	Maluleke	Yingisani Yvette	Female	1652
2	Mopani	Nkowankowa	Meridian Combined	Mongwe	Nicole Lolo	Female	1656
1	Mopani	Nkowankowa	St. George	Mhinga	Masana	Female	1678

11. Top 40 candidates in the province

For candidates to qualify for this category, they should have obtained the minimum aggregate of 1 080 in six (6) subjects excluding Life Orientation plus bachelor pass

Position	District	Circuit	School	Surname	Names	Gender	Total
40	Vhembe	Sibasa	Guvhukuvhu Secondary	Ratshitanga	Mulalo	Male	1 599
40	Sekhukhune	Mmashadi	Jane Furse Comprehensive	Magokong	Lebogang	Female	1 599
40	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	De Lange	Lydia	Female	1 599
39	Mopani	Rakgwadu	Mameriri Secondary	Kgatla	Ntumediseng Arnold	Male	1 600
36	Mopani	Manombe	Risinga High	Hlungwane	Tiyani	Female	1 602
36	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	Kruger	Stoffel Rudolph	Male	1 602
36	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Capricorn High	Mello	Kholofelo Hope	Female	1 602
35	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Munzhelele	Tshifhiwa	Male	1 603
33	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Musetsho	Ronewa	Male	1 604
33	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoerskool Pietersburg	Fourie	Johannes Mattheus	Male	1 604
32	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Rasila	Mulanga	Female	1 608
31	Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	Masipa	Kachipa Lucky	Female	1 610
30	Sekhukhune	Moroke	Serokolo Secondary	Phasha	Makgwale Tumelo	Female	1 611
28	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Tsanwani	Vhonani	Female	1 612
28	Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	Ngwepe	Tlou Seabi	Female	1 612
27	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Mapholi	Zwonaka	Male	1 613
26	Sekhukhune	Glen-Cowie	Rebone Secondary	Makua	Lestrinah Mohudubete	Female	1 628
25	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	Botha	Tharien	Female	1 629
23	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Munzhelele	Madzanga	Male	1 630
23	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Rambani	Unarine Phumudzo	Male	1 630
22	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoërskool Pietersburg	Dreyer	Larochelle	Female	1 635
21	Mopani	Mamaila	Realedisha Secondary	Lebeya	Malekutu Cedric	Male	1 638
20	Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoerskool Pietersburg	Meiring	Nadine	Female	1 641
19	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Budeli	Rendani Enos	Male	1 642
18	Vhembe	Soutpansberg East	Louis Trichardt Secondary	Mbadaliga	Sipho Territon	Male	1 646
17	Vhembe	Nzhelele West	Nngweni Secondary	Muelelwa	Mutenda	Female	1 649
16	Vhembe	Nzhelele West	Patrick Ramaano Secondary	Tshiovhe	Khuthadzo	Female	1 650
15	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Mabuke	Muelelwa Hellen	Female	1 653
14	Sekhukhune	Glen-Cowie	Matshumane Secondary	Motubatse	Putso Learn	Male	1 658
13	Capricorn	Moletlane	Matladi Project High	Kekana	Setshene Faith	Female	1 659
11	Waterberg	Ellisras	Hoërskool Ellisras	Le Roux	Thomas Ignus	Male	1 660
11	Mopani	Tzaneen	Hoërskool Ben Vorster	Steyn	Zane	Female	1 660
10	Mopani	Tzaneen	Hoërskool Ben Vorster	Buys	Christiaan Ernst	Male	1 663
9	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mphaphuli Secondary	Singo	Vhuthu	Female	1 665
7	Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Maisha	Ivha	Male	1 671
7	Waterberg	Ellisras	Hoërskool Ellisras	Seleka	Keabilwe Kenneth	Male	1 671
6	Capricorn	Bochum East	Dendron Secondary	Matsapola	Hlogonofatjo	Male	1 678
4	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Dzumba	Knowledge	Male	1 680
4	Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Mathegu	Nzumbululo Revelation	Female	1 680

12. Top candidate(s) per subject (pass at level 7 i.e. distinction or 80% and above)

These  are  the  learners  who  obtained  the  highest  marks  at  level  7  in selected subjects.

Languages

District	Circuit	School	Subject Description	Surname	Names	Gender	Final Mark
Mopani	Tzaneen	Merensky High	Afrikaans First Additional Language	Kotze	Caro-Lee	Female	291
Mopani	Tzaneen	Merensky High	Afrikaans Home Language	Du Toit	Alicia	Female	282
Vhembe	Tshinane	Tshivhase Secondary	English First Additional Language	Ndou	Ntsundeni Richiewell	Male	285
Mopani	Tzaneen	Merensky High	English Home Language	Kotze	Caro-Lee	Female	264

 

Capricorn	Moletlane	Maroba Secondary	Sepedi Home Language	Kekana	Loveness Mmamodila	Female	285
Vhembe	Tshilamba	Thengwe Secondary	Tshivenda Home Language	Mathegu	Nzumbululo Revelation	Female	288
Vhembe	Hlanganani Central	Hluvuka High	Xitsonga Home Language	Rikhotso	Evens	Male	281
Sekhukhune	Hlogotlou	A.M. Mashego Secondary	Isindebele Home Language	Msiza	Nqobile Millicent	Female	241
Waterberg	Palala North	Motlhajwa Secondary	Setswana Home Language	Motsheko	Sara Seabelo	Female	255

Technology Subjects

District	Circuit	School	Subject Description	Surname	Names	Gender	Final Mark
Mopani	Tzaneen	Merensky High	Computer Applications Technology	Issa	Benissa	Female	277
Capricorn	Lebowakgomo	Derek Kobe Senior Secondary	Civil Technology	Rachamose	Thanyang Thabang	Male	277
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Tom Naude Technical High	Electrical Technology	Botha	Darius Roelof	Male	280
Waterberg	Ellisras	Hoerskool Ellisras	Information Technology	Seleka	Keabilwe Kenneth	Male	287
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Tom Naude Technical High	Mechanical Technology	Ledwaba	Leshabane Lethabo	Male	248
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Tom Naude Technical High	Mechanical Technology	Seopa	Mmasechaba Justicia	Female	248

Content Subjects

District	Circuit	School	Subject Description	Surname	Names	Gender	Final Mark
Vhembe	Soutpansberg North	Mopane Intermediate	Agricultural Sciences	Mafukata	Mulweli Yolanda	Female	265
Capricorn	Moletlane	Matladi Project High	Business Studies	Kekana	Setshene Faith	Female	296
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Hoerskool Pietersburg	History	Van Wyk	Karien	Female	275
Capricorn	Maraba	Motse Maria Secondary	Life Sciences	Sekoaila	Kamogelo Mamoloko	Female	298
Mopani	Tzaneen	Hoerskool Ben Vorster	Mathematical Literacy	Cilliers	Saskia	Female	280

 

13. Candidates who obtained total marks in selected content subjects

Ladies and gentlemen, I now announce learners who obtained 300 out of 300 in the following content subjects:

District

Circuit

School

Subject Description

Surname

Names

Gender

Mopani

Rakgwadu

Mameriri Secondary

Geography

Kgatla

Ntumediseng Arnold

Male

Vhembe

Tshinane

Tshivhase Secondary

Geography

Ndou

Ntsundeni Richiewell

Male

Vhembe

Mutshindudi

Gumani Technical High

Engineering Graphics And Design

Muthuphei

Gundo

Male

Capricorn

Mankweng

Mountainview Senior Secondary

Economics

Makola

Sipho Jimmy

Male

Capricorn

Moletlane

Matladi Project High

Economics

Kekana

Setshene Faith

Female

Accounting 300/300

District	Circuit	School	Surname	Names	Gender
Capricorn	Mankweng	Mountainview Senior Secondary	Makola	Sipho Jimmy	Male
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Capricorn High	Mello	Kholofelo Hope	Female
Capricorn	Pietersburg	Bokamoso Senior Secondary	Shai	Khutso Puleng	Male

Physical Sciences 300/300

District	Circuit	School	Surname	Names	Gender
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Mapholi	Zwonaka	Male
Sekhukhune	Mmashadi	Jane Furse Comprehensive	Phetla	Katlego Colin	Male
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Maisha	Ivha	Male
Mopani	Mamaila	Realedisha Secondary	Lebeya	Malekutu Cedric	Male
Vhembe	Tshinane	Tshivhase Secondary	Ndou	Ntsundeni Richiewell	Male
Sekhukhune	Glen- Cowie	Rebone Secondary	Makua	Lestrinah Mohudubete	Female
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Siavhe	Andani Wanga	Male
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Budeli	Rendani Enos	Male
Capricorn	Maraba	Motse Maria Secondary	Sekoaila	Kamogelo Mamoloko	Female
Sekhukhune	Ngwaritsi	Bopedibapedi Secondary	Sello	Maunetlala Bernard	Male
Sekhukhune	Lobethal	Rantobeng Secondary	Dikotope	Jackson Mokhine	Male
Sekhukhune	Manthole	Hlabi Secondary	Masilela	Mduduzi	Male
Sekhukhune	Mashung	Ngwanamala Secondary	Lekgoro	Motape Karabo	Male
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Budeli	Rendani Enos	Male
Vhembe	Tshinane	Tshivhase Secondary	Ndou	Ntsundeni Richiewell	Male

Mathematics 300/300

Combination of Subjects (300/300) Geography and Physical Sciences

Economics and Accounting

District	Circuit	School	Surname	Names	Gender
Capricorn	Mankweng	Mountainview Secondary	Makola	Sipho Jimmy	Male

Mathematics and Physical Sciences

District	Circuit	School	Surname	Names	Gender
Vhembe	Sibasa	Mbilwi Secondary	Budeli	Rendani Enos	Male

In conclusion

Ladies and gentlemen, when one looks at these results that we have just announced this morning, one is convinced that you do not have to come from a privileged or underprivileged community in order to accomplish great things. You just have to be driven, be persistent and willing to learn.

As a Province we are well aware that there is a lot that still needs to be done. We are also aware of the challenges that continue to plague the education system, especially the following: time on task, teacher and learner absenteeism, poor leadership and lack of accountability, poor classroom practice, as well as unnecessary work disruptions and stoppages. I appeal to all of us present here to continue to intensify our efforts to address these weaknesses.

To the principals, teachers and all officials within the realm of education, my message to you is simple.

It is never easy to challenge oneself, to challenge the traditional way of doing things, but your creativity and leadership are so important to helping our learners to prepare themselves for tomorrow, not yesterday.

Thank you for helping our learners to explore their options regardless of their circumstances, find their passion, and prepare for careers that provide ladders to their dreams.

Ladies and gentlemen, to the Class of 2013 “what lies behind and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us” (OW Holmes). The nation is counting on you to create, to innovate and to lead. Therefore, go out there and lead by example and make us proud. South Africa needs your skills, your passion, your compassion, your patriotism and your talents to compete and prosper in a knowledge-based globally competitive economy.

I believe I shall be betraying the spirit of unity of my organisation if I don’t thank those who came before me. This baton of transforming and democratising education was first given to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi who passed it to Dr Joe Phaahla, Mr Edgar Mushwana, Mme Joyce Mashamba, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Mr Dickson Masemola and then to myself. I would like to thank them for the hard and good work they have done in the Department.

To the Portfolio Committee on Education, I would like to thank you for providing oversight and keeping the Department on its toes by ensuring accountability through the system.

My special thanks go to the Honourable Minister of Basic Education, Mme Angie Motshekga for her leadership and support. Another special thanks go to the Premier and my colleagues in the Executive Council for the tireless support and guidance.

How can I forget to thank my organisation, the ANC, for having given me this opportunity in the past seven months?

My ANC, my organisation, my future!

Last but not least, I would like to thank the Acting Head of Department, the Administrator, the Executive Management Committee (EMC), all SMS members and the entire staff of the Department for their sterling work.

Honourable Premier, ladies and gentlemen,

Before I step off the podium, I want to leave you with this quote from Billy- Guy Bhembe: “Your world is only as big as your imagination! Many of us are conditioned to think that your world begins in a village or a township and it will end there. Yet we forget that all men are born free, free to learn, free to explore, free to be and see anything under God’s shadow”.

Thank you!