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EMBARGOED 09h00 Thursday, 05 January 2012
2011 GRADE 12 AWARDS CEREMONY
MR NAMANE DICKSON MASEMOLA MEC FOR EDUCATION LIMPOPO
DATE: 05 JANUARY 2012 VENUE: BOLIVIA LODGE POLOKWANE
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Programme Director Honourable Premier – Mr Cassel Mathale
His Grace Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane
Bishop Muriri
Members of the Executive Council
The Chairperson of Education Portfolio Committee, Hon., George Mashamba and
Members of your Committee
Honourable Members of Parliament, both National Assembly of NCOP
Veterans of our struggle
Provincial Secretary of the ANC- Cde. Soviet Lekganyane
Honourable Members of the Provincial Legislature
Executive Mayors and Local Mayors
Provincial Chairperson of the Youth Development Agency- Frans Moswane
Leaderships of the various youth formations
Leadership of the ANC
Leaders of various Political Parties
Leaders of the Royalty and your Majesties
Our Traditional Leaders, House of Traditional Leaders and Contralesa
The Leadership of our Teacher Unions
Leaders of learners and student formations
Head of Education Department -Mr. Morebudi Thamaga
Heads of other Provincial Departments
South African Council of Churches
Ministers of Religions
Representative of both print and electronic media
Representatives of our institutions of Higher learning
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Business Leaders
Our esteemed partners in Development
Principals of schools and SGB representatives
Outgoing Grade 12 luminaries and their ever supporting parents
Listeners of our three regional SABC stations and the various community radio stations
Distinguished guests
People of Limpopo
Thobela,
Avuxeni,
Ndi Matsheloni,
Lotshane,
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Today on the 5th of January 2012, we have converged here at Bolivia Lodge to once again reflect and account on the mandate given to us by the electorate, as the people of the Province and the Nation awaits the announcement of the Grade 12 results. During the struggle for liberation, freedom and democracy, the people of this country said in the Freedom Charter proclaimed in 1955, that the “Doors of learning and culture shall be opened”. This remains our primary mandate and is further articulated that Education and Training is fundamental to the development and growth of our country. And for this to be realised, the opened doors of learning and culture should provide quality education to the children and youth of our country. And therefore our schools must become centres of excellence and theatres of social justice. To furthermore give impetus to that, Education and Training has been prioritised by the Ruling Party and Government, as the first priority occasioned to help us consolidate people’s education, towards creation of National Democratic Society characterised by success, prosperity and competitiveness, both domestically and globally. And as such total development of human potential is critical for the success of the National Reconstruction and Development in pursuit of socio- economic transformation, political and civic empowerment and transformation of the institutions of society. In the beginning of 2010, I have invited the people of Limpopo to join us in advancing key pillars of the Education Revolution and Curriculum transformation, fully aware that this would be tedious and challenging. But indeed needs all round Cadres, committed community activists, public sector cadreship and visionary collective leadership that will continuously inspire, invigorate and mobilise a broad front of organs of civil society to maximize our contributions to this fundamental agenda. That is mobilise the motive forces of the National Democratic Revolution around education.
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It is at this point in particular that we call for more vigour to continue improving our schooling system, so that young South Africans can be properly prepared for the challenges of a rapidly changing society. And therefore the following pillars are key to the Education Revolution:
• Leadership and management • Governance • Curriculum implementation and coverage • LTSM supply and resource availability • Financial management and accountability • Infrastructure provision • Learner discipline and school safety • Time on task • Parental support and involvement • Departmental support • Teacher development • Sound labour relation • Stakeholders mobilization • Monitoring, support and evaluation
Education is a societal responsibility and a necessary instrument for change, empowerment and total emancipation of our people. And therefore change agents are required, informed by the country’s Education Plan 2025, Provincial Education Turn around Strategy, School Improvement Plan and District Improvement Plan to work hard and make sure that as a Province, we continue to produce and contribute the human resources required by our country. Comrades, Colleagues and fellow South Africans, in any society the primary unit of change and progress is a school, and the primary purpose for the existence of this Department, is to offer curriculum through functional and effective schooling system, seen by the performance of learners throughout the grades; in this regard assessed through the performance of Grade 12 classes.
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All what happens around that is to support the core mandate. Therefore curriculum implementation, success and quality throughput is what should make us happy. Because as workers of the minds, it would mean that we are making progress. And I am very pleased that as Education Team since I joined this Department, we have been able to arrest the downward spiral of the past years. We have been able to do that because we continue to invest in the curriculum through a number of intervention strategies-:
• Training subject committee members on the setting of quality tasks, marking and moderation
• Holding regular training sessions with curriculum advisors on development of work schedules, training manuals and setting of quality tasks
• Setting and provision of common mid year examinations • Training of mathematics teachers on Hey Math! Programme • Training learner study group leaders • Establishing collaborations between universities and NGO’s • The role of the two universities in the Province: Venda and
Limpopo in using their science centres • Mastec institute trainings • Study camps were organised • SABC combo extra tuition • Continuous engagements with underperforming schools to
mention but a few. The purpose of all these efforts and many more are geared to make sure that our learners are provided with the necessary support they so deserve and need. I always impress upon our learners that, all what we need from them are their brains, because as Government, we are providing them with everything, free schooling, books, space and resources and even food.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, and the people of Limpopo, despite the sceptics who satisfy their egos by making public statements casting aspersions on the capabilities of the Education Team, writing open letters of questionable contents, characterising what in their understanding seem to be the situation, displaying their ignorance of variants defects of apartheid education, presupposing things and over exaggerating issues out of context, seeking to glimpse the political reasoning insufficient of essence, based on thoughts to ferment negative perceptions, hidden beneath the call for efficacy, failing to transcend narrow horizons created by grandstanding and choosing to forget the call we made of collective contributions to the construction of a new direction informed by the Education Plan of our country, wishing us to fall prey to all manners of idealistic illusions, seeking hold of the consciousness of the people. However, the centre of gravity necessarily remains with us. Once more I am very happy to remind all of you that we are in this venue to again recognize our best schools and learners who continue to give us hope even under trying circumstances. These are men and women, boys and girls who keep the glowing light to inspire us to work harder and defeat the exhaustion of mind caused by unsubstantial social weight required to propel education revolution forward and increasing constraints of marginal expressions. When I joined this Department in 2009, we got 48.9% pass rate which was not pleasing. And last year in 2010, we obtained 57.9% pass rate, which was a good performance for the Province. This year our Province presented 73 731 learners who wrote Grade 12 exam and 47 091 have passed. I am extremely delighted to announce that our pass percentage for this year is 63.9%, which is a significant growth and excellent performance for the Province. We have out of this exam produced 12 946 Pass Bachelors which means, that is our contribution to the National pool of candidates who will be going to universities. We are no
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longer regarded as underperforming Department by National standards. We are a performing Department from where we have started. Today’s exuberant overjoy is as a result of the remarkable achievement we have made. Before I give you a breakdown of how our schools performed in various categories and the best learners who make this Province proud, it is important to explain that in the New National Curriculum Statement, passes are in various categories and they are indicated in their learners’ statement of results. It is written: Pass Bachelor : it means a learner can be admitted for a Bachelor’s degree at any university Pass Diploma : it means a learner can only be admitted for a Diploma at a university but not a degree Pass Higher Certificate : means a learner can only go to university for a higher certificate but not for a degree or a diploma. It is also important to add that in terms of the new Curriculum, learners must either do mathematics or mathematical literacy. In my 2010/11 budget speech, I mentioned the fact that it has not been easy to successfully manage each of the five districts, with an average of ±900 public schools for each district. I further mentioned that comparative analysis with other provinces revealed that our districts are too big to be managed effectively. The need arose, therefore, for further delimitation of the present districts into smaller, manageable units, resulting in 10 districts and they are all functional, though we are still building capacity. However, the administration of the exams is still in the old five districts and the process to align exam results in terms of the new 10 districts has not been concluded. For the purpose of
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recognizing best districts, we will do so in terms of the old demarcation. 1. TOP 3 DISTRICTS: GRADE 12 NSC 2011/11 We are starting with the top three Districts in the Province. But before i can get there, it is important to announce that all our Districts have done very well. For the first time we have all of them performing above fifty percent. Infact four of them performed above the National standard of 60%. Last year we had only two that were above sixty percent and like I said, this year we have four with only one at fifty five percent. Ladies and Gentlemen, I now present to you the 2011 Top three Districts:
Position District Wrote Pass Pass % 3 Sekhukhune 12 610 7 667 60.8 % 2 Capricorn 19 755 13 188 66.8 % 1 Vhembe 17 156 12 055 70.3 %
OTHER DISTRICTS’ PERFORMANCE
Position District Wrote Pass Pass % 4 Mopani 16 846 10 121 60.1 % 5 Waterberg 7 364 4 060 55.1 %
Compared to last year percentage wise, Vhembe increased by 6.9%, Capricorn 2.4%, Sekhukhune 8.3%, Mopani 8.2% and Waterberg by 5.2%. The improvement of our Districts is not by chance, it’s because we had focused also on the underperforming schools. In 2009 we had 737 of them; we had reduced them to 508 in 2010 and this year they have been reduced to 368. This means since 2009 to date we have reduced them by 369 schools. This is a major progress and clearly this year, we should reduce
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them to nothing. And I am very confident given the capable leadership of our Districts and Circuits. During our consultations last year we had many schools falling under what we called serial underperforming schools over a period of three past academic years. And given the improvement recorded in this regard, i have decided to recognise the most improved school. Kheodi high School from Mopani: 2008 –19.3%, 2009 – 10.3%, 2010 – 35.1% and this year is at 78%. Four other most improved schools are from Mopani i.e. Magoza Secondary, Mbhekwana High, Duvula Mahuntsi Secondary and Molate Secondary and also Masopha High School. (60%). Infact Mopani has recorded the highest number of schools that have improved. I would like to congratulate the leadership of Mopani District, both Dr Mafenya, Acting DSM Mr. Maake and Executive Mayor Joshua Matlou and the local Mayors who gave our schools support and visited them. Regrettably, while we are working hard to improve, we have three schools that have contested for zero pass percentage, when others got out of that. And these schools are Makidi secondary school in Mabulane circuit from Sekhukhune, Seroletshidi Secondary in Moroke circuit from Sekhukhune District, and Sterkrivier combined school in Potgietersrus circuit from Waterberg. I want to say to the schools that, you will have to account for this poor performance. To all our Districts, I would like to thank you for your good work this year. You have worked very hard Comrades and Colleagues. Congratulations and keep up the good work. 2. TOP CIRCUIT PER DISTRICT (600 OR MORE
CANDIDATES): GRADE 12 NSC 2011/11
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We are now recognizing top Circuits per District, which have more than six hundred learners who wrote Grade 12 examination
District Circuit Wrote Pass Pass % Capricorn Pietersburg 1 860 1 668 89.7 % Vhembe Soutpansberg
East 1 099 916 83.3 %
Mopani Manombe 984 796 80.9 % Waterberg Potgietersrus 633 455 71.9 % Sekhukhune Ngwaritsi 608 403 66.3 %
Congratulations to you Circuit Managers and your District Senior Managers. Job well done and keep up the good work.
3. TOP 30 SCHOOLS (ACCORDING TO PASS PERCENTAGE)
Position District Circuit School Name Wrote
Pass
Bachelor
Total
Pass
%
Pass
30 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG
BOKAMOSO SENIOR
SECONDARY 58 30 56 96.6
29 VHEMBE
SOUTPANSBERG
NORTH
HOERSKOOL ERIC LOUW
HIGH SCHOOL 70 25 68 97.1
28 WATERBERG NYLSTROOM
HOERSKOOL
NYLSTROOM 123 64 120 97.6
26
GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE LOBETHAL
RANTOBENG
SECONDARY 50 23 49 98.0
26 VHEMBE
SOUTPANSBERG
EAST
LOUIS TRICHARDT
SECONDARY 151 92 148 98.0
25 WATERBERG WARMBAD HOERSKOOL WARMBAD 103 77 101 98.1
22 VHEMBE DZINDI NDAEDZO SECONDARY 58 20 57 98.3
22 WATERBERG ELLISRAS HOERSKOOL ELLISRAS 117 54 115 98.3
22 WATERBERG THABAZIMBI
HOERSKOOL FRIKKIE
MEYER 174 108 171 98.3
21 VHEMBE VHURONGA 2
MALINGA WILSON
SECONDARY 63 21 62 98.4
20 CAPRICORN MAMABOLO NKOSHILO HIGH 65 29 64 98.5
19 VHEMBE TSHINANE TSHIVHASE SECONDARY 215 121 212 98.6
18 MOPANI LULEKANI
HOERSKOOL FRANS DU
TOIT 173 76 171 98.8
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Position District Circuit School Name Wrote
Pass
Bachelor
Total
Pass
%
Pass
17 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY 380 256 376 98.9
15 CAPRICORN LEBOPO
ST. BEDE SENIOR
SECONDARY 96 62 95 99.0
15 CAPRICORN
SEKGOSESE
WEST
ST. BRENDAN`S
CATHOLIC SECONDARY 98 61 97 99.0
13 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG
HOERSKOOL
NOORDERLAND 110 43 109 99.1
13 VHEMBE TSHILAMBA THENGWE SECONDARY 219 142 217 99.1
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GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE GROBLERSDAL
HOeRSKOOL BEN
VILJOEN 135 88 134 99.3
11 VHEMBE MVUDI
THOHOYANDOU
SECONDARY 146 93 145 99.3
10 MOPANI TZANEEN
HOERSKOOL BEN
VORSTER 166 113 165 99.4
1
GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE MMASHADI
JANE FURSE
COMPREHENSIVE 55 39 55 100.0
1
GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE PHOKOANE
MOREKO SENIOR
SECONDARY 62 35 62 100.0
1 WATERBERG NABOOMSPRUIT
HOERSKOOL HANS
STRIJDOM 72 42 72 100.0
1 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG TAXILA COMBINED 77 50 77 100.0
1 CAPRICORN MOGOSHI
HARRY OPPENHEIMER
SECONDARY 88 61 88 100.0
1 WATERBERG POTGIETERSRUS WATERBERG HIGH 94 61 94 100.0
1 CAPRICORN BOCHUM EAST DENDRON SECONDARY 153 120 153 100.0
1 MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH 180 119 180 100.0
1 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG
HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG 262 170 262 100.0
4. TOP 30 SCHOOLS (ACCORDING TO BACHELORS
CONTRIBUTION)
Position District Circuit School Name Wrote Pass
Bachelor Total Pass
30 WATERBERG ELLISRAS HOERSKOOL ELLISRAS 117 54 115
29 MOPANI MANOMBE GIYANI HIGH 141 58 127
28 CAPRICORN MANKWENG MOUNTAINVIEW
SENIOR SECONDARY 267 61 184
27 CAPRICORN SEKGOSESE
WEST
ST. BRENDAN`S
CATHOLIC SECONDARY 98 61 97
25 CAPRICORN MOGOSHI HARRY OPPENHEIMER
SECONDARY 88 61 88
25 WATERBERG POTGIETERSRUS WATERBERG HIGH 94 61 94
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Position District Circuit School Name Wrote Pass
Bachelor Total Pass
24 CAPRICORN LEBOPO ST. BEDE SENIOR
SECONDARY 96 62 95
23 WATERBERG NYLSTROOM HOERSKOOL
NYLSTROOM 123 64 120
22 VHEMBE DZINDI KHWEVHA
COMMERCIAL 180 66 164
21 WATERBERG POTGIETERSRUS HOERSKOOL PIET
POTGIETER 133 67 127
20 VHEMBE MALAMULELE
CENTRAL
E.P.P. MHINGA
SECONDARY 127 67 122
19 MOPANI MANOMBE RISINGA HIGH 110 69 103
18 CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO S.J. VAN DER MERWE
TECHNICAL HIGH 141 72 131
17 MOPANI RAKGWADU MODUBATSE
SECONDARY 284 75 205
16 CAPRICORN BAHLALOGA KGAKOA (MOGAKOA)
SECONDARY 180 76 172
15 MOPANI LULEKANI HOERSKOOL FRANS DU
TOIT 173 76 171
14 WATERBERG WARMBAD HOERSKOOL
WARMBAD 103 77 101
13 CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO DEREK KOBE SENIOR
SECONDARY 285 84 244
12 GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE GROBLERSDAL
HOeRSKOOL BEN
VILJOEN 135 88 134
11 VHEMBE SOUTPANSBERG
EAST
LOUIS TRICHARDT
SECONDARY 151 92 148
10 VHEMBE MVUDI THOHOYANDOU
SECONDARY 146 93 145
9 WATERBERG THABAZIMBI HOERSKOOL FRIKKIE
MEYER 174 108 171
8 MOPANI TZANEEN HOERSKOOL BEN
VORSTER 166 113 165
7 MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH 180 119 180
6 CAPRICORN BOCHUM EAST DENDRON SECONDARY 153 120 153
5 VHEMBE TSHINANE TSHIVHASE
SECONDARY 215 121 212
4 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG CAPRICORN HIGH 221 139 211
5. TOP 3 SCHOOLS IN THE PROVINCE – GRADE 12 NSC
2011/11 PASS BACHELOR CONTRIBUTION
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Position District School Pass Bachelor 1 Vhembe Mbilwi
Secondary 256
2 Pietersburg Hoerskool Pietersburg
170
3 Tshilamba Thengwe Secondary
142
6. TOP CANDIDATES PER SUBJECT: GRADE 12 NSC 2011/11 These are the best learners who obtained the highest total marks in the subjects they wrote:
Subject District Circuit School Candidate Name Gender Final
Mark Level
1 Afrikaans Home
Language CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG
HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG
MARISSA
OERLEMANS Female 280 7
2
Afrikaans First
Additional
Language
MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH LIETTE JORDAAN-
VAN ZYL Female 293 7
3 English Home
Language MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH
JESSICA KAY
OOSTHUYSE Female 244 7
4
English First
Additional
Language
VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI
SECONDARY
MUKHETHWA
JEOFFREY
MURODOVHA
Male 277 7
5 IsiNdebele Home
Language
GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE HLOGOTLOU SEGOLOLA HIGH
NONTOBEKO EUNICE
MOKOENA Female 234 6
6 IsiZulu Home
Language
GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE HLOGOTLOU
IZIKHALI
ZEMFUNDO
SENIOR
SECONDARY
SIBONGILE GRANNY
MASILELA Female 245 7
7 Sepedi Home
Language CAPRICORN MPHAHLELE
KGAGATLOU
SECONDARY
MATHAPELO
ELIZABETH NKOSI Female 272 7
8 Sepedi Home
Language CAPRICORN MOLOTO
CHIKA SENIOR
SECONDARY POTEGO LUKAS PETE Male 272 7
9 Setswana Home
Language WATERBERG PALALA NORTH
BAITSWE
SECONDARY
LINAH SIBONGILE
NCUBE Female 235 6
10 Tshivenda Home
Language CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG CAPRICORN HIGH
VHUTHUHAWE
MASWIME Female 270 7
11 Tshivenda Home
Language VHEMBE SIBASA
MBILWI
SECONDARY
ZWIVHUYA ANNAH
NEKHUMBE Female 270 7
12 Xitsonga Home
Language VHEMBE
MALAMULELE
CENTRAL
SHINGWEDZI
SECONDARY
NKHENSANI
MANGANYI Female 267 7
13 Mathematical
Literacy VHEMBE
SOUTPANSBERG
EAST
LOUIS TRICHARDT
SECONDARY
LUTENDO DEXTER
MUGAGADELI Male 291 7
14 Agricultural
Sciences MOPANI MANOMBE RISINGA HIGH
TIYANI MARVIN
MASHELE Male 273 7
15 Civil Technology CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG TOM NAUDE
TECHNICAL HIGH
MPHIWE KARABO
MASHILO Male 272 7
16 Electrical WATERBERG ELLISRAS HOERSKOOL
ELLISRAS LODEWIKUS Male 255 7
15
Subject District Circuit School Candidate Name Gender Final
Mark Level
Technology JOHANNES GROBLER
17 Mechanical
Technology MOPANI MANOMBE GIYANI HIGH BRIGHT KHOSA Male 280 7
18
Engineering
Graphics and
Design
CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG CAPRICORN HIGH
MAKOTANYANE
BLESSING
MAKOTANYANE
Male 297 7
19 Geography VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI
SECONDARY
TSHIMANGADZO
FAITH RAMATHAGA Female 294 7
20 History CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG
JULIA LEHLOHONOLO
SITHOLE Female 288 7
21 Information
Technology MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH WISANI SHILUMANI Male 277 7
22 Life Sciences CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO
S.J. VAN DER
MERWE
TECHNICAL HIGH
KGOTHATSO
MANKWE MOTHAPO Female 298 7
23
Mathematics:
probability; data
handling;
MOPANI TZANEEN HOERSKOOL BEN
VORSTER WALDO DE BRUIN Male 288 7
You have done well and make us proud as a Province. Keep up the good work. 7. CANDIDATES WHO OBTAINED TOTALS IN CONTENT
SUBJECTS Ladies and Gentlemen, I now announce a learner who obtained 300 out of 300 in content subjects and are all going to receive a laptop. 7.1 Total In Business Studies – 300/300
District Circuit School Candidate Gender Vhembe Dzindi Khwevha
Commercial Mulaudzi Rendani
Female
7.2 Total In Economics – 300/300 District Circuit School Candidate Gender Capricorn Bochum
East Dendron Secondary
Mojela Mantjie
Female
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Ephodia 7.3 Total In Accounting – 300/300
District Circuit School Candidate Gender 1 Capricorn Lebowakgomo SJ van
der Merwe
Mothapo Kgothatso Mankwe
Female
2 Waterberg Bakenberg North
Serema High
Thubakgale Ntsepe Jan
Male
7.4 Total In Mathematics – 300/300
District Circuit School Candidate Gender Vhembe Tshinane Tshivhase
Secondary Nemauluma Dakalo
Male
7.5 Total In Physical Science – 300/300
District Circuit School Candidate Gender 1 Capricorn Pietersburg Bokamoso
Senior Secondary
Dipela Sello Victor
Male
2 Capricorn Mankweng Makgoka high
Makoti Mphoke Lefa
Male
3 Vhembe Sibasa Mbilwi Secondary
Munyangane Faranani
Male
4 Vhembe Sibasa Mbilwi Secondary
Murodovha Mukhethwa Jeoffrey
Male
5 Vhembe Sibasa Mbilwi Secondary
Mutepe Lufuno Leon Kevin
Male
6 Vhembe Sibasa Mbilwi Nemuramba Female
17
Secondary Mukovhe Elelwani
7.6 Total In Both Accounting And Physical Sciences – 300/300
This learner will receive a laptop and a 3G card
District Circuit School Candidate Gender Capricorn Bochum
East Dendron Secondary
Mabeso Tlabo Aubrey
Male
7.7 Total In Mathematics And Physical Sciences – 30 0/300
These learners will also receive laptops and 3G cards District Circuit School Candidate Gender 1 Vhembe Mvudi Thohoyandou
Technical High
Mudau Zwimangadzo Edgar
Male
2 Vhembe Tshinane Tshivhase Secondary
Ratshifheti Azwifheli Christmas
Male
3 Vhembe Sibasa Mbilwi Secondary
Dzedzemane Rudzani
Male
8. CLUB 50 – GRADE 12 NSC 2011/11
This club was introduced to encourage schools to produce learners in Mathematics and Physical Science, so that they could improve their performance and join Club 100. We have 38 schools in this category.
District Circuit School Entered Wrote
Pass at
30%
Pass at
50% or
more
1 CAPRICORN BOCHUM EAST DENDRON 153 153 149 93
18
District Circuit School Entered Wrote
Pass at
30%
Pass at
50% or
more
SECONDARY
2 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG CAPRICORN HIGH 165 165 121 63
3 VHEMBE TSHINANE TSHIVHASE
SECONDARY 192 192 119 48
4 CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO
S.J. VAN DER
MERWE TECHNICAL
HIGH
141 141 118 61
5 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG 124 124 117 69
6 CAPRICORN MPHAHLELE KGAGATLOU
SECONDARY 171 168 104 37
7 VHEMBE MVUDI THOHOYANDOU
TECHNICAL HIGH 118 118 99 56
8 MOPANI TZANEEN HOERSKOOL BEN
VORSTER 100 100 94 58
9 VHEMBE MVUDI THOHOYANDOU
SECONDARY 120 120 90 28
10 CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO DEREK KOBE
SENIOR SECONDARY 198 198 89 35
11 MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH 102 102 89 58
12 GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE GROBLERSDAL
HOeRSKOOL BEN
VILJOEN 83 83 81 51
13 CAPRICORN MOGOSHI
HARRY
OPPENHEIMER
SECONDARY
88 88 77 51
14 VHEMBE DZINDI KHWEVHA
COMMERCIAL 181 180 77 14
15 CAPRICORN BAHLALOGA
KGAKOA
(MOGAKOA)
SECONDARY
84 83 76 28
16 CAPRICORN MANKWENG MOUNTAINVIEW
SENIOR SECONDARY 185 185 76 20
17 VHEMBE MALAMULELE
CENTRAL
E.P.P. MHINGA
SECONDARY 92 92 76 39
18 VHEMBE SOUTPANSBERG
EAST
LOUIS TRICHARDT
SECONDARY 88 88 75 35
19 CAPRICORN MARABA MOTSE MARIA
SECONDARY 105 105 74 30
20 MOPANI LULEKANI HOERSKOOL FRANS
DU TOIT 85 85 73 40
21 CAPRICORN LEBOPO ST. BEDE SENIOR
SECONDARY 73 73 69 27
22 VHEMBE SIBASA MPHAPHULI
SECONDARY 146 144 65 18
23 WATERBERG POTGIETERSRUS WATERBERG HIGH 65 65 64 30
24 VHEMBE LUVUVHU AZWIFARWI
SECONDARY 170 170 63 18
19
District Circuit School Entered Wrote
Pass at
30%
Pass at
50% or
more
25 CAPRICORN MANKWENG MAROBATHOTHA
HIGH 158 153 62 20
26 VHEMBE NZHELELE WEST NNGWENI
SECONDARY 150 150 62 24
27 MOPANI MANOMBE GIYANI HIGH 106 106 61 37
28 MOPANI MANOMBE RISINGA HIGH 89 89 60 29
29 VHEMBE HLANGANANI
CENTRAL HLUVUKA HIGH 119 118 59 25
30 CAPRICORN SEKGOSESE
WEST
ST. BRENDAN`S
CATHOLIC
SECONDARY
66 66 58 34
31 WATERBERG THABAZIMBI HOERSKOOL FRIKKIE
MEYER 62 62 58 39
32 VHEMBE SOUTPANSBERG
EAST
LITSHOVHU
SECONDARY 77 77 57 31
33 CAPRICORN SEKGOSESE
CENTRAL
SEFOLOKO
SECONDARY 83 83 53 23
34 WATERBERG ELLISRAS HOERSKOOL
ELLISRAS 64 64 53 28
35 WATERBERG MOKOPANE RAMOGABUDI
SECONDARY 85 85 53 17
36 CAPRICORN MANKWENG MAKGOKA HIGH 198 193 51 21
37 WATERBERG POTGIETERSRUS HOERSKOOL PIET
POTGIETER 66 66 51 24
38 CAPRICORN KGAKOTLOU RAMATHOPE
SENIOR SECONDARY 102 100 50 17
9. CLUB 100 – GRADE 12 NSC 2011/11 The National Department of Basic Education has tightened its criteria of determining Club 100 schools. For the school to qualify to this prestigious league, it has to pass 100 learners in Mathematics by 50% pass or more. And this has resulted in only two schools qualifying to fall under this club. And the schools are: Mbilwi Secondary School and Thengwe Secondary Schoo l District Circuit School Wrote Pass
@ 30%
Pass @ 50%
1 Vhembe Tshilamba Thengwe 183 175 111
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2 Vhembe Sibasa Mbilwi 380 357 218 Congratulations, you have made it. Keep up the good work. 10. TOP 30 CANDIDATES IN LIMPOPO – GRADE 12 NSC
2011/11
These are the candidates who have done extremely well out of the total number of learners who wrote in the Province.
Position District Circuit School Candidate Name Gender Total 6 Best
Subjects
30 MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH MOTSHEWA MAKWELA Female 1591
29 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG
HENDRIK GRIFFIOEN
HOOGENBOEZEM Male 1592
28 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY DUMISANI MUGARI Male 1593
27 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY ZWIVHUYA ANNAH NEKHUMBE Female 1597
26 CAPRICORN SEKGOSESE
WEST
ST. BRENDAN`S
CATHOLIC SECONDARY NTOMBI SANDY MASHILA Female 1599
25 VHEMBE TSHILAMBA THENGWE SECONDARY VHUHWAVHO MATIBE Female 1601
23 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY LIMUWANI TAKALANI Male 1603
23 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG ESTER VAN DER WALT Female 1603
22 GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE MMASHADI
JANE FURSE
COMPREHENSIVE SHEREEN PITSO MMAKOLA Male 1605
21 MOPANI MANOMBE RISINGA HIGH TIYANI MARVIN MASHELE Male 1608
20 MOPANI TZANEEN MERENSKY HIGH CHANTEL SCHOEMAN Female 1610
19 GREATER
SEKHUKHUNE MOROKE PHAFANE SECONDARY THOMAS HARRIS BEMBE Male 1616
18 CAPRICORN SEKGOSESE
WEST
ST. BRENDAN`S
CATHOLIC SECONDARY
MMAPELO MOGODISI
MASHAMBA Female 1624
17 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG CORNELIUS COERT SNYMAN Male 1625
16 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY MUKOVHE ELELWANI
NEMURAMBA Female 1628
15 CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO S.J. VAN DER MERWE
TECHNICAL HIGH REFILOE MARY KEKANA Female 1630
14 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY FARANANI MUNYANGANE Male 1631
13 VHEMBE SOUTPANSBERG
EAST
LOUIS TRICHARDT
SECONDARY JOHANNES JACOBUS VENTER Male 1634
11 CAPRICORN MOGOSHI HARRY OPPENHEIMER
SECONDARY SEFULARO ALFRED MASIPA Male 1641
11 CAPRICORN PIETERSBURG HOERSKOOL
PIETERSBURG CAMERON ROLAND THERON Male 1641
10 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY TSHIMANGADZO FAITH
RAMATHAGA Female 1642
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Position District Circuit School Candidate Name Gender Total 6 Best
Subjects
9 CAPRICORN LEBOWAKGOMO S.J. VAN DER MERWE
TECHNICAL HIGH
KGOTHATSO MANKWE
MOTHAPO Female 1644
8 VHEMBE MVUDI LIIVHA COMBINED VERDAD MUPEZENI Male 1649
7 VHEMBE SIBASA MBILWI SECONDARY RUDZANI DZEDZEMANE Male 1651
6 VHEMBE TSHILAMBA THENGWE SECONDARY ZWIVHUYA ISRAEL
NETSHISAULU Male 1652
5 VHEMBE TSHINANE TSHIVHASE
SECONDARY
AZWIFHELI CHRISTMAS
RATSHIFHETI Male 1659
4 CAPRICORN BOCHUM EAST DENDRON SECONDARY TLABO AUBREY MABESO Male 1669
Ladies and gentlemen, let me take this opportunity to announce that, Anglo American Platinum, Twickenham mine project in response to our HRD Strategy, for business to contribute in assisting deserving learners to further their studies. Twickenham mines, has contributed an amount of R1 Million Rands to fifty top learners in the Province. All these 30 learners and an additional 20, will each receive R20 000 from Twickenham mines. I would like to heartily thank Anglo American for this huge contribution. Clearly all these learners will have money for registration at universities. 11. TOP 3 CANDIDATES IN THE PROVINCE – GRADE 12
NSC 2011/11 These are the best learners who obtained the highest aggregate in their best six subjects (excluding Life Orientation) Position 3
District : Vhembe Circuit : Sibasa School : Mbilwi Secondary School Total : 1 673 Learner’s name: Mutepe Lufuno Leon Kevin Gender : Male
Position 2
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District : Capricorn Circuit : Pietersburg School : Hoerskool Pietersburg Total : 1 683 Learner’s name: Oerlemans Marissa Gender : Female
Position 1 Ladies and gentlemen, in 2010 the overall Best Learner came from a rural school, Dendron Secondary School. This year as well our best overall learner comes from a rural school. Let’s all rise and receive our best learner in the Province:
District : Vhembe Circuit : Sibasa School : Mbilwi Secondary School Total : 1 693 Learner’s name: Murodovha Mukhethwa Jeoffrey Gender : Male
The school that has produced this learner is one of our best schools not only in the Province but in the country. This is the school that makes us proud yearly by putting the Province on the map. It is our top school in terms of its contribution on pass Bachelors. And it would receive the MEC Award for producing the overall best learner. Keep up the good work. 12. IN CONCLUSION
Ladies and Gentlemen this department stands tall amongst other Provinces as a result of a giant leap in matriculation performances in 2011. And working together with yourselves, we will pursue the
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goal of making our schools centres of excellence. We will do everything as Government and in particular the Department of Education, to restore the confidence of our communities in our public education system. We are in the industry of knowledge production and have resolved to set goals for ourselves:
• We are undergoing full implementation of Action Plan 2014 towards 2025 Education plan.
• The QLTC is hard at work and by close of business last, had visited 900 schools to work with them to perfect the quality of learning and teaching.
• Our physical science and mathematics training institute remains critical in shaping the skills of our educators.
• We are analysing the results and thereafter will develop a response plan informed by our strategies.
• Working together with Teach South Africa we will keep the teachers we have placed last year in Mopani to improve performance of the targeted schools.
• Informed by ANA results we will be focusing on the foundation phase to build a strong foundation.
• We will also be paying courtesy visits to underperforming schools to make sure that they also improve their performance
• We will be working hard to implement CAPS • Intensify accountability sessions • Ensure continuous provision of infrastructure to mention but
a few Having said that let me take this opportunity to thank members of Parliament in visiting our schools and motivating our learners. I would also like to thank members of the Portfolio Committee on Education. Your oversight work assisted us to remain focused on our work. Your support is appreciated.
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Executive Mayors, Mayors and Councillors, your ever presence and participation in our Izimbizo and interactions with our schools remain an inspiration to us. The support and some resources you give to our schools is far much appreciated. This collective effort will beyond any doubt turn our schools into real units of change. To our Traditional Leaders, Maapara Nkwe ba tsebja ke boromo le boramage, the interest you displayed in the education of your communities, by your presence in the education forums, is also appreciated. You have displayed a high level of leadership to your communities. Let’s continue working together for the future of our children. To the SGB’s and parents, you remain an integral part of our system. Your support to the schools is indispensable. Without your participation and commitment to the affairs of schools, it becomes very difficult for our schools to succeed. To our public servants in all various levels of the department, you remained true servants of the people. We need public servants who always uphold the interests of the people they are employed to serve. We want an administration that knows where people live and serve them with integrity. Continue to visit our schools and give them support. You are doing a good job, you can always do more. To the Head of Department Mr. Thamaga MJ and the Management structure you deserve a special word of appreciation. Last but not least, a special thanks to the workers of the mind, our teachers without whom we would not be celebrating. Learners without a dedicated, committed and prepared teacher in front of them cannot succeed. We will always depend on you, for the production of the type of brains the society needs. Thank you very much for the good work.
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A word of appreciation is also extended to the Unions leadership, who continue to be available in their enormous contribution towards the attainment of good results. The services you offer to many of our schools are highly appreciated. To His Grace, Bishop Dr. Barnabas Lekganyane and all the religious leaders here present and at home, thank you very much. Your presence and support always reminds us of our obligation and responsibility, as spiritual beings, to remain good shepherds of the poor souls of the MAN ABOVE. To everyone who has interest and relationship with the department of education, I invite you to the book of Philippians chapter 3 verses 13-15, which says” Brothers and Sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do, forgetting what is behind and looking forward to what lies ahead. I press on to receive the prize. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain. But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.” To the media, thank you for your continuous engagements with us in the course of duty of informing communities of Limpopo about our work. To the people of Limpopo, we will never let you down. “Working together we can do more in providing quality education” Ramasedi kukamela ditshaba, a lefe matsatsi a bophelo, a le lote go fihla magaeng a lena. I thank you all Ke a leboga Ha khensa Ndo livhuwa Siyathokoza Baie dankie