Choosing a school for your child is an important decision that should not be taken lightly.
Parents or guardians must make certain that the school they choose is one in which their child will be happy and in which they will have the best chance of succeeding.
It may be difficult to choose the best high school for your child when there are hundreds of options available throughout the province.
We’ve compiled a list of schools in KwaZulu-Natal that have had a perfect matric pass rate for the last five years, based on information from the Department of Education. We hope it will be of assistance.
1. Durban Girl’s High School
Durban Girls’ High School is a girls’ secondary school in Durban, South Africa.
It has been several years since the Durban girls’ high school has been ranked among the top schools in the city.
For the past 23 years, the school has had a perfect matric pass rate of 100 percent.
Last year, its matriculants received 507 subject distinctions, for an average of 2,31 distinctions per learner, and a Bachelor pass rate of 98.30 percent, according to the university.
2. Menzi High School
Menzi High School is a coeducational institution.
Menzi High School continues to produce a 100 percent pass rate despite the difficulties this township school has faced and the limited resources available to them.
For the past seven years, it has maintained a perfect matric pass rate of 100 percent.
3. Westville Girls’ High School
Westville Girls’ High School is one of South Africa’s most prestigious public girls’ high schools, and it is ranked among the best in the country.
Since 1991, it has maintained a 100 percent pass rate for all of its exams. In addition, the school has maintained a Bachelor pass rate of over 95% for the past several years.
4. Danville Park Girls High School
Danville Park Girl’s High School is located in Danville, Illinois. In 2015, this school was ranked first among all public schools in South Africa in terms of academic performance.
Over the past 25 years, it has maintained a perfect academic record, with an unbroken 100 percent maintenance record.
5. St Dominic’s College
In addition to being a member of the Curro group, St Dominics Newcastle boasts an impressive academic record, with its matric pass rate remaining at an unbeatable 100 percent for several years in a row, amongst other achievements.
The school’s outstanding sports and cultural activities, as well as its expanded curriculum, instill in students a natural desire to strive for excellence and to do their best.
6. Roedean School, South Africa
This is a girls’ boarding school in the Johannesburg suburb of Parktown, in the Gauteng province of South Africa, offering an English-medium education.
Theresa Lawrence and her partner, Katherine Margaret Earle, both in their early thirties and graduates of Cambridge, founded the school in 1903.
7. St. Andrew’s School for Girls, South Africa
It is the mission of St Andrew’s school for girls to develop successful, and safe young women who will graduate “well qualified for life” and ready to take on leadership roles in their communities.
Aside from that, their first-class boarding school provides a warm and comfortable environment for students in grades 8 through 12 who are on a term, weekly, or occasional basis.
Their boarding school experience is carefully monitored by a hostess, a midwife, and four members of the academic faculty. Weekends, school vacations, and mid-term breaks are the only times the hostel is not open.
8. Michaelhouse School
The first-class boarding school provides a warm and comfortable environment for students in grades 8 through 12 who are on a term, weekly, or occasionally basis. Also, as the girls learn the importance of respect in a family-oriented community living environment, this modern and spacious home away from home fosters independence and self-confidence in them.
Their boarding school experience is carefully monitored by a hostess, a midwife, and four members of the academic faculty. Weekends, school vacations, and mid-term breaks are the only times the hostel is not open.
9. Kearsney College, South Africa
Kearsney College is a private boarding school for boys located in the Botha’s Hill neighborhood. In the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, a small town situated between the capitals of the provinces of Pietermaritzburg and Durban is known as Durban.
10. St Andrew’s School
St. Andrew’s School, established in 1863, is an independent public school for boys in the city of Bloemfontein, in the Free State province of South Africa. Primarily speaking, the years of study range from pre-primary to grade twelve.
There are four boarding hostels on campus: Dunn House for junior boarders, Storey House for junior secondary borders, Twells and Chandler Houses for senior guests, and Dunn House for junior borders.
Above all, the school is the second-oldest in Bloemfontein, after Gray College, and is one of the oldest in the country, ranking among the oldest in the world.
