STEVE TSHWETE MAINTAIN THE TOP SPOT IN MPUMALANGA
By Thulane Madalane
Mbombela: Mpumalanga Matric results have been improved by 0,2%, the province obtained 77% for 2023 compared to 76.8% which was obtained in 2022. These sparked mixed reactions from political parties in the province Democratic Alliance MPL Jane Sithole congratulated the learners for putting their best foot forward in making sure that they emulate their predecessors by the slight margin “ I would like to congratulate our learners, we have seen districts and schools doing well despite challenges like loadshedding and infrastructure backlogs in Mpumalanga however our learners were able to pull through. One of our concerns is that we have high level of dropouts in our schools and our government doesn’t have system to track the whereabouts of these learners, in the past two years we lost more than 25000 learners in our schools, now the question is where are those learners? I think our government must focus on learner retention and fast track infrastructure backlogs. We have learners who are sitting at home because they can’t be admitted in schools due to lack of space. Our government must utilize all the infrastructure budget last year we have returned R395 Million to treasury whilst we have schools like Mkhondo Boarding school which is taking forever to be completed” said Sithole.
Economic Freedom Fighters Chief Whip in Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature Ntsako Mkhabela came out with gun blazing saying they can’t celebrate 0,2 percent pass rate improvement, “ We have achieved 0,2 percent there is nothing to celebrate there, for example Bohlabela District has declined from 79% to 69%, we are not surprised because the department lack planning capacity we cannot come here year in and year out to celebrate mediocrity at least we should strive to increase our results by 1%” concluded Mkhabela.
Meanwhile ACTIONSA Provincial Chairperson Thoko Mashiane accentuated the fact learners don’t need glamorous schools to do well “ though we are number eight nationally, am glad that learners from our schools in rural areas have done well, you don’t need glamorous schools to get ahead in life you just need a conducive learning environment” explained Mashiane. The Executive Mayor of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Cllr Mhlonishwa Masilela expressed his excitement on the sidelines matric results announcement in Mbombela , “ I am excited that we are number one both at municipal level and the circuit level (Steve Tshwete 2 is an overall best performing circuit in the Province after recording a 91.1% pass rate), I say congratulations to our learners and to our teachers for the excellent work they have done. Equally important important I want to thank our social partners like Thungela, RMC and 4 SAI Military Base for all those extra lessons camp that they have been conducting over the weekends for the betterment of our learners. I hope this energy will rub off to other social partners in order for all our schools to obtain 100% pass rate” he said
The Class of 2023 had registered 67 902 candidates and 65 534 wrote all the subjects on offer. Department of Education MEC Bonakele Majuba expressed his joy on the matric results, “it gives me great pleasure to indicate that overall, the 2023 Grade 12 Class in Mpumalanga Province recorded a 77% pass rate. This pass rate constitutes a 0.2% improvement from the 76.8% pass rate obtained in 2022. What is more exciting is that 21 819 of these learners qualify to register for bachelor programmes. These learners can be admitted to further their studies here at the University of Mpumalanga or in all other universities in the country. This must be appreciated. In the same breath, 17 412 of these learners qualify to enroll for Diploma programmes.This clearly confirms that we are presenting quality results in the true meaning of the word.” Said Majuba.
Bohlabela District recorded a 69.1% pass rate as compared to the 79.3% obtained in 2022.
Ehlanzeni District recorded an 81.8% pass rate which is an improvement compared to the 76.2% obtained in 2022. This is an improvement of 5.6%
Gert Sibande District registered a 79.8% pass rate compared to the 77.7% pass rate obtained in 2022. This constitutes a 2.1% improvement
Nkangala District obtained 76.4% which is a 1.9% improvement from the 74.5% obtained in 2022.
Majuba Congratulated the Executive Mayor of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Cllr Mhlonishwa Masilela for the Municipality’s 89.5% pass rate, “Out of the 17 Municipalities in the Province, Steve Tshwete Local Municipality obtained position one after passing 2 170 learners which constitute an 89.5% pass rate. We wish to congratulate the Executive Mayor, Cllr Mhlonishwa Masilela and the Community of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality for this achievement. Well done.” Quipped Majuba.
Steve Tshwete 2 is an overall best performing circuit in the Province after recording a 91.1% pass rate. Nkomazi East Circuit registered a pass rate of 60.2% in 2022 and it has since improved its results by 17.4%, making it the most improved circuit after it registered a 77.6% pass rate this time around.
BOARDING SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE
- eMakhazeni Boarding School recorded a pass rate of 46.4% compared to 55.9% in 2022.
- eZakheni Boarding School recorded a pass rate of 74.5% compared to 55.7% in 2022.
- Shongwe Boarding School registered a pass rate of 95.4% compared to the 92.4% obtained in 2022.
- Izimbali Boarding School which is also an MSTA Sub Hub registered a pass rate of 95.7% against the 84.3 in 2022
- Steve Tshwete Boarding School registered a 92.6% pass rate against the 70.4% it registered in 2022.
- Thaba Chweu Boarding School registered grade 12 for the first time in 2023 and managed to obtain a 63.6% pass rate.
The Boarding Schools performed very well except for eMakhazeni Boarding School.
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