26th January 2018
Within 18 months of principals of 121 schools attending the BCF Schools Centre of Excellence Programme, the majority of schools were well on their way to becoming centres of excellence.
This is demonstrated by the significant jump in Bachelor and Diploma matriculation pass rates achieved by these121 schools during the 2017 matriculation examinations.
|
District |
Year training conducted |
No high schools |
Bachelor + Diploma |
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2015 |
2017 |
% increase 2017 over 2015 |
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Free State |
Fezile Dabi, Lejweleputswa and Xhariep |
2011 – 16 |
77 |
58 |
74 |
28% |
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Gauteng |
Soweto, Pretoria and Benoni |
2015 |
20 |
56 |
67 |
20% |
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Northern Cape |
John Taolo Gaetsewe |
2015 |
10 |
39 |
57 |
46% |
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Eastern Cape |
King Williams Town, Mount Frere, Ntabankulu |
2015 |
14 |
28 |
44 |
57% |
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Total South Africa |
|
121 |
53 |
70 |
32% |
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The sudden and significant jump in Bachelor and Diploma marks could be ascribed to a combination of BCF and other interventions. Principals and district officials who have experienced the power of BCF this Programme however subscribe the significant jump in these results mainly to the BCF programme they attended.