{"id":294790,"date":"2026-01-14T12:09:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/?p=294790"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:09:31","slug":"matrics-from-the-overberg-in-the-top-5-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/hermanustimes\/matrics-from-the-overberg-in-the-top-5-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"Matrics from the Overberg in the top 5 districts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p>With four schools in the Overberg boasting a 100% matric pass rate this year, the region can be proud of every matric, teacher and parent. \r<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarkable achievement also saw the Overberg placed in the top 5 best performing districts. Gauteng: Johannesburg West is in first place with 96,20%, KwaZulu-Natal: Umkhanyakude in second place with 93,63%, The Overberg in third place with 92,36%, KwaZulu-Natal: Pinetown in fourth place with 92,20% and Gauteng: Tshwane North in fifth place with 92,03%.\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four schools in the Overberg that boast a 100% pass rate are Bredasdorp High School, De Villiers Graaff High School in Villiersdorp, Hermanus High School and Overberg High School. Curro Hermanus also boasts a 100% pass rate and the school posted the following on Facebook: &#8220;We are so proud of our Matric class of 2025.&#8221;\r<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the 100% pass rate, the school also boasts 100% tertiary exemption, 10 A aggregates, 16 B aggregates, 107 subject A aggregates, 86 subject B aggregates, 87 subject C aggregates and two distinctions per candidate. 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