The 2025 matric results showed that the top two schools in Mitchell’s Plain are continuing their 100% pass rate rivalry while several schools had a dramatic improvement in results.
Darul Arqam Islamic High School in Eastridge achieved the 2025 top ranking, pipping Spine Road High in Rocklands, with whom it shared the top spot in 2024.
The school maintained its 100% pass rate from the previous year while Spine Road moved to second place with 98,3% compared to 100% in 2024.
Mondale High School in Portland achieved third place with 97,6%, down from 99,2% in 2024.
Portland High is in fourth place with 96,8%, up from 2024’s 94,9%. Westridge High had a marked improvement with 90,3% in 2025 compared to 78,5% in 2024, bringing it up from 11th to fifth place.
Rocklands High dropped to sixth place with 90,2% compared to 2024’s fifth placing of 92,7%.
Big improvements
Cedar High in Rocklands and Woodlands shared seventh place with 86,2%. For Cedar it was a big jump from 12th place in 2024 with 77,4%. For Woodlands the climb was by seven places because it achieved 14th place in 2024 with 73,6%.
Glendale in Rocklands also had a marked improvement from 15th place in 2024 with 73,3% to eighth place in 2025 with 85,9%.
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Oval North in Lentegeur on the other hand had a small drop from sixth place in 2024 with 91,7% to ninth place in 2025 with 85,3%.
Newcomer Summerdale’s second matric class also had a big jump. The Lentegeur school went from 16th place with 72,4% in 2024 to 10th place in 2025 with 84,8%.
Another big improver was AZ Berman High school in Beacon Valley which came in 11th place with 84,4%, up from 18th place in 2024 with 66,7%.
Shift in rankings
The schools with the sharp improvement pushed several others into lower rankings, such as Beacon Hill, in Beacon Valley, which dropped to 12th place with 83,2%, down from seventh place and 88,6% in 2024.
Strandfontein, with 82,9%, also dropped to 13th place from ninth place with 80,1% in 2024.
Mitchell’s Plain High School in Portland landed in 14th place with 80,9%, down from 10th place in 2024 with 79,8%.
Lentegeur on the other hand improved from last place in 2024 with 64,2% to 15th place in 2025 with 77,6%.
Aloe High in Lentegeur dropped eight places from eighth place in 2024 to 16th place in 2025, with a percentage drop from 86,7% to Aloe 75,3%.
Princeton in Woodlands remained in 17th place with 75,0%, an improvement on 2024’s 68,4%.
This year Tafelsig was in 18th place with 75,0% despite achieving a higher percentage rate compared to 2024’s 74,8%.
Second chances
The country overall has an increase in the matric pass rate. The Department of Basic Education (DBE), however, has issued a statement on its social media channels reminding matriculants whose grades are lower than they would have liked or who did not pass that the Second Chance Programme services are free.
“The department stressed that it does not endorse any private or commercial services that require payment for participation in the Second Chance Programme,” the announcement said.
Candidates who wish to make use of the programme were advised to visit DBE’s official website for details.
The programme forms part of the National Development Plan objectives and basic education sector goals aimed at increasing learner retention rates.
Participants gain exposure to bursary opportunities for further studies, according to the department. The initiative specifically supports learners unable to meet NSC or extended Senior Certificate requirements through their initial attempts.
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