Western Cape top perfomers announced

By Tando Mfengwana
28 December 2006

Today the Premier of the Western Cape Ebrahim Rasool and Education MEC Cameron Dugmore were acknowledging the top 20 performing learners in the province.

The ceremony held at the Premiers Leeuwenhof residents, honoured schools who which have excelled academically some often in difficult circumstances.

Stellenberg high School this year was the biggest winner when it scooped four awards in the top 20 candidates.

The top candidate in the Western Cape for the 2006 academic year is Johannes du Plessis from Stellenberg High.

MEC Dugmore said that 62 251 learners wrote this years matric exams, this shows an increase of 2 419 compared with last year.

Eighty three point seven percent of those learners passed compared to 84 percent last year.

This year’s matrics have again done the best in the country, despite the decline.

There was a significant increase in learners who wrote mathematics and Science subjects.

Out of the 4 700 matriculants who wrote these subjects 4 053 passed.

Premier Rasool says that they are looking forward to a great future for this years matriculants.