MEC Donald Grant commends underperforming schools

Lauren Snyders
5 January 2012

Western Cape MEC for education Donald Grant said he is proud of the pass rate at underperforming schools.

In 2011 there were 30 schools in the Western Cape where the grade 12s didn’t even manage to receive a 60 percent pass rate.

He said the increase in the pass rate took effort from all leadership, district officers, principals and educators.

Grant said it was heart warming to see a principal brought to tears after hearing the pass rate at that school has been brought to 90 percent for the first time ever.