2022 matric results: Top-performing independent schools in South Africa
Several South African private schools whose pupils wrote the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matric exams recorded exceptional results in 2022.
The allure of sending your child to a private school in South Africa is rooted in the perception that these institutions provide a superior education.
Private schools often offer smaller class sizes, more individual attention, and access to highly qualified teachers due to having more funding than their public counterparts.
These differences seemed to reflect in their matric results, with the IEB confirming a 98.42% pass rate in 2022, a slight uptick from 98.39% recorded in 2021.
In contrast, The Department of Basic Education has released the final National Senior Certificate results for the 2022 matric year showing a 3.7 percentage point increase in the pass rate to 80.1%.
The top three independent boys’ school achievers included St. John’s College, Hilton, and St Benedict’s College.
St John’s College recorded a 100% bachelor’s pass with 3.1 distinctions per candidate.
Hilton and St Benedict’s College achieved a 99% bachelor’s pass with 2.43 and 2.41 distinctions per candidate, respectively.
Comparatively, the top three girls’ school achievers were Roedean, St Cyprian’s School, and Durban Girls’ College.
All three achieved a 100% bachelor’s pass with 4.64, 3.9, and 3.7 distinctions per candidate, respectively.
Director of Inyanda Capital, Chulumanco Macingwane, has compiled a comparative list of the most prominent IEB all boys and girls schools and their achievements, listed below.
The top Boys Schools
- 100% BP, 3.1 distinctions per candidate;
- 38% of the class achieved an 80% average; and
- 11% of candidates had five or more subjects in the top 5% in the IEB (making the IEB Outstanding Achievement and commendable achievements lists).
- 99% BP, 2.43 distinctions per candidate; and
- 15% of candidates achieved six distinctions or more.
- 99% BP, 2.41 distinctions per candidate; and
- 23% of the class achieved an 80% average.
- 2.3 distinctions per candidate;
- 22% of the class achieved an 80% average; and
- 8% of the class achieved six distinctions or more.
- 93% BP, 2.13 distinctions per candidate; and
- 17% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 98% BP, two distinctions per candidate; and
- 26% of the class got an 80% average.
- 97% BP, 1.85 distinctions per candidate, and
- 11% of candidates got six or more distinctions.
- 96% BP, 1.8 distinctions per candidate; and
- 12% of results achieved were above 80%.
- 99% BP, 1.7 distinctions per candidate; and
- 6% of the class achieved six distinctions or more.
- 98% BP, 1.5 distinctions per candidate; and
- 2% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
The top girls’ schools
- 100% BP, 4.64 distinctions per candidate; and
- 39% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 100% BP, 3.9 distinctions per candidate; and
- 53% of the class achieved an average of 80% and above.
- 100% BP, 3.7 Distinctions per candidate;
- 50% of all results attained were 80% and above; and
- 23% of the class achieved 6 or more distinctions.
- 100% BP, 3.58 distinctions per candidate;
- 44% of the class achieved an 80% average; and
- 29% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 100% BP, 3.26 distinctions per candidate;
- 23% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 100% BP, 3.23 distinctions per candidate;
- 29% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 100% BP, 3.2 distinctions per candidate;
- 20% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 99% BP, 3.03 distinctions per candidate;
- 20% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 98% BP, 3.03 distinctions per candidate; and
- 20% of the class achieved six or more distinctions
- 98% BP, 3.02 distinctions per candidate; and
- 11% of the class achieved seven distinctions.
- 98% BP, and 8% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
- 96% BP, 2.74 distinctions per candidate; and
- 13% of the class achieved six or more distinctions.
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