The top Durban school where 90% of matrics achieved A or B aggregates
Durban Girls’ College (DGC) achieved exceptional matric results, which include a 100% pass rate, 100% Bachelor’s Degree access, and 4.03 distinctions per candidate.
Durban Girls’ College is a prestigious, independent Christian school located on the Berea in Durban, South Africa.
Durban Girls’ College was founded in 1877 as the “Durban Young Ladies’ Evangelical Collegiate Institution”.
The founders were a group of six Durban Commissioners and Protestant Clergy under the leadership of J F Churchill.
In 1905, DGC relocated to its present site on Musgrave Road, which was donated by Sir Benjamin Greenacre.
The original school building is a monument to the spirit of excellence in which the school was established.
The founders envisioned the school as an institution that would provide women with a quality education spanning across generations.
It has a long-standing reputation for academic excellence and is one of the leading girls’ schools in South Africa.
Durban Girls’ College is also an internationally accredited Thinking School, recognised by the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom.
This means they integrate specific cognitive tools into their teaching to help girls “think about their thinking.”
The school campus features “Innovation Hubs” focused on future-ready skills like robotics, coding, drones, and 3D printing.
It is also highly competitive in sports, particularly aquatics and hockey. It is ranked among the top girls’ sports schools in South Africa.
Durban Girls’ College has many notable alumni, including businesswoman Khanyi Dhlomo and playwright Professor Elizabeth Sneddon.
Durban Girls’ College achieves excellent 2025 matric results
Durban Girls’ College achieved outstanding Independent Examinations Board (IEB) National Senior Certificate (NSC) results in 2025.
Durban Girls’ College’s class of 2025 achieved a 100% pass rate with 100% Bachelor’s Degree access.
Collectively, the cohort achieved 314 subject A symbols, with 54% of all subjects awarded at A level. Pupils averaged 4.03 distinctions per candidate.
90% of matric candidates from the school achieved overall A or B aggregates, and nearly half attained averages above 80%.
Across all its subjects, DGC was, on average, 10.53% above the Independent Examinations Board national average.
Alaya Singh, the school’s Dux, achieved eight distinctions with a 94% average and was named an IEB Outstanding Achiever.
Kate Steinhobel, Proxime Accessit to the Dux, achieved eight distinctions with a 92% average and was also an IEB Outstanding Achiever.
Rachel Deppe achieved nine distinctions with a 90% average and was recognised as an IEB Commendable Achiever.
These outcomes reinforce Durban Girls’ College’s position as one of South Africa’s leading independent schools.
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