{"id":883033,"date":"2026-11-15T17:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T15:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=883033"},"modified":"2026-11-15T17:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T15:39:23","slug":"the-private-school-in-soweto-with-a-100-pass-rate-offering-top-education-for-r1100-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/education\/883033\/the-private-school-in-soweto-with-a-100-pass-rate-offering-top-education-for-r1100-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"The private school in Soweto with a 100% pass rate offering top education for R1,100 a month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

St Martin de Porres High School in Soweto is a private school that charges only R1,149 per month and achieved a 100% matric pass in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school, situated in Orlando West, has maintained a strong academic record, with all 120 candidates who wrote the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Catholic independent school recorded a 100% matric pass rate in 2025, up from 99.1% in 2023. Its latest results continue a record of high performance dating back to its first matric class in 2006, which also achieved a 100% pass rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight of the subjects recorded a 100% pass rate, with Mathematics achieving the strongest result. Physical Sciences was the weakest-performing subject, although it still recorded a pass rate of 92.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school currently has 741 learners in Grades 8 to 12 and employs 27 educators, resulting in approximately 27 learners per teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite its academic performance, its published fee structure is considerably lower than that of many other private schools in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to its website, annual school fees amount to R11,490, payable over 10 months at R1,149 per month. Parents enrolling new learners must also pay a once-off, non-refundable registration fee of R350.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school follows the national Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), with English serving as its language of teaching and learning. IsiZulu and Sesotho are also offered as home languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For learners in Grades 10 to 12, the school offers three academic streams: commerce, science and humanities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its curriculum is taught by highly qualified educators, with the school highlighting its focus on inclusive education and academic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Grade 8 learners are also offered an orientation day to help them adjust to high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Religious education is incorporated into the curriculum across all grades. Learners and staff pray together, observe the Angelus daily, and attend Mass at the adjoining St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The school also offers extracurricular activities, which it said help learners develop additional skills and learn to work as part of a team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its history in Soweto stretches back more than eight decades. The institution was established in April 1946 after Father Albert Vandenbussche of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate acquired land in Orlando West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With permission from Bishop O’Leary, he established a temporary dual-purpose building that served as a school during the week and a parish church on Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the mid-1950s, it was accommodating more than 1,000 primary school children and operating in two daily shifts to meet demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school also played a broader community role, with Catholic Sisters helping run feeding schemes that provided meals to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1984, oversight of the parish and school transitioned to the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2000, the school board amalgamated with St. John Berchmans in Orlando East. Primary school classes were gradually transferred to the sister campus, allowing St Martin de Porres to focus exclusively on secondary education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It officially became a high school in 2003 and welcomed its first matric class three years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, the institution underwent a major modernisation programme, opening a redesigned green-school facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development incorporated environmentally conscious building systems, while the school also introduced tablet-based learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, St Martin de Porres High School is located at 9306 Ngobese Street, on the corner of Moses Street, in Orlando West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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