JONATHAN JANSEN | Now this is how you turn a school around

Principal whose school doubled its pass rate from 35.9% is one of the best leaders I’ve encountered in South African education for a simple reason

16 January 2025 - 04:30

How does a school that achieved the lowest NSC (national senior certificate) results in 2023 turn around its fortunes nine months later by almost doubling its percentage pass rate? For most of last year I had a ringside seat to this remarkable experiment in courage and I am delighted to share what this school did — and what every other struggling school in the country can do — to improve overall its academic reputation and scholastic performance...

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