1. Kwa Zulu Natal Report on the Performance of the “Class of 2017”
Presenting the successes and the challenges of the 2017 improvement plan

2. The overall targets of the 2017 improvement plan
The main objectives of the 2017 academic improvement plan were:
To improve the overall pass percentage of KwaZulu Natal by 10% from 66.4% in 2016 to 76.4% in 2017
To improve the pass% of each district by 10% thus moving the highest district to 87.2% and the lowest district to 62.4%
To increase the number 0f 100% schools
To increase the percentage of Bachelor passes by 10%
To eliminate the 0% schools
To improve all gateway subjects by 10%

3. KwaZulu Natal overall pass percentage improved by 6.47%

4. Highest district (81%) & Lowest district (64.83)

5. Highest district improvement is 12.49%

6. The 100% schools increased by 28.2%

7. Bachelors increased by 4.23%

8. The 2016 “Zero% Schools” were eliminated in 2017 BUT three NEW “Schools” emerged in 2017
Isabelosethu High School
Gcinokuhle Secondary
Sizamiseni Secondary
Sondoda Secondary
Inkumane High School
Mthonga High School
Siyazizamela Secondary
Idundubala Secondary
Thandayiphi Secondary
Ngwanya Combined

9. The 2017 “Zero % schools” District School Entered Wrote Achieved Pass%
ILembe
Thandayiphi 11 10 0%
UMkhanyakude
Idundubala 22 8
Zululand
Ngwanya Combined 18 12

10. TEN GATEWAY SUBJECTS

11. Performance in ten gateway subjects
Life Sciences and Maths Lit. improved by 16.19% and 7.43% respectively
Physical Sciences and Geography improved by 7.35% and 6.4% respectively
Economics and Mathematics improved by 6.09% and 3.68% respectively
Accounting and History improved by 2.63% and 2.46% respectively
Agricultural Sciences and Business Studies declined by % and 4.71% respectively

12. Eight out of 10 gateway subjects improved Highest improvement was 16
Eight out of 10 gateway subjects improved Highest improvement was 16.19% (Life Sciences)

14. LANGUAGES

15. Performance in Languages
Performance in English Home Language in twelve districts was between 82.41% and 96.02%
Performance in IsiZulu Home Language in twelve districts was between 99.40% and 99.91%
Performance in IsiXhosa Home Language in four districts was between 99.8% and 100%
Performance in Afrikaans FAL in twelve districts was between and 98.13%
Performance in English FAL in twelve districts was between % and 98.31%
Performance in IsiZulu FAL in twelve districts was between % and 98.31%

16. The province reduced the negative impact of home languages

24. ARTS SUBJECTS

25. The province improved the Arts subjects in 2017
Dance was performed at 100% in all the three districts
The performance of Design was between 87% and 100% in the four districts
The performance of Dramatic Arts was between 95.14% and 100% in the eleven districts
The performance of Music was between 92.31% and 100% in the nine districts
The performance of Visual Arts was between 97.61% and 100% in the twelve districts

32. TECHNOLOGY
SUBJETS

33. Most of the districts excelled in Technology subjects
The performance of Civil Technology was between 84.0% and 100% in the twelve districts
The performance of Computer Applications Technology was between 59.22% and 98.16% in the twelve districts
The performance of Electrical Technology was between 85.0% and 100% in the eleven districts
The performance of Information Technology was between % and 100% in the elven districts
The performance of Mechanical Technology was between % and 100% in the eleven districts
The performance of Engineering Graphics and Design was between 89.15% and 100% in the twelve districts

41. ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT

42. Economic Management Sciences
Performance of twelve districts in Accounting was between 51.36% and 74.19%
Performance of twelve districts in Business Studies was between 54.43% and 72.86%
Performance of twelve districts in Economics was between 61.67% and 83.22%
Performance of six districts he province in Maritime Economics was between 60% and 96%

48. AGRICULTUAL SCIENCES

49. Agricultural Sciences
The performance of the four districts in Agricultural Management Sciences was between 93.9% and 100%
The performance of the twelve districts in Agricultural Sciences was between 64.36% and 85.99%
The performance of the four districts in Agricultural Technology was between % and 100%

54. MATHS & SCIENCE

55. Mathematics and Sciences
The performance of the twelve districts in Mathematical Literacy in 2017 was 56.95% and 80.48%
The performance of the twelve districts in Mathematics in 2017 was 27.12% and 55.09%
The performance of the twelve districts in Life Sciences in 2017 was 70.0% and 82.0%
The performance of the twelve districts in Physical Sciences in 2017 was 22.22% and 74.78%

61. SOCIAL SCIENCES

62. Social Sciences
The performance of the twelve districts in Geography in 2017 was 68.16% and 81.83%
The performance of the twelve districts in History in 2017 was 75.87% and 90.33%
The performance of the twelve districts in Religion Studies in 2017 was 62.5% and 100%
The performance of the twelve districts in Life Orientation in 2017 was 99.33% and 100%%

68. SERVICES

69. Services
The performance of the twelve districts in Hospitality Studies in 2017 was 85.0% and 100%
The performance of the twelve districts in Consumer Studies in 2017 was 95.21% and 100%
The performance of the twelve districts in Tourism in 2017 was 92.81% and 98.71%

74. SPECIAL ATTENTION
SCHOOLS

75. Schools with 0% to 29% in gateway subjects
Account.
Agric.Sc.
Bus. Stud.
Econom.
Geogr.
History
Life Sc.
Math Lit.
Maths
Phys. Sc.
 Total
Amajuba 6 4 5 1 3 9 29
Harrry Gwala 12 2 36 77
ILembe 27 19 14 10 84 17
179
King Cetshwayo 39 16 7 8
106 18
209
Pinetown 46
102
Ugu 11 48 87
Umgungundlovu 20 44
104
Umkhanyakude 30 66
Umlazi 32 62 21
174
Umzinyathi 68 13
142
Uthukela 56 98
Zululand 23 93
216
PROVINCE
242 22
161 64 50 69
682
141
1483

76. Schools with 0% in gateway subjects
Account.
Agric.Sc.
Bus. St.
Econ.
Geog.
History
Life Sc.
Math Lit.
Maths
Phys. Sc.
Total
Amajuba 4
Harry Gwala 1 3 7
ILembe 2 16 20
King Cetshwayo 13 24
Pinetown
Ugu 8 11
Umgungundlovu 18
UMkhanyakude
Umlazi 5 25
UMzinyathi
Uthukela
Zululand
PROVINCE 32 12 9 94
167

78. Comparing the performance of Girl and Boy Learners
PERFORMANCE OF GIRL LEARNERS
PERFORMANCE OF BOY LEARNERS
 Districts
Pass %
Position
UMgungundlovu
80.94 1
Amajuba
78.76 2
Umlazi
75.66 3
Pinetown
74.84 4
Umkhanyakude
74.77 5
Ugu
71.17 6
UThukela
70.53 7
King Cetshwayo
70.42 8
Harry Gwala
64.57 9
ILembe
62.8 10
Zululand
62.55 11
Umzinyathi
61.96
12 
Pass %
Position
Amajuba
82.61 1
UMgungundlovu
82.19 2
Umkhanyakude
80.07 3
Pinetown
76.33 4
UThukela
75.9 5
Ugu
75.39 6
Umlazi
75.27 7
King Cetshwayo
73.27 8
Harry Gwala
69.83 9
Umzinyathi
69.02 10
Zululand
67.78 11
ILembe
67.54 12

79. Performance of Progressed Learners
Districts
Entered
Wrote 7 subj.
Achieved
% Achieved
Rankings
Amajuba
1 481
255
196
76.90% 1
UMkhanyakude
2 149
374
258
69.00% 2
Zululand
2 728
254
167
65.70% 3
Ugu
1 718
386
237
61.40% 4
King Cetshwayo
2 971
485
292
60.20% 5
UMzinyathi
2 765
393
221
56.20% 6
Pinetown
2 916
613
331
54.00% 7
UMgungundlovu
2 890
509
273
53.60% 8
UThukela
2 648
633
339 9
Umlazi
2 783
915
469
51.30% 10
Harry Gwala
1 119
324
158
48.80% 11
Ilembe
1 485
215 85
39.50% 12

80. Pass Types of Special Needs Learners
QUALIFICATION TYPE
APHASIC/
DYSLECTIC
BLIND
DEAF
OTHER
TOTAL
Achieved Bachelors 14 9 5 26 54
Achieved Diploma 6 10 7 19 42
Achieved Higher Cert. 2 3
Achieved NSC 1
Achieved SNE NSC
Total 22 17 48
113

81. School Performance by Quintiles
Exactly 0%
0%-
19.9%
20%-39.9%
40%-59.9%
60%-79.9%
80%-
99.9%
100% 1 24 77
107
133
126 22 2 12 37
173
172 29 3 26 87
151
130 13 4 21 66 68 5 8
102 10
Total 39
144
330
560
598 78

82. THE 2018 ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN

83. Conclusion-Identified challenges
The emergence of the new 0% schools after elimination of the ones
The Districts below 60% in Accounting, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Literacy, Business Studies, Economics and Hospitality Studies
The 105 schools obtaining below 30% in the NSC examinations
Districts obtaining less than 90% in languages, Design, Computer Applications Technology, Information Technology and Design
Declines in Agricultural Sciences and Business Studies in the NSC examinations
Gradual decline of Umlazi districts from position 1 in , then position 3 in 2016 and then position 5 in 2017