Top 100 Schools in South Africa

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The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation has identified its top 100 secondary schools in South Africa through its Circle of Excellence initiative.

The Circle of Excellence, launched in 2008, aims to identify South Africa’s leading secondary schools in terms of their excellence in education and their consistent delivery of successful candidates in the Allan Gray Fellowship.

Prov.	School Name	Pupils	% Pass	% Universit entrance	Average A's per pupil	% Maths > 50	% Science > 50
FS	Afrikaanse Hoërskool Kroonstad	92	100%	64%	1.8	52%	24%
GA	Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool	168	100%	99%	3.7	58%	43%
GA	Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool	217	100%	95%	1.8	69%	44%
EC	Alexander Road High School	228	100%	78%	1.8	48%	25%
GA	Benoni High School	304	100%	86%	1.3	46%	27%
WC	Bloemhof High School	125	100%	98%	2.9	66%	38%
GA	Bryanston High School	205	100%	90%	1.2	52%	25%
FS	C and NH Meisieskool Oranje	148	100%	86%	2	37%	22%
WC	Cape Academy For Maths Science & Tech	78	100%	82%	0.8	85%	67%
KZ	Carter High	192	100%	88%	1.2	47%	30%
EC	Clarendon Girls’ High School	143	100%	92%	1.9	68%	38%
EC	Collegiate Girls’ High School	150	100%	93%	1.9	65%	39%
WC	D.F. Malan High School	223	100%	86%	2	53%	30%
KZ	Danville Park Girls’ High	153	100%	99%	2.7	60%	37%
LP	Dendron Secondary	93	98%	78%	1.7	67%	38%
KZ	Dundee High	134	100%	83%	1.6	37%	24%
KZ	Durban Girls’ High	223	100%	96%	2.9	61%	47%
KZ	Durban High	184	99%	79%	1.5	67%	46%
WC	Durbanville High School	186	100%	81%	1.7	41%	23%
FS	Eunice Secondary School	168	100%	93%	1.8	51%	43%
WC	Fairmont High School	222	100%	82%	1.4	64%	34%
NW	Fields College	75	100%	93%	1.7	43%	36%
WC	Fish Hoek Senior High School	185	100%	74%	1.5	54%	30%
KZ	Glenwood High	224	100%	82%	1.4	63%	49%
GA	Greenside High School	165	100%	83%	1.1	48%	30%
EC	Grey Boys’ School	170	98%	91%	1.5	72%	38%
FS	Grey-Kollege Secondary School	229	100%	87%	1.6	66%	47%
LP	Harry Oppenheimer Secondary	132	100%	82%	1.8	89%	64%
NW	Hartbeespoort High School	167	100%	87%	1.2	41%	29%
KZ	Hillcrest High	155	100%	86%	1.3	46%	22%
WC	Hoër Jongenskool Paarl	144	100%	90%	1.5	60%	42%
GA	Hoërskool Centurion	252	100%	88%	1.5	44%	30%
GA	Hoërskool Eldoraigne	323	100%	84%	2.1	59%	40%
MP	Hoërskool Ermelo	104	100%	86%	1.8	38%	29%
GA	Hoërskool Garsfontein	304	100%	85%	1.8	56%	39%
GA	Hoërskool Linden	126	100%	85%	2.1	60%	41%
GA	Hoërskool Menlopark	294	100%	92%	2.6	60%	41%
MP	Hoërskool Nelspruit	237	100%	84%	1.6	46%	33%
GA	Hoërskool Noordheuwel	226	100%	82%	1.5	50%	24%
GA	Hoërskool Overkruin	227	100%	88%	1.3	47%	34%
GA	Hoërskool Randburg	174	99%	85%	1.6	53%	34%
GA	Hoërskool Transvalia	159	100%	75%	1.6	45%	40%
GA	Hoërskool Waterkloof	394	100%	92%	2.1	70%	52%
GA	Hoërskool Zwartkop	311	99%	74%	1.5	50%	27%
KZ	Howick High	100	100%	96%	1.7	50%	40%
WC	Jan van Riebeeck High School	100	100%	88%	1.9	59%	27%
GA	Jeppe Girls’ High School	157	100%	96%	1.5	52%	27%
FS	Jim Fouché Secondary School	259	100%	83%	1.5	44%	26%
NC	Kimberley Girls’ High School	108	100%	91%	1.9	32%	17%
GA	King Edward VII School	204	100%	86%	0.7	50%	34%
EC	Kingsridge High School	80	100%	96%	1.4	49%	28%
KZ	Kingsway High	184	99%	83%	1.6	59%	31%
GA	Krugersdorp High School	224	100%	86%	1.2	42%	28%
WC	La Rochelle Meisies High School	82	100%	87%	1.7	48%	22%
KZ	Ladysmith High	182	100%	88%	1.8	57%	40%
KZ	Maritzburg College	223	100%	88%	1.8	61%	42%
LP	Mbilwi Secondary	201	100%	93%	1.5	80%	75%
KZ	New Forest High	135	100%	82%	1.1	56%	25%
GA	Northcliff High School	261	100%	83%	1	56%	35%
KZ	Northlands Girls’ High	112	100%	96%	2.4	56%	26%
KZ	Northwood High	201	100%	78%	1.5	55%	40%
WC	Oudtshoorn High School	124	100%	83%	1.3	55%	27%
WC	Paarl Girls’ High School	86	100%	94%	2.2	53%	27%
WC	Parel Vallei High School	220	100%	92%	1.8	59%	38%
GA	Parktown Boys’ High School	158	99%	90%	1.5	68%	59%
GA	Parktown Girls’ High School	205	100%	97%	2	68%	37%
WC	Paul Roos Gimnasium	207	100%	90%	1.5	74%	54%
EC	Pearson High School	123	99%	70%	1	57%	35%
KZ	Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High	218	100%	96%	2.4	60%	35%
KZ	Port Shepstone High	237	100%	83%	1.6	45%	31%
NW	Potchefstroom Gimnasium	189	100%	93%	2.8	57%	44%
NW	Potchefstroom Girls’ High	104	100%	87%	1.4	44%	35%
GA	Pretoria Boys’ High School	304	100%	95%	1.5	75%	61%
GA	Pretoria High School For Girls’	260	100%	93%	2.3	70%	42%
EC	Queenstown Girls’ High School	96	100%	90%	1.2	55%	25%
GA	Raucall Secondary School	94	100%	95%	1.3	95%	65%
WC	Rhenish Girls’ High School	112	100%	89%	1.7	56%	30%
WC	Rondebosch Boys‘ High School	149	100%	90%	1.4	92%	66%
WC	Rustenburg Girls’ High School	142	100%	99%	2.4	82%	47%
KZ	Seatides Combined	52	100%	87%	1.9	58%	35%
EC	Selborne College Boys’ High	124	100%	81%	1.6	53%	32%
FS	Sentraal Secondary School	210	99%	80%	1.8	37%	24%
WC	South African College High School	140	100%	99%	2	80%	59%
GA	Springs Boys’ High School	118	99%	75%	1.1	52%	35%
FS	St Andrew’s College School	57	100%	95%	1.8	61%	40%
FS	St Michael’s College School	59	100%	90%	1.5	53%	39%
WC	Stellenberg High School	276	100%	85%	1.6	60%	29%
WC	Stellenbosch High School	137	100%	83%	1.6	49%	27%
GA	Sutherland High School	252	100%	85%	1.3	56%	35%
WC	Swellendam High School	64	100%	94%	1.3	34%	27%
EC	Victoria Girls’ High School	80	100%	94%	1.5	43%	25%
FS	Voortrekker Secondary School	143	100%	76%	1.8	35%	31%
WC	Westerford High School	168	100%	99%	3.4	73%	61%
KZ	Westville Boys’ High	227	100%	95%	2.3	82%	59%
KZ	Westville Girls’ High	202	100%	100%	3.3	74%	41%
NW	Wesvalia High School	157	100%	90%	1.7	43%	33%
GA	Willowridge High School	214	100%	81%	1.4	57%	38%
WC	Wynberg Boys’ High School	139	99%	88%	0.9	64%	37%
WC	Wynberg Girls’ High School	167	100%	94%	1.5	50%	31%
WC	York High School	162	100%	83%	1.3	54%	31%

Average A’s per pupil
Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool	3.67
Westerford High School	3.42
Westville Girls’ High	3.28
Bloemhof High School	2.90
Durban Girls’ High	2.89
Potchefstroom Gimnasium	2.83
Danville Park Girls’ High	2.69
Hoërskool Menlopark	2.61
Northlands Girls’ High	2.44
Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High	2.38

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Percentage of all candidates scoring over 50% for Maths
Raucall Secondary School	95%
Rondebosch Boys’ High School	92%
Harry Oppenheimer Secondary	89%
Cape Academy For Maths Science & Tech	85%
Westville Boys’ High	82%
Rustenburg Girls’ High School	82%
South African College High School	80%
Mbilwi Secondary	80%
Pretoria Boys’ High School	75%
Paul Roos Gimnasium	74%