Khayelitsha school celebrates 99% matric pass rate
The Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT) in Khayelitsha is one of the best-performing schools in the metro’s east district.
Pupils at the Centre of Science and Technology, commonly known as COSAT, in Khayelitsha celebrate the 2023 matric results. Picture: Ntuthuzelo Nene/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - There was great excitement at the Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT) in Khayelitsha, as the class of 2023 celebrated the release of individual matric results.
The school is one of the best-performing schools in the metro’s east district.
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier visited the school on Friday to celebrate with the class of 2023.
The school hall at the Centre of Science and Technology burst into song and dance when Maynier announced a 99% for its class of 2023.
This was an improvement from 92% the previous year.
The school also achieved 107 distinctions, including 10 in mathematics.
"Your mathematics pass rate is not 95%, it is 99%,” Maynier said.
David Maynier announcing the results for COSAT.
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COSAT learners celebrate their outstanding achievements
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