Crestway (W Cape’s worst school in 2023) achieves 66% pass rate: ‘We aim for 100% this year’ – Prof Jonathan Jansen

Lester Kiewit speaks with Jonathan Jansen, a Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University.

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Professor Jansen has been working closely with Crestway High School to try and improve their results.

Last year they were the only school in the province with a pass rate below 40%.

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After hearing this, Jansen called the Department of Education and offered to help turn it around.

In just a year, the school made a remarkable improvement, bringing its pass rate up to 66%.

Jansen says they achieved these results thanks to the extraordinary leadership of the principal and the hard work of the staff.

“Having worked with turnaround projects across the country, I have yet to see a more hardworking staff.”

- Jonathan Jansen, Stellenbosch University

He says that the students were so motivated by the hard work of the teachers that they put in the same effort.

“What a joy to see the students bringing their A-game.”

- Jonathan Jansen, Stellenbosch University

“This year we are aiming for 100%, which I am dead sure we are going to get.”

- Jonathan Jansen, Stellenbosch University

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