AFTER four years of leadership tussles affecting matric results at Ozias Davhana High School in Elim, the class of 2013 improved the school’s image by obtaining a 94,3% matric pass rate.
The school spent four years struggling to obtain a pass rate of more than 35%.
Last year, the school made news headlines after a leadership struggle between two principals left the learners, parents and teachers confused about who the legitimate principal was.
This resulted in parents shutting the school gates and and asking the department of education to intevene. The department appointed Morris Chauke as principal of the school and former principal, Albert Muthelo, was redeployed to administrative duties in the Soutpansberg East circuit.
CV visited the school and asked Chauke why the school suddenly experienced a spike in their matric results. He said it was all down to hard work and addressing socio economical problems in the community where they function.
He said they still needed to work on their mathematics and science results.
Chauke said there was no secret to the school’s recent sucess. “Hard work and commitment from learners and teachers is the key to our results,” he said.
He also attributed their success to the school’s new sense of discipline and responsibility that the personnel worked hard to install. “Our teachers are extremely dedicated,” he said.
“Parental involvement also increased and we award top learners, encouraging learners to work harder in order to win a reward.”
Mavis Mulaudzi, a parent, said the community was tired of poor matric results. “We shut the school gates, knowing that the MEC for education would intervene. Now we are reaping the fruit of our intervention,” she said.
