Rhenish Primary School is the TOP ACHIEVER in Mathematics in the Western Cape

At a gala function on Wednesday 22 May 2008, Minister Cameron Dugmore, the MEC for Education presented Rhenish Primary School with an award for achieving the best results in Mathematics in the Western Cape!

In October and November 2007, the WCED assessed the literacy and numeracy skills of 71 874 grade 6 learners from 1 034 schools in the province. In 2002, 2004 and 2006 the grade 3 learners were evaluated. In 2003, 2005 and 2007 the grade 6 learners were evaluated.

The average pass rate over the three years, for the various grade 6 groups, were added to the average percentage achieved for that period. Rhenish Primary School was placed first in the Western Cape with an overall average percentage of 85,8%.

2007 Grade 6 Results:

In 2007 the Western Cape Education Department commissioned research into the literacy and numeracy levels of all grade 6 learners in the Western Cape. This research was undertaken to assist the WCED in planning its monitoring and support of schools.

Rhenish Primary School once again maintained its very high academic standards, by achieving a 86,1% pass rate for Literacy and 88,6% for Numeracy.

Literacy results are as follows:

Competency at grade level:

Numeracy results are as follows:

Competency at grade level:

From these results it can be seen that 87,3 % of our 2007 grade 6 learners were functioning at a grade 7 level, and that they achieved an average pass rate of 74,4% at the grade 7 level.

2006 Grade 3 Results

In October and November 2006, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) administered a numeracy and literacy test to all grade three learners in WCED schools. Rhenish Primary School's results are as follows:

Literacy Results

Achievement at grade level:

2005 Grade 6 Results

In 2005 the Western Cape Education Department commissioned research into the literacy and numeracy levels of grade 6 learners in the Western Cape. This research was undertaken to assist the WCED in planning its monitoring and support of schools. The WCED appointed the Schools Development Unit at the University of Cape Town to administer these literacy and numeracy tests. Rhenish Primary School once again maintained its very high academic standards, by achieving a 100 % pass rate for Literacy and 97,5% for Numeracy.

Literacy

Competency at grade level:

From these results it can be seen that 82,5 % of our grade 6 learners were functioning at a grade 7 level, and that they achieved an average pass rate of 74% at the grade 7 level.

2003 Grade 6 Results

In 2003 the Western Cape Education Department commissioned research into the literacy and numeracy levels of grade 6 learners in the Western Cape. This research was undertaken to assist the WCED in planning its monitoring and support of schools. The WCED appointed the Schools Development Unit at the University of Cape Town to administer these literacy and numeracy tests. Rhenish Primary School once again maintained its very high academic standards, by being the only school in Stellenbosch to receive a 100 % pass rate.

Literacy

Competency at grade level:

2002 Grade 3 Results

In 2002 a consortium of researchers from the Joint Education Trust, the Schools’ Develepment Unit at the University of Cape Town and the Educational Research Agency at Stellenbosch University was appointed to administer literacy and numeracy tests to the grade 3 learners.

Literacy

Percentage of learners achieving at grade level:

Thus 100% of the Rhenish Primary School Grade 3 children were evaluated at Grade 3 level and 83% of the children were evaluated at Grade 4 level.