Academic Highlights 2009

  • The 1 169 matric students at Abbotts College, CrawfordSchools™ and Trinityhouse achieved a 100% pass rate with 98% of them qualifying for entrance into higher education institutions
  • Our matriculants obtained 2 351 subject distinctions in total with 10% of students achieving six or more subject distinctions
  • In the Independent Schools category in KwaZulu-Natal, four out of the top five students who wrote the 2009 National Senior Certificate matric examinations were from Crawford College La Lucia
  • Crawford College Sandton was recognised as the Top Independent School in the province by the Gauteng Department of Education
  • 73% of the IIE graduates surveyed in 2009 completed their qualifications within the minimum prescribed period
  • School of Business students at Rosebank College achieved a 91% pass rate for Pastel Accounting and an 86% pass rate for Principles of HR Management
  • The Forbes Lever Baker and Varsity College postgraduate Unisa CTA students achieved exceptional results and together had 12 students in the top 15 in the country
  • Forbes Lever Baker and Varsity College students enrolled in Unisa undergraduate programmes achieved a 72% module pass rate
  • The 164 Unisa Bachelor of Education students at Varsity College obtained 602 module distinctions, almost four distinctions per student on average
  • Students enrolled in Short Learning Programmes at Varsity College achieved an 80% pass rate
  • Vega’s Higher Certificate in Photography students achieved a 76% pass rate
  • The national pass rate was 87% for students enrolled in Vega’s Brand Leadership Honours programme