Matric Results 2020
The academic results of the Form V Class of 2020 showed a slight decline on the previous year. This was perhaps to be expected in an unprecedented year which in many ways proved to be difficult and unpredictable. Under the circumstances the boys need to be commended for their efforts.
- Summary of Pass rates and Bachelor rates
The group obtained a 98% pass rate compared with the National pass rate of 76.2%. The Gauteng province was third in the country in terms of pass rate and our local district, Tshwane South, was for the second year in a row the best-performing district in the country.
The PBHS percentage of those obtaining a Bachelor’s pass, which entitles students to pursue further education at university was 82.5% compared with the National rate of 36.4%.
PBHS | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Pass % | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 98 |
Bachelor % | 91 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 88 | 95 | 87 | 82 | 84 | 83 |
Note: In pure Mathematics and in Physical Science PBHS had 83% and 77% of the total matric group taking these subjects respectively. These figures are significantly higher than the large majority of schools in the country.
- Statistical breakdown (including AP Mathematics and AP English written under the IEB)
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Number of Distinctions (Code 7 – above 80%) | 448 | 482 | 498 | 425 | 389 | 460 | 448 | 461 | 403 | 383 | 497 |
Number of Code 6’s (70 – 79%) | 542 | 542 | 597 | 568 | 517 | 467 | 596 | 524 | 440 | 487 | 473 |
- Individual achievements
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Candidates with 9 distinctions | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Candidates with 8 distinctions | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Candidates with 7 distinctions | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Candidates with 6 distinctions | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Candidates with 5 distinctions | 11 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
Total with 5 or more distinctions | 34 | 40 | 47 | 24 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 30 |
Note: From 2014 onwards, Mathematics Paper III was scrapped and the contents incorporated into the other two papers which meant that candidates wrote 7 subjects as opposed to 8 in the past.
A “Full House” of distinctions is thus 7, unless the candidate does AP Mathematics or AP English in which case they can obtain 8 distinctions. In a few rare cases, candidates offer an extra subject, taken privately but this is not the norm.
- Symbol distribution
Symbol/Percentage | No of Candidates |
A+ / 90% | 4 |
A / 80% | 40 |
B / 70% | 78 |
C / 60% | 84 |
D / 50% | 67 |
E / 40% | 19 |
F / 30% | 1 |
TOTAL | 293 |
- PBHS Top 10 Performing Pupils
Pupil Ave. Distinctions
1 VILJOEN Josua 93,14 7
2 COMINS Calvin 91,29 6
3 KIM Junhyeop 90,43 7
4 LE ROUX André 89,86 7
5 KIM Unjoo 88,29 6
6 WATSON Cornel 88,29 7
7 JOHN Emile 87,86 7
8 KANDORO Elshammah 87,86 6
9 ALLISON Aidan 87,57 5
10 DUNLOP Michael 87,14 6