Ozias Davhana High School's matric performance has improved drastically from the 33% they obtained in 2009 to a 94.3% pass rate last year.

The school was previously known to be “dysfunctional” for many years. Last year’s pass rate of 94,3% is the school's highest since they opened their doors in 1990.

In May 2012, the school programmes were not going well as there were conflicts between two principals that shared one office, causing confusion among pupils, teachers and parents. The problem reached its climax last year when parents locked the school’s gates, seeking the Department of Education’s intervention.

In an interview with Limpopo Mirror, the principal, Mr Morris Chauke, said that they had worked much harder to change the culture of the school in many respects, addressing most crucial issues, including social ills, academic performance, communication and stakeholder involvement in the educational affairs of the school. “This rewarded us with great improvement in the results.  We are determined to get a 100% pass from this year on.”

He said there was no miracle regarding the good results, but rather commitment from the teachers and pupils. He added that, at the beginning of each year, they do a thorough post mortem of the matric results and concentrate on an improvement strategy. According to him, the turnaround at the school started with instilling a sense of discipline among the pupils and the staff and “the results speak for themselves.”

He said that parental involvement has also increased since his arrival at the school.