Grade 8 English Home Language Performance Analysis (2024)

Analysis of passes, failures (Curro vs. non-Curro), and average marks for Oral, Written, and Test criteria.

Term 1 Performance
Passes and failures (Curro vs. non-Curro)

Total Learners: 97

Curro Failures: 14

Non-Curro Failures: 19

Pass Rate: 66%

Term 1 Performance (Adjusted)
Pass and failure rates after mark adjustments

Failures: 23

Pass Rate: 76%

Term 2 Performance
Passes and failures (Curro vs. non-Curro)

Total Learners: 98

Curro Failures: 11

Non-Curro Failures: 18

Pass Rate: 70%

Term 2 Performance (Adjusted)
Pass and failure rates after mark adjustments

Failures: 22

Pass Rate: 78%

Term 3 Performance
Passes and failures (Curro vs. non-Curro)

Total Learners: 95

Curro Failures: 23

Non-Curro Failures: 23

Pass Rate: 52%

Term 3 Performance (Adjusted)
Pass and failure rates after mark adjustments

Failures: 31

Pass Rate: 67%

Total Failures Per Term (Before Adjustments)
Breakdown of Curro vs. Non-Curro failures per term
Total Failures Per Term (After Adjustments)
Combined failures per term after mark adjustments
Average Marks Across Terms
Average marks for Oral, Written, and Test (Term 1: Test, Term 2: Exams, Term 3: FAT) for class 8E1, with trendline
Overall Pass Rate Analysis & Bridging Program Projection
Pass rates for the overall Grade 8 cohort before and after mark adjustments, alongside projected impact of the bridging program.
Key Takeaways
  • Of 290 total learners, 63% (182) passed, with 37% (108) failing across terms before adjustments.
  • Term 1 had a 34% failure rate (33 learners), with 42% (14) from Curro.
  • Term 2 showed a 30% failure rate (29 learners), with 38% (11) from Curro.
  • Term 3 had a 48% failure rate (46 learners), with Curro and non-Curro failures equal (23 each).
  • After adjustments, failure rates dropped significantly: Term 1 (24%, 23 learners), Term 2 (22%, 22 learners), Term 3 (33%, 31 learners).
  • Oral marks were consistently high (80–82%), while Written (45–52%) and Test (45–66%) marks showed improvement.
  • The trendline indicates a positive overall performance trend, from 56.7% to 66%.