South Africa: The Manenberg school which is top of the class

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Yet last year the school achieved a 92% pass rate in South Africa`s national school-leaving examinations - far higher than the national average.
Manenberg in Cape Town, South Africa, is infamous for its high crime rate, but it is now being associated with academic excellence, writes the BBC`s Mo Allie.
Its most recent involvement is with Langa High School, located in Cape Town`s oldest black township, which had a Matric pass rate of just 34% last year.
Ashra Norton, TLC director:"What I am particularly pleased about is that learners are now thinking about doing courses in areas like actuarial science, health, physical sciences and engineering.
The report found that South Africa - one of the continent`s richest countries - was performing worse than many far poorer African nations in terms of educating its children.