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Makhanda is on a steady course to becoming a beacon of educational excellence in South Africa. Recent performance indicators provide an inspiring picture of a city mobilizing around its youth and pushing purposefully toward its 2028 education targets.
Posted by Gadra on 07 May 2025
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Celebrating 108 GADRA Matric School and 9/10s mentees graduating
Posted by Gadra on 15 Apr 2025
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188 local disadvantaged students registered at Rhodes in 2025
Posted by Gadra on 03 Feb 2025
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Nqobile Msomi's Doctoral Thesis concludes that GADRA Education engenders hope and drives educational change in the City of Makhanda.
Posted by Gadra on 11 Oct 2024
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40% of Grade 4 children in Makhanda are able to read for meaning, more than double the national rate of just 19% (PIRLS 2021).
Posted by Gadra on 10 Nov 2023
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51 GMS alumni walked proudly across the stage at the various Rhodes University graduation ceremonies held last week. This is the fifth consecutive year that GMS has been the feeder school which has produced the largest number of Rhodes University graduates.
Posted by Gadra on 03 Apr 2023
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Makhanda's 2022 Matric results show that GADRA Education is at the forefront of the current transformation and revitalisation of public schooling across the city.
Posted by Gadra on 20 Jan 2023
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Recent External Evaluation concludes that GADRA Education has directly and indirectly contributed towards the favourable transformation of the public schooling system in Makhanda.
Posted by Gadra on 29 Apr 2022
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