The principal that gave hope to Lotus High

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In just six months, Lotus High School managed to increase matric results from 32% to 65% in 2023 – that was after Stephen Price joined in July of that year. He was then asked to stay on for another 12 months. Mr Stephen Price set a goal to then achieve a pass rate of 80% for the class of 2024 and they achieved an 83.3% pass rate.

17 Jan 4AM English South Africa News

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