Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld High School (Johannesburg)

Bru, Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld High in Kempton Park. Kempton Park. You know, that place you drive through on the way to the airport and think "ag shame, people actually live here." The school is named after a Sir, which is very fancy, but let's be honest, nothing about Kempton Park says "Sir" anything. Maybe "Oom" or "that guy by the Shell garage" but definitely not Sir. 1864 learners and 76 educators. That is a 24.5 to 1 ratio, which means your teacher is basically running a taxi rank every single period. 24 kids packed in, someone is always standing, someone is always shouting, and the driver, sorry, the teacher, is just trying to get to the destination without losing anyone. Your educator was not teaching, they were conducting. Jy weet hoe is dit. The matric pass rate is 88.3%, which is actually not bad at all. Not bad for a school where your teacher has to remember 24 names, half of which are probably just "hey you in the back." Credit where it is due, the kids clearly showed up and did the work, even if they had to find their classroom by GPS in a school with nearly two thousand learners walking around like it is a small town. Overall verdict: Sir Pierre Van Ryneveld is basically a functioning city that somehow also teaches maths, and considering the chaos, that 88% is lowkey impressive.