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| What would help you get more value from predictive insights like Term 4 and NSC promotion predictions? Scan the code with your phone or click to respond. |
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ON THE
DDD CALENDAR |
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UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Click any button below for more information on upcoming Data Driven Districts webinars, or to book a seat:
TOPIC: From compliance to impact
– getting subject choices right for learner success. Join Senior Education Specialist for Exams (Policy and Compliance) Mr Mashoto Komane for a detailed discussion on key policy requirements related to subject offerings, combinations, and exam compliance; the impact of subject choices on learner performance; and how to use data to identify compliance risks early, including incorrect subject combinations and late changes. |
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TOPIC: Accessing the DDD Dashboard and Learning Hub via mobile: In this webinar, you will learn how to log in through the Power BI app using your mobile phone, as well as access the Learning Hub to do courses or book training on the go. |
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DATA NEWS
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Data training is the name of their game |
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Circuit managers from Umkhanyakude District in KwaZulu-Natal (top) and school principals from Johannesburg South District, are two of the many teams who are fine-tuning their skills in preparation for a data-driven term. |
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#1: NSC PREDICTIONS – PREVIEW TESTING
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#2: GOES LIVE ON THE DDD DASHBOARD
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#3: HOW-TO GUIDES & TRAINING WEBINARS
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A select group of experienced DDD users are currently testing a preview version of the new NSC Predictions Report. Their feedback will be used to fine-tune the tool before it goes live. |
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Once testing is complete and final refinements are made, the new report will go live in early May, in the “Reports” section of the dashboard. For more information on what the report offers, click here. |
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Support materials, how-to guides and practical tips will be shared with all users ahead of launch. Live training webinars will follow from end May, showing users how to access and apply the report. |
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FROM DATA TO FORESIGHT: YOUR NEXT STEP FORWARD |
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Every week, education officials submit masses of learner data – attendance, assessment marks, progression records – that paint a detailed picture of how our schooling system is performing. For years, the DDD Dashboard has helped turn that data into actionable insight. Now, it's going a step further.
Last year, the launch of the Term 4 Promotion Predictions report introduced machine learning to the dashboard for the first time, giving officials early predictions of year-end promotion outcomes for learners in Grades R-11.
The response was clear: predictive insight changes how officials plan and act. So the capability has now been extended to include Grade 12, making data-driven foresight available across the full spectrum, from Grade R through to matric.
The new NSC Predictions Report applies the same approach to Grade 12 learners, drawing on millions of historical results and current-year data to surface probable NSC outcomes months before final exams.
The key word is probable – because the goal is not simply to predict results, but to help officials change them. By surfacing risks early enough to act on, the tool shifts decision-making from reactive to proactive.
With this new tool, officials will be able to:
• See predicted NSC pass categories for each Grade 12 learner.
• Identify at-risk and borderline learners early enough to intervene.
• Pinpoint subjects and schools where support will have the greatest impact.
• Track whether predicted outcomes improve as interventions take effect.
The data was always there. Now it's working even harder. |
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FROM OVERLOOKED EMAIL
TO ZERO DROPOUTS |
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At Khanyisa Secondary in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Principal Hlahlamelisiwe Sibisi was stretched thin after losing her admin clerk. Data felt like just another burden. Emails went unread. The dashboard was easy to ignore.
Then the data told a different story.
When her school’s “perfect” information was presented at a workshop, but didn’t match reality, it exposed something deeper: gaps in monitoring, accountability and support. Instead of turning away, Sibisi leaned in.
What followed was a quiet but powerful transformation. From calling parents about absenteeism to improving teacher accountability and rebuilding data systems from scratch, she began using data as a daily leadership tool. The impact? Stronger oversight, better decision-making — and, for the first time, zero dropouts in Grade 9.
In a context of limited resources and high challenges, data became more than a system. It became her support.
Curious how one leader turned pressure into progress? Read the full story to see how data can shift not just what you know, but how you lead. |
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