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For employers, it brings a fresh wave of job-seekers vying for entry-level positions.
Two former Westville Boys High School pupils who matriculated in 2022 with nine distinctions each have advised the class of 2024 to make the most of their last year in high school not only academically but also socially.
The matric class of 2023 outshone all predecessors since the dawn of democracy, reaching an 82. 9% pass rate.
According to reports, every candidate who wrote the IEB exams received a pass, allowing them to enrol at one of three post-secondary education levels:
Niemand characterises her academic journey as a roller-coaster ride filled with unforgettable experiences, having gone through all the highs and lows.
Victoria Webb, a part of the Woodhill College class of 2023, is ecstatic to learn that her approach to studying and her perseverance paid off.
Strydom is a creative and curious person who has a passion for the visual arts as well as business.
This historic occasion, which symbolises the school and its graduates’ devotion to academic excellence, represents a critical turning point for both parties.
Speaking on outcomes, school principal Farone Eckstein congratulated the learners and wished them well in their future endeavours.
ONE of Woodhill College’s high achievers in the matric Class of 2023, Cailey Sauvage, has described her last year of schooling as “fast-paced”, and filled with mixed emotions.
For 18-year-old Khaya Hani, being proudly African is part of her identity that she carries with her even though she has lived all her life in the hustle and bustle of the city of Joburg.
Salomon is one of King David High’s bright sparks who achieved great marks in her matric exams last year, with biology being her favourite subject.
The Education Department has, however, maintained that the learners’ results would remain nullified and has given the affected pupils the option to sit for their matric exams in 2024.
OPINION: The illusion of the 100% matric pass rate is a waste of time that is not in the interests of the thousands of children who, every year, are failing to get the education that they deserve, writes Banele Lukhele, the Executive Head of School at UCT Online High School.
KwaZulu-Natal matric pupils urged to beat the 83% matric pass results.
The British Council recently honoured 21 exceptional South African learners from schools in Sandton, Alberton, Northcliff and Midrand.
The Umzinyathi district municipality has hailed the circuit for defying the odds and improving their matric results under trying conditions.
Elethu Gcabashe, from Zwelibanzi High School in uMlazi, achieved eight distinctions with 93% for Mathematics and 95% for Science with the assistance of extra lessons from the Engen Maths and Science School (EMSS) programme.
The North West Department of Education is requesting candidates to take advantage of the Second Chance Matric programme.
For the academic year 2022, the results from PROTEC’s class include a 100% pass rate, 83% bachelor’s pass, 293 distinctions, four learners with seven distinctions, and one learner, who was considered the top learner, achieved 99% for maths and 100% for physical sciences.
OPINION: The road leading to developing a career needs determination and hard work. Matric is not the end.
The audience, thousands of them watching from the church’s branches across the country and online, were mesmerised and in celebratory mood by the time programme started.
Phenyo Tlou Phukubje arrived in Cape Town as one of 50 of the country’s top performing matriculants who were offered a scholarship to study at UCT
Despite the huge gap in the country’s education system to accommodate visually impaired students, Adrienne Murray excelled in her final matric exams, achieving four distinctions.
The Western Cape’s top learners who excelled in the National Senior Certificate exams were celebrated for their achievements at a special awards ceremony hosted at Leeuwenhof.