Kwabhekilanga principal urges matrics that failed, or aren’t happy with results, to try again
Kwabhekilanga Secondary School’s Class of 2025 has raised the bar, achieving a 94% matric pass rate with distinctions across key subjects, but principal Jubere Selowa urged those that aren’t happy, and the 18 learners that failed, to try again, and that it’s not the end of the world.
Kwabhekilanga Secondary School’s Class of 2025 achieved a matric pass rate of 94%, up from last year’s 86.4%.
Principal Jubere Selowa said 300 learners sat for the NSC examinations this year, with 168 learners passing with admission to Bachelor’s Degrees, 80 with diplomas, and 34 with higher certificates.
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He lauded the matriculants of 2025 for their hard work and determination, underscored not only by the pass rate but also by the number of distinctions across various subjects, including a total of 11 distinctions in home languages, one in life sciences, and eight in life orientation. “They have done very well and we are very proud of them.”
He added that the Class of 2025 gave the school a 100% pass rate in all the languages.
Only 18 learners did not make it. Speaking about the 6% who did not pass, Selowa said the majority of them failed only two subjects. He noted that not making the cut is not ultimate failure, emphasising that learners will have an opportunity to try again. “It is not the end of the world. Failure is not only about the results. In life there are other things that happen that I would say I ‘failed’, but it is never failure, I would say I need to correct.”
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He said educators are still available and will avail themselves to learners who want to try again.
Furthermore, he advised those who passed, yet might not be content with how they did, to consider going back to upgrade subjects they want to improve. “For those who got a higher certificate pass, there is still room to improve and get a diploma pass. Those who got a diploma, there is still room to improve. You can register to write those subjects that you did not do well in and improve and get your Bachelor’s Degree pass.”
He gave an example of one pupil who did not settle when they got a level five in mathematics, noting that they decided to upgrade and achieved a level six.
The school’s governing body also congratulated the learners for making them proud. They reiterated the principal’s message, saying for those who did not pass, it is not the end of the world.
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