MATRIC pupils enjoyed the last day of their school career last week, before going off to prepare for their final exams.
Berea Mail spoke to a few pupils about the exams, and whether they felt prepared.
Jaco Coetzee, deputy head prefect, at Glenwood High School said he is ready for his final exams.
“I will go through my timetable so that I can work out a study timetable so I can prepare for all my subjects. I will then make notes of my study subjects so that it is easier to learn from and so on. I’ll stick to that routine,” he said.
Jaco has been contracted by the Stormers and will go on to play rugby for the Stormers next year.
Christopher Bredell, head prefect at Glenwood High School, said he has prepared a study timetable which he has been following since the end of trials to ensure he is well prepared for finals.
“I have notes from throughout the whole year which I have kept for my revision leading up to finals. I make sure that I take breaks between my sessions and am comfortable the night before my exam with what I have studied so that I can get a good nights rest to be fresh and ready,” he said.
Chris has been awarded an Anglo American Scholarship to study Mining Engineering at TUKS next year.
Prefect at Glenwood, Dewaldt de Waal, said he has prepared a study timetable for the exams.
“I have all my notes for my study subjects from the entire year, which will be more convenient as I will have less pressure not having to still make notes. I will plan and study throughout the day so I can get a good night’s rest before an exam,” he said.
Dewaldt will be studying a BA Corporate Communication degree next year and will be doing his PPL plane licence.
Headgirl at Durban Girls' High School, Ayabonga Sithole, said preparations for finals has been very difficult because many of the pupils were still recovering mentally from trials.
“For those of us who haven’t written government or department papers before it is definitely challenging preparing for the unknown,” she said.
Aruna Naidu, headgirl at Eden College, said she feels relaxed and calm about the exams.
“The day I've been anticipating for this entire year is just a week away. I can hardly wait,” she said.
Siphe Zondo, deputy headboy at Eden College, said: “It hasn't really hit me yet, but I'm ready for the stressful times that are upon me.”
“Exams are going to be like bungee jumping: a lot of screaming and fear, and feeling like you're about to die, but I think we're going to survive and find ourselves on firmer ground than ever – with a pretty epic view,” said Luc Haasbroek, headboy of Eden College.
Arianna Carini, deputy headgirl at Eden College said she was in shock as she couldn't believe she was already approaching finals!
“I'm both excited and very scared. However, I know that we are all going to do so well and that all the stressing was for nothing,” she said.
Grade 12 learners at DHS are ready to get their heads stuck into the books to study for the final exams.
At the school's Matric final farewell assembly, head master Leon Erasmus addressed the learners for the last time before awarding each one with a farewell certificate. He encouraged them to reflect on the year gone past and to have no regrets as the memories created from their time at school would last them a lifetime.
