St Martin’s School was delighted to have had some of their matric class of 2020 joining them for a celebratory breakfast on the morning of the matric results release day.
At the breakfast, the principal, Mr Hagspihl, congratulated the matrics and shared exciting statistics: “It excites me that, apart from the 100 per cent pass rate, 95 per cent of our learners were awarded a bachelor’s pass, which means they can further their studies at a university.
“And then, for me, there are two other astounding results: 76 per cent of all the symbols the matrics achieved, were As, Bs or Cs, and a staggering 84 per cent of the learners achieved an A, B or C average. Quite remarkable!
“In terms of depth there is one other result that is worth mentioning. If you take all the marks of all the learners in all the subjects written, and you calculate an average, you get 70 per cent. Again, quite remarkable.”
Two St Martin’s matrics were in the top one per cent of IEB candidates nationally: Letani Keyter for Afrikaans and life orientation and Isabelle Moore for life orientation and English.
Isabelle Moore, St Martin’s top achiever said: “I am pleased with my results. I have been working for my dad while waiting for the results to be released, mostly bookkeeping. I want to study actuarial science because it seems like the perfect combination of all my interests.
“It’s both maths as well as analysing things and coming up with creative ways to solve problems.”
Ciara Ah Ling also achieved seven distinctions and said: “I started dreaming about becoming a vet just before my dog died. He was constantly very ill and I felt helpless. I know how much an animal means to an owner, and also how badly they are treated at times.
“My ultimate dream is to help end animal cruelty by using what I can learn for good. I want to eventually work at or even own my own shelter or rehabilitation centre, directly caring for the animals.”
Thendo Mudau, who narrowly missed out on seven distinctions, said as a young child, instead of watching cartoons on television, he used to watch National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. He fell in love with astronomy.
One day, his daily viewing led him to a show produced by neuroscientists that likened the brain to a mini solar system. This, coupled with the fact that his mum is a nurse, sparked his interest in becoming a doctor.
Mudau is hoping to study medicine at the University of Cape Town.
