Shelter matric wins top awards at school

TITUS Ncube, a matric student living at the All Star Boys’ Shelter, is living proof that you can always make the best of every situation.

Ncube, who has been living at the shelter since 2009, was recognised as the top academic student at his school at the matric awards ceremony on October 23 at the school.

The 19-year-old attends Sizwe Senior Secondary School in Elandsfontein.

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He bagged top awards in science, biology, mathematics, life orientation and geography, which he described as all his favourite subjects.

“I feel very proud of myself for achieving these awards and it shows me all my hard work was not in vain, it’s paying off now,” an emotional Ncube says.

He’s proved to others (and himself) that living at a shelter doesn’t have to be a barrier to performing excellently in your studies. He’s shown that, whatever your circumstances, you can become the best you can be through hard work and diligence.

“My next step is studying hard for my final exams and making sure I pass well,” Ncube says enthusiastically.

The teenager is planning on putting his clever brain to good use when he completes matric – he wants to become either a pilot or doctor.

“I’ve wanted to become a medical doctor since I was very young, because I would watch sick children and wish that I could help them become better; that’s one of the reasons that have motivated me,” he explains.

His love for flying came about when he would watch aeroplanes flying high up in the sky, hoping that one day he would be able to fly one himself.

But if he really had to choose between the two?

“It’s a really tough one,” he says with a bright smile, “but I’d probably choose medicine.”

For now, the shelter will try to get him internship opportunities or to find someone or a company who can sponsor Ncube’s studies, so he can achieve his dreams.