Learners promise to achieve 100 per cent matric pass rate

Learners promise a 100 per cent pass rate.

February 11, 2020

Mbekezeli Mbuli 2 minutes read

Deputy Minister Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize hands over some goodies to the learners during her visit to the school.

The Ikusasa Comprehensive School Grade 12 learners have promised the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize and the British Deputy High Commissioner, Ben Liewellyn-Jones, to perform above the 90 per cent mark.

This school is one of the best-performing schools in Tembisa in terms of producing best matric results.

The school achieved a whopping 95 per cent in the 2019 matric results, an improvement from 87.8 per cent in 2018.

Themba Mabasa, who represented the learners during the visit of the two governmental heads, said they actually intend achieving a 100 per cent pass rate.

“The Class of 2019 achieved 95 per cent and we want to go all the way and obtain 100 per cent pass rate. All the learners are motivated and hungry to achieve great results. We will work hard and with intelligence,” promised Mabasa.

This gathering was organised by the Kuzondlula Motivational Tour (KMT) as part of their back-to- school programme.

“There are a number of local schools that we intend adopting so we can always give them that extra push and motivation.

Ikusasa Comprehensive School learner Themba Mabasa.

“This school has done well and we want it to keep on producing such good results,” said KMT’s CEO Mahlatse Leolo.

She said they have more programmes that they would like to conduct with all the schools in Tembisa.

“We want to teach these kids about the dangers of bullying, drugs and alcohol. We want to help reduce teenage pregnancies in our township. We believe that this is the core into developing the country. We need to start teaching these little ones while still young,” added Leolo.

“It has really been an inspiration to hear about how the school performed. This is what government and the Premier of this province, David Makhura, wants for all our schools in the province.

“We came here and set them a goal and encouraged them to continue achieving great results,” said Mkhize.

Liewellyn-Jones encouraged the learners to strive for nothing but education so they can build better lives for themselves.

“I have lived in South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda and in Britain and what I can say about all those experiences is that education is the most important thing, it is your passport to the world. With an education, you can go to places and do things,” he said.