TZANEEN: Class of 2018 honoured for excellence
The 2018 class of Grade 12 in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality (GTM) has performed well despite challenges such as gangsterism and dilapidated infrastructure.
An ordinary public school, DZJ Mtebule Secondary School was the big winner at the GTM Grade 12 Excellence Awards which were held at Karibu Leisure Resort on Friday, January 25.
The school from Nkowankowa Township produced the Overall Best Performing Learner in GTM and in the Mopani District Municipality, Gill Homu with a 91,4% pass rate.
The school also produced the highest number of bachelors from a public school with 108 bachelors from 203 learners and Shipalana F was named Best Educator in Maths with a 84% pass rate.
Meanwhile in the former Model C and Independent schools, it was a battle between Merensky High School, Ben Vorster High School and St George College.
Merensky produced the Second Best Perfoming Learner Carmi Venter, highest number of bachelors with 142 bachelors from 181 learners and the mathematics educator Hatt Stander.
Ben Vorster had the second highest number of bachelors with 111 bachelors from 164 learners, educator, Dayne Atkins produced a 100% pass rate in Life Sciences.
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St Georges College winnings included produced a 100 % pass rate in mathematics, Best Learner from Independent School in the Nkowankowa Circuit, Hlulani Gala with a 85, 7% pass rate and educator, Chikhavanga K produced 100% pass rate in mathematics, 100% in Life Sciences and it was third in producing highest bachelors from an indepedent school with 78 bachelors from 88 learners.
The Tzaneen Circuit was Overall Best Circuit with a 90% pass rate and Nkowankowa Circuit was second with a 77,9% pass rate.
N’wanedzi Circuit was named Most Improved Circuit from 43% in 2017 to 51,2% in 2018.
The top three most improved schools were; Mawhawa Hiigh School from 51% to 93,13%, followed by Xibukulwana High school from 32,4% to 68,77% and Tzaneng Combined Farm School from 33,3% to 69,5%.
The occasion was honoured the Deputy Minister of Small Business Development; Member of Parliament, Emma Ndlovu; Traditional authorities which included Hosi N’wamitwa, Nkuna Tribal Authority and Modjadji Tribal Authority among others.
Homu was given a chance to speak and she had nothing but words of gratitude to her teachers calling them warriors.
She will be studying Actuarial Sciences at the University of Cape Town.
The Mayor of GTM, Maripe Mangena appluaded the class of 2018 and wished them well with their studies in conclusion.
