Komatipoort Akademie is the top achieving school in the Lowveld
The school's 40 matriculants' stellar results also placed it in the second position overall in Mpumalanga for top performing schools.
MBOMBELA – Komatipoort Akademie was taken by surprise when they were announced as the top achieving school in the Lowveld for 2019.
According to principal Ormond Lombaard, they are usually in the top 20, but this year they were overwhelmed by the news that they outshone a number of other top local schools.
He said there were a number of learners who failed the June exams, which caused them to have to come up with a new strategy and divert more attention to those who were falling behind.
“We offered them extra classes, went through the exam papers with them every afternoon and mainly focused on what they struggled with,” he told Lowvelder.
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The school will continue to administer their winning strategy, not only with the senior pupils, but those in the lower grades as well. The principal is overjoyed and extremely proud of his teachers.
He advised that educators should never give up on any child. “They have the potential to excel,” he explained.
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