This was also true for the pupils of Midrand High School in Halfway House, and attendees of Ikamva Youth Organisation in Ebony Park.
Midrand High School matrics achieved a pass rate of 95 percent, which is 3.6 percent lower than the school’s pass rate last year. Deputy principal, Emmanuel Ramathavha said the drop was disappointing, however, as a school they were extremely proud of their class of 2015. Their top achiever was Nivisha Maharaj, whom he described as a diligent and hard working pupil. Maharaj received six distinctions and missed out on one more after obtaining 79 percent in a subject.
Another top achiever in the school was Monica Sithole who obtained four distinctions. “I wasn’t always the best student in class,” she said.
“However, in Grade 10, I made the decision to pick the subjects I was genuinely interested in.”
Fellow classmate, Elizabeth Mhlanga, was disappointed with the results she got. “I made it but not to my potential,” she said. Mhlanga said she was looking forward to studying journalism and fine arts. “I want to own an art gallery,” she said.
The pupils of Ikamva Youth Organisation thanked their tutors at the organisation for helping them achieve their marks. Thabang Rankeng who attended Ponelopele Oracle Secondary School said he took part in the organisation’s tutoring programme because they assisted him with discipline. “I worked hard and dedicated myself to my studies. I am proud of the four distinctions I got,” said Rankeng. He said he would be pursuing a chemical engineering degree at the University of Pretoria.
Petunia Tlala, an Allanridge Secondary School pupil who also attended tutoring sessions at the organisation, said she had been determined to do well in her studies so she could qualify for a bursary at university. “I want to study accounting at the University of Johannesburg,” said Tlala. With three distinctions, Tlala looks forward to realising her dreams.
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