AMSTERDAM – The Mpumalanga class of 2015 has obtained an overall 78.6% which has landed it in the Top Five countrywide.

Ms Nolwazi Mkhatshwa from Njeyeza Secondary School in Schoemansdal boasts 7 distinctions as part of the 2015 class. She’s part of the top achievers who was awarded by the MEC of basic education in the province MEC Reginah Mhaule.

Mhaule said the department is ready for this year’s academic activities, temporary teachers who served more than two years have been appointed on permanent basis. ” About 101 designated schools in the province will offer Mathematics and Physical Science from Grade 10 as part of the 12 compulsory subjects to all learners, starting this year, said Mhaule.