Gearing up for varsity

Protec Tongaat recently sent 24 of their 2013 matriculants to a five day camp to prepare them for life as tertiary students.
The troopers left for the camp at Verbara Lodge near Shakaskraal on Thursday January 9 for five days of workshops and educational programmes.
“The drop out rate of our students at universities is too high and we started this programme with hopes to remedy that. We actually want to see more of them graduate than those dropping out,” said Protec Tongaat manager Marion Takis.
Takis stressed that the weekend was not a holiday and was packed with structured activities from 9am to 5pm every day.
In 2013 Protec Tongaat had 34 matric pupils who achieved a 100% pass rate. They also set a new record of a bachelor pass rate of 97%. Another new record that was set was the 86 distinctions that the group managed to produce. The institution’s top student Snenhlanhla Bhengu achieved eight distinctions and is on her way to Rhodes University to study business science on an Allan Gray bursary.
She was sponsored by Access throughout her secondary school education.
Takis said she was overjoyed that four of her students had already been awarded bursaries by companies such as Dis-Chem and she hoped more would get them now that the matric results had been released.
The students  are encouraged to join the Protec post high school programme which supports and encourages students up to seven years after they have completed matric.

Crawford students’ gleeful response

Crawford College pupils always look forward to their first assembly.
They cannot wait to see what fun antics their teachers have prepared for them.
This year the staff performed comical theatrical scenes and dance numbers from the hit show ‘Glee’.
Melissa Wood, a drama teacher, adapted the script and directed the production and was assisted by Art teacher Samantha Wright and Dance teacher Simone Mann.
Principal André Loots reinforced the message of “To Infinity and Beyond” to students so that they strive to stretch the limits of their talents and skills to have a successful year.

Off to work we go!

Crawford Preparatory North Coast management team welcomed pupils back to school on their first day in style. They dressed up as Snow White and the four dwarfs and handed out sweets to the pupils.
Pictured right is acting deputy principal  Peter Stone and senior deputy principal Sally-Anne Henegan.