Schools take honours in matric exams
Local schools take top honours - please let us know how your school did in the area!
Dundee High School received a matric pass rate of 97.7%.
Among the top students in Umzinyathi District are Dundee High’s Atiyyaah Ameen, Sadiyah Malek and Jehan Ebrahim who are currently in Durban attending a programme with the Education MEC and other top matriculants in the Province.
Simone Miller scored a whopping 7A’s and plans to study Child Psychology at the University of Potchefstroom.
Simone says she was overjoyed when she received her results. “By 2am I had already called half of Dundee to tell them what happened,” she exclaimed.
She is looking forward to ‘making something’of herself. “I am very excited. This is a new beginning,” she said with excitement.
Sarel Cilliers achieves 85% pass rate
Sarel Cilliers High School’s Class of 2015 achieved a pass rate of 85%. Top student was Ayesah Rawat who scored six A symbols and a C. Other top candidates were Solidus Nxumalo, 7 As and Mhleli Mkhonzia, 6A’s and a B.
Of the 171 matrics who sat for the exams, 142 passed. The matrics achieved 100 A symbols. It was the maths one paper, algebra, that tripped up many candidates, commented deputy principal, Ludwig van Jaarsveld.
