Hard work and sleepless nights finally pay off for the Class of 2024
Emotions ran high as learners from St David's Marist Inanda, Bryanston High School, and Sandown High School received their matric certificates, marking the end of their high school journey.
As the graduates from St David’s Marist Inanda, Bryanston High School and Sandown High School Class of 2024 walked inside the school gates to collect their long-awaited certificates, emotions danced across their faces.
Some radiated joy, relief and pride, having successfully navigated the often treacherous waters of high school. Others were visibly nervous, their hands shaking slightly as they clutched the envelopes containing their hard-earned credentials.
But most striking was a look of quiet accomplishment, a sense of self-acknowledgment that the years of hard work, countless exams and late-night study sessions had all been worth it.
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St David’s Marist Inanda executive headmaster Mike Thiel said their matrics achieved a 100% pass rate and a 99% bachelor’s degree BD rate. “We’ve got a huge array of really exceptional results. And I think that it speaks to the excellence of this class. It speaks to the hard work they’ve put in. I’m incredibly proud of them. And I wish them luck as they go out into the world,” Thiel said.
Bryanston High School deputy principal Andy Crighton said, “I would like to congratulate our Class of 2024 on their fantastic results. This is one of the best sets of results we’ve had from our matric in the past 10 years with many, many distinctions.
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“This sets the challenge for the Class of 2025, to maintain the standards that the Class of 2024 has set and to try and achieve the best results at the end of this year. Cheers to our teachers for all the hard work that they put in, all the effort they’ve put in over the last five years in getting the matrics to the point where they could write their final exams and achieve such excellent results.”
As the matriculants left with their certificates firmly in hand, it was clear that this Class of 2024 was ready to take on the world, armed with a newfound sense of confidence.
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