Bright futures await 2019 matric class
Learners from local high schools were wide-eyed with excitement with some being accompanied by their parents who were beaming with pride.
THE CLASS of 2019 has already met their fate in the form of their final year results and for many, the future looks bright. After weeks of anticipation following their examinations, learners were finally relieved of their waiting anxieties.
Learners from local high schools were wide-eyed with excitement with some being accompanied by their parents who were beaming with pride.
New Forest High School achieved an overall pass rate of 97.9 per cent with the top two learners, Dux recipient Aphiwe Khumalo and former head boy Mikhail Naidoo, both achieving six distinctions each.
“New Forest High School is extremely proud of the class of 2019 and we wish them all the best for the future and trust the lessons learned at our school will stand them in good stead for the future. To the learners who are disappointed with their results, there are always opportunities to either improve these results this year or to take a slightly different route. The important thing is to set your goals and keep working towards them, the effort you put in and experience you gain will stand you in good stead,” said principal, Cherie Pet.
Pet wished the class of 2020 a successful year ahead adding that the previous year’s class is a good example for them to follow in.
Speaking to the SUN, Khumalo said she was beyond proud of scoring an average that exceeded her expectations.
“My overall average was obtained. I was aiming for just 80 per cent but achieved 85.7 per cent. I’m really happy with my results, in fact, more than anything, I’m grateful for them,” said the former learner of the Montclair based school.
She is set to start her tertiary journey at the University of Witwatersrand where she will studying actuarial science.
The atmosphere was just as exciting in Umbilo Secondary School where former learners met and caught up with friends, even comparing marks with each other. While the school’s pass rate took a dip in 2019 with 72 per cent from the previous year’s 76 per cent, acting principal, Kishore Ravishanker, said learners who did not make it had great potential to and that they look forward to a 100 per cent pass from this year’s class.
“The learners who did not pass could have applied themselves because they had the potential to do so. The school implemented many hours of extra teaching and extra lessons on holidays, weekends, after school, bringing in tutors, motivators, study skills, and experts. The learners who passed are an indication of the benefit they derived from the Grade 12 programme. We want to wish our Grade 12 of 2020 God speed, we’re looking forward to your commitment, drive, and loyalty to success. We also want to assure this year’s class that we will support and leave no stone unturned to achieve the 100 per cent pass rate. We’re looking forward to the support of the parents to be associated with our vision,” he said.
Ravishanker thanked parents and the school governing body for the support of the Grade 12 programme.
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