Reddam House matriculant passes despite language barrier
By IOL Reporter, Tamara Mafilika
Feb 19, 2021
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Reddam House matriculant ChengRan âBenjiâ Zhang could only speak Mandarin and not a word of English, but this young teen beat the odds in passing his matric.
Focusing on so-called top achievers in this highly competitive world â we often miss out on the truly heroic achievements of those who have overcome huge obstacles - and made the grade against all odds.
This is a tale of two boys, ChengRan âBenjiâ Zhang and Luke Manuel who excelled at school.
Overcoming a language barrier to excel.
Zhang joined Reddam House on the Atlantic Seaboard in January 2017 â as a Grade 10 student could only speak Mandarin â without a single word of English.