Extraordinary commitment brings superb results
February 25, 2021NEWS
“The St Andrew’s College matric class of 2020 has produced a superb set of results in both the IEB and the Cambridge International A Level examinations,” said Alan Thompson, St Andrew’s College Headmaster.
“These results are a reflection of the extraordinary commitment of boys and staff under the challenging circumstances of 2020.
“I am delighted with these results, as our academic excellence strategy of the past three years is really adding value to the St Andrew’s College offering. This strategy has seen a full rebuild of our academic facilities and an overhaul of our curriculum (of which the introduction of A levels is a part).
Top Eastern Cape matriculant misses full house of distinctions by 1% News24 Wire
Pupils from Saheti School in Johannesburg celebrate after receiving their 2020 matric results. Picture: Michel Bega Asked about her results, Kelby Balker said: ‘The 1% doesn’t bother me – I am so happy with my other results and so they make up for the 79[%]!’
An Eastern Cape matric pupil narrowly missed a full house of seven subject distinctions by just 1%.
Kelby Barker from Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) in Makhanda was one of 12,024 full-time candidates who wrote the National Senior Certificate through the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) in 2020.
She was one of three pupils from the prestigious Makhanda boarding school who got six distinctions each.