Matrics ready to change the future
By Tanya Waterworth, Duncan Guy
Feb 20, 2021
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Durban - Firday saw IEB matriculants celebrating at schools as they gathered to share their results, with many of the top pupils saying they saw a bright future for South Africa and wanted to give back to the country.
Thabiso Dlamini, 2020 deputy head boy of Hilton College who achieved seven distinctions, said from his home in Hammarsdale on Friday: I was fortunate that so many gave so much to me. Not many kids get the opportunity to go to Hilton and I just wanted to take that opportunity with both hands and be an example to other children to show them they can succeed, no matter where they came from, he said, adding that his background had given him an inner desire to succeed.
Top KZN 2020 Matric achievers from Cliffton College, St Maiahs, Diocesan School for Girls, Durban s Girls College and Maris Stella school, Samira Salduker, Sahan Juggernath, Clarise Smith, Shriyaa Sooklal Kyla McLoughlin and Jessica ThomsonPicture: Doctor Ngcobo/African News Agency(ANA)
KZN Matrics soar over Covid hurdles
By Lorna Charles
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DURBAN - KWAZULU-NATAL private school pupils excelled under difficult Covid-19 lockdown conditions with several making it on to national top-achieversâ lists.
According to the Independent Examination Board (IEB) results, there was a 98.07% pass rate, which is slightly lower than the 98.82% of 2019.
The IEB said all candidates who passed achieved marks that were good enough to enter tertiary study at one of the three levels.