Alberton High obtains 100% pass rate

Alberton High School is reported to be the only public school in the City of Ekurhuleni to attain a whopping 100% pass rate with 200 distinctions.

Alberton High School stood proud as it achieved a 100% pass rate for its Class of 2021.

The school has been previously crowned as the best academic school in the district.

It is now reported to be the only public school in the City of Ekurhuleni to attain such a pass rate with 200 distinctions. At least 75% of learners qualified for a bachelor’s degree pass, with 23% qualifying for national diplomas.

Jannie Olivier, principal at the school, said: “We are proud of the learners and the teachers. It was hard work and it was an effort from both the teachers and the learners to achieve the pass rate. The hard work had already started in Grade Eight for the learners.”

The cream of the school included Erica Alberts, Ishevakudzwe Chiholog, Nichola de Gouveia, Jade Conradie and Pravir Padayachee.

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The matrics achieved a pass rate of 96.02% with 143 distinctions and 62.67% bachelor entrance.

The matrics achieved a pass rate of 96.02% with 143 distinctions and 62.67% bachelor entrance.

Five distinctions for St Benedict’s learner

He also received the Blessed Benedict Daswa trophy for being the top achiever in isiZulu.

Alberton resident and St Benedict’s Boys College matric learner Ntakaso Mbuli was awarded academic colours at his matric Valedictory ceremony and notched up five distinctions in the final exams and an average of 81.4% in the IEB exams.

He also received the Blessed Benedict Daswa trophy for being the top achiever in isiZulu.

To prove how well-rounded this young man is, he also received the college trophy for being the top achiever in dramatic arts alongside The Franks Cultural Trophy.

Mbuli hopes to study fashion design at Villioti Institute, a local school with international affiliations with top fashion colleges in New York and London.