Durban High School's Ntsika Bandezi, Sibani Sithole and Sbonelo Mkhize were overjoyed with their results.
THERE were whoops of delights, hugs galore and smiles aplenty as local matrics collected their final exam marks at school centres last week.
Independent Examinations Board (IEB) learners’ matric results revealed an impressive 98.92 per cent pass rate, up from 98.76 per cent in 2017.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the class of 2018 had achieved an overall pass rate of 78.2 per cent. She said the pass rate was an improvement on the previous year where a 75.1 per cent pass rate had been achieved. She added that this was the eight consecutive year that the matric pass rate had passed the 70 per cent mark.
Glenwood High School’s Gino Cobianchi achieved two As, Ruan van Rheede van Oudschoorn achieved five As and Leo Cobianchi achieved two As.
Nosipho Ngobese, former Ridge Park College learner, achieved a bachelors pass and Nokulunga Mchunu achieved one distinction.
Durban High School’s Dhishant Hariram achieved six distinctions and Kylen Moodley, Shay Naidoo and Mahil Dessai each achieved seven As.
Ryan Janse van Rensburg from Glenwood High School scored two distinctions and Tyron Adendorff achieved six distinctions.
Durban Girls’ College’s Cenelle Gounden achieved seven As and Antonia Grindrod and Andrea Plumbley eight As.
Proud dad, Professor Khumalo with Nontobeko, Durban Girls’ High School matriculant, who scored six distinctions.
Joy Brisset and Anele Mbanjwa from Durban Girls’ High School each achieved one distinction.
Durban High School’s Ntsika Bandezi, Sibani Sithole and Sbonelo Mkhize were overjoyed with their results.
Durban Girls’ High School matriculants Senika Moodley with Devina Pillay, Anele Ngidi and Kiara Memdutt, three learners who achieved seven As.
Dux of Clifton College, Ashir Parusnath was a top IEB achiever, achieving seven As.
Hlubi Mtetandaba from Durban Girls’ High who achieved four As, Kaitlyn Niekerk who achieved three As, and Kirsty Ely.
Durban High School matriculants Sohum Bugwandeen, Devash Ishwarlall, who achieved seven As and Cameron Dasram, who got one distinction.
Cenelle Gounden achieved seven As, Antonia Grindrod achieved eight As, Mrs Marika Kleyn (Head of Academics), Isabella Hitchings achieved seven As, Humairaa Khalid achieved eight As and Andrea Plumbley achieved eight As.
Mum, Thembi Mzimela was proud of her daughter, Sibu’s three distinctions. Sibu matriculated from Durban Girls’ High.
Durban Girls’ College’s Humairaa Khalid achieved eight As, Laura Jackson and Cenelle Gounden achieved seven As, Antonia Grindrod achieved eight As, Rhea Valjee achieved seven As, Mrs Marika Kleyn (Head of Academics), Olivia du Plessis achieved six As, Isabella Hitchings achieved seven As, Andrea Plumbley achieved eight As, Tayla Daykin achieved seven As and Ruth Thumbi achieved six As.
Durban Girls’ High School matriculants Senika Moodley with Devina Pillay, Anele Ngidi and Kiara Memdutt, three learners who achieved seven As.
Maris Stella’s Class of 2018 received outstanding results, enabling the school to once again celebrate a 100 per cent Bachelor’s Degree pass rate. The school’s Lerusha Naidoo achieved seven distinctions.
Maris Stella’s Class of 2018 received outstanding results, enabling the school to once again celebrate a 100 per cent Bachelor’s Degree pass rate. Lila Heath achieved seven distinctions.
St Henry’s Marist College’s top three – (centre) Kavidhen Kander achieved seven subject distinctions, and was placed in the top one per cent of all IEB candidates for accounting in 2018, Divakaran Moodley (right), placed second overall with six subject distinctions and Liam Moodley was third place overall with six subject distinctions.
Glenwood High School’s top achiever, Lathanial Pillay, achieved seven distinctions in his final examinations. He will be studying medicine at Wits.
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