Fourways legends ready for life after high school

FOURWAYS – The pass rate of Fourways High School was just under 98%, but principal Andrew Holliday commended the of the results from the grade, with the school's best ever bachelor pass rate.

January 26, 2022

Khomotso Makgabutlane 1 minute read

Busisiwe Lunga, Thapelo Madiba and Sithabile Sigwebela are ready for university life after matriculating from Fourways High School. Photo: Khomotso Makgabutlane

The Class of 2021 matrics of Fourways High School collected their final results from the school on January 21.

Matriculant Taylor Holton is aiming to study journalism this year. Photo: Khomotso Makgabutlane

The atmosphere was filled with laughter and excitement as learners reconnected with friends from the past year.
Principal of the school, Andrew Holliday commended the efforts of the learners over the past two years which had been a tough time. He said the matrics had achieved more than an 88% bachelor’s degree pass rate which was the highest they have ever had.

Sandile Chiremba and Mirabel Moyo are looking forward to studying nursing now that they have matriculated. Photo: Khomotso Makgabutlane

“We’re very proud. It’s well publicised how difficult the last two years have been for them, but they have done better than we thought they would have.
“We’ve got many subjects where the pass rate was 100%. I’m proud of the staff, learners and also the primary schools for building up these learners,”
Dux Scholar of the school, Mitchell Neilson expressed relief and pride in his results and was now looking to push even further in university.

“This has been my goal since Grade 7. Now that I have achieved it, I can push forward with the rest of my life. All the nerves have disappeared, and now it’s just adrenaline.

Brothers Cameron and Mitchell Neilson have high hopes for the future, with the latter named Dux Scholar for 2021. Photo: Khomotso Makgabutlane

“Keeping up with matric during the pandemic was very limiting. I played first team hockey and did a lot of extra-murals for the school. To be limited by that and only have academics, there was little to no break times. What it did do for me was focus my attention more on my academics and it helped me with my goals,” he said.

Fourways High School’s Shelton Salê and Koketso Kganyago are looking to study computer application science and economics respectively. Photo: Khomotso Makgabutlane

He added he would study a Bachelor of Science in computer sciences and was aiming to be one of the top students. Some words of encouragement he had for the current Grade 12 class were to work hard even when things became difficult.

Head boy of Fourways High School, Travis Krumples is eager to get going with his tertiary education at the University of Johannesburg. Photo: Khomotso Makgabutlane

“Matric can be easy if you put the grind in. It’s a lot to take in in the beginning and it’s going to be a kick start to the year. If you take a step back, accept what’s difficult, move forward and put the hard work in, and you’ll be fine,” he concluded.