TRAC give four Bursaries to needy schools

For the next five years, the top two learners from grades eight to matric will stand a chance to receive future bursaries based on their academic performances.

Adri Fourie, CSI and HR manager at TRAC stated the idea behind the bursaries is to encourage the learners at the beginning of their high-school career to excel through to grade 12.

“By rewarding them we hope to encourage them to strive for excellence in education. The bursaries are awarded to the top student of that year, each year until that class matriculates. It is not guaranteed that the same learner will get the bursary each year, they have to prove that they are willing to dedicate themselves to studying hard”, she said.

She continue saying they hope by providing financial relief to the parents and the schools, learners will be able to concentrate on their education, thereby helping to improve the pass rate.

The initiative was applauded by both the mayor and Mr Mkhonto; manager, parliamentary and media liaison Mpumalanga.

Mkhonto stated they often get big corporate coming in and making promises, but when it comes to implementing the programme, many of them do not honour their promises. “It is a good thing to see TRAC is behind our children and their future”, he said.

Graham Esterhuysen, CEO of TRAC addressed the learners by saying, “You have a gift to learn. It is a choice that you make for yourself, you have chosen to study hard, maybe sometimes in an environment that is not always conducive to learning, but you have excelled. We would like to see that you take this opportunity to become great need in the society and also give back to the community”, said Esterhuysen.

This long-term investment in the community hopes to see healthy competition within the grades for the annual allocation of bursaries, which in turn should improve the overall academic achievement in the two schools over the next five years.