Hoërskool Linden enjoyed the results of its matric Class of 2020 after their learners collected their matric certificates at the school on 23 February. “Our school’s final matric results are realistic.
Realistic in terms of the extreme effort that both our learners and teachers have put into the virtual classroom during the crazy year that was 2020,” said school principal Johan Wiehahn.
Hoërskool Linden achieved a 100 per cent matric pass rate, with 95 per cent of learners qualifying for university entry. An overall 227 distinctions were achieved. The school’s top-two learners were Dané Taljaard and Jan Spies. Taljaard achieved nine distinctions and Spies eight. Wiehahn said the school’s matric results were better when compared to the previous year.
“Our learners performed incredibly well, and in certain subjects, our learners obtained more distinctions than normal. We are overjoyed and immensely proud of their efforts,” said Wiehahn. When the initial Covid-19 lockdown hit last year, the school had to immediately formulate a plan to ensure that learning could continue.
Deputy principal Nico van Niekerk said, “Our teachers have to be beyond commended for their efforts in ensuring that no learner was left behind. Many of our teachers had to initially improvise learning setups and record videos of themselves teaching, and it was all incredibly strange. But their hard work and dedication paid off, and the results we have seen today are a testament to this.”
Wiehahn and Van Niekerk wished their matric Class of 2020 tremendous success in their future studies and careers.
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