FORBESDALE – The Torah Academy's boys' and girls' High Schools achieved tremendous results for the matric examimations.
By Andrei van Wyk
Doron Joffe earned eight distinctions in English, Afrikaans, mathematics, AP mathematics, life orientation, Hebrew, physical sciences and business studies.
With a 100 per cent pass rate, Torah Academy is very proud of its matrics who wrote examinations last year.
Doron Joffe earned eight distinctions in English, Afrikaans, mathematics, AP mathematics, life orientation, Hebrew, physical sciences and business studies.Daniel Reich earned five distinctions in English, mathematics, life orientation, Hebrew and life sciences.Aharon Gralnik earned six distinctions in English, Afrikaans, life orientation, Hebrew, life sciences and physical sciences.
Spokesperson for the academy, Sue Belling said, “Having been working for the school for nine years, these kinds of results have been consistent.”
Dean of the academy, Rabbi Dovid Hazdan, added that exams displayed a greater measure of achievement in that many school-goers who would achieve average results were able to work hard and gain distinctions. Hazdan said, “I believe matric is a huge milestone, but life has so many journeys ahead that I wish all our students luck for.”
Three pupils from the Boys’ Academy achieved excellent results.
Doron Joffe achieved eight distinctions, Aharon Gralnik received six and Daniel Reich achieved five.
The girls’ academy saw Yocheved Cohen achieving eight distinctions, while Ashira Aronson and Kayla Rachbuch gained an impressive five distinctions each.
Ga’alya Shalpid worked hard to earn four distinctions, while Shterna Bacher, Hadassah Carlebach and Kayla Drutman achieved three distinctions each.
Kayla Drutman achieved three distinctions in mathematical literacy, life orientation and business studies.Shterna Bacher earned three distinctions in Hebrew, life orientation and business studies.Kayla Rachbuch achieved five distinctions in English, life orientation, computer applications technology, dramatic arts and life sciences.Yocheved Cohen earned eight distinctions in English, Afrikaans, mathematics, life orientation, dramatic arts, information technology, life sciences and physical sciences.Ashira Aronson earned five distinctions in English, mathematics, life orientation, life sciences and physical sciences.Hadassah Carlebach earned three distinctions in life orientation, dramatic arts and history.Ga’alya Shalpid achieved four distinctions in English, life orientation, business studies and history.