He left a LSEN school in 2013 after passing Grade 10.
Being part of a mainstream school was no problem for Tshepo, the only difference was that he couldn’t write exams, he had to do verbal exams.
“It isn’t difficult to do verbal exams as you have to just concentrate in class,” he says.
He was registered at the Johannesburg Society for the Blind (JSB) in Johannesburg South in 2014 and completed a computer literacy and call centre course.
He says the school is a nonprofit organisation that caters to the needs of blind and partially sighted people.
It was a proud moment for Tshepo when he was told that he passed the call centre course with 82%.
He completed a one year cane weaving course last year and passed this with flying colours too.
Thsepo visited Olympia School with his mother Dimakatso Moloi (59) on Friday.
“My mother wants to thank the school for what they have done for me and share her joy about my latest achievements with the staff at the school,” he says.
Dimakasto says she still needs to register her son for his National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level Four, an equivalent to the Grade 12 course, this year.
“He is a well mannered child that loves to reach higher despite his circumstances,” she says.
Tshepo was born on January 24, 1993, as part of a twin, but his brother died shortly after birth.
It was a tough time for him as he has suffered from a lack of oxygen since birth.
Dimakatso says he was in and out of hospital until he was five years old, and she believes the lack of oxygen damaged Tshepo’s sight.
“I am extremely proud of what he has accomplished in his life,” says his mother.
She says there is nothing wrong with his hearing and that he also plays social cricket for the JSB.
His long term plan is to start a workshop where he can teach other people the art of cane weaving.
