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Mayoral Matric Awards: Class of 2015

Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon one can use to change the world." In supporting this statement on 12 January 2015, the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Cllr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, hosted the Mayoral Matric Awards ceremony to celebrate Tshwane matriculants who excelled in their 2015 examinations. Guests from government departments, commissions, non-government organisations, education institutions and parents joined the celebration. In his speech, Cllr Ramokgopa ensured the attendees that the City of Tshwane would continue to advance conditions that are conducive for Tshwane's learners and educators. He also mentioned that movements such as #FEESMUSTFALL should motivate us to ensure that disadvantaged learners get access to education. Although 19 schools in Tshwane achieved an average of below 60%, 42,5% of the learners qualified for

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entry to bachelor degree courses and 12 339 distinctions were achieved. A 2014 award recipient, Sigourney Lishman, also addressed the guests. She encouraged those who were about to begin their tertiary journey to work harder than before and not miss any classes, as tertiary education is different from high school education. Gauteng's best achiever, Minet Uys, said the support she got from her family and educators, hard work and determination were the reasons she made it thus far. Uys, a learner of Afrikaans Hoër Meisieskool, scored eight distinctions and plans to study chemical engineering at the University of Pretoria in 2016. Her two runners-up were Lara Loock from Hoërskool Waterkloof and Nadia Verster from Hoërskool Garsfontein. The three received gifts and bursaries from the City. Amongst the matric achievers were twins and triplets. The twins, Kelebogile and Lethabo Selema, obtained five distinctions each. They ascribed their achievement to their family's support and encouragement to study and stay focused. Although they will be studying at different tertiary institutions, they are excited about the journey ahead. They have had a tough year, as they individually faced different challenges, but hard work, focus and discipline from day one were their recipe for reaching their goals in life. Certificates, bursaries and gifts were awarded to the matriculants at the ceremony to congratulate them for representing the capital city through their outstanding performance and to inspire them to greater heights as they join institutions of higher learning.

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