Motivated by health workers

DANVILLE Park Girls’ High School has achieved a 99.4% pass rate, with one of their pupils making the top 10 in KwaZulu-Natal.

Shreya Nair, who obtained seven As, placed fourth in KZN.

Fellow matriculants Nikkia Naidoo, Asvina Jeena and Raeesah Lakhi made the top achiever list at the school. They each attained seven distinctions.

All three matriculants received distinctions in maths, English, Afrikaans, life orientation, physical sciences, life sciences and accounting.

Nikkia, 18, of Durban North, wants to become a paediatrician and plans to study medicine at Wits.

“I love being around children. When I become a doctor, I want to teach my patients that they can overcome anything. I want them to live the happy and healthy childhoods they deserve.

“I want to be there with them throughout the entire process and teach them that they can fight their illness, instead of believing their illness is fighting them.”

Asvina, 18, of Avoca, also wants to be a doctor and hopes to study medicine at UKZN. She said she was

Nikkia Naidoo

Asvina Jeena

Raeesah Lakhi

initially uncertain as to whether she should study actuarial science or medicine, but having seen the strength of health-care workers and the role they played in saving lives, she became convinced a medical career was right for her.

Raeesah, 18, of La Lucia, is unsure of the career path she wants to pursue.

“I am still deciding at this stage but definitely something in health sciences.”

Angela Lui, Raeesa Jhetam, Sunaina Sathyapal, Saiestha Govender, Kelsey Hagemann and Kayliegh Pillay were among the school’s top achievers.