On her way to reaching goals
MANAGE your time effectively and work smart. This was the advice from Laudium High School top achiever Fayzaan Ahmed, after he bagged a full house of distinctions yesterday.
He spoke happily about his triumph, adding that he had never doubted himself, and had worked hard throughout the year.
“Twelve years of work. Now I’ve got my matric certificate. I got distinctions in all my subjects – seven – and it feels great.”
He is going to study chemical engineering at the University of Pretoria.
“One of the challenges I found very difficult was to manage my time effectively, and it is the number one issue most learners need to improve on.
“You’ve got seven subjects; some of them are very difficult, so one needs to identify the weaker areas and strengths and work accordingly,” he said.
Ahmed was not the only pupil to do the school proud.
Amogelang Mosehane achieved four distinctions and Fatimah Shaheen had one.
The pair agreed it was nothing but dedication and hard work which got them to this point.
“I now believe that hard work does really pay. My efforts were not for WHEN Kamogelo Molapisi secured a scholarship to St Stithians Girls’ College, it meant she had to repeat Grade 10.
She didn’t hesitate.
She knew that by completing matric at one of Gauteng’s leading private schools, she would be able to uplift her impoverished family.
“I didn’t even have to think twice,” Molapisi said.
“I was almost done with Grade 10 at my previous school, but I knew that an opportunity like that only comes once in a lifetime, so I was more than happy to repeat the grade.”
Three years after making the bold decision to move from her family in Soweto and join St Stithians, Molapisi’s hard work, dedication and commitment have finally paid off.
On Thursday, she woke up to the news that she achieved three distinctions, for isizulu, drama, and life orientation in her Independent Examinations Board (IEB) matric exams.
A total of 98.92% of pupils passed the IEB national senior certificate exams, up from 98.76% last year.
Molapisi can now go on to achieve nothing. One just needs to be dedicated and give one’s all,” Mosehane said.
The school’s principal, Daya Chetty, spoke proudly of the students.
“Congratulations to the class of 2018 for the phenomenal results.
“Our learners worked very hard and teachers put in a lot of effort – additional classes, holiday classes, all that helped boost the results,” Chetty said. her dream of becoming a lawyer.
“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had the dream of helping my family financially,” she said.
“I come from an underprivileged background, and myself and my family have always struggled. I made a vow that I would do everything I possibly could to help my family out one day, and this is the first step towards that, so I am over the moon.
“To get these results I had to really study hard, and at night. I had many sleepless nights, but I’m thrilled that the hard work paid off,” she said.
She hopes to study for a Law (Bcom) degree at Wits.
“I think we should be getting letters from the university in the next day or two, so I have another anxious wait ahead,” she said.