Students from Germiston\u2019s local private schools, St Catherine\u2019s School and Assumption Convent, were thrilled to discover they had all passed their final exams.<\/p>\n
St Catherine\u2019s School achieved a 100 per cent pass rate.<\/p>
Of the 31 pupils, 77 per cent of the students achieved a degree pass and the remaining 23 per cent of the students received a diploma pass.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means that every St Catherine\u2019s student has qualified to apply to study at a tertiary institution, which has been our main focus,\u201d explained Joanne Crosby, principal of St Catherine\u2019s School.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that success is not measured by the number of distinctions achieved in the final matric exams but rather the long term values that students have acquired.\u201d<\/p>\n
Forty-eight students sat their exams at Assumption Convent.<\/p>\n
The school achieved a 100 per cent pass rate, with 77 distinctions in total and 95 per cent of the school\u2019s students passing with a degree pass, the remaining five per cent passed their exams with a diploma pass.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur school achieved 77 distinctions in total,\u201d said Neville Workman, principal of Assumption Convent.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am very pleased with the results.\u201d<\/p>\n
The top achiever at St Catherine\u2019s School was: Jarred Orfao with four distinctions.<\/p>\n The top achievers at Assumption Convent were: Irene Baruga with seven distinctions and Danielle Wilson with six distinctions.<\/p>\n![\"Jarred](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2015\/12\/Jarred-Orfao-Custom.jpg\")
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