{"id":141696,"date":"2017-01-05T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141696\/learners-celebrate-their-results\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T16:11:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:11:37","slug":"learners-celebrate-their-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/05\/learners-celebrate-their-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Learners celebrate their results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The highly anticipated 2016 matric results have arrived and with them came mixed reactions.<\/p>\n<p>It was all smiles and sighs of relief at Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston as matriculants received their results.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are satisfied with our pass rate of 96 per cent and our learners performed much better than I expected,\u201d said the school\u2019s principal, Retha du Toit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood luck to this year\u2019s matriculants. If you work hard throughout the year, the results will prove it.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matric results 2016 Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOajxRKFqyA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There were 114 matriculants and the school recorded 29 distinctions in total, with John-Samuel Nortje as the top-achieving learner.<\/p>\n<p>Nortje obtained six distinctions in English, life orientation, business studies, life sciences, mathematics and physical sciences.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-141696 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/05\/learners-celebrate-their-results\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsafrips1_68211\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS1_68211-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS1_68211-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS1_68211-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS1_68211.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141698'>\n\t\t\t\tJohn-Samuel Nortje (right) is Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston\u2019s top achiever with six dinstinctions. The school\u2019s principal, Retha du Toit (left) congratulated Nortje on his impressive results.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/05\/learners-celebrate-their-results\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsafrips3_61159\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS3_61159-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS3_61159-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS3_61159-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS3_61159.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141699'>\n\t\t\t\tStudents were happy to see that the year\u2019s hard work paid off. Sharing in the celebrations at Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston were back, from left, Herman Labuschagne, Lebo Mashego, Thato Selepe and Sashay Dauchand. Front: Daniel Dames, James Selby, Retha du Toit (principal), Retshepile Motloung and Lesego Morakile.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/05\/learners-celebrate-their-results\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsafrips2_28523\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS2_28523-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS2_28523-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS2_28523-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS2_28523.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141700'>\n\t\t\t\tRetshepile Motloung (left), Lesego Morakile and Jani-Lee Roets from Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston were excited about their matric passes.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/01\/05\/learners-celebrate-their-results\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsafrips4_25850\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS4_25850-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-141697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS4_25850-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS4_25850-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSAFRIPS4_25850.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-141697'>\n\t\t\t\tStudents have fun with their principal.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You might also be interested in reading:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/141688\/highs-and-lows-for-vryburgers-matrics\/\">Highs and lows for Vryburger\u2019s matrics<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' 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