Over the past 15 years Peermont has been funding students with full bursaries for tertiary education.<\/p>\n
And in 2017 three of the 10 lucky candidates who have been awarded prestigious bursaries from the Peermont Education Trust (PET) are from Katlehong and Spruitview.<\/p>
The three, Lindokuhle Zondo, Sibongile Mothapo and Katleho Mollo were selected from hundreds of applicants and had to make it through a stringent selection and interview process with a panel of judges before receiving their official scholarship letters at an induction function at Emperors Palace, last Friday.<\/p>\n
Having matriculated from Phumlani Secondary School at the end of last year with six distinctions Zondo will be doing a BSc health sciences degree at Wits, while Mothapo will follow her dreams and do a BEng electrical degree, at the University of Pretoria, after matriculating from Leondale High School with six distinctions at the end of 2016.<\/p>
Mollo, also a Phumlani Secondary School matriculant who obtained five distinctions, is also off to Wits to start his BCom accounting degree thanks to the trust.<\/p>\n
Apart from having their tuition and accommodation expenses covered, these fortunate students will receive workshop and psychological support to sustain them through the academic year.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the years we have found that we are able to increase our graduation rate by offering learners additional support throughout the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to this the trust has an impressive 85 per cent graduation rate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is exceptional considering that the learners hail from township schools, where the national graduation rate is 22 per cent,\u201d said trust manager, Jenny Findlay.<\/p>\n
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