{"id":169585,"date":"2018-01-05T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T11:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=169585"},"modified":"2018-01-05T13:34:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T11:34:48","slug":"vryburgers-class-2017-look-forward-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/image-gallery\/school-news\/2018\/01\/05\/vryburgers-class-2017-look-forward-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Vryburger\u2019s class of 2017 look forward to the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-169585 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\/2018\/01\/05\/vryburger-highs-pass-rate-up-nine-per-cent\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsvryb_20618\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_20618-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_20618-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_20618-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_20618-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_20618.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-1-169580'>\n\t\t\t\tSibusiso Shongwe and Hopeworth Ndlovu were thrilled to bid farewell to their beloved school Ho\u00ebrskool Vryburger High School after receiving their matric 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\/2018\/01\/05\/vryburger-highs-pass-rate-up-nine-per-cent\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsvryb_72265\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_72265-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_72265-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_72265-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_72265-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_72265.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-1-169581'>\n\t\t\t\tRobert Roux, the 2017 headboy of Ho\u00ebrskool Vryburger High School, was among the learners who flocked to the school to collect their matric results. Robert was thrilled to discover he\u2019d passed with a distinction for Afrikaans.\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\/2018\/01\/05\/vryburger-highs-pass-rate-up-nine-per-cent\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsvryb_23365\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_23365-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_23365-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_23365-520x390.jpg 520w, 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src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_07430-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_07430-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_07430-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_07430-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_07430.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-1-169578'>\n\t\t\t\tHo\u00ebrskool Vryburger High School learners Pontseng Potsane and Pheladu Mogano were thrilled to get their matric 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\/2018\/01\/05\/vryburger-highs-pass-rate-up-nine-per-cent\/attachment\/01gcnschoolsvryb_91455\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_91455-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-169577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_91455-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_91455-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/01\/01GCNSCHOOLSVRYB_91455-768x576.jpg 768w, 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