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Matric pupils throughout the country celebrated the release of the 2013 matric results, last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Germiston students flocked to schools around the city to collect their certificates in order to start planning their futures.<\/p>

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The GCN chatted to some of the city’s school principals to find out how their schools fared.<\/p>\n

Dries du Preez, the principal of Ho\u00ebrskool Elspark, said: “I am very happy with the results.<\/p>

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“Our overall symbols were up and the teachers did a good job with the matric students.”<\/p>\n

The school had a 96 per cent pass rate from its 130 matric students.<\/p>\n

Between them they achieved 54 distinctions.<\/p>\n

The top student from Ho\u00ebrskool Elspark was Samantha Rudman, with three distinctions.<\/p>\n

Dawnview High recorded a 94 per cent pass rate from its 150 full-time and one part-time students.<\/p>\n

The school got 43 distinctions.<\/p>\n

Their top achievers were Mokoena Moloto, Amanda Mlambo and Khensani Mthetho, each with three distinctions.<\/p>\n

Principal Moeketsie Kolokoto said: “I am delighted with the results, especially with Mokoena’s results, because she was headgirl and proved a great success in her studies, as well.”<\/p>\n

A 92 per cent pass rate was recorded by Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Germiston.<\/p>\n

The school had 120 matric pupils and between them they achieved 30 distinctions.<\/p>\n

Principal Retha du Toit told the GCN that she was happy with the school’s results.<\/p>\n

The top pupils at the school were Jana-Mari Bloem with five distinctions, and Zande Bann with four distinctions.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Primrose High achieved a 91 per cent pass rate from its 134 pupils.<\/p>\n

The pupils achieved 33 distinctions between them.<\/p>\n

The top pupil was Tafadzna Moyo, with three distinctions.<\/p>\n

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Tristan Odnampersad and Theo Moetse, from Ho\u00ebrskool Primrose High, were among the matrics to collect their marks and matric certificates at the school, last Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The School of Achievement’s principal, Tinus du Preez, said they had 40 matric students in 2013.<\/p>\n

“For the first time in 10 years we had one failure; the rest of our pupils did very well,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We had 15 distinctions overall.”<\/p>\n

The school’s top achiever was Wade Cothill, with three distinctions.<\/p>\n

“Remember that the School of Achievement is a special school and our pupils are learning disabled.<\/p>\n

“They are all struggling academically and the fact that they did so well should never be downplayed,” du Preez said.<\/p>\n

“I congratulate the district on the overall results in the district and the other schools, especially the schools that achieved a 100 per cent pass rate.”<\/p>\n

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  • Although the GCN tried to contact all the schools for their results, some could not be reached for comment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    All high schools in Germiston which do not feature in this story and would like their results published can email the details to germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/p>\n

    Matric students who live in Germiston and achieved four or more distinctions can email a separate jpg attachment photograph of themselves, together with the following information: name and surname, school, number of distinctions, subjects and plans for the future to the above email address.<\/p>\n

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