{"id":88240,"date":"2019-01-04T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T09:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=88240"},"modified":"2019-01-04T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T10:56:42","slug":"eastdene-combined-school-finishes-off-22-distinctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/01\/04\/eastdene-combined-school-finishes-off-22-distinctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastdene Combined School finishes off with 22 distinctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buzzing around the Principal&#8217;s office, the top achieving students shed tears of joy over their prestigious results.<\/p>\n<p>Principal Lalitha Walters proudly introduced four of her five top students to\u00a0<b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022The top matriculant who passed with six distinctions is Manelisi Magoro.<br \/>\n\u2022Wayne Nyandoro followed with four distinctions.<br \/>\n\u2022Smukelo Nkosi passed with three distinctions.<br \/>\n\u2022Sphiwe Ndlala with three distinctions, as well as Mandisa Mabuza also with three distinctions.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastdene Combined School is celebrating an impressive pass rate of 89.8% with a total of 22 distinctions throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Principal Walters wished to commend all of her hardworking students and staff for an outstanding year and wish them all the best for their future.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88242\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88242\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/01\/east-2-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/01\/east-2-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/01\/east-2-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group photo of the Eastdene Combined School&#8217;s Matric class of 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88186\/trafficalert-two-dead-kranspoort-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\">#TrafficAlert: Two dead in Kranspoort accidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88191\/video-two-perish-truck-jack-knifes\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Two perish after truck jack-knifes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp 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class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:tobie@mobserver.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pupils of Eastdene Combined School were elated to finally collect their certificates and end their scholastic careers for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":88241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Sjani 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