matriculants bag bursaries valued at R35 000 a year

Hard work pays off as top matriculants bag bursaries valued at R35 000 a year

8 December 2010

Gauteng’s top matriculants were on Thursday awarded bursaries to the value of R35 000 a year.

Fana Ndebele, of Phefeni Secondary School, hopes the funds will help him realise his dream of studying B.Com Accounting at the University of Cape Town.

“I worked very hard and attended extra classes. However I must be honest with you that the results exceeded my expectations. I cannot begin to express my excitement,” said a rather relaxed Ndebele in the city on Thursday.

Ndebele got five distinctions with a 100 percent pass in Mathematics.

He was one of the 10 top students who were awarded bursaries at the Jeppe High School for Girls, the venue for the announcement of results for the class of 2009.

The other recipients are Happy Khambule, Kgothatso Mabaso, Khuliso Musweswe and Javis Lumo-Bosa, Amina Varachia, Jessica Hill, Liang Yu, Hayley van Dyk and Tiega Alberts.

Hill, who plans to study health sciences at University of Witwatersrand, says although she studied hard, she also found time to relax.

“I am very excited about the results. I worked hard but also found time to relax by going to the gym. It is important to get a good balance,” said Hill.

With 10 distinctions, the Jeppe High School for Girls pupil surely knows what she is talking about.

Issued by: Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
8 December 2010
Source: Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government (http://www.gautengonline.gov.za)