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Betty Moleya<\/strong><\/p>\nPretoria – Maragon Mooikloof has yet again set a record \u2013 its 15th \u2013 for the 100% matric pass rate in the matric exams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The school\u2019s top three achievers include 17-year-old fraternal twins Michael and Amanda Chilinkhwambe, who have been consistent top achievers at the school.<\/p>\n
Amanda obtained distinctions for all eight subjects she was studying, and yesterday she said their matric year started off on a rough footing because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we started our matric we were already in lockdown, and that was unsettling. After adapting to the situation and the workload, things started becoming easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Amanda will be studying towards a BCom in Actuarial Sciences at UCT.<\/p>\n
Her twin brother Michael said it had come as a beautiful surprise that he was one of the top achievers in the school\u2019s class of 2021.<\/p>\n
He obtained five distinctions, one for maths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe spent our whole two important school grades in the pandemic. Covid reminded me that some things are out of my control and I need to be consistent with my work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael is still undecided on what he\u2019ll be studying this year, but he plans to take a gap year if he does not reach a decision soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I decide to pursue academics, I will definitely be studying medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Daniel de Villiers, who obtained seven distinctions, said it was no surprise that he is one of the top achievers at the school.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kind of expected this but it has not really set in that I did it,\u201d the 18-year-old said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud, as starting the year it felt like it was not going to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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He has been accepted to study towards a BSc in Computer Science at the University of Pretoria.<\/p>\n
The top achievers encouraged other learners to remove the negative stigma about maths, as it is considered one of the toughest subjects.<\/p>\n
Maragon Mooikloof principal Casey Kleynhans said she was proud of the class of 2021, and advised learners to research what they can do after matric besides academics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThey overcame so much and last year they lost their principal who invested so much in them,\u201d said Kleynhans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a lot of change in the beginning of the year, and the late principal had a daughter doing matric.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was hard to get through it, but they made it against all odds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cSome of the learners went through personal hardships, but they managed to pass,\u201d said Kleynhans.<\/p>\n
The school had 60 matriculants, and obtained 93.33% bachelor passes, 6.66% diploma passes and 117 distinctions in total.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means each and every learner at our school walked away with 1.95 distinctions,\u201d said Kleynhans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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