By Naadiya Adams
Its been a week of anticipation for the Matric Class of 2021 as the release of their final results loomed, and by Thursday evening many had learned their fate.
While the national pass rate only increased by 0.2%, at 76.4%, the country saw the highest number of Bachelor passes in National Senior Certificate history.
During the results announcement, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said "It is important to remind the nation that for the past 10 years, the NSC [National Senior Certificate] pass rates have consistently been going up from 60% in 2009, to above 70% in recent years. The Class of 2021 must be commended for maintaining this trend, despite the astronomical challenges they faced."
Gauteng came in second to the Free State with a pass rate of 82.8%, down one percentage point from 2020.
Here in Tshwane, we saw some of the top performing schools, and on Thursday night hundreds of students gathered at the Engen in Laudium in anticipation of the release of their results – Laudium Today consolidated the results and distributed a hard copy newspaper featuring the local schools.
The overall top learner in the Laudium schools is Nabeel Ayob of Tshwane Muslim School with an average of 92.125%.
Tshwane Muslim School ranked 5th in the country, while they were placed 2nd in Gauteng and they are the top performing Muslim school in Gauteng with a 100% Bachelors Pass and 170 Distinctions at an average of 3.091 distinctions per learner.
Top achiever in the Laudium area, Nabeel Ayob says it took dedication and determination to get him through.
“It took a lot of discipline; we weren’t at school so the teachers weren’t constantly checking that you’re doing your work. You had to do it and if you didn’t do it, no one was going to do it for you. And if you didn’t keep up with the work you would have fallen behind, so it took a lot of discipline and it was difficult for me to stay disciplined,” explained Ayob.
TMS Top Achievers:
Hafiz Nabeel Ayob 8 A’s
Hafiza Hafsa Hassim 7 A’s
Maseeha Yousuf 7 A’s
Zahraa Mahomed 7 A’s
“Apart from the Academic excellence achieved in the NSC exams, our learners have also excelled in our Jamiat endorsed exit exam for Islamic studies. This class also consisted of 9 Huffaz and 2 Hafizas.
We wish to congratulate our learners, their parents, our teachers and the Board of Governors and everyone else who contributed to these outstanding results,” Moulana Muhammed Badsha, TMS Headmaster said.
Central Islamic School in Laudium also achieved a 100% Bachelors Pass.
CIS Top Achievers:
Hamza Lahouati 8 A’s 88%
Thuwayba Dawood 8 A’s 88%
Zuhayra Bashir 8 A’s 86.33%
Muhammad Ra'ees Carrim 7 A's 90.88%
Yaqeen Carrim 7 A's 84.75%
CIS sadly did not rank among the top schools in the country, but with a 4.2 average for distinctions which sits far above the current top school, it seems a technicality left the school short by just one student.
“The requirement is that you must have minimum of 20 learners to be ranked. Unfortunately this year, for some reason or the other, one candidate dropped out before the final exams and as a result we ended up with 19 learners,” Principal Manzoor Allimia told Laudium Today.
Al-Asr Educational Institute in Claudius, Centurion ranked 5th in Gauteng achieving a 100% pass rate, a 96% Bachelor’s pass and 67 distinctions from a class of 25.
Al Asr Top Achievers:
Salim Amod 6 A’s 88.7%
Samiha Khan 6A’s 86.4%
Yusra Atia 7A’s 85.9%
“We hope and we pray that all the Islamic values that we inculcated within our learners,are carried out throughout their lives.To ensure the importance of knowing what it means to be a good human being,” said Al-Asr Headmaster, Rafik Mukadam.
Sutherland High School in Centurion saw a 100% pass rate with 460 distinctions and a 92.85% Bachelor’s pass.
Sutherland Top Achievers
Rashae Moosa 8A’s 93%
Ameesha Rancchod 8A’s
Yasira Ayob 8A’s
Ziyanda Mshengu 8A’s
PMT College had 100% pass for their 22 matriculants, 19 of which achieved a Bachelor’s pass.
PMT College Top Acheievers:
Sa’d Mohamed 7A’s 87%
Rameez Ebrahim 6A’s 84%
Alia Wajar 5 A’s 82%
Al Ghazali College achieved 100% pass.
Al Ghazali Top Achievers:
Essa Zaakirah 7A’s 89%
Hoosain Mohamed Owais 7A’s 90%
Taazmeen Mahomed 6A’s
Amity International Top Achievers:
Nkosi Andik Princess 5 A’s
La’eeq Amod 4 A’s
Priyan Reddy 4 A’s
Himalaya Secondary Top Achievers:
Boemo Matshwane 3A’s 81%
Phindile Mabuda 3A’s 78%
Rutendo Maviki 3A’s 74%
Laudium Secondary School Top Achievers:
Mu'een Abdul Rahman 6A’s
Janae Naidoo 2A’s
Mahdiya Mahomed 3A’s
“We are extremely proud of the results of the class of 2021. Despite the uncertainties that they experienced during the year they triumphed. Congratulations to the educators, SMT, Principal and learners for their achievement,” Laudium Secondary School.
While the past two years have been unimaginably challenging for schools and students, these results are testament that through hard work anything can be achieved, congratulations to the Matric Class of 2021, you have made us proud!
Haafidh Nabeel Ayob of Tshwane Muslim School achieved 8 Distinctions.
Sa'd Mohamed of PMT achieved 7 Distinctions.
Dux Scholar Rashae Moosa of Sutherland High obtained 8 Distinctions with an average of 93%.
Central Islamic School Top Achievers
Tshwane Muslim School Top Achievers
