Another matriculant Ethan Poole said teamwork with his peers was a great help during the pandemic: “It was difficult through all the stress during the pandemic but we got through it together. Its good to see the hard work pay off,” he said.
Elkanah House had 85 matriculants. They achieved a 100% matric pass rate. The school held a drive-by for students to collect their results in line with Covid-19 regulations.
Executive Head of Elkanah House Vivian Jones said: “Last year was very anxious because we were learning on a weekly basis with changes, we didn t know how this would play out. I am overwhelmed with the matric results I am very proud of the teachers. I believed that teachers pulled a rabbit out of a hat.”
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For the 12 024 full-time and 1139 part-time candidates who sat for the IEB National Senior Certificate 2020, the results are in and congratulations are in order.
According to data by the Independent Examinations Board, the overall 2020 NSC pass rate is 98.07%.
Among those celebrating today are Redhill School matriculants Wangari Mbuthia, Ivan Buckland and Jessica Buckland who achieved outstanding results in their final year.
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One of Redhill s top achievers and one-third of the Buckland triplets, Ivan Buckland earned 9 distinctions. Overall Ivan and his siblings, Anna and Jessica, achieved 23 distinctions!
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