Menston charity helps students in South Africa achieve exam success
THERE were joyous scenes at Mnyakanya High School in South Africa recently when students and staff celebrated some quite remarkable Grade 12 Matric examination results. The national Matric exam is the final assessment for High School students and is based on students having to gain passes across a wide range of individual subjects. Of 126 students, 91 (72 per cent) passed with 49 obtaining the higher ‘Bachelor Pass’ which is the entry requirement for university. Twenty-seven students achieved the ‘Diploma Pass’ which is the entry requirement for Technical Colleges and 16 students ...