The morning of the 20th of January 2023 was one filled with anxious thoughts, nerves, and excitement for Curro Academy Riverside’s class of 2022. The South African NSC [National Senior Certificate] results or popularly known as matric results were released in the early hours of January 20th, students could collect their statement of results at their relevant high schools. The students of Curro Academy Riverside flew their high school flag high with an amazing 87.87% pass rate. The matric results of Curro Academy contributed to Gauteng’s 1.6% pass rate increase from the previous class of 2021.

“Curro Academy Riverside is very proud of our class of 2022 for their hard work, persistence, and perseverance throughout the year,” said, Cliantha Abrahams the Marketer for Curro Academy Riverside. Cliantha also expressed that the school is extremely proud that the students managed to navigate and adjust to many challenges they may have encountered in the year 2022. Some of these challenges may have been personal or family challenges, Covid-19-induced challenges, and the continuous load-shedding challenge.

Doing well in matric opens one up to more opportunities and a higher chance of getting into institutions of higher learning and possibly an increased chance at funding opportunities. Grade twelve or Matric is often seen as the first stepping stone one takes as one approaches their career and their young adult lives. This is why matric comes with just a bit more stress than the other high school grades.

The students of Curro Academy Riverside shined brightly with their impressive matric or NSC marks however the schools also had students that shined just a bit brighter and stood out from the crowds. These top-achieving students not only made the school and their families proud but they made themselves proud. The top achieving students at Curro Academy Riverside are: Boipelo Jessica Mohale, Thamsanqa Ncube, Sebastian Mandla Sibanda, Carnicey Mabelane, Rethabile Promise Mamabolo, Hazel Nyabadza, and Mhlabawethu Khumalo.

Curro Academy Riverside’s class of 2022 has set the bar high for the class of 2023. When asked, Going forward does Curro Academy Riverside plan to change or improve anything for their current matric class of 2023, Cliantha responded by saying that “Curro Academy Riverside is dedicated to the continued success of our school and our learners. We will continue to strive for excellence and uphold our values in innovation, dedication, accountability, perseverance, and commitment.”