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Kuyasa celebrates Mayana’s legacy

Principal will now inspire achievement across schools in the district in his new role as circuit inspector A heartfelt welcoming song performed by the Kuyasa Combined School choir set the tone for a moving tribute to principal Xolani…

PROUD ACHIEVEMENT: Kuyasa Combined School continued making history, with a 95.2% matric pass rate for 2021, putting it in third place in the Grahamstown education district Picture: TK MTIKI

Kuyasa celebrates 95.2% pass

Kuyasa Combined School broke its own record again, with its 2021 matric class obtaining a 95.2% pass rate – up from 89.3% for 2020. School principal Xolani Mayana labelled last year’s results as “history made”, saying that it was the…

HARD WORK PAYS OFF: Kuyasa Combined School’s top performing matriculants among historically disadvantaged institutions (HDI) in Ndlambe and the Sarah Baartman District, Sandile Cengani and Siphelele Futhuse were rewarded with R10,000 each by Ndlambe Municipality, while the school was supported with Grade 12 textbooks to keep the legacy going. The school governing board bought Samsung A21s smart phones for the excelling duo. Holding their phones, Futhuse, left, and Cengani are pictured with municipal officials and teachers Picture: TK MTIKI

Top performing matrics rewarded with R10,000 and smart phones

The handover of R10,000 and two smart phones to two top performing matriculants at Kuyasa Combined School was characterised by jubilation and praises sung for the top achievers and the school last on March 4 2021. Sandile Cengani achieved…

LEARNED IN A HARD WAY: Grade 12 pupil, Simamkele Sambu said the closure of schools due to the Covid-19 lockdown has taught her a lesson of appreciating the education system and her teachers. Sambu had mixed emotions about the re-opening of schools

Matric pupil shares her experience of schools closing for lockdown

In the wake of news that some unions were challenging the Department of Basic Education about the resumption of Grade 7 and 12 classes, TotT sought out an affected pupil to hear her feelings on the matter. Simamkele Sambu, a matric pupil…

BRIGHT FUTURE: Kuyasa Combined School pupils Avela Kana, left, and Masimbonse collected their National Senior Certificates from the school on Friday last week Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Matrics at Kuyasa Combined School

The 2018 matrics celebrated their success at the National Senior Certificate examinations last Friday (January 4). Matriculants from schools in and around Port Alfred helped to bring the provincial average above 70% and off bottom…