{"id":214105,"date":"2022-01-20T11:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T09:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/minister-commends-top-learners-for-stellar-performance\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T11:45:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T09:45:31","slug":"minister-commends-top-learners-for-stellar-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/minister-commends-top-learners-for-stellar-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister commends top learners for stellar performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, the 2021 matriculants persevered and were relentless in their pursuit of excellence during the year-end National Senior Certificate Examinations, says Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Class of 2021 is literally and figuratively a class of its own. It is the only class so far that studied for two consecutive years under the National State of Disaster to mitigate the spread of COVID-19,\u201d the Minister said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Addressing the 2021 Top Achievers at a breakfast session at the Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg, Motshekga commended the learners for delivering a stellar performance while demonstrating discipline, time-management and hard work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to congratulate our top learners for setting the bar high\u2026 in a large and complex system as ours with almost a million learners writing part-time and more than 800 000 learners writing full time. You have sent a profound message to South African children that despite any difficulties you can make it if you persevere, humble yourself, respect and work hard,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n

She said the education sector is proud that it has given learners a solid foundation to keep on climbing the mountains of life.<\/p>\n

Public schooling incorporates teaching about life and building a truly democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, united and prosperous society based on justice and equality.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter 12 years, we assume that you have mastered the art of knowledge, acquisition and now you are getting to a stage where you will be producing knowledge so we expect engineers and researchers from you.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the best of the best so we are pinning our hopes, dreams and aspirations on you. We also believe as a country and a nation that it takes a village to raise a child, which means you are children of the nation. As you begin your journey, I want to appeal to you to deliver for the nation,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n

Motshekga urged learners to continue to appreciate the process of basic education because it is their proud history and part of their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you begin your journey towards adulthood, history demands you to espouse the values of hard work, honesty, truth, integrity, humility and selflessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarch to victory and conquer, become the better version of the person that you are because to be a top learner of the Class of 2021, you are the epitome that success comes at a price because it would have not been easy [because of the COVID-19 pandemic],\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n

This evening the Minister will announce the 2021 National Senior Certificate Examination Results. \u2013SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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