{"id":6778,"date":"2012-01-06T20:22:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/auditing-firm-snaps-up-top-matric-achiever\/"},"modified":"2012-01-06T20:22:55","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T18:22:55","slug":"auditing-firm-snaps-up-top-matric-achiever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/auditing-firm-snaps-up-top-matric-achiever\/","title":{"rendered":"Auditing firm snaps up top matric achiever"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gugu Mbonambi and Kamini Padayachee <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

MARITZBURG College pupil Muhammad Ismail, who was recognised as one of the best pupils in the 2011 matric final exams countrywide, had already been snapped up by PwC, one of the leading auditing firms in the country. <\/p>\n

Muhammad, 18, who obtained 9 As, came second in quintile 5 in the country. The quintile system ranks schools according to their infrastructure and resources, with those ranked five considered the most privileged. <\/p>\n

Muhammad attributed his success to hard work and striking a balance between his social life and studying. He said he would study BComm Accounting at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have always wanted to be a chartered accountant and have already signed a training contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers, which will commence in 2016,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

After qualifying as a chartered accountant, he plans to study further and become a chartered financial analyst. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWith a chartered financial analyst\u2019s degree, I will be able to become an adviser or a consultant,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Despite his success, Muhammad was not named the best pupil in KZN, this year\u2019s awards ceremony being marred by controversy as the top 10 KZN pupils were not announced, as had been done in previous years. <\/p>\n

Instead, the best pupil from each of the 12 education department districts was recognised. <\/p>\n

The Education department\u2019s superintendent-general, Nkosinathi Sishi, said it was about time the department \u201crecognises the context that produces results\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf we do not recognise the context that produces the results, you are going to say a child is better than another child when it is not so. This is a new system of recognising achievements. This criteria may not be perfect, but no child is above any other child. We recognised each child on their individual merits,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Sishi said there were probably more than 5 000 pupils in the country who obtained 100 percent in certain subjects, and asked how the department was to have selected a top pupil from that list. <\/p>\n

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Muhammad Ismail will study BComm Accounting, with the hopes of becoming a Charted Accountant. Picture: Gcina Ndwalane<\/p>\n

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The top pupils per district are: <\/p>\n

l Umlazi \u2013 Elena Aiello, Durban Girls\u2019 High School. <\/p>\n

l Amajuba \u2013 Nabeelah Moola, Lincoln Heights Secondary. <\/p>\n

l Uthungulu \u2013 Karin de Wet, Richardsbaai Ho\u00ebrskool. <\/p>\n

l lembe \u2013 Ashill Chiranjan, Stanger Manor Secondary. <\/p>\n

l Umkhanyakude \u2013 Nhlakanipho Ndlazi, Zenzeleni Secondary. <\/p>\n

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l Uthukela \u2013 Hannah McKay, Ladysmith High School. <\/p>\n

l Pinetown \u2013 Alicia Naidoo, Verulam Secondary. <\/p>\n

l Sisonke \u2013 Jithil Mohan, Kokstad College. <\/p>\n

l Ugu \u2013 Qaphela Mashalaba, Port Shepstone High School. <\/p>\n

l Umgungundlovu \u2013 Muhammad Ismail, Maritzburg College. <\/p>\n

l Umzinyathi \u2013 Siyanda Mbatha, Maceba Secondary. <\/p>\n

l Zululand \u2013 Jason Gaskell, Vryheid High School. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INLSA DURBAN:050112MatricsPICTURE:GCINA NDWALANE Gugu Mbonambi and Kamini Padayachee MARITZBURG College pupil Muhammad Ismail, who was recognised as one of the best pupils in the 2011 matric final exams countrywide, had already been snapped up by PwC, one of the leading auditing firms in the country. Muhammad, 18, who obtained 9 As, came second in quintile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[8275,953,2143],"class_list":{"0":"post-6778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-durban","8":"tag-newspaper","9":"tag-the-mercury","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}