By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
Only a few days before Grade 12 learners will be sitting for their final examinations. The North West Department of Education hosted a Pledge Signing ceremony and the Provincial Prayer at Rutanang Primary School recently.
The pledge signing ceremony and the provincial prayer were attended by the Faith-Based Leaders, Class of 2022 learners, and different stakeholders. The North West MEC for Education, Wendy Matsemela said the objective of this session was to encourage learners to an incident-free examination.
“Since you are left with four days to get into your examination rooms for one of the most important examinations in your life as a learner, it becomes very important and appropriate for me to engage you at both intellectual and spiritual levels.
“Such an engagement is not only meant to motivate you, but also to inspire you. So, please have a sense of hope and determination to succeed against all odds. To you, the matriculants gathered here today, this examinations period must culminate a journey, which you started twelve or more years ago,” Matsemela said.
She further said, learners have walked a long mile to be where they are today. Matsemela added that now is the time for them to transfer the knowledge they have gained.
“We want this year’s examinations to be incident-free examination,” she said.
The North West Premier, Bushy Maape is set to visit Onkgopotse Tiro Comprehensive School on 31 October 2022 to assess the state of readiness ahead of the final examinations. Maape said the school was named after struggle veteran, Onkogopotse Abram Tiro.
“Tiro was SRC president at the then Turfloop University. He was also a history teacher at Isaac Morison High School, which later became a hive of political activities during the 1976 student uprisings. Tiro was one of the first anti-apartheid activists to be killed through a parcel bomb, while in exile in Gaborone, Botswana.
“The school accommodates largely learners from impoverished families and in particular farming communities in the Mahikeng and Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipalities. Last year, the school obtained a 97.4 % pass rate and over the years it has received excellence awards in teaching and learning,” he said.
Meanwhile, the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) chairperson in North West, Paul Sebegoe said: “We would like to wish the matric class of 2022 well in their exams and appealed for support and no disruption of the examination program. In appealing for support and no disruption, SANCO wishes all learners, who will be sitting for their examinations the very best and urged them to stay focused and not to be distracted from the task at hand.
“We also appeal to communities to allow learners the opportunity to write their final exams in a peaceful and conducive environment. The sacrifices and extra effort they have had to put in as part of preparing for the exams throughout the year under very trying Post Covid-19 recovery conditions must be jealously guarded so that they achieve their objective to pursue their dreams.”
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