Simanyene Secondary School in Nomzamo is proud after one of its learners received seven distinctions in his National Senior Certificate (NSC).
Ayabonga Mbobo (18) from Zola scooped over 80% in all her subject, something she attributed to “hard work and dedication”.
Mbobo received 99% in Life Science, 96% Physical Science, 89% in both English and Geography, 85% Mathematics, 84% IsiXhosa and 83% for Life Orientation.
The soft spoken, Mbobo has been accepted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) to do Bio Chemistry, but says her dream is to become a doctor.
Mbobo told City Vision she was “happy” with her results as this has been something she set her goals since arriving at the school in 2017.
“These are the fruits of my hard work, dedication and self belief. When I arrived at the school this is exactly what I had told myself I will achieve, and it is quite pleasing to finally achieve it,” she said with a smile.
Mbobo said Covid-19, loadshedding and lockdown were some of the challenges she had to deal with. She believes the extra classes and winter school played a huge role in helping her achieve the results.
“If you know and set yourself goals, there’s nothing that will stop you from achieving them. My drive started way back when I arrived at the school, and this is exactly what I had set my mind into,” said Mbobo.
Her proud mother, Nopolo Mbobo (40) said they were proud of her achievement. She said they went through some hard times.
“When I heard she heard passed in this way I had a lot of mixed emotions. I thank God for trusting me with her,” said Mbobo, who also thanked her church, Fountain of Faith for their support and moulding of her child.
A proud Lindelwa Gqiba, Life Science teacher, said she expected this from Mbobo as she had been a dedicated learner throughout. “I am overwhelmed because we have worked very hard together. This is the first time I have a learner that achieved 99%,” she said, adding: “I want her to continue working hard, being disciplined and see her shining bright into the future. I want to see her in high places, and point to her as one of my finest learners”.
