{"id":49250,"date":"2021-03-04T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T07:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/top-matriculants-at-gamble-street-20210303-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:14:57","slug":"top-matriculants-at-gamble-street-20210303-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/top-matriculants-at-gamble-street-20210303-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Top matriculants at Gamble Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>GAMBLE Street Secondary School is proud of its top three matriculants who amid difficult circumstances did very well in the 2020 matric exams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_94488ffa\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11007\/653902c47316403692472424397ae816.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11007\/1568298bc237402cb5eed38507f3f13b.jpg\" title=\"Gamble Street\u2019s top matriculants proved that even in difficult times, excellent achievements are possible. From left are Milani Kelemane, Rearabetswe Busa and Liyema Oliphant.         Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Gamble Street\u2019s top matriculants proved that even in difficult times, excellent achievements are possible. From left are Milani Kelemane, Rearabetswe Busa and Liyema Oliphant.         Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Liyema Oliphant lost her father in January 2020 and her mother in June 2020. Despite the difficulties of COVID-19, she had to cope with the emotional trauma of losing both her parents in her matric year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liyema obtained an average of 63% and has been provisionally accepted at University of Johannesburg for Bachelor of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milani Kelemane (head girl) obtained two distinctions and an average of 72%. She has been provisionally accepted at Nelson Mandela University for Bachelor of Nursing Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rearabetswe Busa (deputy head boy) obtained one distinction with an average of 71%. He arrived at Gamble Street as a Sotho Home Language learner in Grade 8 and obtained 75% in isiXhosa Home Language in Grade 12. His father was tragically killed in a road accident in Johannesburg while he was writing his final exam. He is provisionally accepted for Bachelor of Pharmacy at University of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ian Balie, Principal at Gamble Street Secondary School, \u201cThe school obtained a below par overall pass percentage for 2020, but we are proud of our top performers with their achievements. It serves as motivation for the matric class of 2021. 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