{"id":295623,"date":"2026-01-22T16:40:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=295623"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:40:52","slug":"school-boasts-with-brilliant-young-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/school-boasts-with-brilliant-young-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL BOASTS WITH BRILLIANT, YOUNG MINDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The St Dominic&#8217;s College in Welkom boasts with a 100% pass rate.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Class of 2025 attained 95% bachelor&#8217;s degree passes, with a total of 43 A symbols.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chrisanthi Kamenos emerged as the top achiever with seven distinctions, followed by Aerin Rooney with five distinctions. 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