Glenda Watt‚ who has achieved eight distinctions and the top aggregate at her school‚ Durban Girls’ College‚ has set her sights on a career in medicine. Although she was this year’s dux‚ she says she was “happy and relieved” when she saw her results.

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Watt‚ who enjoyed all her subjects but kept a special place in her heart for Maths and Science said: “My prelims were good‚ but you still have to wait and see.”

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She comes from a strong academic family and has always been encouraged to do what she wanted to do. “I’m hoping to get into medicine at UCT‚” she said. “My father’s a doctor and my sister studied medicine but I’m not just following them. I enjoy the medical field and I think it is a great way to apply the theory and knowledge that I have acquired.”

The greatest challenge of the year was time management‚ said Watts. Involved in sport and school activities‚ she was also head of academic support‚ a programme that offered peer support to girls struggling academically.

“I enjoyed helping other people – particularly when you could see that they finally understood a concept. That was a good feeling.”

Durban Girls’ College has yet again achieved a 100% pass‚ with results that are pretty similar to last year‚ said academic director Margie Dwyer. “We have four girls on the IEB top 5% list this year‚ and 89% of our girls achieved A‚ B‚ and Cs. This is a marvellous result.” — TMG Digital/The Times