“I'm making a pledge to everyone who believes in me that I'm not ignoring this failure. I've filled my rewriting form for me to write the subjects I've failed. It is ready to go! I promise to do my best in June and I'm GOING TO PASS this time around, trust me,” he said.
The youngster congratulated those who had passed and encouraged others who did not succeed.
“To those who are like me, let's not give up, we still have a chance in life, we can make it guys.
“Have faith. Together we can! God bless all.”
Letter penned by unsuccessful Rustenburg matriculant goes viral
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A letter penned by a matric pupil who did not pass his 2019 final exams has gone viral on social media.
The note by the Rustenburg pupil was posted on Facebook by his mother.
“I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to everyone who expected a pass from me regarding my matric results,” said the young man.
SowetanLIVE is not naming him to protect his identity.
“To my mom and my dad ... I'm so sorry for disappointing you in my last lap of my high school career and I would like to thank you for everything y'all have done for me to reach where I am now,” part of his letter read.
“I'm making a pledge to everyone who believes in me that I'm not ignoring this failure. I've filled my rewriting form for me to write the subjects I've failed. It is ready to go! I promise to do my best in June and I'm GOING TO PASS this time around, trust me,” he said.
The youngster congratulated those who had passed and encouraged others who did not succeed.
“To those who are like me, let's not give up, we still have a chance in life, we can make it guys.
“Have faith. Together we can! God bless all.”
Prof Kobus Maree, from the department of educational psychology at the University of Pretoria (UP), offered advice to parents of children who did not pass the exams:
The matric results were officially released on Wednesday.
Basic education minister Angie Motshekga said 81.3% of the class of 2019 had passed.
A total of 790,405 candidates wrote the exams at 7,416 examination centres across the country in October and November. The department also conducted examinations for 212 pupils at correctional facilities.
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