Mayor of the Amajuba District Municipality, Councillor VV Bam, together with other members of Council hosted the annual excellence awards ceremony recently at the Osizweni Community Hall.
The event honoured the matric class of 2021 and acknowledged and paid tribute to the significant roles played by educators, parents and learners towards the academic success story in the district. Parents were present at the awards ceremony and awards were presented to beneficiaries, with assistance from the Department of Education, for various categories which included the school with the most bachelor’s passes, the top ten candidates, the most improved school and the top schools per quintile. “We wish all these learners a successful academic journey as they move forward,” said Mayor Bam, who then also took the liberty of awarding 41 underprivileged learners from within the district with registration fees to further their studies.
