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MOSSEL BAY NEWS AND VIDEO - You could have heard a pin drop in the hall, as there was such suspense at some stages during the matric results announcement at Point High School yesterday, Tuesday 14 January.

The atmosphere was electric as headmaster Adolf Gouws announced the overall matric result statistics.

The matrics were hugely excited, expectant. Adrenaline was high. Gouws and the teachers present were almost bursting with pride. Some had to rein in their emotions.

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Gouws announced that Point High matrics had achieved a 100% pass rate and he pointed out that the school had more matrics than any other school in the Eden and Central Karoo Education Department district, which made him even more proud of this result.

A total of 32 Point High matrics achieved A-aggregates.

There were 18 matrics with three subject distinctions, 11 with four distinctions, nine with five distinctions, six with six distinctions, eight with seven distinctions and six with eight distinctions.

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The top three learners were Gratia Pauw, who achieved 95% and seven distinctions, JP le Roux, who scored 94% and eight distinctions, and Reese Watson, who attained 93% and seven distinctions.

There was a good turnout of matrics for the results announcement. Warm sunshine flooded the hall, mirroring the mood of the happy learners.

After Gouws' speech the matrics lined up at desks to receive their printed results from teachers, who handed them out. Many hugs were shared and throughout the hall there were groups of learners, scrutinising their results and chatting about them animatedly.

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