Overwhelmed with anxiety and fear, 18-year-old Amanda stood outside Barnato Park High School in Hillbrow with her friends, her matric statement in hand, not wanting to go home.
Amanda said she was too scared to take home the results she had received, fearing she would disappoint her entire family.
The matric results were announced on Monday evening, and Amanda was among the 900,000 pupils who sat for their grade 12 exams last year the highest number in National Senior Certificate history.
