For Reddam House Waterfall matriculant Rethabile Mashego, who bagged an impressive eight distinctions, the Class of 2025 results are more than just numbers on a statement they are a testament to growth, faith, humility and a deeply rooted desire to serve others.
Rethabiles academic achievement crowns a year she describes as both the easiest and the most challenging of her schooling career. Like many top achievers, she entered matric with confidence after years of consistent excellence. But matric, she soon discovered, was a different ball game altogether.
I really thought matric would be like the other years, she reflects. Id always been strong academically, so I assumed I could just push through the same way. But I dropped marks early on, and that was a shock.
