At a virtual Council meeting held on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, Overstrand Executive Mayor Dudley Coetzee, congratulated the Overstrand Matric Learners of 2020 on their achievements, despite the difficult circumstances during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Burgemeester Coetzee het die graad 12-leerders, wat uitsonderlik presteer het by hul onderskeie skole, vereer vir hul uitmuntende akademiese prestasies na afloop van die 2020 eksamens.
In sy toespraak het die Burgemeester vir Danie Gouws, van Hoërskool Hermanus, geluk gewens met sy uitstekende wiskunde-uitslae wat hom eerste in die land plaas. “Ons is trots op jou en dankie dat jy jou skool en die Overstrand se naam hoog hou,” het hy geprys.
Jean Weight, from Curro Hermanus, has also made us proud on his outstanding matric results. “Jean did not only achieve an amazing 100% for mathematics, he also has 8 A’s and is ranked in the top 1% of IEB learners in the country for Mathematics, IT and AP Maths,” the Mayor said.
Mayor Coetzee also applaud the teachers on their learner’s excellent results and thanked them for all the hard work and perseverance through a difficult 2020.
The Mayor concluded by wishing all matrics nothing but continued success as they move forward to the next chapter of their lives.