“Dancing to Bachelor Passes”: Besties Celebrate Passing Matric the Second Time Around

• Two besties wowed South Africa after sharing their victorious moment in a now-viral TikTok video
• The pair took a leap of faith and rewrote their matric exams to obtain better grades after previously failing 
• Mzansi applauded the ladies for reaching their incredible milestone in a thread of comments
•  The Western Cape Education Department encouraged all learners who did not do well in their studies to continue striving for success

Since the results came out, this week has been a very big week for the class of 2024 and their loved ones.

Matriculants either received the best or the worst news after analysing their marks after writing their final exams.

Besties celebrate passing matric the second time around

A duo that was not happy with their first matric results spared themselves another chance to write their matric exams one more time. After failing a couple of subjects, the two besties applied to rewrite in a different province and repeated their whole matric year:

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“We didn’t upgrade. We started our shoo matric over. We were considered matric 2024.”

The pair obtained a bachelor’s pass and distinctions.

Many South Africans have shared that writing the second time is just as nerve-wracking as the first time. One has to mentally prepare and study for the tests.

The girls shared their victorious moment in a now-viral TikTok video where they generated over 296.2K views. They captioned the clip:

“Dancing to bachelor passes and distinctions after travelling from different cities to repeat our matric in totally different provinces.”

Watch the TikTok video below:

Western Cape Education Department encourages matric class of 2024

The Minister of Education in the Western Cape, David Maynier shared encouraging words to the class of 2024 who did not perform well. Maynier said:

“We encourage all learners who did not pass their exams not to give up and continue whatever they are doing to complete Grade 12. You can apply for a remark or recheck if they feel their results do not reflect their performance.”

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Mzansi applauds besties bagging distinctions in matric

 Social media users were amazed by two ladies’ testimonies after failing matric:

@kat_smoke28 said:

“What I needed. I'm going to another province. Guys wish me luck, and I don't have my friends with me.”

@BongiM wrote:

“I’m proud of you guys and salute your bravery.”

@oreo commented: 

“I hope you ladies know how this decision has set you up for far greater things. I am so proud of you!”

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• A Xhosa mom warned South Africans when she reacted to her son's matric results in a viral TikTok video

Source: Briefly News