“You Are Einstein”: Matriculant Celebrates Bagging 8 Distinctions, SA Impressed
- A 2024 Grade 12 learner was in disbelief after seeing that she got a distinction in all her subjects after the results came out
- The excited lady checked her results on her phone, and screams followed afterwards in the video recording that she shared on her TikTok account
- Social media users rushed to the comment section, congratulating her for her hard work, with many calling her a genius
- Academic top achiever Ofentse Lelimo shares advice on achieving multiple distinctions in Grade 12
Source: TikTok
The country is celebrating the success of the 2024 school year as the Department of Education has announced an 87.3 pass rate while the IEB (Independent Examination Board) achieved a 98.47% pass rate, both increasing from the previous year's results.
A young lady under the TikTok handle @youdontknowmee3335 is among those who bagged many distinctions, scoring eight, as shown in a video she shared on TikTok.
Viewing the matric results
The clip starts with one family member checking @youdontknowmee3335's results sent via an SMS and screaming after seeing them. The learner asks how many distinctions she has, and the sibling says all subjects are seven. Unable to contain her excitement, she grabs the phone and goes to other parts of the house to share the news.
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The young, smart learner speaks to Briefl news
We at Briefly News had the pleasure of speaking with Ofentse Lelimo, the young lady who achieved straight A's on every subject she wrote. We asked her how she felt when she saw she saw her results, and she said: "When I realised that I got a distinction, I was in so much shock, I couldn’t believe that I actually achieved a goal that I didn’t even think was possible. I was just so happy to tell my parents that I did it and that I achieved these eight distinctions after all."
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"For the longest time, I didn’t believe that I was capable of actually achieving a distinction, so the goal from the beginning was only seven. However, as I continued to reflect on my academic journey throughout high school I realised that the work didn’t start when I wrote finals, but it started five years ago when I began high school. This gave me the comfort to trust in myself and the hard work I’ve put in and believe that, actually, eight distinctions were possible."
We asked Ofentse how her Grade 12 academic journey was, and she said:
"Following my prelim results, I was not happy. So I knew that I had to prepare myself to go to war and just put my head down and focus on these exams so that when I receive my results, I am certain of the hard work I have put in to receive the results I was destined for. A lot of sacrifices in terms of choosing what to prioritise, had to be made so that I didn’t lose focus of the importance of my final exams.."
Ofentse shared advice for the 2025 Grade 12 class, adding:
"To the matriculant of 2025, I would say that from my personal experience, it is important to realise that the issue is never actually truly the phone. The issue is your lack of discipline. So, I would advise them to start preparing early on and learning to develop a strong sense of discipline and choosing exactly what to prioritise, and in my case, it was academics."
We asked the young lady what the future holds for her, and she said:
"I plan on studying at WITS for an LLB degree."
Mzansi celebrates the young lady
Social media users were impressed by the TikTok user's outstanding achievement and complimented her. Many acknowledged that hard work pays off; others wished her success in her future endeavours.
User @ms.ririiiii shared:
"Wena o Eisenstein anever (you're Einstein, never!)😭😭. Congratulations stranger danger🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️."
User @thiyanelihle.omuhle commented:
"Congratulations sis,🥳🏆❤️8 is definitely an accomplishment. May all your dreams come to reality and may you achieve every goal you have.☺️❤️again. Congratulations love🥳🥳🏆."
User @Kimberley said:
"Congratulations stranger, you did that!!!! 🥹❤️."
User @Ms K! 🎀added:
"So proud of you stranger, you did AMAZING 🥹."
User @Madame Chef shared:
"Through hard work and perseverance. Congratulations."
User @offbrand.bng
"So happy for you said:my dear. You don’t understand. i love you 4ever!!!💖🫶🏾
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