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MASUTHA CONGRATULATES INMATE MATRICULANTS

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Justice and Correctional Services Minster Michael Masutha. Photo from Gallo images
Justice and Correctional Services Minster Michael Masutha. Photo from Gallo images

Justice and Correctional Services Minster Michael Masutha on Thursday congratulated more than 100 prisoners who passed their matric 2016 exams.

Four correctional services schools achieved a 100% matric pass rate in the 2016 academic year, the department said in a statement.

Collectively, the country’s prisons attained a 72.1% pass rate. A total of 140 inmates sat for the examinations.

“Formal schooling inside correctional centres is the beating heart of rehabilitation and remains crucial in building a more informed citizenry,” Masutha said.  

Four students scored more than four distinctions.

Kwandokuhle Ngcobo, of the Usethubeni Youth Centre at Durban Westville prison, was the top achiever, scoring 84.9%. He got five distinctions, in mathematics, IsiZulu, life orientation, accounting, and business studies.

The department would support those offenders who failed.

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