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Ready, steady and set to write - admin - 18-10-2010 Pretoria – With just one week to go before the start of the final exams, most matriculants and teachers in Pretoria say they are prepared and raring to go. “Our learners are ready for the examinations and everything is in order,” said SA College Deputy School Principal Herbert Hughes. Speaking to BuaNews, Hughes said the school had held two weeks of winter school and the attendance was very good. He is expecting good results. One of the learners at the school, Thabang Thulare,18, said she was confident she was going to pass with flying colours. “I have been working very hard throughout the year, I’m confident I’m going to make it,” she said. Jaco de Klerk, head boy at Waterkloof High School, has set his sights high and is hoping for distinctions in all his subjects. “I’m just going to stick to what I’ve been learning throughout the year which is practise, practise, practise - especially when it comes to maths,” he told BuaNews. De Klerk admitted to being “just a little bit anxious” but added that he was well prepared for the exams. Extra maths classes every week, winter school, weekend classes and plenty of revision has left him feeling confident about the exams. “The support I received from my family and teachers has been phenomenal. I would not have been able to do it without them,” said De Klerk, who also managed to squeeze athletics and rugby into his hectic schedule during the year. Tshegofatso Baloyi, however, said she was nervous about putting pen to paper in this year’s finals. Her first exam, Afrikaans Paper 1, kicks off on 28 October followed by Maths Paper 1 on Friday the 29th. “I’m very nervous. I study at every chance I get,” said the 18-year-old Hillview High School pupil. Tshegofatso, who wants to study nursing next year, said her message to other matrics was that “they must study very hard in order to make it”. She added that the recent teacher strike had no impact on her studies as her teachers were present on school days. Jomari Miller, vice principal of academics at St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls, said the 89 Grade 12 girls at the school were well-prepared the exams. “I think they are ready and I have faith that it will go well…We certainly expect a 100% pass rate,” she said, adding that the girls were currently on study leave. Miller added that the teachers and pupils had put in hard work throughout the year, even sacrificing a week of their holidays earlier in the year to brush up on science and maths. Teachers had also completed the syllabus early in the year, leaving the girls enough time for revision. She said those who list music and information technology among their subjects would start their exams on Tuesday. Dansa International College Grade 12 learner, Bafana Nxumalo,19, told BuaNews he could not wait to start with the exams. “I’m prepared for the examinations and I’m confident I’m going to make it,” he said. About 642 691 learners across the country have registered to sit for the exams, which start on 25 October. Exams will end on 3 December and marking will start the following day at 8000 centres countrywide. – BuaNews