Siza Gule, 18, from Soweto, will be flying to the US later this year to study law and politics at Harvard University after bagging nine distinctions and achieving a 94% aggregate in his matric results.
The teenager, who studied at St John’s College in Johannesburg, secured a scholarship and acceptance at one of the world’s most prestigious universities and can’t wait to spread his wings.
“I feel proud, relieved and grateful. [Earlier, after learning that he had been accepted at Harvard] it brought me to tears because it is a landmark in my life, and I am very grateful for all the support I got,” he said.
Gule earned distinctions in English, isiZulu, life orientation, mathematics,…
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