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Makhanda Forever: Rhodes University embraces its own

80 GADRA Matric School graduates registered at Rhodes University this year
Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailFebruary 20, 2023Updated:February 21, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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In 2023, there are 80 Gadra Matric school graduates registered as full-time 1st Year students at Rhodes University. Photo: Robyn Oosthuysen.

By DR ASHLEY WESTAWAY

GADRA Matric School and Rhodes University (RU) share a common purpose of maximising meaningful access to the university for deserving local students. RU has positioned itself as a “locally responsive and globally engaged” university, whilst GADRA’s purpose is to create good quality educational opportunities for all the young people of Makhanda.

One of the most useful indicators of the extent to which GADRA and RU are succeeding in their joint endeavour to make the university accessible, is the number of local students registered on an annual basis as full-time RU students.

We are therefore very proud to report that for the second successive year, in 2023 over 120 students from the GADRA Matric School (GMS), Nombulelo Secondary School, Ntsika High School, Mary Waters High School and Khutliso Daniels Secondary School have been registered as full-time 1st Year students at RU.

GADRA’s Dream Team!
Front Row from Left: Professor Ken Ngcoza, GADRA Chairperson; Professor Sizwe Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University; Diana Hornby, Manager Comminuty Engagement Division, Rhodes University.
Back Row from Left: Babsy Makombe, High Schools Programme Manager of GADRA Education; Timothy Hacksley, Principal of GADRA Matric School; Lauren Hacksley, Tertiary Placement Manager of GADRA Education; Dr Ashley Westaway, Director of GADRA Education; Anna Talbot, Rhodes University Community Engagement. Photo: Robyn Oosthuysen.

On 16 February, RU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mabizela invited the local students to join him to take commemorative photographs to acknowledge the joint successes of the students, the university and GADRA Education.

Nombulelo Secondary School, Ntsika High School, Mary Waters High Schol and Khutliso Daniels Secondary School all participate in the outstanding 9/10ths mentoring programme. This programme was recognised in 2021 as one of the leading mentoring initiatives in the world. 42 of the registered students emanate from the mentoring programme.

Since 2015, GMS has been Rhodes University’s biggest feeder school. In 2023, there are 80 GMS alumni registered as full-time 1st Year students at RU.

The GADRA teaching crew with Professor Sizwe Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University (RU) and the 80 GADRA graduates who are attending RU this year. Photo: Robyn Oosthuysen.

In 2011, only 10 local disadvantaged students registered for full-time 1st Year study at RU. GADRA and RU are therefore proud of the massive advances made in this regard in recent years. But GADRA has set more ambitious targets for the future. It hopes to reach the milestone figure of 200 local disadvantaged students registering for full-time study at RU by the year 2027.

Whilst registering at Rhodes is not a sufficient condition to ultimately graduate from the university with a Bachelor Degree, it is most certainly a necessary condition in this regard. Thus Thursday was an occasion for celebrating and looking forward to the exciting academic challenges that lie ahead.

(Dr Westaway is the director of education at GADRA).

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