Simlindele Thembelihle Khumalo, one of the top performing learners from KZN speaks about the importance of social grants in cushioning poor and vulnerable children. 62 out of 110 top performing learners received social grants. 543 786 full time learners who wrote matric were grant beneficiaries. Out of this number 441 871 passed their examinations. Social grant beneficiaries formed the largest number of learners who sat for the National Senior Certificate exams with 160 326 distinctions and 202 156 passing with an entry to institutions of higher learning.
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