'I was doing this for me': Eastern Cape mom goes back to school full time, passes matric at 39 | News24

Blocking out all the subtle remarks and laughs from those around her, 39-year-old Nonceba Bonelwa has achieved a diploma pass in matric.

She added that after dropping out, she hustled her way through countless jobs in the Eastern Cape and Gauteng.Her first job was at a retail company where she spent a year. She also worked at a factory that produced receipts. "The treatment at work was not nice, especially because we worked [long hours] from Monday to Sunday, and the money was little. I never even got money for the overtime I worked.

"I got into that school knowing I would be a [pupil] and do as I was told. I was not going to act up when I was reprimanded, and I was going to do what every other [pupil] was doing. And I did just that," Bonelwa added. When she received her matric results last week, Bonelwa said she was shocked that her marks were good enough to study towards a diploma at an institution of higher learning.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Education is life go go go

Nothing is impossible

So she failed twice. Came back as an adult to finish school

Don't we have age restrictions at our schools anymore?....just asking

Well done all the best

Hat off to you young lady! Well done!

Someone must be encouraged jsteenhuisen Our_DA to go back to school.

mampara of the decade

Well done!

Power to this young lady 👏

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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