Class of 2017 must start raising us all up
Matric! What a wonderful year of your life. You suddenly find yourself, for the first time really, at the top of the pile
It's only you and your classmates who matter this year: the rest of the kids are lesser beings. Matric students have certain rights and privileges. You get to dress differently, wear that special blazer, or tie, or badge that sets you apart, and go to the matric farewell. Everyone gets their first taste of leadership in matric. Prefects, sports captains, heads of house and the head of school even more so, but everyone is setting an example, everyone is contributing to the Class of 2017 yearbook. It is in matric that you first get to weigh up responsibility and popularity - finding that balance isn't easy, even for grown-ups. Matric is your last all-expenses-paid, everyone-on-your-side, supper-ready-when-you-get-home chance to absorb knowledge. So, what's the deal? The deal is that whatever you score in matric lives with you forever. Your marks will determine the breadth of your choices after school, simple as that, rightly or wrongly, whether you get the job or not. Whatever tertiar...
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