BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

A MATRIC learner has shown determination and strength after achieving a Bachelor's pass, including a distinction for Afrikaans, the same subject she wrote on the day her 23-year-old brother died in a motorbike accident.

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While Robin Geldenhuys, 18, a learner from Grassdale High School in Grassy Park, was preparing to leave home for her final paper for her National Senior Certificate, her mother, Sylvia Geldenhuys, received the tragic news that her brother, Kyle van Schalkwyk, had died in a motorbike accident in Southfield.

While Sylvia stood at the accident scene, a brave Robin stepped into the examination room and did exactly what her brother wanted, to complete schooling and achieve a Bachelor’s pass and receive a distinction.

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