MEC calls on top students to return to schools to help inspire former classmates.(News)

BYLINE: NATASHA JOSEPH

PUPILS who do very well in Grade 12 should return to their old schools and tell others about the opportunities which exist beyond matric", Education MEC Yousuf Gabru said yesterday.

He said too many pupils accepted mediocrity rather than having a determination |to excel, and that pupils |who performed well could inspire matrics from their |communities.

Gabru was speaking at a "supplementary" awards ceremony for pupils who completed Grade 12 at the end of last year and performed exceptionally well across a range of |disciplines.

The main awards ceremony was held late last year when the province's results were made …