The Faculty of Science applauded its outstanding first-year students who were recognised for excellent academic performance in their first semester examinations at UJ’s First-Year Top Achievers Awards Ceremony.
The parents, peers, school teachers and UJ lecturers of these students are to be equally acknowledged for their continued support, encouragement and enthusiasm throughout the years, UJ Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Ihron Rensburg, said.
The Faculty of Science scooped a number of awards with special recognition for BSc Computer Science and Informatics student, Shirley Tsholofelo Mashiane, who, with an aggregate of 95.3%, scored the highest Average Final Mark in the Faculty of Science, at UJ and received the Alumni Network Trophy for Best Female Top Achiever at UJ. Our top achievers were:
| AVERAGE MARK | TITLE | NAME AND SURNAME |
| 95.3 | Miss | Shirley Tsholofelo Mashiane |
| 87.8 | Mr | Ruan Spijkerman |
| 85.3 | Miss | Isabel Zenobia Bester |
| 84.0 | Mr | Thishan Hansragh |
| 80.3 | Mr | Molefi Matla |
| 80.0 | Mr | Thabiso Gabela |
| 79.8 | Miss | Ntuthuko Lethokuhle Zikalala |
| 75.0 | Mr | Patrick Kyle Richards |
| 74.8 | Mr | Emmanuel Bongani Dlamini |
