{"id":41924,"date":"2026-01-23T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=41924"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:30:46","slug":"reason-to-celebrate-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2026\/01\/23\/reason-to-celebrate-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Reason to celebrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Crawford International North Coast<\/strong> turned its matric results celebration into a true moment of pride after delivering another standout performance in the 2025 matric exams. The top 10 students achieved an impressive average of seven distinctions each, setting the tone for a day filled with applause and happy surprises. Stealing the spotlight was top Crawford International student Dristhi Ramsumer, who achieved an outstanding 94.38% aggregate and was thrilled by a surprise visit from <strong>East Coast Breakfast presenter Darren Maule<\/strong> during the celebrations. Adding to the excitement, Dristhi also emerged as the top achieving IEB student across schools on the North Coast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41926\" style=\"width: 751px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Pic2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41926\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Pic2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Pic2-1.jpg 751w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Pic2-1-400x377.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Pic2-1-446x420.jpg 446w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Pic2-1-696x655.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darren Maule and Dristhi Ramsumer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crawford International North Coast turned its matric results celebration into a true moment of pride after delivering another standout performance in the 2025 matric exams. 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