Best pupil in Correctional Services for the 2023 matric exams Mathew Benn, Correctional Services Deputy Minister Nkosi Holomisa, second-best pupil (now a parolee) Devon Jacobs and third-best pupil Nthuthuko Mshibe, at the awards ceremony in Durban Westville Correctional Centre
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Devon Jacobs is among the top achievers who wrote their exams while behind bars. He scored 93% in life orientation, 87% in business studies, 86% in English first additional language, 84% in both mathematical literacy and tourism, 83% in Afrikaans and 80% in geography.
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