PROTEC Tongaat’s mid-year report is an inspiring collection of activities and initiatives covering academic classes and achievements of their 114 Grade 10, 11, and 12 learners, competitions, outings, and much else, including:

• SAMA Math Olympiad: 20 Grade 11 and 12 learners wrote the first round of the Math Olympiad in March. Khayelihle Moyo went through to the second in May.
• Primestars Matric Math & Science Revision Screenings: 27 matrics attended the Math & Physics Revision screenings at NuMetro, Ballito from July to September.
• April Vacation School offered computer and calculator workshops, physics practicals, robotics, math enrichment, and career talks.
• Career talk by UKZN’s School of Engineering, Science and Agriculture, and Health Sciences
• Grade 11 and 12 learners attended the DUT Open Day in May.
• July site visits and job shadowing took place at:

 

COMPANY	CAREERS
Tongaat Hulett Maidstone Mill	Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering
Tongaat Clinic	Health
Victoria Mediclinic	Health
DisChem Ballito	Pharmacy
Dr Nandlal	Dentist
FFS Refiners	Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Neospace Architects	Architecture
CC Architects, Ballito	Architecture
eThekwini Municipality	Environmental Science and Civil Engineering

PROTEC Tongaat is extremely proud of our 29 graduates who completed their qualifications at the end of 2022, despite the disruptions of the Covid pandemic, the 2021 July riots and the 2022 April floods, and we’re prouder still, that all of them are in STEM-related fields.

The mid-year report concludes: “We extend sincere thanks to all our partners and stakeholders whose support, dedication and hard work ensure the continued growth and success of PROTEC Tongaat. It is thanks to you that PROTEC students have the opportunity to reach for their dreams and lead successful, meaningful and productive adult lives.”