We are grateful for the privilege of working in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the MPC Schools Challenge. As usual, representatives from all Provincial Departments of Education collaborated with us from the very beginning, culminating in today’s announcement of the winners of the competition.
This year, for the very first time we also extended an invitation to independent schools through the Independent Examination Board (IEB), and I am happy that they too could join us here today. As some of you may recall, in 2021 we suspended the Challenge due to the COVID pandemic. In 2021, we hosted the entire process virtually.