{"id":47374,"date":"2026-01-13T12:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47374"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:48:43","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignst-johns-college-top-achiever-with-nine-distinctions-secures-place-at-harvard-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/13\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignst-johns-college-top-achiever-with-nine-distinctions-secures-place-at-harvard-university\/","title":{"rendered":"St John\u2019s College top achiever with nine distinctions secures place at Harvard University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-188552\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/St-Johns-College-top-achiever-with-nine-distinctions-secures-place.jpg?resize=592%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/St-Johns-College-top-achiever-with-nine-distinctions-secures-place.jpg 592w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Siza-Gule-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A St John\u2019s College learner is celebrating a remarkable academic milestone after earning a place at Harvard University following an outstanding matric performance.<\/p>\n<p>Siza Gule, a 2025 matriculant from the Johannesburg-based school, achieved nine distinctions and an impressive 94% average, opening the doors to one of the world\u2019s most prestigious institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The high-achieving learner recently spoke about his plans during an interview shared on TikTok by the account @whatsgoingonsa, where he was featured in a conversation with Kaya 959 on January 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Siza revealed that he will begin his studies at Harvard in August 2026, explaining that the university\u2019s flexible and multidisciplinary academic structure played a major role in his decision to apply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not entirely sure of one key thing that I\u2019m interested in at the moment,\u201d he admitted, adding that the opportunity to explore multiple disciplines appealed to him.<\/p>\n<p>Siza shared that he intends to major in politics, with a strong interest in understanding governance and how societies are structured.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, he plans to explore literature and theatre, fields that reflect his creative side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very much a creative person, and I\u2019ve enjoyed my time at St John\u2019s being on stage. So those two feel like my biggest interests that I\u2019m looking to explore that side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>News of his acceptance has been met with an outpouring of congratulations online, with social media users praising his hard work and wishing him success as he prepares for his studies abroad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">St John\u2019s College student Siza Gule has already been accepted into Harvard University after achieving 9 distinctions and an outstanding 94% overall average in matric. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KayaNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#KayaNews<\/a> MP <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XTKuYP3FPj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/XTKuYP3FPj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaya News (@KayaNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KayaNews\/status\/2010739960014623094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Johns #College #top #achiever #distinctions #secures #place #Harvard #University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; A St John\u2019s College learner is celebrating a remarkable academic milestone after earning a place at Harvard University following&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47374"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47376,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47374\/revisions\/47376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}