Sixolise Masoka

Tertiary Institution: University of Cape Town (UCT)
Field of Study: BCom Financial Accounting
Sixolise Masoka graduated Top of his class at the end of 2024 at Wittedrift High School. Sixo joined the Born in Africa program when his class teacher at Plett Secondary contacted us because of his outstanding academic results. Sixo was raised by his grandmother in Kwanokuthula and when he joined our program, his excellent school results and work ethic qualified him for a BIA study bursary to attend Wittedrift High. Sixo immediately felt at home at his new school and the achievements quickly piled on: he spent 2 years as hostel prefect, participated in the National Mathematics Olympiad, obtained the school’s Fish Eagle trophy, he was selected as a school prefect in his final year and was also selected as the school’s Dux student in 2024. He was also able to attend the weekly boarding school which gave him the freedom and opportunity to focus all his attention on his studies. In 2025 he commenced his tertiary studies at The University of Cape Town and in the field of of Accounting. It is his dream to specialize in Economics in his Post Graduate Studies.