Matric educator, Mrs Natricia Naidoo, was ecstatic when she graduated summa cum laude with a master’s in education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Naidoo enrolled for her postgraduate degree while on maternity leave in 2016, spending days and most nights developing her proposal. After giving birth to her daughter, she continued reading through literature and writing her research, with her newborn by her side.