Heather completed matric with 7 distinctions and a 96.7% average. In 2017, she was awarded for being the top overall achiever in the Eastern Cape and obtaining 100% for Accounting.
Heather holds an Honours degree in Medical Sciences with a major in Medical Biochemistry from UCT. She was on the Dean’s Merit list every year of her Bachelor of Science and was the top achiever of her course during her Honours year.