Academic Awards Assembly

On 17 May, we celebrated the academic achievements of our top students. Let us not forget that their success is not a stroke of luck - it is the result of countless hours of hard work, sacrifice and unwavering dedication. Success is not a given, it is earned. It is not reserved for the few, but rather is available to everyone.

I encourage all boys to let the achievements of the top academics serve as inspiration. One should not allow their success to diminish one’s own potential but rather to spur one on to greater heights.

For those of boys who set and achieved their goals last term, they may not have been called up on stage, but their efforts never went unnoticed.

The Matric Class of 2024 is to be especially lauded, as this cohort has continued to thrive academically. The Grade 12s now boast: 

• 14 students with Half Colours for Academics
• 32 students with Full Colours for Academics 
• 11 students who now wear the prestigious blue blazers having achieved Specific Honours in Academics.

Specific Honours in Academics is awarded to any student who achieves a combined aggregate of 86% in any two consecutive Mark Order Reports from the end of Grade 11 to Term 3 of his Grade 12 year. This aggregate must include an examination mark. 

We celebrate the following young gentlemen on the achievement of their prestigious blue blazers: 

• Aryan Bhatt
• Oliver Botha*
• Christopher Correia
• Adrian Dobrescu
• Theo Dreyer
• Michael Elfick
• Campbell Goggin*
• William Hayton
• Aryan Jagroop
• Jordan Klopper
• Hein Langner
• Gareth Oertel*
• Jonathan Penumala
• Benjamin Shahim

* = awarded 21 May

Full Colours is awarded to any boy who achieves a combined aggregate of 78% in any two consecutive Mark Order reports from the end of Grade 11 to Term 3 of his Grade 12 year. This aggregate must include an examination mark. 5 new awards of Full Colours were made, and we congratulate all 32 Matrics who hold Full Colours for Academics:

• Aryan Bhatt
• William Blair
• Oliver Botha
• Jack Brady*
• Christopher Correia
• Adrian Dobrescu
• Theo Dreyer
• Michael Elfick
• Luke Gander
• Campbell Goggin
• Siviwe Goqwana
• Ross Hallowes
• Dylan Hau
• William Hayton
• Michael Henderson*
• Mark Hudson
• Aryan Jagroop
• Jordan Klopper
• Samuel Kobus
• Colin Kruger*
• Hein Langner
• Raymond Linington
• Fhatuwani Mudau
• Kwame Ndegwa
• Zuko Ntshikila
• Gareth Oertel
• Jonathan Penumala
• Azile Pooe*
• Benedict Rebello
• Benjamin Shahim
• Elliott Skei*
• Cade Topping

* = new award

Half Colours is awarded to any boy who achieves a combined aggregate of 75% in any two consecutive Mark Order reports from the end of Grade 11 to Term 3 of his Grade 12 year. This aggregate must include an examination mark. 12 new awards of Half Colours were made on Friday, and we congratulate all 14 Matrics who hold Half Colours for Academics:

• Connor Barnett
• Keanu De Andrade*
• Waishe Dube*
• Ethan Epstein*
• Theo Fonternel
• Kai Haskell*
• Michael Jack*
• Siyabonga Mchunu*
• Kopano Moepeng*
• Phemelo Ratlhagane*
• Sebastian Toet*
• Zachary Valkin*
• Anthony Wilson*
• Andreas Yiallouris*

* = new award