St Andrew’s College and The Diocesan School for Girls Matric pupils achieve remarkable results.
The 2011 Matrics have achieved results of an exceptionally high calibre. Our congratulations go to the boys of St Andrew’s College and the girls of the Diocesan School for Girls.
The Diocesan School for Girls and St Andrew’s College were the only two Eastern Cape IEB schools to have candidates listed on the IEB’s Commendable Achievement List. Matrics who are placed in the top five percent of all candidates in at least five subjects are selected for this esteemed commendation. Josephine Llewellen Palmer, DSG and Charles Price-Smith, St Andrew’s College made this list.
There were some excellent results with many individuals worthy of special mention.
Together with Josephine, four candidates achieved eight distinctions. They were William Cahill, Candice Merrill and Jessica Milne. Charles Price-Smith and Kira Bell attained seven distinctions. Six distinctions were achieved by Melissa Fourie, Ingrid Froneman, Karla Hart, Kei-Ella Loewe, Alexandra Niven and Litha Bakumeni; and five distinctions were achieved by Bethany Kayser, Xan Atkins, Adam Dixon-Warren and Graham McNaughton. Some of these subject distinctions include Mathematics Paper 3.
Pupils at both schools attained top 1% rankings in individual subjects. In Mathematics: Candice Merrill, Alexander Niven and Charles Price-Smith; Life Sciences: William Cahill; isi-Xhosa: Nombulelo Gongqa; Mathematical Literacy: Xan Atkins, Meghan Vetch and Jodie Thomas and Life Orientation: Kira Bell.
Both schools gained 100% pass rate. At St Andrews College 92% of the candidates gained matric with entry to degree studies and at the DSG 100%. The IEB average is 81.67%. Between the two schools, the 136 candidates attained a remarkable 257 subject distinctions.
“The Matrics of 2011 have achieved across a spectrum of activities and made a valuable contribution to the school in a multitude of areas. They have ended their tenure at the DSG in the same remarkable manner. I congratulate them warmly on these superb results. Well done, Matrics of 2011. You have done us proud!” said Shelley Frayne, Headmistress of DSG.
“Matric remains one of the significant milestones in a young South African’s life. We set so much store by it and it determines a young person’s immediate future in an ever increasingly competitive world. Our warm congratulations go to the Class of 2011 and their teachers. Well done on your hard work and may you go forward and reap the benefits.
On behalf of St Andrew’s College, I wish you much success and great happiness as you enter the next exciting phase of your young life,” said St Andrew’s College Headmaster, Mr Paul Edey
