Matric Awards

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2024

Awards to Schools

In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies, improvement and excellence in individual subjects and excellence in academic performance.

In the second category, awards are made to all public, independent and Technical Schools that achieve excellence in academic performance.

All schools will receive a certificate.

Category 1: Most Improved Schools

Category 1A: Most Improved Public Schools

Awards will be made to ten (10) public schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2022 to 2024. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2022 to 2024.

1. Hoërskool Tulbagh
2. Beauvallon Secondary School
3. West Bank High School
4. Scottsdene Sekondêre Skool
5. Oscar Mpetha High School
6. Hoërskool Calitzdorp
7. Gordon Secondary School
8. Strand Secondary School
9. Sinethemba Secondary School
10. Beacon Hill Secondary School

Category 1B: Most Improved Technical High School

An award will be made to ONE ordinary public technical high school with 30 or more candidates that has consistently shown the greatest improvement in their pass rate over the 2022 to 2024 period. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2022-2024.

1. Sizimisele Secondary School

Category 1C: Greatest increase in the percentage of Bachelor's passes

Awards will be made to ten (10) schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies over the period 2022 to 2024. The criteria also include consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2022 to 2024.

• CBC St. John's Parklands
• Langenhoven Gimnasium
• Hoërskool Jan Van Riebeeck
• Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy
• Spine Road High School
• Hoërskool Swartland
• Hoër Jongenskool Paarl
• Hoërskool Punt
• Hoër Landbouskool Boland
• Parel Vallei High School

Category 1D: Greatest increase in the pass rate from 2023 to 2024

Awards will be made to ordinary public schools with 80 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the pass rate when the 2024 pass rate is compared with the 2023 pass rate.

1. Zwelethemba High School
2. Ilingcinga Zethu Secondary School
3. Esselenpark Secondary School
4. Crestway Secondary School
5. Hoërskool Lückhoff
6. Worcester Sekondêre Skool
7. Tafelsig Sekondêre Skool
8. Hoërskool Bella Vista
9. Elswood Sekondêre Skool

Category 1E: Most improved pass performance

Awards will be made to FIVE ordinary public schools with 80 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the pass rate when the 2024 pass rate is compared with the 2023 pass rate, as well as an increase in the number of candidates from 2023 to 2024. (Weighting of 50% for each of the two criteria)

1. Philippi Secondary School
2. Fezeka Secondary School
3. Murray High School
4. Hoërskool Brackenfell
5. Hoërskool Lückhoff

Category 1F: Greatest percentage increase in the total number of subject distinctions

Awards will be made to FIVE ordinary public schools that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving subject distinctions from 2023 to 2024.

1. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy
2. Kayamandi Secondary School
3. Isilimela Secondary School
4. Hoërskool Punt
5. Masibambisane Secondary School

Category 2: Improvement and excellence in academic performance in individual subjects

Category 2: Improvement

This is awarded to the school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  percentage of candidates in the cohort taking the subject, the pass rate for the subject, the subject average, and the number of candidates taking the subject. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required. The weighting is the same for all four criteria.

Improvement in Mathematics: Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School

Improvement in Physical Sciences: Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School

For Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that showed the greatest improvement in the average for English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2024, compared to their subject average in 2023. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in English HL: Monument Park High School | Walmer Secondary School

Improvement in Afrikaans HL: Concordia High School

Improvement in Xhosa HL: Proteus Sekondêre Skool

Category 2: Excellence

This is awarded to the school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  percentage of candidates in the cohort taking the subject, the pass rate for the subject, the subject average, and the number of candidates taking the subject. The weighting is the same for all four criteria.

The awards for excellence in Mathematics and excellence in Physical Sciences are as follows:

Excellence in Mathematics: Claremont High School | Centre of Science and Technology

Excellence in Physical Sciences: Claremont High School

Excellence in Home languages this is awarded to ONE school in the province that produced the highest pass rate and had the highest average in English Home Language, and/or Afrikaans Home Language and/or Xhosa Home Language in 2024. (Weighting of 50% for each of the two criteria).

Excellence in English HL: Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary

Excellence in Afrikaans HL: Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof

Excellence in Xhosa HL: Centre of Science and Technology

Category 3: Excellence in Academic Performance

Awards in this category are presented to schools in the province (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2024. These awards are based on a range of criteria.

3A: The top three Technical High Schools are:

1. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy
2. Hoërskool Labori
3. Sizimisele Secondary School

3B: Schools promoting technical subjects

1. Rustenburg Girls' High School
2. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
3. Star College Cape Town

3C. Consistent pass rates of 95% and more over five years

Awards will be made to ordinary public schools with a consistent pass rate of 95% or more over the past five years (2020-2024). Contextual factors of schools will be taken into consideration when the awards are made.

1. Hoër Landbouskool Boland
2. Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale
3. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
4. Hoërskool Bellville
5. Hoërskool Lutzville
6. La Rochelle Girls’ High School
7. Paarl Girls’ High School
8. South African College School
9. Westerford High School

3D. The top three schools with an NSC enrolment of less than 80 candidates are:

1. Star College Cape Town
2. Star College Bridgetown
3. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary

3E: The top 20 schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of 80 or more candidates (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2024 are:

1. Rustenburg Girls' High School
2. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
3. Claremont High School
4. Rhenish Girls' High School
5. Westerford High School
6. Paarl Girls’ High School
7. South African College High School
8. Herzlia High School
9. Rondebosch Boys' High School
10. Parel Vallei High School
11. Paul Roos Gimnasium
12. La Rochelle Girls’ High School
13. Wynberg Girls' High School
14. Diocesan College
15. Parklands College
16. Fairmont High School
17. Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale
18. Islamia College Secondary School
19. Hoërskool Gimnasium Paarl
20. Hoërskool DF Malan

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2024

Awards to Candidates

Awards to candidates will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 candidates in the province.

Category 1: Candidates Subject Awards

In this category, one award will be made to the candidate/s with the highest mark in the subject, where the highest mark is determined up to 2 decimal points. Each candidate will receive R10 000 and a certificate.

Afrikaans HL

• Hoërskool Swartland: Jani Steyn

English HL

• Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Keira Lee Gainsford

Xhosa HL

• Zola Senior Secondary School: Bayanda Tosela

Accounting

• Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr: Jo-Marie Du Toit

Agricultural Technology

• Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale: Kéan Lodewyk Enslin

Business Studies

• Fairmont High School: Caylen Kiara Krause

Computer Applications Technology

• Islamia College Secondary School: Raeesah Davids

Electrical Technology (Power Systems)

• Joe Slovo Secondary School: Lethu Matyipu

Engineering Graphics and Design

• Rondebosch Boys' High School: Jonathan Paul  Schlesinger

Geography

• Sinenjongo High School: Thuto Dlothi

History

• SChris Hani Secondary School: Nonopha Sonia Mzito

Information Technology

• Worcester Gimnasium: Louw Van Dijk

Life Sciences

• Parel Vallei High School: James Nicholas Bate
• Sinenjongo High School: Junior Kondwani Nyirenda

Mathematics

• South Peninsula High School: Aidan Robert Wilcox Gebbie
• Pinelands High School: Matthew Christopher Wise

Music

• Rustenburg Girls' High School: Yuhan Gong
• Hoërskool Tygerberg: Niel Johannes Van Der Colff

Physical Sciences

• Pinelands High School: Rayyan Ebrahim

South African Sign Language

• De La Bat-Skool: Jordan Raubenheimer

Technical Mathematics

• Sizimisele Secondary School: Akha Mapekula

Tourism

• ID Mkize Senior Secondary School: Bamanye Madoda Madikane

An additional award is allocated to the best Quintile 1 candidate in Accounting:

• Desmond Mpilo Tutu Secondary School: Hlela Mlindazwe

Category 2: Excellence Despite Barriers to Learning

In this category, candidates will receive R15 000 and a certificate.
The award goes to:

De La Bat-Skool: Venette Barnard

Pionier-Skool: Sinegugu Silara

Category 3: Special Ministerial Award

The Special Ministerial Award for 2024 is awarded to:

Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy: Christoffel Petrus Lombard

Thembelihle High School: Onga Mabusela

CATEGORY 4: Excellent achievement across the province (including Independent Schools)

This is awarded to the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation). The historical context of schools is also taken into consideration. In this category, candidates will receive R15 000 and a certificate.

NOTE: The above two categories are combined and presented in alphabetical order, except for the top 5 positions.

1. Hoërskool Diazville: Isaiah Peter Andreas
2. Parel Vallei High School: James Nicholas Bate
3. Westerford High School: Jenna May Boerlage
4. Sinenjongo High School: Stephano Samkelisiwe Bulawa
5. Sinenjongo High School: Thuto Dlothi
6. Siphamandla Secondary School: Khanyisile Pinky Dlwati
7. Fezeka Secondary School: Lungelo Dyantyi
8. Beaufort-Wes Secondary School: Scott Gitaue Farao
9. Rustenburg Girls' High School: Kate Alexandra Ferguson
10. Soneike High School: Wade Ivan Hamit
11. Siphamandla Secondary School: Khanya Homana
12. Manzomthombo Secondary School: Yonwaba Yogi Kholisile
13. Centre Of Science And Technology: Zokwanda Sharon Kweba
14. Paarl Girls’ High School: Emma Laubscher
15. Bardale Secondary School: Luphumzo Maduna
16. Siphamandla Secondary School: Liyema Maphanga
17. Rondebosch Boys' High School: Daniel Martin
18. Iqhayiya Secondary School: Mpinda Mgidi
19. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Shannon Karin Mills
20. Intsebenziswano Secondary School: Khanyisile Mlibali
21. Thandokhulu Secondary School: Chuma Mlindi
22. Ilingelethu Secondary School: Iviwe Mrwabo
23. Siphamandla Secondary School: Ncuthukazi Mvuyeni
24. Paarl Girls’ High School: Katienka Ann Nolte
25. Sinenjongo High School: Junior Kondwani Nyirenda
26. Wynberg Boys' High School: Mohamed Farhan Omar
27. Rondebosch Boys' High School: Muhammad Patel
28. Hoërskool Punt: Gratia Rianda Pauw
29. Hoërskool Bellville: Gerco Samuel Rademeyer
30. Parklands College: Imrah Salie
31. Jan Van Riebeeck High School: Mari Swanepoel
32. Hoërskool Piketberg: Jandré Paul Truter
33. Chris Hani Secondary School: Yibanathi Tshapu
34. Harry Gwala Secondary School: Aphiwe Tukushe

The top positions are as follows:

• 5. Hoërskool Stellenberg: Marizé Rulene De Bruyne
• 5. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy: Stefanus Burden
• 4. Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr: Jo-Marie Du Toit
• 3. Rondebosch Boys' High School: Nicholas David Schreiber
• 2. Pinelands High School: Matthew Christopher Wise

Top candidate from a public ordinary and independent school in the Western Cape. The candidate is the top in the Westerns Cape, top Quintile 5 candidate in the country and top in Physical Sciences in the Western Cape

• 1. Pinelands High School: Rayyan Ebrahim

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2023

Awards to Schools

In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies, improvement and excellence in individual subjects and excellence in academic performance.

In the second category, awards are made to all public, independent and Technical Schools that achieve excellence in academic performance.

All schools will receive a certificate.

Category 1: Most Improved Schools

Category 1A: Most Improved Public Schools

Awards will be made to ten (10) public schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2020 to 2023. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2020 to 2023.

1. Joe Slovo Secondary School
2. Haarlem Sekondêre Skool
3. Bulumko Secondary School
4. Forest Heights High School
5. Uxolo High School
6. Nomzamo High School
7. Desmond Mpilo Tutu Secondary School
8. Sinethemba Secondary School
9. Khanyolwethu Secondary School
10. Indwe Secondary School

Category 1B: Most Improved Technical High School

1. Joe Slovo Secondary School

Category 1C: Greatest increase in the percentage of Bachelor's passes

Awards will be made to ten (10) schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies over the period 2020 to 2023. The criteria also include consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2020 to 2023.

1. De Rust Futura Akademie
2. Zonnebloem Nest Senior School
3. Hoërskool Diazville
4. Emil Weder Sekondêre Skool
5. Bloekombos Secondary School
6. Buren High School
7. Uxolo High School
8. Joe Slovo Secondary School
9. Bulumko Secondary School
10. Hoërskool Zandvliet

Category 1D: Greatest increase in the pass rate from 2022 to 2023

Awards will be made to five ordinary public schools with 80 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the pass rate when the 2023 pass rate is compared with the 2022 pass rate.

1. Oscar Mpetha High School
2. Intlanganiso Secondary School
3. Scottsdene Sekondêre Skool
4. Umyezo Wama Apile High School
5. Sinethemba Secondary School

Category 1E: Most improved pass performance

Awards will be made to five ordinary public schools with 80 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the pass rate when the 2023 pass rate is compared with the 2022 pass rate, as well as an increase in the number of candidates from 2022 to 2023.

1. Fairdale High School
2. Thembelihle High School
3. Bloekombos Secondary School
4. Jonga Street Secondary School
5. Joe Slovo Secondary School

Category 1F: Greatest percentage increase in the total number of subject distinctions

Awards will be made to five ordinary public schools that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving subject distinctions from 2022 to 2023.

1. Hoërskool Lutzville
2. Claremont High School
3. Parel Vallei High School
4. Simon's Town School
5. Buren High School | Protea Heights Academy

Category 2: Improvement and excellence in individual subjects

Improvement

For Mathematics, this is awarded to one school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  change in percentage of candidates in the cohort taking the subject, the change in the pass rate for the subject, the change in the subject average and the change in the number of candidates taking the subject. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required. The weighting is the same for all the criteria.

The same criteria are applied for improvement in Mathematics and Physical Sciences:

Improvement in Mathematics: Murray High School

Improvement in Physical Sciences: Bloekombos Secondary School

For Home languages, this is awarded to one school in the province that showed the greatest improvement in the average for English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2023, compared to their subject average in 2022. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in English HL: Blackheath Secondary School

Improvement in Afrikaans HL: Hoërskool Diazville

Improvement in Xhosa HL: Silikamva Secondary School

Excellence

This is awarded to the school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  percentage of candidates in the cohort taking the subject, the pass rate for the subject, the subject average, and the number of candidates taking the subject.

Excellence in Mathematics: Diocesan College | Herschel Girls School

Excellence in Physical Sciences: Diocesan College

Excellence in Home languages this is awarded to one school in the province that produced the highest pass rate in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2023 and had the highest average in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2023.

Excellence in English HL: Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary

Excellence in Afrikaans HL: Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof

Excellence in Xhosa HL: Centre of Science and Technology

Category 3: Excellence in Academic Performance

In this category, awards are presented to the top three Technical Schools as well as to schools promoting technical subjects. The top three schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of less than 80 candidates and the top 20 schools with 80 or more candidates that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2023, will also be awarded.

3A: The top three Technical High Schools are:

1. Langenhoven Gimnasium
2. Drostdy Hoër Tegniese Skool
3. Labori Hoërskool

3B: Schools promoting technical subjects

1. Hoërskool Bellville

3C. Consistent pass rates of 95% and more over five years

1. Hoërskool Bellville
2. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
3. Hoër Landbouskool Boland
4. La Rochelle Girls’ High School
5. Hoërskool Lutzville
6. Mondale High School
7. Paarl Girls High School
8. S.A. College High School
9. South Peninsula High School
10. Spine Road High School
11. Tafelbergskool
12. Westerford High School

3D. The top four schools with an NSC enrolment of less than 80 candidates are:

1. Cannons Creek School
2. Montgomery and Miller Academy
3. Herzlia High School
4. Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale

3E: The top 20 schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of 80 or more candidates (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2023 are:

1. Diocesan College
2. Herschel Girls School
3. Rustenburg Girls' High School
4. Westerford High School
5. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
6. Rhenish Girls' High School
7. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary
8. Rondebosch Boys' High School
9. Paarl Girls High School
10. S.A. College High School
11. Paul Roos Gimnasium
12. Parel Vallei High School
13. Parklands College
14. La Rochelle Girls’ High School
15. Wynberg Girls' High School
16. Hoërskool Gimnasium Paarl
17. Hoërskool D F Malan
18. Fairmont High School
19. Pinelands High School
20. Spine Road High School

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2023

Awards to Candidates

Awards to candidates will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards, and awards to the top 40 candidates in the province.

Category 1: Candidates Subject Awards

In this category, one award will be made to the candidate/s with the highest mark in the subject, where the highest mark is determined up to 2 decimal points. Each candidate will receive R 6 000 and a certificate.

There were 16 candidates in the Western Cape who obtained full marks for a subject

Afrikaans HL

• Hoërskool Parelvallei: Daniel Gerhard Cilliers

English HL

• Rustenburg Girls’ High School: Caitlin Elizabeth Jackson

Xhosa HL

• Thembalethu Secondary School: Sisipho Sikoti

Accounting

• Rustenburg Girls’ High School: Stella Erin Lazarus

Agricultural Technology

• Shalom Akademie: Jan Daniel Roux

Business Studies

• Intlanganiso Secondary School: Luzuko Marwanqana
• New Eisleben Secondary School: Sesethu Mtshotana
• Makapula Secondary School: Sinathi Zakhele
• Norman Henshilwood High School: Jessica Kaylene van Rensburg
• Hoërskool Tygerberg: Jana Adri van der Watt

Computer Applications

• La Rochelle Girls’ High School: Iris Saunders

Design

• Parel Vallei High School: Joshua Simone

Electrical Technology (Power Systems)

• Hoërskool Labori: Migael Andreas Scheepers

Engineering Graphics and Design

• Hoërskool Montana: Ulrich Lourens

Geography

• Rustenburg Girls’ High School: Caitlin Christine Anstey

History

• Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Catherine Campbell Wichary

Information Technology

• Centre of Science and Tehnology: Ntsika Oyama Madondile

Life Sciences

• Rhenish Girls’ High School: Melissa Muller

Mathematics

• Sizimisele Secondary School: Lutsha Mshede
• Siphamandla Secondary School: Lisema Anta
• Milnerton High School: Aidan Conradie
• Milnerton High School: Jarrod Mcevoy
• Rhenish Girls’ High School: Melissa Muller

Physical Sciences

• Wynberg Boys’ High School: Jared Ryan Benn

South African Sign Language

• De La Bat-Skool: Amahle Jemane

Technical Mathematics

• Joe Slovo Secondary School: Uviwe Mqulwane

Tourism

• Worcester Gimnasium: Wilme van Dijk

Category 2: Excellence Despite Barriers to Learning

In this category, candidates will receive R10 000 and a certificate.
The award goes to:

Athlone School for the Blind: Samkelo Gumada

Athlone School for the Blind: Nizibone Victor Mapolisa

Jan Kriel-Skool: Jarryd Luke Jansen

Category 3: Special Ministerial Award

The Special Ministerial Award for 2023 is awarded to:

Eden Technical High School: Sanele Koeberg

Norman Henshilwood High: Sashen Chase

CATEGORY 4: Excellent achievement across the province (including Independent Schools)

This is awarded to the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation). The historical context of schools is also taken into consideration.

NOTE: The awards are presented in alphabetical order, except for the top 5 positions.

1. Siphamandla Secondary School: Sakhumzi Balangile
2. Wynberg Boys' High School: Ignatius Johannes Beets
3. Hoër Jongenskool Paarl: Willem Adriaan de Villiers
4. Herzlia High School: Ashlee Drew Deats
5. Rylands High School: Abdud Daiyaan Delong
6. Protea Heights Academy: Isuamfon Ekpott
7. Protea Heights Academy: Janevah Gordon
8. Diocesan College: Kaspar Holm
9. Rustenburg Girls' High School: Caitlin Elizabeth Jackson
10. Cannons Creek School: Thomas Ross Kabalin
11. Protea Heights Academy: Arabelle Caroline Langenhoven
12. Rustenburg Girls' High School: Stella Erin Lazarus
13. Herschel Girls School: Emma Anne Lewis
14. Centre Of Science and Technology: Ntsika Oyama Madondile
15. Kwamfundo Secondary School: Sibahle Madubela
16. Iqhayiya Secondary School: Uthimna Menzi
17. Manzomthombo Secondary School: Inga Mhlauli
18. Rondebosch Boys' High School: Naadir Mowzer
19. Sizimisele Secondary School: Lutsha Mshede
20. Isilimela Secondary School: Onke Mtyotywa
21. Sinenjongo High School: Makanaka Angeline Muzuva
22. Dr. Nelson R. Mandela High School: Sinemihlali Ntantiso
23. Claremont High School: Zubayr Parak
24. Thandokhulu Secondary School: Lilita Nozuko Poswa
25. Parklands College: Heidi Rossouw
26. Paarl Girls High School: Annemay Schade
27. Protea Heights Academy: Gemma Rosalind Segers
28. Sophumelela Secondary School: Lucky Alberto Sitole
29. Intsebenziswano Secondary School: Lukho Soga
30. Melkbosstrand High School: Cara Strauss
31. S.A. College High School: David Te Roller
32. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Mila Sophia Van Wyk
33. Paarl Girls’ High School: Milcah Visser
34. Belhar High School: Tauniscia Rexane Witbooi

The top positions are as follows:

• 4. Rustenburg Girls’ High School: Caitlin Christine Anstey
• 4. Rhenish Girls’ High School: Lilly Hobbs
• 3. Star College Bridgetown: Faraaz Ahmed Parker

The top candidate from an independent school in the Western Cape, and in joint second position provincially:

• 2. Herzlia High School: Ethan Myers

In joint second position, from a public ordinary school:

• 2. Wynberg Boys’ High: Jared Ryan Benn

Top candidate in the Western Cape:

• 1. Rhenish Girls’ High School: Melissa Muller

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022

Awards to Schools

In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies, improvement and excellence in individual subjects and excellence in academic performance.

In the second category, awards are made to all public, independent and Technical Schools that achieve excellence in academic performance.

All schools will receive a certificate.

Category 1: Most Improved Schools

Category 1A: Most Improved Public Schools

Awards will be made to ten (10) public schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2020 to 2022. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2020 to 2022.

1. Scottsville High School
2. Manenberg Sekondêre Skool
3. Crystal High School
4. Silikamva High School
5. Rosendaal Sekondêre Skool
6. Môrester Sekondêre Skool
7. Simanyene High School
8. Ceres Sekondêre Skool
9. Nomzamo High School
10. Princeton High School

Category 1B: Most Improved Technical High School

1. Môrester Sekondêre Skool

Category 1C: Greatest increase in the percentage of Bachelor's passes

Awards will be made to ten (10) schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies over the period 2020 to 2022. The criteria also include consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3-year period from 2020 to 2022.

1. Silikamva High School
2. Hoërskool Grabouw
3. Fezekile Secondary School
4. Hector Peterson Secondary School
5. Simanyene High School
6. De Rust Futura Akademie
7. Nomzama High School
8. Peak View Secondary School
9. Hoërskool Murraysburg
10. Manenberg Sekondêre Skool

Category 1D: Improvement and excellence in individual subjects

Improvement

For Mathematics, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  change in percentage of candidates in the cohort taking Mathematics, the change in the pass rate for Mathematics, the change in the subject average for Mathematics and the change in the number of candidates taking Mathematics. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

The same criteria applied for improvement in Physical Sciences.

Improvement in Mathematics: Usasazo Secondary School

Improvement in Physical Sciences: Intlanganiso Secondary School

For Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that showed the greatest improvement in the average for English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2022, compared to their subject average in 2021. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in English HL: Hoërskool Oudtshoorn

Improvement in Afrikaans HL: Diazville High School

Improvement in Xhosa HL: Peak View Secondary School | Ashton Public Combined School

Excellence

For Mathematics and Physical Sciences, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  percentage of candidates in the cohort taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the pass rate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the subject average for Mathematics and Physical Sciences and the number of candidates taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences. (Weighting the same for all four criteria).

Excellence in Mathematics: Herschel Girls School

Excellence in Physical Sciences: Claremont High School

For Excellence in Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that produced the highest pass rate in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2022 and had the highest average in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2022. (Weighting of 50% for each of the two criteria).

Excellence in English HL: Herschel Girls School

Excellence in Afrikaans HL: Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof

Excellence in Xhosa HL: Centre of Science and Technology

Category 2: Excellence in Academic Performance

In this category, awards are presented to the top three Technical Schools, the top three schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of less than 30 candidates and the top 20 schools with 30 or more candidates that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2022.

2A: The top three Technical High Schools are:

1. Langenhoven Gimnasium
2. Wynberg Boys' High School
3. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy

2B: The top three schools with an NSC enrolment of less than 80 candidates are:

1. Somerset West Private School
2. Cannons Creek School
3. Montgomery and Miller Academy

2C: The top 20 schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of 80 or more candidates (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2022 are:

1. Herschel Girls School
2. Rustenburg Girls' High School
3. Diocesan College (Bishops)
4. Westerford High School
5. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
6. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary
7. Claremont High School
8. Paarl Girls’ High School
9. Rhenish Girls' High School
10. Rondebosch Boys' High School
11. Herzlia High School
12. Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle
13. Paul Roos Gimnasium
14. Oakdale Landbouskool
15. Parklands College
16. Wynberg Girls' High School
17. SA College High School (SACS)
18. Parel Vallei High School
19. Hoërskool DF Malan
20. Hoërskool Stellenberg

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2022

Awards to Candidates

Awards to candidates will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 candidates in the province.

Category 1: Candidates Subject Awards

In this category, one award will be made to the candidate/s with the highest mark in the subject. Each candidate will receive R 6 000 and a certificate.

Afrikaans HL

• Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Kyanti Greyling

English HL

• Rustenburg Girls' High School: Kelly Grace Prowse

Xhosa HL

• Peak View Secondary School: Liyabona Sky Zungula

Accounting

• Hugenote Hoërskool: Jacobus Cornelis de Jonge

Agricultural Sciences

• Hoërskool Swartland: Nina Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg

Computer Applications

• York High School: Keanan Carstens

Dance Studies

• York High School: Amani Lamprecht

Information Technology

• Centre of Science and Technology: Athenkosi Khonzani

Mathematics

• Centre of Science and Technology: Athenkosi Khonzani
• Diocesan College (Bishops): Dieter Jay Karlein
• Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Jason Frederik de Villiers
• Rustenburg Girls' High School: Kelly Grace Prowse
• SA College High School (SACS): Emmanuel Michael Rassou

Physical Sciences

• Centre of Science and Technology: Athenkosi Khonzani

South African Sign Language

• De la Bat-skool: Zoë Gailin Meyer

Technical Mathematics

• Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy: Pierre Trotzky

Category 2: Excellence Despite Barriers to Learning

In this category, candidates will receive R10 000 and a certificate.
The first award goes to:

Jan Kriel-skool: Benno Weideman

Pionierskool: Adrienne Murray

Category 3: Special Ministerial Award

The Special Ministerial Award for 2022 is awarded to:

Hoër Meisieskool: Shimé van den Bergh

Parklands College: Luca Crouse

CATEGORY 4: Excellent achievement across the province (including Independent Schools)

This is awarded to the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation) AND the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation), provided that the candidates are drawn from the ex-DET, ex-HOD, ex-HoR and new WCED schools.

NOTE: The above two categories will be combined and presented according to surnames, except for the top 5 positions.

1. South Peninsula High School: Reece Roger Basson
2. South Peninsula High School: Zayyan Bedford
3. Rylands High School: Ghaleema Bernard
4. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy: Gerhard Burger
5. Manzomthombo Secondary School: Phumlani Siyabonga Buthelezi
6. Rhenish Girls' High School: Erin Blythe Commaille
7. Mandlenkosi Secondary School: Thamsanqa Given Daizana
8. Rondebosch Boys' High School: Jason Frederik de Villiers
9. New Orleans Sekondêre Skool: Cleo George
10. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Kyanti Greyling
11. Ikamvalethu Secondary School: Azasiphe Gwe
12. South Peninsula High School: Aaminah Harris
13. Bloubergrant High School: Akhona Pamela Kato
14. Centre of Science and Technology: Olwethu Khanzi
15. Centre of Science and Technology: Athenkosi Khonzani
16. Diocesan College: Robert Bruce Kotze
17. Rustenburg Girls' High School: Shelby Skye le Roux
18. York High School: Samuel Hugo Leggatt
19. Sinenjongo High School: Zintle Agness Majwede
20. Chris Hani Secondary School: Sokanya Mdwayi
21. Rhenish Girls' High School: Rachel Meiring
22. Westerford High School: Inge Elizabeth Meyer
23. Westerford High School: Tariq Parker
24. York High School: Ludolph Claassen Pedro
25. Herzlia High School: Michaela Shannon Perkel
26. Mfuleni Secondary School: Nande Popo
27. S.A. College High School: Emmanuel Michael Rassou
28. South Peninsula High School: Gulfaam Begum Roomaney
29. Cedar Secondary School: Shannon Erin Rossouw
30. Herschel Girls School: Juliette Roux
31. Hoërskool Stellenberg: Mia Thandi Smuts
32. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Mienja Strauss
33. Mandlenkosi Secondary School: Matshidiso Tshireletso Maria Thibile
34. Protea Heights Academy: Benjamin Hans van Dijk
35. Usasazo Secondary School: Aphelele Zenzile

The top 5 positions are as follows:

• 5. Parel Vallei High School: Christian Henry Kotze
• 4. Hoërskool Bellville: Anna Louisa Smit
• 3. Hoër Jongenskool Paarl: Kenneth Janson
• 2. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Simone Anna Mart Louw

Top candidate in the Western Cape:

• 1. Rustenburg Girls' High School: Kelly Grace Prowse

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2021

Awards to Schools

In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies, improvement and excellence in individual subjects and excellence in academic performance.

In the second category, awards are made to all public, independent and Technical Schools that achieve excellence in academic performance.

All schools will receive a certificate.

Category 1: Most Improved Schools

Category 1A: Most Improved Public Schools

Awards will be made to ten (10) public schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2019 to 2021. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2019 to 2021.

1. Silikamva High School
2. Somerset High School
3. Elswood Sekondêre Skool
4. Mount View Secondary School
5. Intshukumo Secondary School
6. Ned Doman High School
7. Luhlaza Secondary School
8. Sizimisele Secondary School
9. Masakheke Combined School
10. Parkdene Secondary School

Category 1B: Most Improved Technical High School

1. Intshukumo Secondary School

Category 1C: Greatest increase in the percentage of Bachelor's passes

Awards will be made to ten (10) schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies over the period 2019 to 2021. The criteria also include consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2019 to 2021.

1. Silikamva High School
2. Sea Point High School
3. Delft Technical High School
4. Hoërskool Albertinia
5. Somerset High School
6. Elswood Sekondêre Skool
7. Vuyiseka Secondary School
8. Pelican Park High School
9. Jan Kriel-Skool
10. Darul Arqam Islamic High School

Category 1D: Improvement and excellence in individual subjects

Improvement

For Mathematics, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following: change in percentage of candidates in the cohort taking Mathematics, the change in the pass rate for Mathematics, the change in the subject average for Mathematics and the change in the number of candidates taking Mathematics. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in Mathematics: Dr Nelson R. Mandela High School

Improvement in Physical Sciences: Simanyene Secondary School

For Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that showed the greatest improvement in the average for English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2021, compared to their subject average in 2020. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in English HL: Symphony Sekondêre Skool

Improvement in Afrikaans HL: Hoërskool Ladismith

Improvement in Xhosa HL: Fezekile Secondary School

Excellence

For Mathematics and Physical Sciences, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  percentage of candidates in the cohort taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the pass rate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the subject average for Mathematics and Physical Sciences and the number of candidates taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences. (Weighting the same for all four criteria)

Excellence in Mathematics: Diocesan College

Excellence in Physical Sciences: Claremont High School

For Excellence in Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that produced the highest pass rate in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2021 and had the highest average in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2021. (Weighting of 50% for each of the two criteria).

Excellence in English HL: Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof

Excellence in Afrikaans HL: Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof

Excellence in Xhosa HL: Centre of Science and Technology

Category 2: Excellence in Academic Performance

In this category, awards are presented to the top three Technical Schools, the top three schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of less than 30 candidates and the top 20 schools with 30 or more candidates that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2021.

2A: The top three Technical High Schools are:

1. Langenhoven Gimnasium
2. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy
3. Hoërskool Labori

2B: The top three schools with an NSC enrolment of less than 30 candidates are:

1. Somerset West Private School
2. Shalom Akademie
3. Star College Cape Town

2C: The top 20 schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of 30 or more candidates (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results, using an inclusive basket of quality criteria, in 2021 are:

1. Herschel Girls School
2. Westerford High School
3. Diocesan College
4. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
5. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary
6. Rustenburg Girls’ High School
7. Claremont High School
8. Star College Bridgetown
9. Rondebosch Boys’ High School
10. Rhenish Girls’ High School
11. Paarl Girls’ High School
12. Wynberg Girls’ High School
13. Paul Roos Gimnasium
14. SA College High School
15. Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle
16. Herzlia High School
17. Parklands College
18. Cannons Creek School
19. Wynberg Boys’ High School
20. Oakdale Landbouskool

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2021

Awards to Candidates

Awards to candidates will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 candidates in the province.

Category 1: Candidates Subject Awards

In this category, one award will be made to the candidate/s with the highest mark in the subject. Each candidate will receive R 6 000 and a certificate.

Afrikaans HL

• Hoërskool Punt: Lucia Pauw

English HL

• Hoërskool DF Malan: Renke Lorio

Xhosa HL

• Masibambisane Secondary School: Sisipho Mgxekwa

Accounting

• Hoër Jongenskool Paarl: Ulrich le Roux
• Parklands College: Jana Grobbelaar

Agricultural Sciences

• Hoërskool Outeniqua: Rossouw Heyns

Computer Applications

• York High School: Johann Wahl

Dramatic Arts

• Parel Vallei High School: Nerise Malan

Information Technology

• Centre of Science and Technology: Lutho Mngqibisa

Mathematics

• Herschel Girls School: Jessica Prevost
• Paul Roos Gimnasium: Glasson Osborne
• Paul Roos Gimnasium: Ruan Buhr
• Rhenish Girls’ High School: Anna Kriel
• Rhenish Girls’ High School: Ziya Wessels
• Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Stefanos Panagiotidis
• Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Ziyaad Banderker
• SA College High School: Muhammad Hassiem

Physical Sciences

• Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Stefanos Panagiotidis

South African Sign Language

• De La Bat Skool: Steward Spence

Technical Mathematics

• Sizimisele Secondary School: Sisipho Mhlekwa

Category 2: Excellence Despite Barriers to Learning

In this category, candidates will receive R10 000 and a certificate.
The first award goes to:

Fairmont High School: Jessica Louise Bulman

Rhenish Girls’ High School: Janne Helen Frei

Category 3: Special Ministerial Award

The Special Ministerial Award for 2021 is awarded to:

Hoërskool Bellville: Celise Rix

Scottsdene High School: Jason Filander

CATEGORY 4: Excellent achievement across the province (including Independent Schools)

This is awarded to the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation) AND the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation), provided that the candidates are drawn from the ex-DET, ex-HOD, ex-HoR and new WCED schools.

NOTE: The above two categories will be combined and presented according to surnames, except for acknowledgement of the top 6 candidates. Acknowledgement will be given to both independent schools and public ordinary schools.

1. Spine Road High School: Naadirah Arendse
2. Rustenburg Girls’ High School: Erin Coull
3. Diocesan College: Gabriel Dyssell-Hofinger
4. Klein Nederburg Sekondêre Skool: Cyle Hein Edwards
5. Islamia College: Bilqees Essa
6. Spine Road High School: Lee Fredericks
7. Spine Road High School: Kiara Lee Geland
8. Fairmont High School: Caitlin Hough
9. South Peninsula High School: Tasneem Ismail
10. Parel Vallei High School: Yesol Jeong
11. Hoërskool DF Malan: Renska Krynauw
12. Hoërskool DF Malan: Renke Lorio
13. Fezeka Secondary School: Yongama Mhlapo
14. Islamia College: Aliyah Minty
15. Livingstone High School: Adam Mohamed
16. Harry Gwala Secondary School: Viwe Msolo
17. Spine Road High School: Hanaan Omar
18. Hoërskool Punt: Lucia Pauw
19. Herschel Girls School: Jessica Prevost
20. Oaklands Secondary School: Lihlombe Ralarala
21. Hoërskool DF Malan: Benjamin Roelofse
22. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Cara Ronan
23. Livingstone High School: Moebeen Seadon
24. South Peninsula High School: Qaasim Solomon
25. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Lenka Steenkamp
26. Westerford High School: Doron Sumeruk
27. Imizamo Yethu Secondary School: Khanyisa Tata
28. Rondebosch Boys’ High School: André Toerien
29. Chris Hani Secondary School: Mzekelo Tukushe
30. Bernadino Heights Sekondêre Skool: Quinese van der Westhuizen
31. Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle: Alexandra van Stelten
32. Paul Roos Gimnasium: Alexander David van Wyk
33. Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Alexander James White
34. Luhlaza Secondary School: Zizipho Ethel Yekelo

The top 3 positions from independent and public ordinary schools are as follows:

• 2. Hoërskool Stellenberg: Simone Wessels
• 3. Hoërskool Dirkie Uys: Jana de Waal
• 3. Diocesan College: Gus Farara
• 3. Rhenish Girls’ High School: Ahyoung Moon

Top candidate from independent schools:

• 1. Parklands College: Jana Grobbelaar

Top candidate from public ordinary schools

• 1. Hoër Jongenskool Paarl: Ulrich le Roux

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2020

Awards to Schools

In the first category, schools are awarded in terms of Improvement in pass rate, greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies, improvement and excellence in individual subjects and excellence in academic performance.

In the second category, awards are made to all public, independent and Technical Schools that achieve excellence in academic performance.

All schools will receive a certificate.

Category 1: Most Improved Schools

Category 1A: Most Improved Public Schools

Awards will be made to ten (10) public schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest improvement in pass rate over the period 2018 to 2020. The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2018 to 2020.

1. Sizimisele Secondary School
2. Hillcrest Sekondêre Skool
3. Wallacedene Secondary School
4. Harry Gwala Secondary School
5. Isilimela High School
6. St. Andrew's Secondary School
7. Strandfontein Sekondêre Skool
8. Salt River Secondary School
9. New Eisleben Secondary School
10. Zonnebloem Nest Senior School

Category 1B: Most Improved Technical High School

1. Sizimisele Secondary School

Category 1C: Greatest increase in the percentage of Bachelor's passes

Awards will be made to ten (10) schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving access to Bachelor’s degree studies over the period 2018 to 2020. The criteria also include consistency in number of Grade 12 candidates over the 3 year period from 2018 to 2020.

1. Zonnebloem Nest Senior School
2. Jan Krielskool
3. Elswood Sekondêre Skool
4. Hoërskool Langenhoven
5. Hoërskool Albertinia
6. Hoërskool Zwartberg
7. Kylemore High School
8. Hoërskool Labori
9. Worcester Gimnasium
10. Hoërskool President

Category 1D: Improvement and excellence in individual subjects

Improvement

For Mathematics, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  change in percentage of candidates in the cohort taking Mathematics, the change in the pass rate for Mathematics, the change in the subject average for Mathematics and the change in the number of candidates taking Mathematics. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in Mathematics: Soneike High School

For Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that showed the greatest improvement in the average for English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2020, compared to their subject average in 2019. Minimum enrolment of 30 candidates is required.

Improvement in English HL: Heideveld Sekondêre Skool

Improvement in Afrikaans HL: Sarepta Sekondêre Skool

Improvement in Xhosa HL: Desmond Mpilo Tutu Secondary School | Masiphumelele High School

Excellence

For Mathematics and Physical Sciences, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that obtained the highest score when combining the following:  percentage of candidates in the cohort taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the pass rate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the subject average for Mathematics and Physical Sciences and the number of candidates taking Mathematics and Physical Sciences. (Weighting the same for all four criteria)

Excellence in Mathematics: Diocesan College

Excellence in Physical Sciences: Claremont High School

For Excellence in Home languages, this is awarded to ONE school in the province that produced the highest pass rate in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2020 and had the highest average in English Home Language, Afrikaans Home Language and Xhosa Home Language in 2020. (Weighting of 50% for each of the two criteria).

Excellence in English HL: Herschel Girls School

Excellence in Afrikaans HL: Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof

Excellence in Xhosa HL: Centre of Science and Technology

Category 2: Excellence in Academic Performance

In this category, awards are presented to the top two Technical Schools, the top two schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of less than 30 candidates and the top 20 schools with 30 or more candidates that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2020.

2A: The Top two Technical High Schools are:

1. Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy
2. Langenhoven Gimnasium

2B: The top two schools with an NSC enrolment of less than 30 candidates are:

1. Cannons Creek Independent School  
2. Somerset West Private School

2C: The top 20 schools in the province with an NSC enrolment of 30 or more candidates (including independent schools) that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2020 are:

1. Westerford High School
2. Herschel Girls School
3. Diocesan College
4. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof
5. Rondebosch Boys' High School
6. Rustenburg Girls' High School
7. Herzlia High School
8. Star College Bridgetown
9. Claremont High School
10. Rhenish Girls' High School
11. Paul Roos Gimnasium
12. South African College High School
13. Paarl Girls’ High School
14. Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary
15. Wynberg Girls' High School
16. Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle
17. Parklands College
18. Hoërskool D.F. Malan
19. Parel Vallei High School
20. Hoërskool Stellenberg

Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2020

Awards to Candidates

Awards to candidates will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 candidates in the province.

Category 1: Candidates Subject Awards

In this category, one award will be made to the candidate/s with the highest mark in the subject. Each candidate will receive R 6 000 and a certificate.

Afrikaans HL

• Hoërskool Hermanus: Mia Burgess

English HL

• Herschel Girls School: Michaela Irene Todd

Xhosa HL

• Manzomthombo Secondary School: Ayabukwa Nombela

Accounting

• Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Elizabeth Marié Smith

Computer Applications

• Paul Roos Gymnasium: Michiel Nicholaas Kühn
• Paul Roos Gymnasium: Philip Rudolph Botha

Dramatic Arts

• Edgemead High School: Tao Maxim Olivier

Information Technology

• Diocesan College: Christopher Peter Dicey

Mathematical Literacy

• Princeton Secondary School: Thurston Charles Maduna

Mathematics

• Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Veren Naidoo
• Hoërskool Hermanus: Daniël Alwyn Gouws
• Herzlia High School: Gia Hasson
• Paul Roos Gimnasium: Ayrton Luciano Goncalves

Physical Sciences

• Sophumelela Secondary School: Siphosethu Limane

South African Sign Language

• De La Bat Skool: Gcobani Habakkuk Jemane

Visual Arts

• Herschel Girls School: Jacqueline Victory Dow
• Herschel Girls School: Raine Halvorsen
• Herzlia High School: Eva Pazaitis
• Westerford High School: Carolina Taylor Brand
• Westerford High School: Holly Morphet Smith
• Westerford High School: Matthew Alan Suter
• Westerford High School: Thomas Adam Falconer
• Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Emma Catherine Dore
• Fish Hoek High School: Chloé van Wyk
• Fish Hoek High School: Olivia Louise Black
• Westerford High School: Tessa Laurenson van Schaik
• Herschel Girls School: Shannon Kate Pitman

Category 2: Excellence Despite Barriers to Learning

In this category, candidates will receive R10 000 and a certificate.
The first award goes to:

Jan Krielskool: Sonja Jamima Jonkers

Tafelbergskool: Cailyn Dalia Schaffer

Category 3: Special Ministerial Award

In this category, candidates will receive R10 000 and a certificate.
The Special Ministerial Award for 2020 is awarded to:

Weston Sekondêre Skool: Thandolewethu Klaas

South Peninsula High School: Erin O’Connor

CATEGORY 4: Excellent achievement across the province (including Independent Schools)

This is awarded to the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation) AND the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation), provided that the candidates are drawn from the ex-DET, ex-HOD, ex-HoR and new WCED schools.

NOTE: The above two categories will be combined and presented according to surnames, except for the top 5 candidates.

Top 5 candidates:

1. Diocesan College: Daniel Alexander van Nimwegen
2. Hoërskool Outeniqua: Sonica Roux
3. Melkbos High School: Renske Strauss
4. Westerford High School: Hanna Alexa Todd
5. Diocesan College: Andrew Low

• Hoërskool DF Malan: Ila Alberts
• Intshukumo Secondary School: Narciso Nelson Bila
• Worcester Gimnasium: Simone Marie Botha
• Rondebosch Boys' High School: Steffan Alexander Brundyn
• Paul Roos Gimnasium: Hans Jacob Bernardus Combrink
• Diocesan College: Christopher Peter Dicey
• Hoërskool Charlie Hofmeyr: Davinichia Douries
• Hoërskool Outeniqua: Rhodé Ferreira
• Claremont High School: Raeesah Firfirey
• Hoërskool Hermanus: Daniël Alwyn Gouws
• Westerford High School: Cailin Jankelson Groll
• Fairmont High School: Amy Erin Hine
• Rustenburg Girls' High School: Nika Hofmeyr
• Rhenish Girls' High School: Johanna Holm
• South Peninsula High School: Donica Kim Jacobs
• South Peninsula High School: Tharwah Joseph
• Camps Bay High School: Francois Roux Kemp
• Fairmont High School: Matthew David Keys
• Phandulwazi High School: Chuma Khathazile
• Hoërskool Parel Vallei: Danielle Madeleine Kleyn
• Paul Roos Gimnasium: Michiel Nicholaas Kühn
• Sophumelela Secondary School: Siphosethu Limane
• Sophumelela Secondary School: Alakhe Mfutwana
• Manzomthombo Secondary School: Ayabukwa Nombela
• Intshukumo Secondary School: Thabiso Qhaphetshu
• Westerford High School: Tanvir Ranchod
• Hoërskool Sao Bras: Meagan Roberts
• Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Elizabeth Marié Smith
• Oscar Mpetha Secondary School: Lisakhanya Steven
• Fish Hoek High School: Grace Kirra Steward
• Parklands College: Keagan Strydom
• South Peninsula High School: Lindiwe Rosa Trout-Naidoo
• Hoërskool Tygerberg: Carina van der Colff
• Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Cimòn van der Westhuizen
• Herschel Girls School: Mia Josie Versfeld