Following the release of the IEB matric results last night, Sandton Chronicle visited Crawford College Sandton and Brescia House School to hear their thoughts on the much-anticipated results.
Principal Benedikte Nott said she was incredibly proud of the 2017 matric class who achieved a 100 per cent university entrance for the third year running.
“The girls have worked so hard and I am thrilled that they all received a university pass. I am really proud of the fact that for three years running, we have had a full batch of university entrants. The teachers and students work really hard to make this a reality,” said Nott.
Some of the top achievers at the school, twin sisters Beth and Kate Watson, who both received seven distinctions, spoke the Sandton Chronicle about their achievements.
Beth said, “I was relieved when I received the message last night with my results. I had been anxious for some time and it is great to be officially done with high school.”
Kate added, “I was not sure what to expect after completing the exams. There were some really challenging subjects. We worked hard in advance and made sure that we were well-prepared ahead of the exams.”
Principal at Crawford College Sandton Morag Rees said she was ecstatic with the results her students achieved. “They did way better than we had ever hoped. Today I feel like a child at a party I am so happy. We received a 100 per cent pass for the 25th year running and 99 per cent university pass.”
The top student at Crawford, Chad Himlok, received nine distinctions and a 90 per cent average. He also achieved an astonishing 99 per cent for mathematics. “I did not know that I was the top student at Crawford and was really pleased when I arrived here this morning. These results will open a lot of doors for me in the future to receive bursaries and scholarships. I can now leave with confidence knowing that I am capable and can tackle anything.”
The top 10 at Brescia House School, based on their average marks were as follows:
1st: Teaghan Lucas – eight distinctions
2nd: Nikita Lledo – nine
3rd: Beth Watson – seven
Joint 4th: Kristina Heynes – eight
Joint 4th: Kate Watson – seven
5th: Dayna Smith – seven
6th: Martene Michael – five
7th: Sinead Wortley – seven
Joint 8th: Tamsin Hau – six
Joint 8th: Dominique Bartlett – four
9th: Abigail Mills – five
10th: did not want to appear in the media.
Crawford College Sandton based their top results on the number of distinctions achieved:
The following achieved nine distinctions:
Claire Berzen
Zidan Cassim
Chad Himlok
Erin Liebenberg
Amy van Druten.
The following achieved eight distinctions:
Stephanie Askew
Maya Bortz
Temima Rachbuch
Daniella Seberini-Binikos.
The following achieved seven distinctions:
Jaymee Gobetz
Niyam Harribhai
Arielle Menasce Traub
Cheryl Moyo
Tong Shen.
