CATEGORY 1 - EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
In the category of academic excellence there are two sub-categories: excellence in academic achievement in the context within which the school operates and excellence according to a set of given criteria..
Category 1a: Excellence in academic achievement in the context within which the school operates
In this category, awards will be presented to eight schools where the academic performance in 2009 illustrates meritorious outcomes relative to the context within which the school operates and where there is consistency in the number of candidates (at least 90% of the previous 3 years). The 'context within which a school operates' is based on the quintile (1 - 3), the pass rate and endorsement rate of the school and the number of subject distinctions. 'Meritorious outcomes' will be based on a weighted index which will include both number of candidates that wrote (minimum of 35) and number / percentage of successful candidates in the 2009 National Senior Certificate examinations.
| No. |
SCHOOL NAME |
Pass rate 2008 |
Pass rate 2009 |
| |
Hexvallei Sekondêre Skool |
46.81 |
82.27 |
| |
Skurweberg Sekondêre Skool |
51.65 |
74.16 |
| |
Worcester Sekondêre Skool |
62.58 |
81.67 |
| |
I.D. Mkize Sen. Secondary School |
62.35 |
80.39 |
| |
Groendal Sekondêre Skool |
63.54 |
74.55 |
| |
New Orleans Sekondêre Skool |
78.95 |
83.33 |
| |
Bastiaanse Sekondêre Skool |
74.36 |
77.40 |
| |
Villiersdorp Sekondêre Skool |
87.50 |
88.06 |
Category 1b: Excellence according to a set of given criteria
In this category, awards are made to the top ten schools in the province that have achieved excellence in academic results in 2009, based on the following criteria:
- Consistency in number of grade 12 candidates over a period of 3 years (at least 90%) of previous years
- an overall pass rate of 100% in 2009
- number of subject distinctions
- endorsement rate for Bachelor's degree of at least 60%
| No. |
SCHOOL NAME |
| 1 |
Herschel Girls' High School |
| 2 |
Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary |
| 3 |
Westerford High School |
| 4 |
St Cyprian's School |
| 5 |
Diocesan College |
| 6 |
Rustenburg Girls' High School |
| 7 |
Herzlia High School |
| 8 |
Rondebosch Boys' High School |
| 9 |
Rhenish Girls' High School |
| 10 |
Hoër Jongenskool Paarl |
Category 1b: Highest Subject distinction average and highest number of candidates who meet the requirements for a Bachelor's degree within the context of study
Awards will be made to three schools with the highest number of subject distinctions and the highest number of candidates who meet the requirements for a Bachelor's degree, in relation to the number of learners that wrote the 2009 National Senior Certificate examinations in that particular school. Schools will be drawn from ex-DET, ex-HOD, ex-HOR and new WCED schools within the context of study.
| No. |
SCHOOL NAME |
| 1 |
Centre of Science and Technology |
| 2 |
Livingstone High School |
| 3 |
South Peninsula High School |
CATEGORY 2: EXCELLENCE IN INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS
Category 2a: Excellence in Mathematics
This is awarded to two schools in the province that excelled by producing the highest number of passes in Mathematics (40% and above) with the subject average in Mathematics as a second criteria. The school must have a minimum of 35 candidates who wrote Mathematics.
| No. |
SCHOOL NAME
|
| 1 |
Paul Roos Gimnasium |
| 2 |
Rondebosch Boys' High School |
Category 2b: Excellence in Physical Sciences
This is awarded to two schools in the province that excelled by producing the highest number of Physical Sciences passes (40% and above) in 2009, with the highest subject average as a second criteria. The school must have minimum of 35 candidates who wrote Physical Sciences..
| No. |
SCHOOL NAME |
| 1 |
Rondebosch Boys' High School |
| 2 |
Paul Roos Gimnasium |
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