Matric 2024 Awards to Candidates

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