Matric 2021 Awards to Candidates
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.
- Spine Road High School: Naadirah Arendse
- Rustenburg Girls’ High School: Erin Coull
- Diocesan College: Gabriel Dyssell-Hofinger
- Klein Nederburg Sekondêre Skool: Cyle Hein Edwards
- Islamia College: Bilqees Essa
- Spine Road High School: Lee Fredericks
- Spine Road High School: Kiara Lee Geland
- Fairmont High School: Caitlin Hough
- South Peninsula High School: Tasneem Ismail
- Parel Vallei High School: Yesol Jeong
- Hoërskool DF Malan: Renska Krynauw
- Hoërskool DF Malan: Renke Lorio
- Fezeka Secondary School: Yongama Mhlapo
- Islamia College: Aliyah Minty
- Livingstone High School: Adam Mohamed
- Harry Gwala Secondary School: Viwe Msolo
- Spine Road High School: Hanaan Omar
- Hoërskool Punt: Lucia Pauw
- Herschel Girls School: Jessica Prevost
- Oaklands Secondary School: Lihlombe Ralarala
- Hoërskool DF Malan: Benjamin Roelofse
- Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Cara Ronan
- Livingstone High School: Moebeen Seadon
- South Peninsula High School: Qaasim Solomon
- Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof: Lenka Steenkamp
- Westerford High School: Doron Sumeruk
- Imizamo Yethu Secondary School: Khanyisa Tata
- Rondebosch Boys’ High School: André Toerien
- Chris Hani Secondary School: Mzekelo Tukushe
- Bernadino Heights Sekondêre Skool: Quinese van der Westhuizen
- Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle: Alexandra van Stelten
- Paul Roos Gimnasium: Alexander David van Wyk
- Rondebosch Boys’ High School: Alexander James White
- 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