DCS Annual Magazine 2015

NICAN DOMI NI O OMINIC DOMI dominican convent school 2015 annual magazine

For Malume

simon phahlamohlaka For 50 years you have shown us that seeds, when nurtured, bloom into unimagined beauty.

Your lesson for us as educators, and as South Africans, has not gone unnoticed.

You shall be missed. dominican convent school

I AM AFRICAN I AM DOMINICAN I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

THANK YOU adcorp mrs wanda brown catholic institute of education dame hilary cropper foundation davis foundation deutsche bank dimension data dominican sisters of king williamstown epoch optima fairheads trust flow communications hannover re ischool africa mrs ann lynch mahogany capital maono isasa m&e programme murray and roberts national lottery distribution trust fund nedbank foundation zyda rylands richard shapiro quentin slight Your support empowers young people to reach their full potential through 21st century education.

CONTENTS

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Letters from Leaders

9

Faith

19

Awards and Prizes

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Creative Expression

61 Family 73 Sport

86 Progressive Education 96 Team Photos

95 Individual Photos

BECOMING BETTER THINKERS Dominican Convent School rises to the challenge of teaching and learning in the 21st century

WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN OFFERING EDUCATION THAT IS RIGOROUS, RELEVANT, AND ROOTED IN A MORAL IMPERATIVE TO BE A COMMUNITY SERVING HUMANITY.

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ducation throughout the world is under increased scrutiny. Policymakers, non-profit think tanks, school administrators, educators, parents and students are questioning the relevance of the curriculum being taught at schools, and whether Grade 0 to 12 education is preparing learners for the modern world.

In his book, Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning, Marc Prensky proposes that the real aim of education is about “becoming”. For Prensky, education is a process where students become more capable, better thinkers who have a strong ethical and moral compass.

Tony Wagner, Professor of Education at Harvard University, believes that the acquisition of knowledge is no longer sufficient. Although knowledge remains critically important, a modern education system must teach students how best to use the knowledge they acquire. Students need to leave school with the ability to communicate, collaborate and think critically in creative and innovative ways.

I recently read a statistical report that captured the total annual registration of patents by country. The statistics tell an important story about global innovation.

Approximately 600 patents are registered annually in South Africa, compared to South Korea where 160 000 patents were registered, and China where 700 000 patents

were registered in the same period. When these patents are spread across each country’s population, one in every 80 000 people register patents in South Africa, one in 2 000 people register patents in China and one in every 300 people register patents in South Korea.

These statistics suggest that our South African education system is not producing enough critical and creative thinkers.

Our challenge as educators is to find the time and the space to teach these essential elements of a 21st-century education. At Dominican Convent School we are actively engaged in offering education that is rigorous, relevant, rooted in a moral imperative to be a community serving humanity. We are excited by the challenges ahead and are deeply committed to providing your child with a 21st-century learning experience.

graham howarth Executive Headmaster

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CREATING FUTURE LEADERS A better future begins with education rooted in justice, truth

MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS OFTEN LAUGH AT ME WHEN I REFER TO YOUR CHILDREN AS “MY KIDS”. THEY ARE LIKE MY OWN CHILDREN. THEY HAVE ALL TOUCHED MY LIFE.

I am very proud of our rich history and traditions.

Veritas, our motto, forms a basis of our strong values in all aspects of life in our family and Catholic school.

Citizenship and community are key elements of education in South Africa. Our aim at Dominican Convent School is to create future South African leaders who will make a significant contribution.

Our vibrant and energetic classrooms are led by passionate and professional educators, who seek to provide a caring and safe environment in which to facilitate the best learning experience in a technologydominated society. We are highly conscious of the benefits of this in our school, without losing sight of the important tradition of human relationships in teaching.

At Dominican Convent School, we encourage a balanced involvement in all facets of school life – learners are encouraged to do their best in all that they do. Cultural and sporting activities are seen as a valuable extension of academic lessons and integral to a holistic education.

As I constantly look to celebrate life and learning, I am also reminded that fun and enjoyment are the cornerstone of a successful primary school education.

Critical thinking and problem-solving are key components of our learners’ preparation for a successful transition into high school, and independence and organisational skills are fostered from a young age.

Each of your children has brought such joy and happiness to our school. I have been fortunate to have such a wonderful group of children at school this past year. My family and friends often laugh at me when I refer to your children as “my kids”. They are like my own children. They have all touched my life. This school year has been very positive and rewarding in so many ways.

It has been a pleasure getting to know not only your child, but you as well. Having parental support and open lines of communication is an essential part of any successful school year.

Thank you for all you have done to make my year so fulfilling and memorable.

dalene rostovsky Head, Primary School

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WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE of spending countless hours in a school where good values are emphatically fed into our culture: values such as discipline and respect.

We owe it to ourselves to be cognizant of how we represent our school and personal values to the rest of the world.

Prefects, you are a formidable force, both as individuals and collectively. If your initiative, confidence and consistency is anything to go by, I am excited about the future of Dominican alumni.

bongiwe buthelezi Head Girl

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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM LEFT TO RIGHT

BONGIWE BUTHELEZI HEAD GIRL RETHABILE CHOMANE DEPUTY HEAD BOY GRAHAM HOWARTH EXECUTIVE HEADMASTER MBALENHLE MABUYA DEPUTY HEAD GIRL ALBERT SOKO HEAD BOY

YOU SHOULD PURSUE EXCELLENCE — not your friend, or the person sitting next to you, but you.

I encourage you to unleash your full potential in the school and beyond its blue gates.

I would like to thank the school for providing the average student with a platform for learning, for spiritual growth and for imparting the values of truth, love, servitude and hard work in the process.

Thank you educators for your extraordinary patience and years of understanding. You are the giants upon whose shoulders we today stand to see further.

albert soko Head Boy

FAITH

LIVING FAITH

WE GO FORTH NOT IN SEARCH OF THE GOLD BENEATH THE GROUND, BUT IN SEARCH OF THE GOLD IN HUMAN HEARTS

A group of stalwart Dominican Sisters set forth from their motherhouse in King Williamstown 107 years ago to found a school in the gold boom town, Johannesburg. One of these pioneering educators noted, “We go forth not in search of the gold beneath the ground, but in search of the gold in human hearts.” In February 1908, the Dominican Convent of the Sacred Heart was founded. Now, 107 years later, our students, alumni, educators are still seeking and finding the gold in our students, our community, our country and our world.

DOMINICAN CONVENT SCHOOL FOUNDERS FEBRUARY 1908

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Sacred Heart

107 years ago

2015

12 JUN

Our Dominican community marked another year in its rich heritage of education, imbued with the pursuit of social justice, reconciliation, and marked by the relentless search for truth.

“The Feast of the Sacred Heart reminded me of the fullness of life through the love of Jesus. We celebrated our 107th birthday at Mass and shared the love with cupcakes and hot chocolate.”

— REFILOE MULEYA, 11S

JESUS CAME INTO MY LIFE. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE A CATHOLIC. EVERYONE WAS WEARING WHITE AND THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL. MATHAPELO PHORORO, 4C

Baptism 25 JUN

Twelve learners, supported by parents, Godparents and the school community, chose to be disciples of Jesus in the Sacrament of Baptism on 21 June. Learners were urged to keep the light of Christ burning in their lives. The word baptism is derived from a Greek word that means to “plunge”. The word plunge denotes trust, passion and complete surrender.

Through Baptism these 12 learners plunged into the love of God. They accepted Christ as their Lord and Saviour. The grace of this sacrament will manifest itself in their passion for Christ.

First Communion 18 OCT

St Anne’s Church glowed with candlelight and the excitement of young people ready to take the next step in their faith journey.

Teachers, sponsors, family, friends and members of the local community formed a community of faith that supported 11 Grade 3 learners from Dominican Convent School, and learners from St Anne’s parish as they pledged their belief and then took part in the sacrament of the Eucharist — the physical reminder of God's love for us, and our call to be people of love.

Confirmation 31 JUL

Twelve Grade 11 learners gave their solemn “Yes” to being an adult in the Christian faith in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

His Grace sealed each candidate with the gift of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation marks the completion of the sacraments of initiation. In his homily, his Grace spoke of the legacy of children in the Church, urging the candidates to strive for sanctity by answering God’s call in their lives. The candidates, filled with the Holy Spirit, pledged themselves to an outreach programme for the year.

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FAMILY FAITH CONSECRATED LIFE The Vow of Chastity

SR EVELYN JUNG, OP

This year, the Church invites us to reflect on the family and Consecrated Life.

All of us are familiar with families, the immense joys that this can bring us when we all work together in love, understanding and appreciation. We also know of the shadow sides when we cannot meet each other and need to search for reconciliation. Families give us the start in life and form us into the people we grow up to be. Thus I concentrate today on the Consecrated Life, as this is foreign to many of us.

Consecrated Life is usually marked by members living in communities who follow the call of a particular founder. We, Dominican Sisters, aspire to the ideals that St Dominic and St Catherine set 800 years ago. They saw the need to preach and teach the TRUTH of who God is to society.

As marriage is sealed by a marriage vow, so Consecrated Life is sealed by the three vows of POVERTY, CHASTITY and OBEDIENCE. These vows mark our way of life and are a real gift that can become a means towards inner freedom.

The Vow of Poverty This is a strange name for our time. This does not mean to live in poverty or destitution. This would be a curse. It means that we are ready to share whatever we have openheartedly and open-handedly, as the Acts of the Apostles tells us about the early Christians: “The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common; they sold their goods and possessions and shared the proceeds among themselves according to what each one needed.”

(Acts 2:44–45) It is an art not to be stingy but to honestly discern what one needs without getting entangled in riches that strangle the heart! We aim to live simply, that others can simply live and to work with and for the poor as much as this is possible. One actually needs very little to live!

All Christians are called to live chastity – in purity of mind, heart and body. What does this vow mean to me?

It gives me the freedom to wake up in the morning in great joy knowing that I belong to God totally, ready for the new adventure that God has in store for me today. It is something like the sunshine that enters my room on a cold morning and lights it up. What gives me the greatest joy is that it gives me the freedom to be alive, to love freely, deeply, broadly and unpossessively. Every person becomes my brother or sister, and my family extends through the entire world. I belong to everyone and everyone belongs to me. But above all I know that I am called to be a channel of God’s love to everyone.

The Vow of Obedience This vow asks of me to listen deeply; be in touch with myself, my community and the world. I am no isolated loner! All people need to find a shelter in my heart.

I need to know who I am; I need to know life’s joys and difficulties; to learn to understand myself and the people around me. Every person is a hidden treasure. I need to be open to my needs and the needs of my community, to our directions to work together, to people I work with and to negotiate good solutions to problems. It is an art to learn to be open and honest without hurting others.

What is needed above all for Consecrated Life is a deep attraction, an intuitive knowing that God is calling me to this lifestyle. I need to want to be open to be filled with God’s love through prayer and meditation and then to share this with all my brothers and sisters. Life depends on my reaction to make Consecrated Life rich and meaningful or to let it crumble and eventually allow it to shatter. Life presents challenges to help us to grow wherever we are and whatever we do.

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ONE FAITH LORD PURPOSE

16 OCT

GRADE 12 VALEDICTORY MASS

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GRADE 7 MASS The Grade 7s celebrated their final moments of primary school with a special Mass at Regina Mundi in Rockville, Soweto. This Mass marked a transition in the lives of these young Grade 7s as they leave primary school and head to high school next year. Fr Dladla spoke of supporting each other in faith so that each of us can move forward in life and grow in faith and understanding of Christ.

OCT

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WELCOME, FR LETSIE This year we welcomed a new priest, Fr Letsie Moshoeshoe. We thank God for a gift of a shepherd among us.

I ENJOYED MEETING OTHER PEOPLE AND GETTING TO KNOW HOW THEY PRACTICE CATHOLIC VALUES IN THEIR SCHOOLS. LETHUKUTHULA MASEKO, 11S

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PILGRIMAGE CROSS

Every year, the Catholic Schools Office of Johannesburg endeavours to bring Grade 11 learners from all Catholic schools together to worship, and consider their faith journey.

In preparation for the Grade 11 Mass at the Cathedral, a Pilgrimage Cross travels from Catholic school to Catholic school.

GRADE 11 MASS

21 MAY

Each year, the Grade 11s make an annual pilgrimage to the seat of the Archbishop of the Diocese where they celebrate as a collective of Grade 11s from Catholic schools around Johannesburg under one common faith, one Lord and one purpose. The theme this year was celebrating our founders. The experience of this event is one that leaves a lasting impression on the Grade 11 group as friendships are formed and memories created.

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INDUCTION

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I liked the breathing exercise because it made me calm.

My favourite part was drawing symbols of respect.

I thought a lot about respect.

We must respect all people, not just our friends.

CYNTHIA GWANYANYA

TENDY MAKUWERERE

Jesus was honest to his people. I thank Him for the Earth and life He has given me.

Nothing would be like this without Him in our life.

LUTANDO MAKHOBA

I learned about respect and about Mother Mary. We made a cross like a rosary out of paper and made 10 beads for the rosary.

ASMA SIBY

LOOK WITHIN Spiritual retreats deepen faith and foster moral development 16

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The retreat made me realise just how much I take things for granted. The serenity was refreshing and a much needed change.

LUVUYO-UNATHI NYAMATHE

I really loved it when we started praising God. BUHLE MKHANGWANA

MAKING WRONG WAYS RIGHT

Penitential Service 26 MAR

Each year we celebrate a penitential service during Mass which allows each of us the opportunity to reconcile with God through confessing our sins and transgressions by writing them on a piece of paper and having them burnt by the priest.

Following this comes a general absolution which assures us of God’s forgiveness.

Ash Wednesday 18 FEB

“The season of Lent for me has always been one for the cleansing and purification of the soul. It is a time for one to closely reflect on what one has done within the year prior, that one would like to change to gain a greater closeness with God. Beginning Lent with Ash Wednesday was a good opportunity to focus on the solemnity of the period to come and the symbolism of the season as a whole, and increase the awareness of the importance of Lent to all God's children.”

— BONGUMUSA MBATHA, 12V

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OCT

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First Reconciliation Dominican students received the Sacrament of Reconciliation with Father Moshoeshoe in preparation for their First Holy Communion.

Reconciliation, or confession, is a Catholic sacrament in which the priest, as an agent of God, forgives sins which have been committed, when the sinner is genuinely sorry for them and sincerely confesses them to God. In reconciling with God, grace is restored to the soul.

The candidates were rather apprehensive at first, but after their session with Father, left with renewed fervour to live their lives in a better way.

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ASH WEDNESDAY WAS A GREAT START TO LENT. I FELT CLOSE TO GOD. RECEIVING THE ASHES HELPED ME REFLECT ON WHAT JESUS OVERCAME. MELISSA MATHOBELA, 11W

AWARDS AND PRIZES

ACADEMIC AWARDS GRADE 1A (2015)

GRADE 4 (2015)

FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

FIRST IN SUBJECT

ETHAN BENJAMIN FAITH NYAWERA TSHIAMO SELWADI JEAN-PIERRE BLIGNAUT

OVERALL AVERAGE

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ETHAN BENJAMIN

GRADE 1R (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

RIBO MABASA ANGELA DZOKESAYI MOLEMO GQOSHA KHUMO POOE

OVERALL AVERAGE

first in class

MOLEMO GQOSHA

GRADE 1B (2015) NOMTHANDAZO SITHOLE LINDOKUHLE NHLAPHO NOMTHANDAZO SITHOLE LINDOKUHLE NHLAPHO

OVERALL AVERAGE

first in class

NOMTHANDAZO SITHOLE

GRADE 2M (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

ELIZABETH CHIMEDZA MOTHEO SADIKI AMOGELANG MHULATSI RESHOKETSWE MATHOSA

OVERALL AVERAGE

first in class

KEYAN NAIDOO KEYAN NAIDOO RELEBOGILE MXAKATO BONISWA XABA KEYAN NAIDOO KEYAN NAIDOO KEYAN NAIDOO CYNTHIA GWANYANYA, GOMOLEMO MATSEBA RELEBOGILE MXAKATO KEYAN NAIDOO

OVERALL AVERAGE

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KEYAN NAIDOO GOMOLEMO MATSEBA RELEBOGILE MXAKATO

GRADE 5 (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

afrikaans arts and culture english isizulu life skills mathematics natural science religion sesotho social science

ELIZABETH CHIMEDZA

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NELLY MUKODZERI JEENA MARRIOTT ONTHATILE LEKATA SIHLE MALAMBE ONTHATILE LEKATA ONTHATILE LEKATA JEENA MARRIOTT ONTHATILE LEKATA, NTSIKA NGUBANE KATLEHO SHONGWE KEABETSWE BALALA

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JEENA MARRIOTT ONTHATILE LEKATA KEABETSWE BALALA

GRADE 6 (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

GRADE 2S (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

LEILA MARRIOTT LEILA MARRIOTT LEILA MARRIOTT UNATHI MBADZO

OVERALL AVERAGE

first in class

LEILA MARRIOTT

GRADE 3C (2015) PHEMELO RATLHAGANE DEYSHAN KALOO PHEMELO RATLHAGANE ALWANDE MDLETSHE

OVERALL AVERAGE

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PHEMELO RATLHAGANE

GRADE 3G (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

WOXOLO HUGHES ALWANDE MDLETSHE BOKAMOSO MOKOENA WOXOLO HUGHES

OVERALL AVERAGE

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TSHIAMO LEKALAKALA SIMPHIWE RADEBE MERON GETAHUNE SIMINIKIWE DHLAMINI JENNIFER LIOUL SIMPHIWE RADEBE INOLOFATSENG MOROPA THABO PEETE, JENNIFER LIOUL SIPHOKAZI KHALA TSHIAMO LEKALAKALA

OVERALL AVERAGE

FIRST IN SUBJECT

language life skills mathematics religion

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BOKAMOSO MOKOENA

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SIMPHIWE RADEBE TSHIAMO LEKALAKALA SIPHOKAZI KHALA

GRADE 7 (2015) FIRST IN SUBJECT

afrikaans arts and culture ems english isizulu life orientation mathematics natural science religion sesotho social science technology

KERAIYA NAIDOO KUTLWANO SHAI KERAIYA NAIDOO KUTLWANO SHAI THANDIWE PADZUWA BENEDICTE KALONDA CHELSEA-ROSE MACKENZIE CHELSEA-ROSE MACKENZIE NKANYEZI MABENA KATLEHO KOENANE BENEDICTE KALONDA KERAIYA NAIDOO

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KERAIYA NAIDOO CHELSEA-ROSE MACKENZIE KUTLWANO SHAI

SPECIAL AWARDS KHANYISA MAEBELA

MARGARET SMITH SERVICE AWARD Awarded to a Grade 7 learner who has offered cheerful, friendly service to members of the school community throughout the year

ELLA MARRIOTT

EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP AWARD

CHELSEA–ROSE MACKENZIE 2015 TOP ACHIEVER CRITICAL THINKING AND MATHS SKILLS AWARD DUX SCHOLAR

For the highest combined average in all Grade 7 subjects

PHEMELO RATLHAGANE

DA SOUSA READING CUP

NKANYEZI MABENA

BEST READER

ELLA MARRIOTT

KEEPING MATHS ALIVE

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PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORT AWARDS ATHLETICS victor ludorum victrix ludorum

ANDILE DUBE NYAKALLO MOSIA

BASKETBALL TOP POINT SCORER

KGOSIEMANG MOSINKI

MOST IMPROVED

girl boys

THANDIWE PADZUWA SITHEMBISO MKHWANAZI KGOSIEMANG MOSINKI

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ANDILE DUBE

HOUSE TROPHY

boys girls

ST DOMINIC ST THOMAS AQUINAS

NETBALL TOP GOAL SCORER MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR HOUSE TROPHY

THANDIWE PADZUWA THOBEKILE MATHOBELA THANDIWE PADZUWA ST CATHERINE OF SIENA

SOCCER TOP GOAL SCORER MOST IMPROVED

TYRESE JACOBS CLAUDIO FRANCISCO

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior senior HOUSE TROPHY

MBUSO DHLAMINI ANDILE DUBE ST CATHERINE OF SIENA

ANDILE DUBE

PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

THANDIWE PADZUWA

PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORT AND CULTURE AWARDS BASKETBALL

VOLLEYBALL

TOP POINT SCORER

junior girls junior boys senior girls senior boys

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior boys senior girls senior boys

BOITUMELO SELWADI NTOYAMI BOPELA IMANI NYEZI NATHAN BARUTI

HOUSE TROPHY

ENOCK SOKO KELEBOGILE MATSHEKA LAKHE GRANTHAM ST DOMINIC

MOST IMPROVED

junior girls junior boys senior girls senior boys

GIFT NYAMA MBONGWA DINEKA MARENA MOLABA JESSIE MACIE, MARIO ANTONIO

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior girls junior boys senior girls senior boys

SARAH KAZEMBE, BOITUMELO SELWADI NTOYAMI BOPELA WEZI CHIRWA JONATHAN BARUTI

CHOIR best junior chorister best senior chorister

most improved dancer best performance

BUQAQAWULI NOBAKADA SIPHOSETHU MALINDZISA

DRUMMING most improved best junior best senior

ST THOMAS AQUINAS ST CATHERINE OF SIENA

CHESS

NOMAKHOSI SINDANE

CONTEMPORARY DANCE

HOUSE TROPHY

boys girls

SIPHESIHLE MAZIBUKO

REITUMETSE POO THUTO KOENANE KEITUMETSE MBILINI

I-SCHOOL

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior senior HOUSE TROPHY

best participant

ENOCK SOKO

THATO MNIKATI

KERATILE RAMMUKI

MARIMBA most improved best junior best senior

SITHEMBISO MOKUWA ST CATHERINE OF SIENA

SAVANNAH CAMPBELL MASEGO TLHABANYANE NOMAKHOSI SINDANE

MUSIC

NETBALL

best musician

TAMRY ESIRI

TOP GOAL SCORER

junior senior

ULEMU PADZUWA SOMILA KIMA

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior senior HOUSE TROPHY

PERFORMING ARTS best supporting actress best actor of the year

PALESA LEGODI KING ALADEOABA

KAMOGELO MOLELANG SOMILA KIMA ST THOMAS AQUINAS

RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior senior HOUSE TROPHY

SIFISO BUTHELEZI NTOKOZO RABOELELE ST THOMAS AQUINAS

TOP GOAL SCORER

MANDISA NGUBANE BOITUMELO RASEHLO JONAH GAZURA MBONGWA DINEKA

HOUSE TROPHY

GUGU SEITLHAMO

LUIS ANTONIO

SENIOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

KELEBOGILE MATSHEKA

SENIOR SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

junior girls senior girls junior boys senior boys

JUNIOR SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR JUNIOR SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

SOCCER

junior girls senior girls junior boys senior boys

MARIO ANTONIO

THOBEKA BOKOPANE KELEBOGILE MATSHEKA EMMANUEL HOUSE, MONDLI MOYO DANZEL TSHUMA

ST THOMAS AQUINAS INTER-HOUSE CHAMPION

ST CATHERINE OF SIENA

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ACADEMIC AWARDS GRADE 8 (2014)

GRADE 11 (2014)

FIRST IN SUBJECT

afrikaans arts and culture ems english hss isizulu life orientation mathematics sesotho

FIRST IN SUBJECT

TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO

afrikaans ap english ap mathematics business studies english geography history it isizulu life orientation life science mathematics maths literacy physical science portuguese sesotho visual arts

IMANI NYEZI

OVERALL AVERAGE

GIFT NYAMA BUQAQAWULI NOBAKADA GIFT NYAMA SANDRA OGUNTIMIRIN SANDRA OGUNTIMIRIN MASEGO TLHABANYANE SARAH KAZEMBE CORLENDER MUNYAWIRI OFENTSE SEKGOBELA

OVERALL AVERAGE

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MASEGO TLHABANYANE 82,0% BUQAQAWULI NOBAKADA 81,7% GIFT NYAMA 80,9%

GRADE 9 (2014) FIRST IN SUBJECT

afrikaans arts and culture ems english hss isizulu life orientation mathematics natural science portuguese sesotho

TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO

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BONGUMUSA MBATHA LWAZI NTSHALINTSHALI ZAMA MADONSELA SMANGA MTHETHWA KHULILE KHANYILE NALEDI LEBOGO SIZWE MNTAMBO NICOLE MAGERMAN ZAMA MADONSELA NOBUHLE MAZIBUKO BONGUMUSA MBATHA ZAMA MADONSELA KING ALADEOBA NICOLE MAGERMAN NICOLE MAGERMAN MPINANE MOHALE OARABILE MOLEBATSI NICOLE MAGERMAN 83,7% ZAMA MADONSELA 81,9% MPINANE MOHALE 79,3%

NTOMBENHLE MAVIMBELA TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO ANA PEDRO MICHEL MAHLANGU

OVERALL AVERAGE

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TSHEGOFATSO MANTSHO 86,5% IMANI NYEZI 83,7% LAYLA MOTAUNG 81,3%

GRADE 10 (2014) FIRST IN SUBJECT

accounting afrikaans ap mathematics business studies english geography history it isizulu life orientation life science mathematics maths literacy physical science portuguese sesotho visual arts

BOIPELO MONTOEDI NOMSA ZIKALALA DANZEL TSHUMA BOIPELO MONTOEDI BUNGCWETHI HLONGWANE LETHAUKUTHULA MASEKO NOMSA ZIKALALA NICOLLE CHARUMA LETHAUKUTHULA MASEKO DANZEL TSHUMA BOIPELO MONTOEDI DANZEL TSHUMA ONTLAMETSE PHALATSE DANZEL TSHUMA CYNTHIA JANUARIO CASSANDRA MODISE MITCHELL MPOFU

OVERALL AVERAGE

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NOMSA ZIKALALA 79,9% DANZEL TSHUMA 78,0% BOIPELO MONTOEDI 77,6%

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GRADE 12 AWARDS ENGLISH

SOCIAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY

ENGLISH

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NICOLE MAGERMAN BONGIWE BUTHELEZI OARABILE MOLEBATSI

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MATHEMATICS

ZAMA MADONSELA BONGIWE BUTHELEZI MPINANE MOHALE

LUIS ANTONIO

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BONGIWE BUTHELEZI

BONGIWE BUTHELEZI MPINANE MOHALE NICOLE MAGERMAN

SIZWE MNTAMBO GUGU MAMABOLO KUHLEKWETHU NGWENYA

RELIGION

BONGUMUSA MBATHA

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RACHEAL KAZEMBE

OVERALL

AFRIKAANS

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NOBUHLE MAZIBUKO

LIFE ORIENTATION

ZAMA MADONSELA

2ND LANGUAGE

KHULILE KHANYILE

VALUES

DOMINIC MUEMBO

AP MATHEMATICS

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SIZWE MNTAMBO

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MBALI GUMEDE KARABO NTUANE

THEMBISILE MALAWANA

TECHNOLOGY

MATHS LITERACY

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KUHLEKWETHU NGWENYA

HISTORY

MATHEMATICS

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NALEDI LEBOGO

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BONGUMUSA MBATHA MACAELA OOR BUHLE SISWANA

ZAMA MADONSELA 85% NICOLE MAGERMAN 81% MPINANE MOHALE 80%

PORTUGUESE

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NICOLE MAGERMAN

SESOTHO

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MPINANE MOHALE SEBABATSO MOKHELE NTSEBENG KHAKA

ISIZULU

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ZAMA MADONSELA NOBUHLE MAZIBUKO LWAZI NTSHALINTSHALI

PRO MERITO AWARDS Awarded to Grade 12 learners in recognition of their dedication and ability in sport and culture for five consecutive years athletics

KAMOHELO MAKHENE

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COMMERCE

LUIS ANTONIO TYRON DEAN MOABI PHIRI

BUSINESS STUDIES

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SIZWE MNTAMBO

SMANGA MTHETHWA KHULILE KHANYILE

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NTUTHUKO MPAKU CHRISTOPHER KHUBEKA

MBALI MAHLANGU

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THE ARTS

RETHABILE CHOMANE REITUMETSE MAZIBUKO SMANGA MTHETHWA

DRAMATIC ARTS

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KING ALADEOBA

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MAHLAKO MOTHAPO

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TRACEY-ANN RAMASIKE

THATO SEBOGODI

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BONGIWE BUTHELEZI

VISUAL ARTS

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KHULILE KHANYILE RACHEAL KAZEMBE

KATLEGO SELWADI

KEMORATILE SETSHOGWE KAMOHELO KEKANA

SCIENCES

GUGU MAMABOLO

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JUNIOR NGOBENI

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THEMBI MALAWANA ALBERT SOKO

LIFE SCIENCE

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JOSEPH GAZURA ZAMA MADONSELA NICOLE MAGERMAN BONGUMUSA MBATHA

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

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MBALI SKOSANA

SPECIAL AWARDS ALBERT SOKO

2015 LEADERSHIP AWARD

Awarded to a Grade 12 learner who has shown outstanding, consistent and exemplary leadership in all spheres of school life.

BONGUMUSA MBATHA

2015 SERVICE AWARD

Awarded to a Grade 12 learner who has shown outstanding, consistent and exemplary service to the school in all spheres of school life, and who embodies the ethos of Dominican Convent School.

ZAMA MADONSELA

2015 TOP ACHIEVER ZENEX MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH AWARD

For the highest average in Maths, Science and English DUX SCHOLAR

For the highest combined in all Grade 12 subjects

TRACEY-ANNE RAMASIKE LESEDI CULTURAL AWARD

Awarded to a Grade 12 learner who has shown consistent leadership and dedication to the Culture Department for four consecutive years.

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HONOURS COLOURS

HALF-COLOURS athletics

KAMOGELO MAKHENE

basketball

LUIS ANTONIO MARIO ANTONIO NTOYAMI BOPELA NICOLLE CHARUMA MUSARU CHIRWA TYRON DEAN

BONGIWE BUTHELEZI

MBONGWA DINEKA

NICOLLE CHARUMA

CRISTIANA FITA

TSEGOFATSO MANTSO

LAKHE GRANTHAM

MPINANE MOHALE

SARAH KAZEMBE

BOIPELO MONTOEDI

JESSE MACIE

LAYLA MOTAUNG

NOKULUNGA MASHABA

SIZWE MTHAMBO

SIZWE MNTAMBO

NOMZA SIKALALA

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CASSANDRA MODISE MARENA MOLABA NKOSINATHI MOSEBI MOABI PHIRI

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THATO MATLATSE SITHEMBISO MOKUWA KEOAGILE MOLEDI NTUTHUKO MPAKU LUVUYO NYAMATHE

karate

CALEB SILENGE

netball

BONGIWE BUTHELEZI MAMPE MALATJI GUGU SEITLHAMO SOMILA KIMA NTOKOZO TSHABALALA

rugby

KARABO MAGOMOLA THEMBISILE MALAWANA PRINCE MOFOKENG JUNIOR NGOBENI NTOKOZO RABOLELE

soccer

MUSARU CHIRWA HEPIFINIO DUARTE THEO LUTHULI KELEBOGILE MATSHEKA KATLEHO MOKOATLE DANZEL TSHUMA SANDILE ZWANE

sport

GUGU MAMABOLO

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JOSEPH GASURA LAKHE GRANTHAM MPHO SEABI MBALI SKOSANA ALBERT SOKO

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RETHABILE CHOMANE

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BOITUMELO KOKOROPO REABETSOE LEBOELE MBALENHLE MABUYA MBALI MAHLANGU LINDOKUHLE MAJIJA NONJABULO MAKHAYA REITUMETSE MAZIBUKO MPINANE MOHALE EDITH MSIMANGO SMANGA MTHETHWA TREVLIN OLCKERS TRACEY-ANNE RAMASIKE NOMAKHOSI SINDANE NTOKOZO TSHABALALA MAHLAKO MOTHAPO BONGUMUSA MBATHA KARABO DUBE

dance drumming marimba

AIMEDO LOKOTA MBALI MAHLANGU NOBUHLE MAZIBUKO NALEDI MOKHELE THATO SEBOGODI NOMAKHOSI SINDANE DIMPHO RAKOMA LINDOKUHLE MAJIJA EARL RATEMA

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CREATIVE EXPRESSION

AUDIENCES WERE CAPTIVATED BY OUR LEARNERS' TALENT, EXUBERANCE, AND ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THE POWER AND DEPTH OF SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC.

UK CHOIR TOUR

GRAHAM HOWARTH HEADMASTER

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Over the Term 1 holiday, 57 high school students and nine staff members set off to the UK for a weeklong musical tour. Visits to castles, the London West End Theatre, and Oxford University were interspersed with concerts far and wide, including a brief performance for Sir Richard Branson and his guests at the Fast Track 100 Conference. At the opening of the Sherborne Abbey Festival, the audience was swept away by the choir’s emotional tour de force.

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Arrival at London Heathrow performance Stowe School Chapel Tour of Warwick Castle performance Concerto and Choral Concert Ugland Auditorium

London 28 APR

Many thanks to the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, and to the organisers at Rennies Travel, Stowe School, Sherborne School and Dominican, whose countless hours of planning made the tour such a success.

performance St James’ Church, Piccadilly

London 27 APR

Tour of St Albans Cathedral performance Presbytery Steps St Albans Cathedral ‘Billy Elliot’ Performance Victoria Palace Theatre

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THE AFRICAN SONGS CONNECTED US TO OUR AUDIENCE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE HAPPINESS, THE PEACE OF THAT MUSIC THAT FILLED MY HEART NTSOAKI SITHOLE EDUCATOR AND PARENT

Oxford 29 APR

Windsor 2

performance Fast Track 100 Conference with Sir Richard Branson

MAY

Tour of Windsor Castle residence of Her Majesty the Queen Depart on Flight VS601

THE UK CHOIR TOUR WAS AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER. WE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF MANY PEOPLE WHO GOT TO EXPERIENCE OUR DIVERSE CULTURES AND TRADITION. SIPHESIHLE MAZIBUKO, 9L

Oxford 30 APR

Tour of Christ Church College, Oxford. Stroll through central Oxford, via Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, Sheldonian.

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Sherborne

performance Sherborne Abbey Festival Music Workshop performance Sherborne Girls’ School

High School Choir

MUSIC WITH SOUL 31 JUL

Catholic Schools Choir Festival 15 SEP

Primary school choir director, Joey Masemola, and high school choir director, Rosalia Motha, led inspired performances of traditional music for the assembled Catholic School learners. The highlight of the morning was when the Dominican High School choir taught a song to more than 1 000 learners, which was then performed under the direction of Ms Motha. It was a wonderful morning that will be remembered by many for a long time.

Waterford Khambula Choir Workshop

The Dominican High School choir and the Waterford choir spent the morning teaching each other songs and working on joint choir, drum and marimba performance items. The visit culminated in an assembly performance where both choirs shared the stage and entertained the high school.

Everyone enjoyed the beautiful melodies. It was difficult to say goodbye. A strong bond was established between the two schools and we hope to make this an annual cultural exchange between the two schools.

WE WORKED TOGETHER — YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES—AND JOINED OUR VOICES IN HARMONY. IT WAS TRULY AMAZING! KHANYA-KHAYA MOYO, 10S

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Marimba and Drumming

OUR HEART BEAT

Roodepoort Eisteddfod 6

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The marimba bands “Okorobiya” and “Uba indi yaya” received high marks for their performances at the Roodepoort Eisteddfod.

IT’S AMAZING TO THINK OUR MUSIC WILL HELP CREATE MARIMBA HUBS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. REITUMETSE POO, 11W

Sounds of Celebration 25 SEPT

The Sounds of Celebration reverberated throughout Emperors Palace, as the DCS drummers and marimba bands joined other performers at a fundraiser designed to support music development in under-resourced communities in Gauteng.

National Eisteddfod 16 The Dominican Convent marimba band entered SEPT

the National Eisteddfod at St Benedict’s. It was a nerve-wrecking, yet mind-opening experience. It was the first national competition for the Grade 8 marimba band. The comments received helped us realize the importance of teamwork and diversifying our song choices. All marimba bands got diplomas, which is the highest award you can achieve in the National Eisteddfod.

TSHEGOFATSO MATSEBA, 10M

EVERY BODY DANCE Ballet IT TOOK MANY Alive with Dance building a strong tradition of ballet Ballet — with its special blend of WEEKS FOR US After over many decades, Dominican expanded its costume, music and movement Dance offering for high school — is a uniquely uncanny form TO BE PRECISE Contemporary students in 2015. The instructor, Mr Ellington, of artistic expression. It bypasses became a Ballet Master and established the limitations of language and ENOUGH TO GET A the Soweto Dance Theatre in 1994. He has rationality to speak directly CLEAR RHYTHM. AT danced with the State Theatre Ballet Troupe to the emotions, allowing and the Modern Arts Foundation. In recent for the communication of FIRST I WAS TIMID years he has directed choreography and vague, affective, complex and productions at Sun City. unconscious states.

AND STOOD IN THE Mahlako Mothapo (12V) started ballet with Ms Baskerville when BACKGROUND, BUT Top NEA Awards The Contemporary gumboot dance troupe she was seven years old. Her first NOW I AM MORE headed to its first National Eisteddfod at exam was a pre-primary exam Eastgate Primary School. The dancers they were presented with SELF-ASSURED. earned high praise from the adjudicators, where a certificate stating pass or fail.

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and the group received a diploma for their performance, and an invitation to attend the NEA Young Performers Showcase for Eastern Gauteng. The dancers’ performance at the Young Performers Showcase earned an NEA Ambassador Award, placing the group in the top 3% of all the National entries in 2015.

Thereafter, she has passed with a distinction every year. To do one major exam takes two to three years.

It may not be easy but it requires dedication, dedication, dedication.

High School Production

KOFIFI

23 JUNE

On Wednesday, 23 June and Thursday, 24 June 2015, the DCS Drama department produced an adaptation of Junction Avenue Theatre Company’s Sophiatown.

“Kofifi” is another name for Sophiatown— the mid20th century South African hub of culture, jazz, music, gangsters, fahfee games, shebeens and the Drum magazine.

In 1955, the apartheid government decided to bulldoze houses in Sophiatown, as they felt the residents were a threat to the city centre. And so, homes were bulldozed and people were sent to Meadowlands, which was an area for African people. People were killed. Houses were lost.

I WAS MOVED BY HOW WELL MY FELLOW LEARNERS COULD RE-CREATE SUCH AN HISTORICAL EVENT. TSHEPISO MOLIKI, 11

Sixty years later, our Dominican Convent high school learners re-told the story of “Kofifi” on stage. The tale of love and belonging came to life as performed by a star cast. The audience responded with tears and laughter, and walked away reminded of the long journey we have made in this nation toward peace, justice and reconciliation.

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Our World

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Bontle Nkomo, 00S Omphile Mogase, 00S Mpho Lairi, 7B Nokutenda Manase, RS Kaaliso Ntoi, 7P Onalenna Modutoane, RS

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Angela Dzokesayi and Mmasego Moseki, 1R Shannen Tshuma, 000 Emmanuel Ddumba, 000 CENTER

Keabetswe Ramela, 1R Mmasego Moseki, 1R Mpova Vuvu, 1R BOTTOM

Mangaliso Ngubeni, 000 Ayabonga Mangali, 000 Tonica Matthews, 000

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Helping Others

TOP TO BOTTOM

Ayanda Zwedala, 1A Ofentse Modipa, 1A Nompumelelo Mthembu, 1A Onthatile Saohatse, 1A Wandile Hlatshwayo, 1A

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Temaswati Ngobese, 2S Mandisa Khumalo, 2S Sithembiso Mkhwanazi, 7B Katlego Kolobi, 5M Opelong Rapodile, 1R

WHEN I GROW UP

When I grow up I would like to be a doctor because I want to help people when they are ill. I also want to be a businessman and own 30 companies. I will help the poor people to become a little rich.

KAGO SEBEELO, 2S

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Amazing Animals

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Taye Watkins, 00S Bokang Mokhethi, 2S Zinhle Zuze, 3G FACING PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT

Mihle Nongogo, 00S Refentse Itsweng, 00S Phutholoho Mathoka, 3G Lungile Mofokeng, 3G Adrienne Damons, RS Amahle Ndawo, 3G

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WHAT IS AN AFRICAN?

To be an African is very special.

I was born in Africa.

I live in Africa.

My life is Africa.

LINDOKUHLE MOKOKA, 2S

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Lions are my favourite animals.

Art, I just love painting.

Netball is my kind of sport.

Gymnastics, I just love doing flips.

Aquariums are my favourite place because I get to see penguins.

LANGALIBALELE MBELE, 3G

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Zenzo Msimanga, 5B Jabulani Lebewane, 5B Liam Johnstone, 5B Sibongakonke Ndawo, 5B Maya Koopman, 00S

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Hadassa Lwamba and Keabetswe Ramela, 2S Siyabonga Moloelang, 1R Tshambula King, 2M Tshepang Dladla, RS Amulike Dube, 1R

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Natural Beauty CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT

Princess Kante, 6B Jennifer Lioul, 6K Siphokazi Khala, 6K Simphiwe Radebe, 6K Sonwabise Mdlulwa, 6B Nokuthula Dube, 6K

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Cynthia Gwanyanya, 4S Sharon Okoye, 3G Bophelo Tlhabane, 4S Justin Matsoetlane, 3G Omphile Baholo, 3C

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Our Friends

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Jemima Ruben, 6K Jacobus Seimela, 4C Jennifer Lioul, 6K Relebogile Mxakato, 4S Gomolemo Matseba, 4C

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TOP

Thato Bosman, 4C Lulama Mketshane, 4C CENTER

Bernadine Zwane, 5M Mathapelo Phororo, 4C Pascalinah Kazembe, 4C BOTTOM

Keyan Naidoo, 4C, Owethu Thamane, 4C

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Faith & Culture TOP

Tumelo Mabeta, 6B ROW 2

Jennifer Lioul, 6K Siphokazi Khala, 6K Kudzai Coutries, 6B ROW 3

Lungile Mofokeng, 3G Lwandle Mabena, 3G BOTTOM

Alwande Mdletshe, 3G

ABOUT THE ART PROJECTS

As part of their Religious Education, Grade 6 learners created models of different houses of worship. By sharing their creations, the learners are able to see and share the beauty of the religions of the world.

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Ntsika Nkosi, 6K Siphokazi Khala, 6K Sonwabise Mdlulwa, 6B Simphiwe Radebe, 6K Hlengiwe Plaatjies, 6K Basetsana Moropa, 6B

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Our Path ABOUT THE ART PROJECTS

Each year, Grade 6 learners are tasked with creating a pair of flip flops as a part of the Arts and Culture curriculum.

More than an exercise in shoemaking, the flip flops are an exploration of self-expression. Each learner chooses materials that best reflect their personality and when finished both flip flops are labelled, the right with a list of likes and the left with a list of dislikes. The finished product is presented to the rest of the class, allowing the learners to learn more about their classmates and themselves.

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Shape & Form

TOP

Thandiwe Padzuwa, 7P Benedicte Kalonda, 7B Katleho Koenane, 7P Olerato Modipa, 7P

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Helen Getahune, 7P Nkanyezi Mabena, 7P Asandiswa Majola, 5M Morena Matsoso, 7B Luanda Maelane, 7B

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Look Within

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Thato Maja, 9R Moise Byiringiro, 8N Siphosethu Malindzisa, 9L Thandolwethu Twala, 9R

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What’s Inside Me Tamiqua Martin, 9N

Turning Point Tshepiso Motloung, 9K

Untitled Siphosethu Malindzisa, 9L

The Best Khulekani Magudulela, 9K

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Untitled Tanaka Semeon, 9N

Untitled Ntokozo Phillips, 10M

On This Day Joseph Kazembe, 8N

What’s Inside Me Cristiana Fita, 9K

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Nomgqelo Makaziwe Mbatha, 9N

Untitled Emmanuel Getahune, 9K

Yesterday Masego Thlabanyane, 9K

On This Day Sarah Kazembe, 9R

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Self & Society

TOP

Untitled Reabetsoe Leboele, 12M CENTER

Untitled Ntuthuko Mpaku, 12V RIGHT

Vibrate Higher Tseleng Tshabalala, 12W

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ABOVE

Metacoloris Oarabile Molebatsi, 12M LEFT

To be, within being Green envious, loathing Oarabile Molebatsi, 12M BELOW

Surplus and Scarcity Racheal Kazembe, 12V

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ABOVE AND RIGHT

Vibrate Highe r Tseleng Tshabalala, 12W FAR RIGHT

Live by the Cover Kamohelo Kekana, 12M BELOW

Surplus and Scarcity Fanelesibonge Sibiya, 12W

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YOLULA HARDLY SLEPT THE NIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED. SHE KEPT WAKING UP AND TELLING ME SHE DID NOT WANT TO BE LATE! YOLULA TOBO’S (GR1A) MOM

OUR FAMILY

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First Day of School

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Valentine’s Day

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Scholarship Exam

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Stowe Visit

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January – April 2015

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Parent Information Morning and Braai

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Career Expo

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WE NOW KNOW MORE ABOUT APPLYING FOR TERTIARY STUDY. THE PROCESS IS LONG, AND MUST NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. LWANDILE MOYO, 12V

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FEB

11 High Tea APR

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A SATURDAY AT SCHOOL WITHOUT BASKETBALL COULD BE SO GREAT! TYRON DEAN, G12

16 APR

13 MAR

20 FEB

University of Notre Dame (USA) Visit

Report Collection

Bring a Parent to School Morning THE LEARNERS WERE SO EXCITED 2 Stations of the Cross TO SEE THEIR PARENTS COME TO SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DAILY ACTIVITIES. PARENTS WERE AMAZED AT WHAT THEIR CHILDREN COULD DO. APR

DEIDRE MACKENZIE HOD, PRE-PRIMARY

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Farewell, Fr Ron

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Community Outreach

A COMMUNITY SERVING HUMANITY

pKgosi Neighbourhood Foundation Wings of Hope School learners en route to school.

THE MOMENT TO BRIDGE THE CHASMS THAT DIVIDE US HAS COME. THE TIME TO BUILD IS UPON US. NELSON MANDELA INAUGURATION SPEECH

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Trying to fix the problems in under-resourced communities can be overwhelming. We often do not know where to begin, so we provide for people’s basic human needs: food, warmth, clothes and shelter. These are only temporary solutions. South Africans need ways to develop their skills and knowledge so they can find meaningful work.

Ten years ago, Dominican Convent School began a journey of empowerment when it facilitated the founding of the Kgosi

Neighbourhood Foundation (KNF).

KNF has offered more than 600 neighbourhood children free preschool education. This year KNF began sewing and other crafting projects to empower the people of the community.

Join us on this journey of empowerment. If you, or your company, would like to find out how you can make an impact in the local community, contact paul@knf.org.za.

Our Neighbourhood

39%

of households in the community are headed by a single parent

89%

of families living in Jeppestown have come from other provinces or other African countries

IN THE GOLD RUSH OF 1886, PEOPLE FLOODED TO JOHANNESBURG seeking

their fortune. Julius Jeppe and his son began developing our local community. By 1897, Jeppestown was described as the “most ambitious and best little area among the neat little suburbs on the outskirts of the town proper”.

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of community members are unemployed or can only find part-time employment

Johannesburg’s gold mines ran out. Many managers and engineers living in the community sought work overseas. In the 1970s, the neighbourhood became home to working-class immigrants from Europe and Asia. As these skilled labourers found success, they moved to more affluent Johannesburg neighbourhoods.

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average household income for a family at the Wings of Hope Pre-school

Since 1994, many of the vacated homes were purchased by landlords who sought to house many families in one house.

Though less than ideal, the homes are a welcome refuge to immigrants who would otherwise live on the streets.

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children receive free education at the Wings of Hope School each year

These families survive by any means necessary, in hopes of finding a life better than the one they left behind.

They live in hope.

BELGRAVIA

WN JEPPESTO

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Interact Club

AGENTS OF CHANGE Before I joined the Interact Club, I thought it was quite a “boring club” but I was not right. Being around the Interact members has really brought the better person out of me. We had things like the Easter egg drive, reading with the primary learners, picking up litter and painting the Marshall house and with this, new friendships were made, not only with the learners but with our mentor

Mrs Chanetsa, who is kind, patient and loving and taught us respect, understanding and to reach out to those everywhere. We had a few mishaps such as our attempt to start a blanket drive but unfortunately we failed and hopefully next year we will succeed. I hope that the things we have learnt within Interact can be implemented in our everyday lives.

PALESA LEGODI, 11S

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OUR FAMILY

19 MAY

Subject Choice Meeting

May – November 2015

17 JUL

EVEN THOUGH NELSON MANDELA IS IN HEAVEN, HE HAS DONE A LOT FOR OUR COUNTRY. HE WAS KIND AND CARING TO ALL PEOPLE. NELSON MANDELA HELPED PEOPLE WHEN THEY DID NOT HAVE FOOD. I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE HIM.

Caring for Others The Pre-Primary and Foundation Phase learners hosted a Grandparents Tea to honour the seniors in our community and to celebrate the gift of unconditional love.

Grandparents play an important role in developing core values in our children that will help guide them as they grow and make decisions.

The morning was eventful with the learners from our Baby class to Grade 3 entertaining the most valued members of our community.

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Mandela Day Tea

MUSAKATHIXO KHUMALO, G00

30 JUL

Notre Dame Farewell

1 Family Fun Day

AUG

11 NOV

10

Alumni Luncheon

13

Matric Final Assembly

OCT

10

Grade 1 2016 Interviews

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Music Expo

SEPT

SEP

OCT

Pyjama Day

16 OCT

Final Exams Begin

Boarding

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HOME AWAY FROM HOME LIFE AS A MATRICULANT IS BOTH EASIER AND HARDER IN THE BOARDING HOUSE. THERE IS A SILVER LINING: TIME. I DON’T THINK I WOULD HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THIS YEAR WITHOUT BEING A BOARDER. ABILE MOLEBATSI, 12M

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have been in the boarding house since last year. At first it was really hard for me to cope without my parents. Being in the boarding house taught me so many things, like being independent and being able to share almost everything with my dormmates. If you are in the boarding house, you have more advantages to improve your marks because there are teachers who stay in the boarding house, so you can have extra lessons after school hours.

I enjoy the boarding house because I can get all the help I need from dormmates. In the boarding house you get to socialise with other people and learn about other people’s cultures since we are all from different countries. I couldn’t imagine my life without being in the boarding house because my life is mainly in the boarding house and it will always be that way.

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y name is Jabu and I am currently in Grade 5. I came to the boarding house in 2011 at the age of 8 as a termly boarder with my three cousins. Today, in 2015, the boarding house has been great. We have been going on fun trips and I am doing well at school. I am getting high marks for my subjects and I study every day and do my homework in the boarding house. I play basketball Monday to Friday and I play for a local club team called the Belgravia Vikings.

JABULANI LEBEWANE, 5B

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began my boarding experience in Grade 9. I was quite a handful but Mr Moore and the rest of the boarding staff managed to whip me (not literally) into a functional, responsible young woman. The boarding house is a safe haven of love, hard work and wholesome Catholic values. I will cherish every memory and lesson I have learnt during my time here.

ABILE MOLEBATSI, 12M

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ife at boarding school during the year 2015 has seriously been accommodating. It has allowed me to have more time to myself so that I can focus on my main goal, which is to leave Dominican Convent with integrity and results that open doors to my future. The ability to interact with friends, both socially and academically is one of the factors that can allow me to think of this place as home. This year was a roller coaster ride, and being in the boarding house made life easier and more enjoyable.

Boarding school is certainly a place that has given me more space to grow as an individual. I call it boarding school because essentially, learning is not left in the classrooms, and one finds that one is always learning something new at boarding school.

This year has been one of the greatest years of my six years in boarding school, with the consistent upgrades ensuring comfort and pleasure for students.

SMANGA MTHETHWA, 12V

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y name is Davis Kelvin Massala and I’m from Mozambique. I’m attending Grade 9 at Dominican Convent School, a boarding school.

When I first came to Dominican I was in Grade 8 and I didn’t have the experience of being a boarder. I thought that being a boarder was the same as being in jail as my friends from Mozambique told me.

Along the way I made a choice, to really see what the boarding house is like and from making that choice I learned a lot of good things. My life on the first day was very difficult, my English was bad so y boarding house life this year I was not able to communicate, the food has been one wild and rocky was very strange and I was very lonely. I ride. There were lots of tears, met people who also didn’t know how to mountains full of giggles and plenty of speak English and we shared ideas and memories to last one a lifetime. This read books to improve our English skills. year, the boarding house transformed By meeting new people, everything into a beautiful place when we received started to change in my life. I got used new curtains, lockers, a shiny new floor to the food, I made South African mat and lots of new sisters and brothers friends, and I even learned some words to extend our Dominican family. The in their language. Towards the end of quality of food has improved, too, and the year I stopped to think and saw a big the boarding house is truly a place to call improvement in my life. I could see a lot home. Our dorm parents can be hard of difference in myself and I was more on us, but I know that was their way of comfortable and I was also impressed showing the care and love they have for with the way the teachers take care of us. Like our actual parents, they helped the learners, always there to help. Now us settle in and feel comfortable with our I’m in Grade 9 and I’m very proud to be “home away from home” and we owe a Dominican student, friends to help them thanks. Our marks as a boarding me and also proud to be a Khulekhani house have improved because the member. In the boarding house I boarding house has a very good studying have more opportunities of having environment. This year will be one to a bright future. remember.

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BEING A BOARDER TEACHES YOU TO BE INDEPENDENT AND HOW TO INTERACT WELL WITH OTHERS. I AM MORE SELFRELIANT AND AWARE THAT THE PEOPLE AROUND ME WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME. ZANELE HLONGWANE, 11W

iving in Harare and coming to be a full-term boarder at Dominican Convent School, seemed impossible at the start. The worries about how I would settle in and how I would make friends, soon ended up as not being worries anymore. The boarding house allowed me to turn the worrying thoughts into opportunities to make myself a better person, opportunities to make a home for myself and opportunities to be an ambassador for my country. With this in mind, l ventured out to learn new cultures, new languages and make new friends. The boarding house has truly allowed me to grow into a better person over the years and it has sincerely made a home away from home for me.

They say “Home is where the heart is”, but for me home is where you find joy in living and that for me is in the boarding house.

RODNEY MOSES, 11W

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Matric Farewell

PARISIENNE PROMENADE

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The Matric Class of 2015 walked a short distance on the red carpet and stepped into Paris, the renowned city of love.

Tables dripping with pearls and delicate crystal lights lit up Eiffel Tower centrepieces. Parasols fit for a promenade along the Seine hovered above the dance floor. Chocolates and non-alcoholic champagne emphasized the glittering gala evening, as the Grade 12s celebrated their coming-of-age.

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I WAS AMAZED

BY THE BEAUTY OF THE PARIS THEME. THE NIGHT WAS A GRAND EXPERIENCE. ZAMA MADONSELA, 12B

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Heritage Day

PROUDLY AFRICAN THE DIVERSITY IN OUR SCHOOL IS UNBELIEVABLE. I’M PROUD TO CALL MYSELF A DOMINICAN SCHOLAR, AND TO BE AFRICAN. AIMEDO LOKOTA, 11W

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Heritage Day was celebrated at Dominican in fine style. Students in traditional dress celebrated South Africa’s rich cultural history through poetry, music and dance.

Amid the celebration, I paused and wondered if we, as South Africans, value the original intention behind Heritage Day: to be a celebration of our diverse past, and recognise the contributions of South Africans in shaping our democratic society. On Heritage Day we should revel in our past achievements as a nation and use these achievements to inform our present and our future.

Are we truly doing this? Are we celebrating our heroes for who they were and for what they achieved? Are we building their legacy?

At times, it seems we have reduced our heroes’ achievements to a place in history books for students to ponder.

South Africa is one of the most unequal nations in the world and I fear that we are in danger of forgetting what made us the “Rainbow Nation”.

Our Spirit of Ubuntu seems to have been consigned to the far reaches of our minds. In its place we have become self-focused and selfabsorbed, only coming together in our diversity on sporadic occasions.

The unofficial renaming of Heritage Day to that of National Braai Day suggests that we have trivialised the original intention behind this day.

We stand on the cusp of relegating that which made us unique as a country, that which captured the world’s attention, that which made us burst with pride, to the textbooks of academia.

Heritage Day should be a reminder of exactly what it took to become the “Rainbow Nation”. We must fiercely guard, protect and live the ideas that our founding members fought so hard to achieve.

— GRAHAM HOWARTH, HEADMASTER

SPORT

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Champions

PLANNING FOR VICTORY The Primary School basketball team works on a set play between tournament games.

ISASA Prep School Champions

Perfection at Saheti Tournament

The Dominican Convent Primary School basketball teams ended the 2015 season with strong performances against the top prep-school teams in Johannesburg.

On 21 Febrary, the DCS U12 basketball team headed to the Saheti Primary School interaction.

Dominican won the first game against arch-rival Sacred Heart College, 22–8. Next, DCS beat Saheti A 16–10 in a very close game.

The spirited DCS fans spurred the children on to victory late in the second half. The final game of the day pitted DCS against Saheti B. DCS easily won, 28–6.

Our co-ed U13 team took part in the ISASA Prep Schools A-Team Basketball Tournament at St Benedict’s Preparatory school. Dominican defeated St Stithians, Saheti, St John’s, Sacred Heart, St Benedict’s and St Peter’s en route to becoming the ISASA Prep Schools A-Team Basketball champions.

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Victory at St Peter’s Prep School Festival The Dominican U11 basketball team took part in a festival at St Peter’s Prep.

Led by Coach Maleho and accompanied

by Ms Kemp, they defeated all opponents and came out victorious.

High School Basketball

FAST LEARNER Ntoyami Bopela (9N) defends against one of the Soweto Panthers in a test National Team practice match.

Upward Bound

Growing up in a humble home, and a Jeppestown neighbourhood filled with many social challenges, Ntoyami Bopela’s (9N) chances for success may have seemed small at birth.

That changed after Bopela received a strong foundation of free pre-school education at the Kgosi Neighbourhood Foundation, which in turn led to an opportunity to attend Dominican Convent School.

Like many Dominican students, Bopela was introduced to basketball at a young age. His innate ability, passion and practice ensured his success on the court. Further counsel and instruction from Coach Elvis led Bopela to be selected for the U16 South African National Team in early 2015.

On 20 May, the U16 national team took part in a practice game against the Soweto Panthers professional side.

Coach Elvis, who was cheering Bopela on, said, “It was an overwhelming experience to watch him play in the national colours, knowing his origin from such humble beginnings.” The match was the fourth game that Bopela has played for South Africa in preparation for the Afrobasket U16 qualification tournament in Botswana.

IT WAS AN OVERWHELMING EXPERIENCE TO WATCH NTOYAMI PLAY IN THE NATIONAL COLOURS, KNOWING HIS ORIGIN FROM SUCH HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. COACH ELVIS UKPONG

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High School Basketball

Kings of the Court

Gauteng Champions For the second year in a row, the DCS Open Boys are the GSBC Champions, extending their unbeaten streak to 14 perfect matches. In their journey from the sweet 16 to the final, the boys defeated the African Leadership Academy, Rosina, and Holy Family College. The DCS Boys took to the courts against the Deutsche Schule for a thrilling final, where DCS prevailed, 28–24.

U19s Win Inter-Catholic On Saturday, 14 February, the DCS boys and girls hoops teams took to the courts in the 2015 U19 Inter-Catholic Basketball Tournament. Both teams easily passed through group play to the finals. The DCS U19 Girls lost 6–28 to Chisipite Senior School, and finished second. The DCS U19 Boys defeated St Benedict’s College 45–37 in the final match to lift the coveted senior InterCatholic trophy.

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2015 WAS A DOMINANT YEAR FOR DCS BOYS BASKETBALL. OUR SCHOOL WAS REPOSITIONED AS A TOP BASKETBALL SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA. COACH ELVIS UKPONG

U16 St John’s Champions The DCS Boys U16 hoops team have added a new chapter to Dominican's storied basketball history. After winning six games in the St. John's International Basketball Tournament, the U16s headed to the final. The fast break and cutting slashing attack of the Nelson Mandela School of Mozambique proved no match for DCS U16s who won 35–27. In addition to winning the championship trophy, U16 team member Jonathan Baruti was named the tournament MVP. A week after the DCS boys U16 basketball team took home the trophy, the DCS U18 boys took to the courts in the St John’s International Basketball Tournament. DCS advanced to the plate semi–final with five wins and three losses through the first two rounds. The boys lost a fiercely contested semi–final 52–61 to St Charles but bounced back to defeat King Edward’s School 32–23 to secure third place in the plate division and 11th overall in the tournament. U18 team member Jonathan Baruti finished third in the slam dunk contest.

City Champions The Dominican High School basketball season concluded with both the U14 and U16 boys hoisting the 2015 GSBC City Championship trophy.

The journey to the podium began with the defeat of Crawford Sandton, 39-10. In the quarter-finals DCS took on Deutsche International Schule Johannesburg in a lopsided victory, 30-7. On Saturday, 17 October, Dominican headed to the University of Johannesburg for semi-finals. DCS U14 defeated Marist Brothers Linmeyer 32-15, while the U16 team overcame Wendywood High 33-6. In the final, the U14 boys defeated Bishop Bavin School 24-18, and the U16 boys defeated Marist Brothers Linmeyer 29-11.

Wendywood Champions The 2015 Wendywood Annual Sports Festival was a fun–filled experience for all who participated. The atmosphere was electric! The Soccer boys and girls, as well as the netball girls, could be heard singing while alighting from their various buses. After a brief staff meeting, we were set to go.

Our boys and girls took charge of the basketball tournament by winning all matches in the group stages and crossing into the top pool to win their semi–final matchups. The arrival of Wezi Chirwa and Mario Antonio from the Catholic Schools Soccer festivals bolstered our benches going into the final games. The DCS girls lost the final match against Norkem Park, while the boys went on to defeat The Hill High School 27–11 to win the 2015 Wendywood Basketball Tournament.

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p DRIVE TO VICTORY U19 captain Wezi Chirwa (G11) en route to the hoop.

WE BEGAN OUR Driving Forward started 2015 with a goal, and we had something LONG JOURNEY We to prepare for. We knew that the girls with passion love of the game in their hearts would be TO THE PLAYOFFS and eager to start the season. We practised extremely FROM A HUMBLE hard and although we lost some of our games, the confidence we built at practice taught us how to BEGINNING. fight till the end. One of our greatest opportunities COACH SUZAN MALEHO 78

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this year was playing at the prestigious St Peter’s Tournament. It was a tough competition, the girls played hard, and we learnt several lessons that we will carry forward with us into the next season.

THIS BASKETBALL SEASON HAS BEEN LIKE NO OTHER. WE CONQUERED EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES. WE GREW, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A TEAM. THE GIRLS WILL RETURN NEXT SEASON WITH ENERGY AND FERVOUR, EXCITED AND DETERMINED TO PLAY BALL. IMANI NYEZI, 10C

Team Growth and Development “Basketball has been great.

Being able to engage with the diverse number of girls who love what they do on the courts has been a pleasure. I learnt that the person you are in general is far more important than who you are as a basketball player.”

ULEMU PADZUWA, 8L

“The basketball girls have had a hectic year, both in and out of season. Between preparing for tournaments and attending the St Peter’s tournament for the first time, our performance throughout the year is one we should be proud of.”

CASSANDRA MODISE, 11S

“This year’s basketball season has been tough; however, as a team we worked hard together and reached our goals, despite the potholes along the way. We have fought, we have played, we have succeeded and we have strived to be the best basketball players we can be.”

“We’ve had to learn that as a team we could not rely on individual talent and skills to win the games but we needed to work together and communicate, in order for us to play more effectively and efficiently.”

SANDRA OGUNTIMIRIN, 9L

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Soccer Frenzy St Benedict’s Soccer Festival We were all geared up and braved the icy weather on Friday, 5 June 2015. We arrived at Ravens Park in Linbro Park. Our first match was against CBC School, losing 2-1, and thereafter we played St Peter’s Boys and were defeated 4-0. On Saturday, our team was short-handed when we played the Alex Team and lost 4-0. We played our last match against St Dunstans and won 4-1.

“Thank you to all the coaches for encouraging us to play with heart.”

ANDILE DUBE, 7B

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WE FOUGHT. WE NEVER GAVE UP. WE SOUGHT OUR GOALS, BUT WERE STOPPED JUST SHORT OF BEING THE CHAMPIONS. KELEBOGILE MATSHEKA, 11R

2015 WAS A YEAR OF GOALS, GOALS and more goals for the Dominican Girls’ soccer teams. After four matches, Dominican Convent was unbeaten and had scored 22 goals without reply in two of their League fixtures.

The success continued at the Inter-Catholic Soccer Festival, where the Open girls finished in first place, undefeated.

Given their total domination on the pitch, Dominican Convent had to seek more challenging foes.

They found them at the St Peter’s Tournament, and in the playoffs of the JVW Girls Soccer League, the almost perfect season, founded on seven wins, was over.

The U15 girls team took their cue from the first team's success and ended the year unbeaten. The girls continued to develop their skills and increase their knowledge of the beautiful game.

MATSHEKA MOVES FROM SUCCESS TO SUCCESS Senior soccer player Kelebogile Matsheka (11R) has had another outstanding year on the soccer pitch. After scoring an average of six goals per tournament, Matsheka was selected to play in the Gauteng provincial team and in the University of Johannesburg’s second team. She was also selected as the JVW Player of the year. dominican convent school magazine

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Strong Foundations

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Inter-Catholic Champions FIERCE MATCHES ON THE COURTS STRENGTHENED OUR TEAM ANDD UNIFIED OUR NETBALL PLAY. ELLA MARRIOTT U13 VICE-CAPTAIN

Seventeen Catholic schools participated in the festival. Fierce matches on the courts strengthened our team and unified our netball play. We were put into four pools and played four other schools. Our first match was against Assumption Convent School and we were all excited. We tried our best but lost 3-7. The friendly Lourdes Primary School was our next opponent and our team played with keen competition. Victory was ours as we scored 8-0.

St Teresa’s and St Dominic’s Boksburg were worthy opponents as well, but we played with true DCS spirit and beat both teams 12-1 and 15-0 respectively.

Thandiwe Padzuwa was selected to represent Gauteng U12 Netball.

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Reaching for Success What started as a rushed and cold winter morning turned out to be a fantastic day for Dominican Convent School’s netball girls on Saturday, 6 June. Getting lost on the way to the school, changing in the bus so we could hit the court running, did not stop the girls from winning every single one of their games, to come out on top in the end.

The first match started off in disaster with the girls running on to the field moments after the whistle was blown. The other team was going to play without us and win because we were not on time. Our shooters were nervous and the defenders were not defending well. We almost lost hope from the word go, but fortunately we settled down and played our best. We won our first game and every game that followed and we were awarded the overall winners of the tournament!

Our coach’s advice and teamwork paid off, our confidence levels rising higher with each match we won. We walked away with our heads held high and gold medals around our necks!

PLAYERS NEED A NETBALL BRAIN—NOT A TALENT, BUT AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO PLAY TACTICAL NETBALL. BOIKANYO RANKAPOLE, GR 8O

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Road to the Finals

Regional Champions WE ARE A FAMILY. WE FACE TOUGH CHALLENGES AND WORK TO OVERCOME THEM TOGETHER. SIPHESIHLE MAGUBANE, 8S, CAPTAIN

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For the second time in three years, the Junior Boys volleyball team has been crowned regional champions after representing Gauteng’s D9 region at the Winter Games. The team rose to the top after convincing victories over Chief Luthuli School, Ekurhuleni South and Geluksdal Secondary School.

The road to the finals required discipline and dedication, and required Dominican to defeat volleyball powerhouses Midrand High School and Queens High School.

On 1 August, the boys carried the Gauteng Central flag to the Provincial Championships where they faced stiff opposition. DCS played round-robin games. The final tournament results were so close they had to be determined by margin of victory. Dominican finished second in the province, and the boys were awarded silver medals for their efforts.

BRIGHTON NKOMO, COACH

Primary and High School Chess

Master Tacticians Inter-Catholic Victory Ten learners participated in the Catholic Primary School Chess Festival hosted by De La Salle Primary School. Thirty-eight learners participated. Motheo Msimanga placed first and Michael Chanetsa placed third overall.

Inter-School Success Dominican’s success continued at the Catholic High School Chess Festival. Domincan earned first place for its team play and Sithembiso Mokuwa was the Top Tournament Player.

The High School Chess teams also took part in inter-school play at the St Peter’s Tournament, finishing the year with 11 wins and 12 losses.

World Scout

Over the term break, Rodney Moses (11W) attended the World Scouts Jamboree in Japan with 34 000 other scouts from more than 140 countries. The Scouts Movement aims to help young people develop physically, mentally and spiritually, in order that they may be constructive in society. Much of a scout’s time is focussed on the outdoors and developing survival skills. This creates the resilience required for high achievement and leadership.

After returning from Japan, Moses reflected: “I have grown as a person. I was honoured to be made the patrol leader and exercise my leadership skills with scouts from around the world”.

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PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION

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IEB Matric Results

Matriculants Shine

Results from the Grade 12 IEB supplementary examinations have confirmed that the learners who wrote Matric in 2014 have achieved Dominican’s first 100% IEB pass. A long journey has taken place to reach this result. Since the first matriculants wrote the IEB exams in 2008, Dominican has been improving its pass rate and the quality of results attained.

The school has seen a tremendous increase in the number of learners passing with a Bachelor’s Degree (university entrance) pass. None of this would have been possible without the hard work and professional development of Dominican educators, and increased rigour from the learners.

100% OF THE 2014 MATRICULANTS PASSED THE IEB MATRIC EXAMINATIONS

Academic success does not come easily.

It cannot be taken for granted. As we celebrate this historic Dominican milestone, we look forward to the Class of 2015 results, hopeful that we can move from strength to strength.

TOP CANDIDATE

Divine-Christine Ssebunnya 82,7% average Other top candidates were: Nosipho Mageza 77,8% average Nonhlanha Seroke 77,2%, average Bandile Nlhapo 75,5% average Teboho Sekoli 73,1%. average

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I'M SO PROUD OF THE CLASS OF 2014 FOR BEING THE FIRST GROUP TO GET A 100% IEB PASS. WE HAVE MADE HISTORY. I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THE DCS FAMILY. KAMOGELO MOSADI CLASS OF 2014 NOW IN FIRST YEAR, UJ

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On the Path to Excellence

Rolling Up Our Sleeves O

ne of the key imperatives of any good education system should be the character development of the child.

Children should leave school with the ability to take their place in the wider world as wellfunctioning individuals. The teaching staff at Dominican Convent School spend a good deal of their time instilling core values in our students in order to prepare them for life after school.

As a Catholic School that believes in the gospel values of truth, justice, reconciliation, love, hope and joy, we recognize both the need and urgency of these values in our modern society.

During the course of this year a new imperative was introduced into the teaching and learning culture of the school, and that is resilience. It can be argued that in this fast technological age with its insistence on instant gratification, young people are in danger of losing this essential personal characteristic.

CHILDREN LOOK FOR AN APP OR A BUTTON TO PUSH RATHER THAN ACCEPTING AT TIMES YOU HAVE TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, TAKE COURAGE AND BE RESILIENT. GRAHAM HOWARTH EXECUTIVE HEADMASTER

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Children look for an app or a button to push rather than accepting at times you have to roll up your sleeves, take courage and be resilient.

The diligence mark introduced this year is, however, more than an attempt to develop a resolute spirit in our children. Its intended outcome should be to affirm children and to make them feel worthy, in a world that teaches children that to be worthy you have to satisfy certain criteria as determined by society.

This is a fundamental problem facing our youth as they try to live up to the often superficial and shallow value system dictated by social media, glossy magazines, television, films and the like.

As human beings we feel good about ourselves when we know that which we have produced or accomplished is the best that we can do.

This simple philosophy has deep-rooted psychological and emotional consequences. It allows us to feel good about who we are and it also develops in us the confidence to pursue our goals in life. Life does reward the resilient, the strong, the hardy and those with tough characters and this, coupled with our natural God -given ability, adds up to a formula for success.

Each student should therefore demand a diligence mark of 5, for more than our best we cannot do. As parents we should also demand from our children this same outcome, as we too should delight in our children performing at such a high level and developing this essential life tool. — GRAHAM HOWARTH — EXECUTIVE HEADMASTER

Math and Science Education

Maths Challenge

Nearly 200 mathematicians from local primary schools converged at Dominican, ready to test their mathematical skills. The second annual Maths Challenge was under way.

WE HAD FUN WATCHING THE PRESENTATIONS. WHAT A GREAT INITIATIVE, MOTIVATING LEARNERS TO ENJOY AND EXCEL IN MATHEMATICS VISITING PARENTS, MATHS CHALLENGE

Learners were expected to answer challenging individual questions and each school had to present to parents, teachers and fellow students in the school hall. Presentation topics included three-dimensional shapes, sides of cones and circles, exponents and fractions.

Congratulations to Montrose Primary School, the 2015 Maths Challenge winners. Thank you to our generous sponsors: Zenex Foundation, Shuter and Shooter Publishers, Mrs Rubenstein, and Mr Lioul.

21st-Century Classroom

Smiles of Success

THE iPAD HAS ADDED A NEW DIMENSION TO TRADITIONAL PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING MATHEMATICS. DARRYL BIMRAY, EDUCATOR

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In 2012, the first case of iSchool iPads donated by BMW and MINI made their way into primary school maths classes. In the hands of an educator like Mr Darryl Bimray, who is passionate about Maths and Technology, the iPads have transformed the way Maths is taught in the Dominican Primary School.

In 2014, Dominican partnered with the Trans-year Maths and English assessment programme, where learners in the primary and high school are assessed to determine gaps in their Math and English education.

After identifying areas of learner improvement—for example bonds,

times tables, percentages, fractions, or decimals — iPad apps are used to provide personalised reinforcement that progresses at the learner’s own pace.

Over the past two years, Mr Bimray has seen a tremendous improvement in maths results.

Maths intervention is now seen as a fun place to learn and grow, not a punishment. That has everyone smiling.

Math and Science Education

Igniting Passion

p DEMONSTRATION Mr Chimwanda demonstrates an experiment at the Grade 7 Festival of Science.

I LEARNT HOW TO MAKE OXYGEN AND WATCHED STEEL WOOL COMBUST IN IT. AWESOME! CAITLIN, HIGHVELD PRIMARY

Enthusiastic young scientists from 15 schools in the greater Johannesburg area spent 14 March gathered at the Dominican Convent School hall engaged in scientific discovery.

Dominican’s inaugural Grade 7 Festival of Science included a test of science knowledge, a chemical test for starch, an investigation of the combustion of steel wool in oxygen, and the construction and wiring of a model house.

The assembled scientists demonstrated their collaborative problem-solving skills, making new friends along the way.

Learners, parents and educators all agreed that the festival achieved its aims in stimulating interest in science, developing problem-solving skills, and increasing the contact top primary school science programmes have with each other.

Thank you to all of the sponsors who made the morning possible: Zenex Foundation The Learning Tool Box Shuter and Shooter Publishers Step Ahead Publishers

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Cross-Cultural Learning

Stowe Scholars

At the end of 2006, Richard Branson invited Mike Parsons to the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in Johannesburg, South Africa. The trip opened Mike’s eyes to both the challenge and potential of South Africa. Housed in the building where Nelson Mandela had his first law office, Mike had the feeling of being part of something quite historic. The students were some of the most motivated and hardworking you can imagine, in spite of coming from hugely deprived backgrounds. It struck Mike, as indeed it had struck Richard Branson, that South Africa needed to work its way out of poverty. To achieve that, it required entrepreneurs and leaders backed by education and capital. Stowe School is about producing the leaders and entrepreneurs of the future and Mike realised that underprivileged learners from South Africa could take so much from a Stowe experience and that Stowe itself could benefit from being exposed to the challenges and opportunities of Africa.

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The South African Scholars’ Programme at Stowe, now in its eighth year, has a unique set of experiences that enables the scholars to return home to lead and innovate within their country. Along the way an exposure to South Africa, its culture and history adds much to the Stowe community in return. We have Mike and Richard to thank for setting up this innovative programme between Dominican Convent School and Stowe School.

Each year Stowe invites five Grade 9 learners to study at Stowe for the academic year. The first intake of learners is now leaving further education/university. So looking to the future, it is very exciting to have followed their progress having returned to South Africa to continue their education at Dominican and to go on to further their education.

Nex year, on my return in August, I will endeavour with the Staff at DCS to bring all the past and present learners together to discuss the way forward to

set up a supporting South African Old Stoic Society.

Peet du Toit, Brian Hart and Ben Mercer, who has succeeded Colin Dudgeon as campaign director here at Stowe, has wonderful ideas for the programme’s future, not only in the learners’ academic life but in their careers and life thereafter. I very much look forward to my return in August to pick up my role in supporting the following year’s leavers and the newcomers for the next academic year.

MRS CLARE HILL-HALL STOWE SCHOOL

Problem-Solving

Alternative Energy In a world where load-shedding and power shortages are an unfortunate reality, it’s vital that we find new ways to power our lives.

At Dominican, Grade 7 learners explore alternative forms of creating electricity as a part of their Technology curriculum. Each learner is given the chance to build a working model of their chosen source of energy, from solar-powered cars to generators powered by wind turbines.

We have been researching fascinating inventions in the Technology class. I researched a solar-powered car and made a model car that only moves in the sunlight. The car body is made from a cooldrink can. When the solar panel is facing the sun, the panel converts the solar energy into electricity, which powers the car to move. The motor limits the amount of electricity, so that the car cannot move too fast.

KATLEHO KOENANE, 7P

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Culture of Reading

Living Stories

Learners in the pre-school celebrated authors, books, and the joy of reading by dressing up as their favourite book characters. Popular choices included Captain Hook, the Gingerbread Man and Little Red Riding Hood. The dress-up day reinforced the importance of building a foundation of reading for pleasure and for the development of intellectual curiousity. Literacy is more important than it ever was in the modern world, where reading often consists only of scanning condensed text messages, emojis and tweets.

I WAS THE DOCTOR FROM DOC MACSTUFFINS. SHE FIXES TOYS AND HER STETHOSCOPE MAKES THE TOYS TALK. "DOC MACSTUFFINS" NAKISANI, RM

Learning Adventures

On the Farm WE HAD TO WALK ON ROLLERS THAT CLEANED OUR SHOES. FEEDING THE CALVES WITH BOTTLES OF MILK WAS FUN. AKHUMUZI DUMA, 1A

Grade 1 learners journeyed to the Douglasdale Dairies on Tuesday, 24 March. Upon arrival, Ms Melissa took the learners on a tour of the dairy factory and told the learners about the dairy farm.

The Grade 1s had the opportunity to touch and feed two calves, named Dougie and Dale. The learners later said: “We saw how they put the milk in the bottles and the crates. We had lots of fun playing on the grass and eating our lunches.”

RATUMO MAFUTSANYANA, 1A

Learner Drivers On Monday, 22 June, Grade 1 learners had to demonstrate their knowledge of road safety by driving a batteryoperated car. Over the past weeks, as part of their safety programme, the learners had been studying the rules of the road, seatbelt safety, and to look right, left and right again before crossing a road. This knowledge was put to the test in front of peers and educators, when the learners climbed onto quad-bike "cars" and were monitored as they drove laps around a track. The learners quickly discovered driving is not as easy as it looks!

“The car could go really fast but I had to step on the yellow petrol pedal.”

ETHAN BENJAMIN, 1A

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TEAMS

Primary School

BASKETBALL, CHESS, LITURGY, VIOLIN

U11 BASKETBALL TEAM Chendip (HOD, PS Sport), K Kolobi, J Seimela, G Beukes, O Mabula, O Mosinki, S Mahelo (Coach) 2 M Mahlangu, T Serepo, A Sediela, L Johnstone, S Malambe, B Bhengu 1 R

U13 BASKETBALL TEAM Ukpong (Coach), K Mathews, S Mkhwanazi, J Lebewane, S Mahlangu, C Francisco, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 2 K Mosinki, O Mogase, J Kimoni, K Mosinki 3 B Manyomalala, K Okpara, A Dube (Captain) 1 E

LITURGY TEAM Posholi (Co-ordinator), K Ntoi, K Shai, T Lekalakala, D Rostovsky (Head, Primary School) 2 T Padzuwa, S Dhlamini, N Dube, K Mashiloane 3 N Motsepe, B Kalonda, H Plaatjies, C Kalonda 1 L

U12 BASKETBALL TEAM Majola, T Serepo, Z Primm, K Qwaka, O Mosinki, Z Msimanga, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 2 A Siby, J Marriott, T Padzuwa, L Makhoba, K Balala 3 O Luthuli, B Bhengu, J Lebewane, M Mahlangu 1 A

CHESS TEAM Jabetla, G Matseba, R Mxakato 2 D Bimray (Co-ordinator), Z Simango, L Maelane, D Rostovsky (Head, Primary School) 3 M Chanetsa, M Msimanga, K Koenane 1 M

ABRSM VIOLIN ENSEMBLE Radebe, A Zwane, I Moropa 2 J Masemola (Co-ordinator), S Gumede 1 S

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NETBALL

U9 NETBALL TEAM Dlamini, K Kobeli, T Malope, P Ndlovu, K Matseoane, T Monyemoratho, Z Zuze 2 Joyce Machogo (Coach), M Mpele, L Sehole, B Mokoena, M Mamabolo, K Balala S Okoye, A Beukes (HOD, Foundation Phase) 1 N

U11 NETBALL TEAM Masuku, K Shongwe, G Sephodi, K Balala, J Marriott 2 F Masuku (Coach), N Sipambo, T Nissel, A Siby, T Mabaso, S Tshandu R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 1 F

U12 NETBALL FINALIST AND BRONZE MEDALIST Kemp (U12 Coach), R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport), T Padzuwa, N Sithole (U10 Coach), F Masuku (U11 Coach)

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U10 NETBALL TEAM Gwanyane, T Nethononda, M Pharoro, B Zwane, T Nissel 2 F Masuku (Coach), B Mukodzeri, N Dladla, M Mkhetshane, B Madubanya, N Mazibuko, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 1 C

U12 NETBALL TEAM Plaatjies, A Zwane, L Makhoba, T Padzuwa, C Kalonda 2 C Kemp (Coach), N Dube, I Moropa, S Khala, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 1 H

U13 GIRLS NETBALL TEAM Kemp (Coach), K Shai, L Maelane, N Motsepe, C Mackenzie, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 2 E Marriott, T Mathobela, T Malapane, P Mabentsela, B Kalonda 1 C

Primary School

SOCCER

U9 SOCCER TEAM Kemp (Coach), D Kaloo, S Mahlangu, A Sebuse, K Modisa, L Gule, M Watkins M Mabeta, A Beukes (HOD, Foundation Phase) 2 B Modiga, P Malaka, W Mogoshi, M Tshabalala, N Ngema, S Mguni, A Mdletshe, K Masinga 1 C

U11 SOCCER TEAM Masuku (Coach), T Serepo, O Mosinki, S Ngwenya, K Qwaka, K Kolobi, Z Msimango, A Majola, R Bezuidenhout (Coach) 2 B Bhengu, A Sediela, U Tshuma, M Mahlangu, O Masilo 1 F

U10 SOCCER TEAM Chendip (HOD, PS Sport), T Bosman, K Mthembu, K Mantsha, W Majola, R Bezuidenhout (Coach) 2 O Mabula, T Mavuso, B Moroe, A Magudulela, W Malambe, C Itefela 3 M Jabetla, L Mketshane, M Mashigo, G Matseba, O Thamane 1 R

U12 SOCCER TEAM Posholi (Coach), Z Primm, T Mabeta, O Mogase, N Dikome, S Gumede L Mavi, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 2 K Coutries, L Legwale, K Mosidi, K Molema, T Nkosi, S Mahlangu 3 T Peete, B Mkhonto, O Mogase, C Francisco, K Matthews, K Legae 1 L

U13 SOCCER TEAM Posholi (Coach), H Itefela, S Mkhwanazi, W Dube, J Nhandara, C Francisco, R Chendip (HOD, PS Sport) 2 Z Thabethe, K Okpara, J Kimani, I Ratsikana, T Jacobs, O Luthuli 3 K Mosinki, F Mpotulo, B Manyamalala, K Kobeli, A Dube (Captain), K Mosinki 1 L

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SCHOOL CHOIRS

FOUNDATION PHASE CHOIR

SENIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR

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BASKETBALL, CHESS

U14 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Selwadi, N Phakathi, E Mangcipu, N Sive 2 S Maleho (Coach), U Padzuwa, L Sibanyoni, S Kazembe, G Nyama, J Spellas (Co-ordinator) 3 S Oguntimirin, C Fita, S Kalonda, M Williams 1 B

U14 BOYS BASKETBALL Ntinugwa, K Molamu, B Ndlovu, D Gitau 2 B Khoanyane, E Getahune, J Tshitadi, Y Mukandile 3 M Ngoyi, E Ukpong (Coach), M Alberts 1 K

JUNIOR CHESS Oguledo, P Kekane, I Singh, M Nyoni, N Sibiya, P Mukwebo 2 M Mbatha, J Gasura, S Mazibuko, M Ngubane, C Munyawiri, C Ngwenya 3 VA Somanchi (Coach), T Mnikati, S Mdlalose, S Mabaire, S Simamane, E Soko, W Ndlovu (Coach) 1 I

U14 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Maclare, L Motaung, C Modise, W Chirwa (Captain) 2 S Maleho (Coach), J Nsabwa, N Molaba, A Madi, B Selwadi, J Spellas (Co-ordinator) 3 N Mashaba, K Ndaba, U Padzuwa, S Kazembe 4 G Batubenge, I Nyezi, S Oguntimirin, C Fita 1 N

OPEN BOYS BASKETBALL Maditsi, M Bongobi, N Mosebi, M Mothapo, K Mathinya 2 T Khambule, L Mpye, N Ngwenya, J Macie, R Modise, N Baruti 3 J Baruti, L Grantham, E Ukpong (Coach), M Dineka, M Antonio, N Baruti 1 M

SENIOR CHESS TEAM Dlamini, M Mbatha, D Buthelezi, L Nyamathe 2 VA Somanchi (Coach), S Mokuwa, W Ndlovu (Coach) 1 M

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ARTS & CULTURE

ART CLUB Sayi, M Mpofu, G Nyama, K Marule 2 D Thome (Co-ordinator), I Phetoe, T Olckers, Z Mhlayivana 3 T Moipolai, L Grantham, A Chindawi, H Duarte 1 I

ISCHOOL PRESS TEAMS Mavedzenge, S Ndaba, K Nakedi, Z Hlongwane, B Malibe, R Pooe, B Baitsi, N Moyo 2 S Simamane, S Twala, A Potgieter, S Cebekulu, K Moyo, S Temba, M Xulu, L Nxele 3 B Nkomo (Co-ordinator), T Magubane, S Ndaba, R Modise, L Hurley, Z Primm, K Rammuki, R Hamilton (Co-ordinator) 4 S Mabuya, K Mpele, B Malebo, T Mnikati, E Ratema, K Masuku, S Mkhonza 1 T

MARIMBA Dzobo, P Legodi, S Chirume, T Matekane, D Sithebe, T Koenane, K Thokoane 2 A Lokota, S Dube, B Selwadi, T Mantsho, B Nonyane, F Kaba, B Nobukada, B Nkosi, N Sindane 3 L Kadenyi, Z Geluk, N Ntsooa, T Nyanda, K Mbilini, T Matseba, B Skosana, S Zuze, M Tlhabanyane, J Kazembe 4 N Hlomuka, U Padzuwa, K Molope, B Sibanda, S Malindzisa, A Mokgobu, M Monageng, K Malatjie, S Campbell 1 C

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE C Dzobo, I Singh, C Badibanga 2 C Munyawiri, K Thokane, S Chirume, B Nobakada, L Ndawo 3 R Mulaudzi, C Ngwenya, M Monageng, A Mokgobu, N Zwane 4 J Amoda, S Campbell, K Buthelezi, B Sibanda, K Malatjie, S Malindzisa 1

DRUMMING Ndlovu, A Jorha, T Motloung, R Poo, N Kgaphola 2 T Esiri, L Madida, C Peters, T Martin, K Mbilini, T Koenane 3 N Mashaba, N Dinku, N Hlomuka, K Mokgobu, N Mavimbela 4 K Ramoshayi, J Mathenga, N Buthelezi, K Ndaba, B Sibanda 1 S

DRAMA PRODUCTION Naidoo, E Msimango, U Padzuwa, B Kokoropo, P Legodi, Z Simango, B Matloka, B Nonyane, N Sindane, A Dames 2 T Motloung, Z Geluk, B Selwadi, B Malibe, K Malope, M Ntsooa, K Mbilini, K Ndaba, A Lokota, L Maseko 3 N Nemugumoni, S Ngema, S Mkhonza, M Buthelezi, R Poo, L Grantham, N Rabolele, S Mokuwa, I Phetoe, K Khoza 1 V

High School

NETBALL, VOLLEYBALL

U14 NETBALL Meek, T Kgosiemang, K Monageng, Z Geluk, B Selwadi 2 L Kadenyi, B Skosana, N Ntsooa, M Thema, U Padzuwa 3 N Lange (Coach), M Makgalemele, K Mobelang, B Rankapole 1 C

U16 NETBALL Mavimbela, D Buthelezi, K Nakedi, N Mazibuko 2 C Mpalele, K Moyo, N Modukanele 3 A Moyo, N Zwane, R Sithole, M Sithole 4 J Amoda, N Tshangisa (Coach)

U15 NETBALL Majola, T Twala, T Motloung, M Kgaphola 2 N Mashau, T Maja, N Dinku, P Hlongwane 3 L Simelane, B Molebo, N Lange (Coach), N Nemungadi, B Masilela 1 L

OPEN NETBALL TEAM Kima (Captain), T Bokopane, N Tshabalala (Vice Captain) 2 M Ngubane, M Mahlangu, A Potgieter 3 S Ngema, N Tshangisa (Coach), G Seitlhamo

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ramakoalibane, J Oguledo, S Dube, K Mokgobu 2 N Selibe (Co-ordinator), R Muleya, J Mathenga, B Nkomo (Co-ordinator)

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BOYS VOLLEYBALL Selibe, S Mdlalose, D Irahari, O Matlala, E Soko, K Ntinugwa, B Nkomo 2 L Mpye, J Macie, T Sepuru, A Chindawi, S Mabaire, A Dames, L Grantham 3 N Tisane, K Magubane, M Ngoyi, B Khoanyane

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SOCCER, RUGBY

U15 GIRLS SOCCER TEAM Dlamini, P Mukwebo, B Dladla, B Baitsi, T Motau 2 M Molaba, L Thusi, L Ndawo, P Kekane, Fifi Nyama 3 S Malindzisa, N Tshangisa (Coach), B Rankapole 1 N

U14 BOYS SOCCER TEAM Moyo, E House, R Machepha, T Mavedzenge, K Molamu, D Gitau, T Rammutla 2 M Byiringiro, A Dames, J Mukandila, O Somo, B Khoanyane, J Gasura, T Mncube 3 S Buthelezi, T Semeon, E Sithole, M Ngoyi, M Alberts 1 M

OPEN BOYS SOCCER TEAM Buthelezi, J Dias, J Macie, I Sayi, N Mosebi, D Tshuma 2 K Ramela, N Rabolele, K Magomola, R Moses, S Mokuwa 3 I Karota (Coach), A Mario, M Dineka, L Motsoane (Captain) , H Duarte 1 M

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OPEN GIRLS SOCCER TEAM Matsose, D Buthelezi, G Seitlhamo, N Nhlapo, P Nemaname 2 M Ngubane, S Ngema, J Oguledo, M Xulu 3 T Bokopane, M Chirwa, N Tshangisa (Coach), K Matsheka, B Rasehlo 1 R

U16 BOYS SOCCER TEAM Mazibuko, T Moorosi, N Nkosi , T Semeon, S Sechabe, S Nonyukela 2 K Magerman, D Massala, K Magudulela, M Maditsi, E Getahune, F Sithole 3 A Da Silva, O Maluleke, L Mpye, B Khoanyane 1 S

BOY’S RUGBY Tshuma, S Buthelezi, Z Mhlayivana, K Serero, R Poo, T Marumo 2 K Magubane, M Sibanda, M Xulu, L Hurley, Z Primm, J Kekana 3 T Mosia, K Moledi, M Buthelezi, K Magomela, N Rabolele, R Moses 4 K Garcia, L Grantham, L Motsoane, L Mpye, C Nkosi 1 D

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LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES, TEAMS

SPORTS COMMITTEE Chindawi, S Kima, M Chirwa, N Tshabalala, K Matsheka 2 L Motsoane, S Mokuwa, N Rabolele, M Roy (Deputy Head: Extra Curricular) T Mnikati, L Grantham 1 A

MATRIC DANCE COMMITTEE 2015 Nonyane, B Hlongwane, P Legodi, B Montoedi, B Malibe 2 K Malope, R Muleya, P Moyo, N Sindane, Z Simango 3 M Buthelezi, K Khoza, A Lima (Co-ordinator)

LITURGY TEAM Mpofu, K Monyemoratho, B Mathoka, E Msimango, N Zikalala, B Kokoropo 2 M Mathobela, J Amoda, Mr Reddiar, K Ndaba, M Xulu, S Pinheiro 1 M

CULTURAL COMMITTEE Nobakada, N Hlomuka, A Ramakgapola, A Lokota 2 S Mkhonza, V Naidoo (Co-ordinator), K Khoza

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SCHOLAR PATROL Hlongwane, P Kekane, N Dinku 2 S Oguntumirin, B Malebo, S Kalonda, S Ngema

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2015–2016 PREFECTS Monyane, Z Hlongwane, R Poo, P Legodi, B Montoedi, M Chirwa 2 N Rabolele, A Lakota, N Zikalala, E Msimango, P Moyo, N Sindane 3 VA Somanchi (Co-ordinator), D Thsuma, S Pinheiro, N Charuma, K Matsheka, J Amoda, P Du Toit (Deputy Head: Student Affairs) 4 L Grantham, R Moses, M Buthelezi, T Sepuru, K Mogomola, L Motsoane

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INTERACT CLUB Row : T Chanetsa (Co-ordinator), C Shilenge, E Makuwerere, T Mnikati, J Kazembe 2 3rd Row : P Legodi, N Sindane, K Malope, B Dube, L Madida, S Simamane 3 2nd Row : T Mantsho, B Kokoropo, M Tlhabanyane, T Olckers, B Nkosi, M Mpofu 4 Front Row : K Monyemoratho, K Marule, D Lufele, B Nonyane, R Lekwape, A Jorha

ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB Row: H Marriott (Co-ordinator), K Mpele, D Irahari, T Semeon 2 3rd Row: L Simelane, S Sechabe, N Mashau, T Maja, L Moloi, D Vilankulu 3 2nd Row: P Moyo, T Gwinya, P Hlongwane, L Kunene, N Dinku 4 1st Row: S Ndlovu, R Lekwape, T Thwala, S Shabalala, C Badibanga, T Motloung

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PUBLIC SPEAKING Row: K Khoza, J Amoda 2 Front Row: Z Simango, B Hlongwane, B Malibe

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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM Dinku, T Motloung, N Kgapola, T Thwala 2 S Simamane, S Ngema, N Charuma, F Kaba, M Mbatha 3 M Sibanda, T Sepuru (Group Head), K Masuku (Ass Head), S Ndaba 4 Mr I Karota (Co-ordinator), L Mostoane, R Moses 1 N

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FIRST AID TEAM Roy (Co-ordinator ), B Montoedi, B Malibe, N Nhlapo, P Nemaname, T Matseba 2 P Moyo, M Motsoaledi, Z Simango, F Kaba, Z Hlongwane 3 N Sindane, S Simamane, S Campbell, C Peters, N Hlomula , B Mathoka 4 K Khoza, M Mathobela, L Nyamathe

INDIVIDUALS

Adaeze Ezeife

Daniele Kalonda

Mia Levy

Noela Madalena

Sibahle Makhathini

Khethelo Mkhize

Kabelo Motapane

Alvaro Mouton

Tiisetso Nissel

Otsile Daku

Emmanuel Ddumba

Favour Ejelonu

Melokuhle Khumalo

Ashley Magodiela

Lerato Buthelezi

Thato Buthelezi

NOT PICTURED Duma Duma,

Tholoana Leuta, Tochi Ogbonna, Bencao Vuvu

Awande Sibanda

Oratile Tshishonga

Mutshidzi Tshivhilinge

NOT PICTURED Lehlohonolo Litabe, Letlotlo Mokhethi, Nthabiseng Posholi

Ayabonga Mangali

Tonica Matthews

Khumbulani Mbatha

Freddy Musada

Mangaliso Ngubeni

Shannen Tshuma

Cheryl Chimwanda

Fredrick Ezeife

Refentse Itsweng

Musakathixo Khumalo

Maya Koopman

Mahlatse Mahlalela

Lesedi Mahlatji

Lonwabo Makabanyane

Gabriella Makanda

Nhlanhlenhle Makhathini

Kristen Maseko

Chikomborero Matumba

Maita Mbariro

Jack Mbhalati

Kemoratile Metsileng

Omphile Mogase

Bontle Nkomo

Mihle Nongogo

Arodi Ruben

Tumisho Serepo

Leandro Bariu

Ngavongweishe Chindomu

Yanga Ddumba

NOT PICTURED Crispen Chirume, Vincent Mashaba

Mariam Siby

Joshua Ugonna

Angelo Vuvu

Hayden Watkins

Taye Watkins

Omphile Kobeli

Lebone Lebone

Nakisani Magagula

Karabo Magodiela

Mangaliso Maphalala

Kgakollo Masege

Kamogelo Mashadzha

Thandolwethu Mehlomakulu

Thabo Mhulatshi

Akhelwe Mkhize

Itumeleng Moroe

Thandolwethu Mosidi

Manelisi Mpofu

Sihle Mthembu

Lihle Ndlangamandla

Lwandle Ngcobo

Daniel Nkongolo

Paidaishe Ntshingila

Ifunanyachukwu Nwachukwu

Lethabo Qwaka

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NOT PICTURED Chipo Manyuchi

Boikanyo Ratlhagane

Zola Ruben

Matteo Botlhale Van Der Westhuizen Vilakazi

Tshepang Dladla

Sphesihle Dlamini

Lonwabo Fihla

Diya Harrisawak

Jasmine Kemmey

Frederick Mfene

Pedro Miguel

Thulanda Mkize

Onalenna Modutoane

Khothatso Sebake

Zanele Xulu

Ratumo Mofutsanyana

Kopano Mosebi

Owethu Motaung

Uchenna Abaruo

Natasha Basikolo

Raphael Chanetsa

Adrienne Damons

Khanya Madlabane

Nokutenda Manase

Jada Mapfumo

Athen Massika

Natasha Masuku

Keamogetswe Mogotsi

Lekgeme Mphahlele

Ntumba Mukeba

Rutendo Musada

Chioma Nebo

Tswaledi Phashe

Jean-Pierre Blignaut

Mbali Bokopane

Akhumuzi Duma

Wandile Hlatshwayo

Neo Mabe

Kamogelo Makhetha

Ofentse Modipa

Nompumelelo Mthembu

Ziyanda Mtimkulu

Anele Ndawo

Penuel Ndlovu

Lesego Nxumalo

Faith Nyawera

Atlegang Oliphant

NOT PICTURED Ethan Benjamin

Onthatile Saohatse

Tshiamo Selwadi

Ofentse Sibeko

Lungile Sibiya

Yolula Tobo

Keren Wanyama

Ayanda Zwedala

Sonwabile Fihla

Ntando Kumalo

Lehlohonolo Mgabhi

Madalena Miguel

Ayanda Mogoshi

Lindokuhle Nhlapho

Nyakallo Ntsooa

Mpilo Sindane

Nomthandazo Sithole

Lethabo Thekwane

Mhluri Chavalala

Oarabile Dikeme

Mbalenhle Dlamini

Amulike Dube

Angela Dzokesayi

Molemo Gqosha

Busisiwe Jabetla

Oboitshepo Daku

NOT PICTURED Tshimollo Ndzekeli

Logan-Leigh Ugonna

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Ofunwa Likhaba

Hadassah Lwambwa

Riboningo Mabasa

Ntokozo Malebo

Rhulani Mathebula

Sandiso Mkhize

Esihle Mkize

Siyabonga Moloelang

Temoho Monanyane

Mmasego Moseki

Sbahle Cele

Elizabeth Chimedza

Gomolemo Ditsi

NOT PICTURED Lehakwe Mpholo

Tyra Okoye

Thoriso Pooe

Keabetswe Ramela

Opelong Rapodile

Mpova Vuvu

Ayanda Khumalo

Anisa Kunene

Lethabo Letsoalo

Harel Lwambwa

Reshoketswe Mathosa

Dinhle Matsoetlane

Nkateko Mayimela

Amogelang Mhulatshi

Kwazuthixo Mketshane

Olorato Mncube

Palesa Molamu

Sibusiso Ncube

Reatile Ngubane

Grace Ngwenya

Lindokuhle Ntuli

Matlhogonolo Nyerende

Zubair Pylman

Pavel Rosenthal

Motheo Sadiki

Zenande Tabata

Ayanda Tshabalala

King Tshambula

Alyssa Tyler

Ntokozo Dongo

Lehlohonolo Gcaleka

Sibongakonke Hlatshwayo

Victoria Hughes

Mandisa Khumalo

Ofentse Letsatsi

Hlumela Malinga

Grace Manase

Leila Marriott

Unathi Masimini

Takunda Matumba

Unathi Mbadzo

Sihle Mdletshe

David Mhlongo

Bokang Mokhethi

Lindokuhle Mokoka

Kamohelo Motapane

Temaswati Ngobese

Mbale Nhlapo

Tiago Okonkwo

Keamogetswe Seabi

Kago Sebeelo

Oratilwe Tshikane

Nkosinathi Zuze

Langalihle Gule

Woxola Hughes

Vincent Kibue

Lwandle Mabena

Motlatsi Mabeta

Sibusiso Mahlangu

Khathutshelo Mamphoto

Khethelo Masinga

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Reatlehile Mathinya

Phutholoho Mathoka

Justin Matsoetlane

Langalibalele Mbele

Alwande Mdletshe

Warona Mogoshi

Bokamoso Mokoena

Tshiamo Monyemoratho

Laika Muanza

Jan Mwakassa

Angela Mwangi

Amahle Ndawo

Rutendo Amoda

Omphile Baholo

Kelebogile Balala

NOT PICTURED Keabetswe Mahoro

Nocinga Ndlovu

Njabulo Ngema

Sharon Okoye

Junia Wanyama

Michyle Watkins

Rohan Harrisawak

Deyshan Kaloo

Amahle Kemp

Asanda Khumalo

Khanya Kobeli

Isaac Lomo

Phathutshedzo Malaka

Tshegofatso Malope

Mmanokeng Mamabolo

Thamsanqa Mashele

Thatohatsi Matjokotja

Kelebogile Matseoane

Mbulaheni Mbali

Mompati Mguni

Waratwa Mlonyeni

Bokang Modiga

Kgalalelo Modisa

Lungile Mofokeng

Boitumelo Mpalane

Keabetsoe Mpele

Tsiko Nemungadi

Khwezi Radebe

Phemelo Ratlhagane

Ayanda Sebuse

Kutloano Sehlapelo

Lesego Sehole

Mpilo Tshabalala

Zinhle Zuze

Samuel Cassinda-Amoes

Nompumelelo Dladla

Mthandazo Jabetla

Pascalinah Kazembe

Japan Maapola

Oratile Mabula

Wandile Majola

Gomolemo Matseba

Ntando Mazibuko

Lulama Mketshane

Mandisa Mkhetshane

Rapelang Molubi

Kutlwano Mthembu

Keyan Naidoo

Tanya Nethononda

Tshiamo Nissel

Poelano Phororo

Jacobus Seimela

Nyeleti Sithole

Owethu Thamane

Unathi Dubazana

Luyanda Gasa

Cynthia Gwanyanya

Chris Itefela

Lesedi Kgoadi

Thato Bosman

NOT PICTURED Tshinieka Tshambula

Ofentse Tshishonga

Boniswa Xaba

Bernadine Zwane

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Katlego Legodi

Banthatile Madubanya

Andile Magudulela

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Amogelang Sediela

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Kudzai Coutries

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NOT PICTURED Lisakhanya Stuurman

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NOT PICTURED Liam Johnson

Nyakallo Mosia

Oratile Mosinki

NOT PICTURED Lutando Makhoba

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Teboho Nkosi

Thabo Peete

Zine Simango

Tshepiso Tshabalala

Sibusiso Gumede

Siphokazi Khala

Kgosietsile Legae

Tshiamo Lekalakala

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Ntsika Nkosi

Kelechukwu Okpara

Andile Dube

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Benedicte Kalonda

Kamohelo Mashiloane

Thobekile Mathobela

Morena Matsoso

Malik Nodangala

Zamokuhle Thabethe

Tshiamo Lehutso

Nkanyezi Mabena

John Nhandara

Khahliso Ntoi

Yami Dasilva

Simnikiwe Dhlamini

Nokuthula Dube

Claudio Francisco

Jacline Manuel

Bathandwa Manyamalala

Kamogelo Mathews

Bakang Modise

Onkarabetse Mogase

Hlengiwe Plaatjies

Zunaid Primm

Simphiwe Radebe

Jemima Ruben

Kilebohile Kobeli

Mpho Lairi

Owethu Luthuli

Phaphama Mabentsela

Khanyisa Maebela

Luanda Maelane

Ella Marriott

Bonga Mchunu

Sithembiso Mkhwanazi

Kgosiemang Mosinki

Thembelihle Moyo

Fezile Mpotulo

Motheo Msimanga

Avuyile Nkohla

Michael Chanetsa

Jaden Christians

Wandile Dube

Helen Getahune

Tyrese Jacobs

Jeffrey Kimani

Katleho Koenane

Chelsea-Rose Mackenzie

Lunga Makhanya

Bohlale Masheane

Olerato Modipa

Kgosietsile Mosinki

Nompumelelo Motsepe

Mapalo Mwale

Keraiya Naidoo

Thandiwe Padzuwa

Itumeleng Ratsikana

Kutlwano Shai

Asante Zwane

Ryley Buikes

Dakalo Dagada

Nontsikilelo Davies

Jeorgeth Dossantos

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Boitumelo Khoanyane

Thuto Koenane

Omphile Malatse

Emihle Mangcipu

Tshiamiso Matekane

Thabiso Mncube

Kabelo Molamu

Nwabisa Moyo

Bhekuzulu Ndlovu

NOT PICTURED Theresa Kante Lutando Makhoba

Naledi Ntsooa

Ulemu Padzuwa

Reaoboka Ramakoalibane

Khaya Ramoshayi

Boitumelo Selwadi

Ishiqa Singh

Marcia Williams

Moise Byiringiro

Sunil Dames

Sean Dzokesayi

Zinhle Geluk

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Siphesehle Kunene

Phila Lufele

Mamello Makgalemele

Earlister Makuwerere

Tadiwa Mavedzenge

Thato Mokgatle

Keletso Monageng

Jabez Mukandila

Bongiwe Nkutha

Hlohonolofatso Pusoeng

Pauline Seoheng

Lesego Sepuru

Lilitha Sibanyoni

Daluxolo Sithebe

Natasha Tapfumaneyi

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Tshegofatso Kgosiemang

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Sive Mdlalose

Kananelo Mokone

Sandile Ndaba

Kelechi Ntinugwa

Maxine Nyoni

Hlolohelo Pusoeng

Boikanyo Rankapole

Michelle Sephula

Buhle Skosana

Sifiso Buthelezi

Katleho Chepape

Priviledge Dube

Emmanuel House

Lynette Kadenyi

Paballo Kekana

Tshiamo Motau

Mondli Moyo

Palesa Mukwebo

Melchi Ngoyi

Aurea Nogueira

Ijeoma Oguledo

Wanga Tshivhase

Kamogelo Moloelang

Thandeka Mosia

Fezekile Nangu

Ofentse Somo

Regomoditswe Themba

Jonathan Tshitadi

Reabetsoe Machepha

Siphesihle Magubane

Olebogwe Matlala

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Boipelo Baitsi

Nelisiwe Phakathi

Thato Rammutla

Owami Sejwe

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Sibusiso Sithole

Emmanuel Getahune

Atlehang Jorha

Longin Kakera

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Refilwe Lekwape

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Davis Massala

Ramodise Modise

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Nomfundo Sive

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Thato Gwinya

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Sara Kalonda

Lerato Moloi

Ramaeba Mothusi

Corlender Munyawiri

Boikarabelo Tladi

Nina Zwane

Clinton Khumalo

Londiwe Kunene

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Christelle Badibanga

Zizo Chuma

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Cristiana Fita

Ntokozo Luvuno

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Luyanda Majola

Bontle Malebo

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Mandisa Ngubane

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Gift Nyama

Keratile Rammuki

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Anderson Da Silva

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Hafnio Duarte

Bongiwe Dube

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Banele Kumalo

Mahlatse Mabitsela

Tsheko Magubane

Siphosethu Malindzisa

Retshepile Matsose

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Lungelo Ndawo

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Kefuoe Thokoane

Ntoyami Bopela

Nokukhanya Buthelezi

Savannah Campbell

Mbongwa Dineka

Neo Dinku

Sakhile Hurley

Atlegang Kgagudi

Luyanda Madida

Kelly Magerman

Tamiqua Martin

Makaziwe Mbatha

Thato Mnikati

Thato Moorosi

Lesego Mpye

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NOT PICTURED Valdir Sinde-Correia

Ndivhuwo Nemugumoni

Morwakoma Maditsi

Buqaqawuli Nobakada

Ziyaad Primm

Mbalenhle Radebe

Tanaka Semeon

Bongisiwe Sibanda

Enock Soko

Lindokuhle Thusi

Dolophina Vilankulu

Mbulelo Bongobi

Rumbidzai Chirume

Kabelo Damari

Cindy Dzobo

Ayanda Gqamana

Phumeza Hlongwane

Sarah Kazembe

Pheladi Kekane

Boitumelo Lamola

Thato Maja

Karabo Malatjie

Nqobile Mashau

Khwezi Masuku

Teboho Mdluli

Keamohetswe Mohale

Kgomotso Mpele

Rofhiwa Mulaudzi

Samukele Ngema

Mario Antonio

Tamia Jacobs

Holiness Muanza

Pertunia Nemaname

NOT PICTURED Musa Monageng, Simphiwe Ngcobo

Ntokozo Nkosi

Akani Novela

Siyabonga Sechabe

Lusanda Simelane

Thandolwethu Thwala

Sandile Tilibe

Lance Latola

Tshegofatso Mantsho

Kananelo Mathinya

Keitumetse Mbilini

Kedibone Mokgobu

Nkosinathi Mosebi

Morufe Motsoaledi

Zukhanye Mqunquthu

NOT PICTURED Imani Nyezi, Rachel Vaz

Bongiwe Nkosi

Sandile Nonyukela

Ntokozo Phindela

Earl Ratema

Amanda Shezi

Khanyisa Zide

Ntokozo Zwane

Joaquim Dias

Tamry Esiri

Michel Mahlangu

Thabang Marumo

Jabulile Mathenga

Nomthandazo Mazibuko

Zisuxolo Mhlayivana

Nthabiseng Modukanele

Thato Mosea

Layla Motaung

Carnatia Mpapele

Keletso Nakedi

Siyabonga Ndaba

Hlulani Nkhwashu

Lindokuhle Nxele

Tshepo Nyanda

Cheraldine Peters

Kabelo Ramela

Gugulethu Seitlhamo

Refilwe Sithole

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NOT PICTURED Thabang Khambule

Sabelo Temba

Ayanda Mavundla

Keoagile Moledi

Duduzile Buthelezi

Fezile Dhladhla

Lehlohonolo Dube

Jason Kekana

Ayanda Madi

Nokulunga Mashaba

Tshegofatso Matseba

Ayanda Moyo

Momed Ali Mussa

Noluthando Nhlapo

Jemima Nsabwa

Trevlin Olckers

Ntokozo Phillips

Keketso Serero

Ntokozo Zwane

Thembisile Manyika

Ntombenhle Mavimbela

Kamohelo Mlambo

Tumisang Moipolai

Marena Molaba

Khanya-Khaya Moyo

Refilwe Mthelezulu

Mihlali Ngayi

NOT PICTURED Jonathan Baruti, Gislaine Batubenge, Mpho Monalo, Boitumelo Rasehlo

NOT PICTURED Nathan Baruti, Nonhlanhla Maclare, Neo Moyeza

Kissia Nogueira

Luvuyo-Unathi Nyamathe

Ana Pedro

Alyssa Potgieter

Mogau Sadike

Masana Sithole

Sipho Twala

Mbali Xulu

Sibonginkosi Zuze

Musaru Chirwa

Mlondolozi Dlamini

Hepifinio Duarte

Fatima Kaba

Khanyisile Malope

Botle Mathoka

Radolf Mavedzenge

Sithembiso Mokuwa

Boipelo Montoedi

NOT PICTURED Kamohelo Leboa

Mitchell Mpofu

Sibongile Ndlovu

Itumeleng Phetoe

Chuma Pindela

Santa Pinheiro

Reamogetswe Poo

Nomakhosi Sindane

Nadine Draper

Katlego Khoza

Boitumelo Kokoropo

Karabo Magomola

Hlengiwe Mahlambi

Kelebogile Matsheka

Buti Mofokeng

Kgomotso Monyemoratho

Edith Msimango

Caleb Nkosi

Jessica Amoda

Musa Buthelezi

Nobuhle Hlomuka

Josue Kaluseviko

Ashley Chindawi

NOT PICTURED Cynthia Januario, Koketso Marule

Boipelo Nonyane

Ontlametse Phalatse

Isaac Sayi

Mpumelelo Xulu

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Thandeka Kheswa

Palesa Legodi

Ntanganedzeni Madzivhandila

Bohlale Malibe

Lethaukuthula Maseko

Cassandra Modise

Lesego Motsoane

Kgaugelo Motsumi

Refiloe Muleya

Malehlohonolo Ntsooa

Masego Bantsi

Nicolle Charuma

Lakhe Grantham

Tshepiso Moliki

Rodney Moses

Princess Moyo

King Aladeoba

Tyron Dean

Palesa Mseleku

NOT PICTURED Sphiwe Mkhonza

Atlegang Ramakgapola

Entle Saba

Mbongiseni Sibanda

Ntokozo Tshabalala

Danzel Tshuma

Bungcwethi Hlongwane

Somila Kima

Aimedo Lokota

Jesse Macie

Witness Malinga

Melisa Mathobela

Manelisa Mbatha

Khethiwe Ndaba

Reitumetse Poo

Ntokozo Rabolele

Tshegofatso Sepuru

Zanele Simango

Neo Tisane

Nomsa Zikalala

Mbali Gumede

Zaziwe Konyana

Katlego Kwele

Zama Madonsela

Kamogelo Makhene

Wendy Makhubele

Nobuhle Mazibuko

Sebabatso Mokhele

Kamohelo Moleko

Michael-Junior Ngobeni

Karabo Ntuane

Mogagabise Ramasodi

Thato Sebogodi

Katlego Sebona

Buhle Siswana

Nokuthula Thabethe

Alicia Zulu

Sandile Zwane

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Kamohelo Kekana

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Reabetsoe Leboele

Theo Luthuli

Lindokuhle Majija

Mampe Malatji

Kgatlego Merafe

Katleho Mokoatle

NOT PICTURED Itumeleng Nxumalo

Monkwe Mpye

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Dimpho Rakoma

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Mbali Skosana

Gerald Sono

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Oarabile Molebatsi

Bongiwe Buthelezi

Goitseone Chomane

Joseph Gasura

Racheal Kazembe

Khulile Khanyile

Mbalenhle Mabuya

Nicole Magerman

Mbali Mahlangu

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Reitumetse Mazibuko

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Sizwe Mntambo

Prince Mofokeng

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Lwandile Moyo

Ntuthuko Mpaku

Smanga Mthetwa

Macaela Oor

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Katleho Selwadi

Albert Soko

Luis Antonio

Karabo Dube

Thabo Dube

Rachel Irusa

Christopher Kubheka

Naledi Lebogo

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Thato Matlatse

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Mahlako Mothapo

Vuyo Mpaku

Dominic Muembo

Kuhlekwethu Ngwenya

Lwazi Ntshalintshali

Tracey-Anne Ramasike

Fanelesibonge Sibiya

Vuyiswa Sisulu

Chene Stevens

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Kim Bechus

Amanda Beukes

Darryl Bimray

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Martha Bouman

Michael Burrell

Sonto Buthelezi

Denise Carolino

Tarisai Chanetsa

Tangu Changa

Rita Chendip

Jeffrey Chimwanda

Constance Lepaaku

Gabby De Quintal

Sipho Dlamini

Petrus du Toit

Lynn Fortmann

Jessica Gomes

Ada Haindl

Graham Howarth

Robin Howell

Sr Evelyn Jung

Isaac Karota

Lauren Kent

Tanya Lamb

Noloyiso Lange

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Amelia Lima

Jacinta Lima

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Joyce Machogo

Basil Mackenzie

Deidre Mackenzie

Veronica Magudulela

Giba Mahlangu

Thabo Mahlatse

Suzan Maleho

Amanda Maree

Hassiena Marriott

Helen Marx

Florence Masuku

Tapiwa Mavedzenge

Colleen Mazibuko

Matilda Mbatha

Molly Mcongwane

Paulas Modupe

Sylvia Mokholo

Aerial Mokoena

Sabrina Moore

Sidrick Moore

Rosalia Motha

Cynthia Mtshali

Phumudzo Muravha

Freddy Musada

Theresa Mutamba

Busisiwe Mwelase

Selby Ncanana

Cornelia Ndhlovu

Wazani Ndlovu

Alex Ngoasheng

Muzi Ngubane

Helen Ngubeni

S’thembile Ngubeni

Linah Ngwenya

Nondumiso Nhlapo

Brighton Nkomo

Craig Olyott

Simon Phahlamohlaka

Anne Pirie

Leluma Posholi

Andrew Radebe

Nthlane Ratlhagane

Margaret Redman

Gretha Roberts

Lyn Rohrbeck

Sheldon Rose-Reddiar

Dalene Rostovsky

Michelle Roy

Electra Sebele

Evelyn Sehlapelo

Nthabiseng Selibe

Frances Shabalala

Takalani Siala

Cynthia Sibiya

Zelda Sikhakhane

Ntsoaki Sithole

Franc Sobreira

Joyce Sokhela

Venkata Somanchi

Jacqueline Spellas

Susan Steyn

Debbie Thome

Alice Tshabalala

Nomfusi Tshangisa

Elvis Ukpong

Tammy van den Heever

Pat Van Der Schyff

Vincent Vollgraaff

Dayle Whitaker

Kathleen Whitaker

NOT PICTURED Ryan Bezuidenhout Kevin Garcia Cecelia Griggs Robert Hamilton Paul Horn Christelle Kemp Ruth Loewenthal Lydia Mangaliso

Johannes Masemola Pertunia Motha Thobeka Mzimande Cynthia Ngobese Viloshini Naidoo Prisca Sono Grace Thabethe

Julia Wright

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