Deirdre Horsfall Principal — Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent School
From the Principal’s desk… Congratulations to Our Lady of Fatima’s matric class of 2021 The year 2021 again proved to be a challenging year for all matrics in the country. There were many disappointments, cancellations and shattered school dreams.
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e are therefore proud of our girls, who despite this maintained their academic focus and determination, and are delighted by the results of the class of 2021. Not only did the entire cohort achieve BD passes and all candidates earned an aggregate of 60% and above, 49% of the grade achieved a B aggregate and 37% an A average. Our Dux, Isabella Goosen, was an IEB Outstanding Achiever, and scored nine distinctions, a 92% aggregate, and placed in the IEB’s top 1% in two
subjects, with 99% for Mathematics. Hannah Oxenham, runner-up to Dux 2021, scored seven distinctions, a 90% aggregate, and was placed in the IEB’s top 1% in three subjects, with 98% for Visual Arts. In total, there were 14 placements in the top 1% of subjects nationally. We congratulate and celebrate with our girls, their parents and their educators. These results would not have been possible without dedication, grit, and the ability to pivot and recalibrate in a constantly changing world. Like many schools, we were privileged to be able to transfer our learn-
ing online with minimum disruption, when required. The past two years, with their seismic changes, have tested, challenged and ultimately strengthened the teaching and learning practices of both learners and educators. We believe that our girls are well prepared for the next phase of their journey. They have established strong roots in our Dominican ethos and have been equipped with the salient academic, personal and technological skills to be creative changemakers and proactive participants in a dynamic world.
