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Topmatrieks 2022
(JOINT) NATIONAL TOP ACHIEVER CLASS OF 2022 | NSC EXAMS)
Kelly Grace Prowse - Rustenburg Girls’ High
Top two learners, Husna Hafejee of Al-Falaah College in KZN and Grace Kelly Prowse of Rustenburg Girls’ High in the Western Cape tied first place and were crowned the top achievers in the country for the Class of 2022’s NCS exams.
How does it feel to be the top achiever from the Class of 2022 nationwide?
It feels incredible to have achieved the prestigious title of being the top learner across the country for 2022. It was an immense privilege to have attended the top achievers event, however, achieve an award like this one has gone far beyond my wildest hopes and dreams. I feel incredibly proud of my achievements and elated by my brilliant results.
What was your greatest challenge in matric?
My greatest challenge was definitely trying to stay motivated throughout the long year of matric. With the many sets of exams, it was easy to feel burnt out and tired, as well as to feel disheartened from some poor results. Trying to bounce back from a bad exam and stay stimulated learning the same content for many months was not easy.
If you could re-do your matric year, what would you do different? The only thing that I think I would have done differently is that I wouldn’t have stressed so much. Thankfully I learnt early on in the year that stress only holds one back from achieving of their full potential. Once I learnt to manage my nerves and clear my head before an exam, I felt that all forms of testing seemed to go much smoother.
What is your message to the Class of 2023 who want to achieve the best like you did?
My first piece of advice would be to not see school as a chore. Challenge yourself, challenge your teachers and always find ways to extend your knowledge. The more you make the work interesting for yourself by reading up extra material, the more motivated you will feel and the better you will do. My second piece of advice would be to pace yourself.
Matric is a long year with many sets of exams and tests so don’t go all out at the beginning because you will face burnt out by the end. If you stay consistent, keep up with the workload and do a little bit of work every day, I am sure you will achieve some great results.
What life quote do you live by?
Normality is a paved road: it is comfortable to walk on but no flowers grow. – Vincent Van Gogh
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Prudence Motswiane 5 Distinctions
Nomvelo Mtimkhulu 3 Distinctions
Zandré van Wyk 2 Onderskeidings
Stian du Plessis 1 Onderskeiding
Charné Fourie 4 Onderskeidings
Nadia Cronjé 3 Onderskeidings
Sohana Surujlal 4 Distinctions
Noxolo Manyathela 3 Distinctions
Reneilwe Mapota 2 Distinctions
Bullomelo Monareng 1 Distinction
Ons is trots op ons matriekklas van 2022.
INTERVIEW
Of all the terrible things the pandemic did to us, what it did do is build resilience and character and I think that these children have really shown what it means to have character.
Anne Oberholzer, CEO of the Independent Examinations Board
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Topmatrieks 2022
Ons is baie trots op die klas van 2022 se prestasies. Rob Ferreira is baie dankbaar ten midde van baie moeilike omstandighede dit reg kon kry om met pragtige restultate voor in dag te kom. Rob Ferreira het ‘n total van 132 graad 12’s gehad in 2022 en stap weg met ‘n pragtige slaag syfer van 99.24%. 73.5% van die leerders slaag met Baccalaureus vrystelling. Baie sterkte met die nuwe lewenspad wat vir jul voorlê. Mnr Dawie Oberholzer
Eloné de Lange 85.1% - 6 Ondersk. Jenitha Jimmy 81.7% - 4 Ondersk. Mikolas Arnoldi 82.3% - 4 Ondersk. Chantelle Dhlamini 80.3% - 4 Ondersk. Lorater Khumalo 77.6% - 2 Ondersk. Simoné de Beer 75% - 1 Ondersk. Jannika Verster 76.6% - 2 Ondersk. Pearl Malambe 74.4% - 1 Ondersk. Kayla Naude 71.7% - 2 Ondersk. Pochia Nkosi 70.3% Natasha Kriel 70.6% - 2 Ondersk. Vuyiswa Maluleke Martin van Wyk 79.9% - 4 Ondersk. Tanaka Muneri 78.3% - 3 Ondersk. Angelique Herbst 78.3% - 3 Ondersk. Thandolwethu Mbokodo 78.1% - 4 Ondersk. Sisethu Dubisiko 74.4% - 1 Ondersk. Robyn Kwari 72.7% - 2 Ondersk. Pearl Malapane 73.6% - 2 Ondersk. Khensani Maluleke 72.1%
HOËRSKOOL NELSPRUIT
Topmatrieks 2022
“Die Klas van 2022 het met toewyding en veerkragtigheid bo verwagting by die eise wat die Covid-19 pandemie en beurtkrag gestel het, aangepas. Baie geluk aan elke matrikulant met hierdie uitsonderlike prestasies! Graag spreek ek my dank uit teenoor laerskool-en hoërskoolonderwysers wat positiewe insette in elke leerder se leeromgewing gelewer het. Laastens, dankie aan die Departement van Onderwys wat deurgaans planne gemaak het, werkbare stelsels en ondersteuning aan die skool en die leerders gebied het.” – Mnr. Johan Hattingh
Nicolas Smook 9 onderskeidings
Lana Bezuidenhout 7 onderskeidings
Paul Harley 8 onderskeidings
Jandré de Necker Jomarié du Toit 8 onderskeidings
Liza Buys Dian Heyl 8 onderskeidings
Michiel Eksteen 7 onderskeidings
Lerissa Grobler 7 onderskeidings
Mieke Louw 6 onderskeidings
Wilmien vd Merwe 6 onderskeidings
Lani Swart 6 onderskeidings
Ané Roos 6 onderskeidings
Wikus van Biljon 6 onderskeidings
Suné du Preez 5 onderskeidings
Berna Kok 5 onderskeidings
Anja Nel 5 onderskeidings
Shané Van Eck 5 onderskeidings
Chloé vd Merwe 5 onderskeidings
Elzica Boshoff 4 onderskeidings
Danje Obermeyer 5 onderskeidings
Megan Bester 4 onderskeidings
Laura vd Merwe 5 onderskeidings
Shené Coetzee 4 onderskeidings
Joalize de Ruiter 4 onderskeidings
Karien Goosen 4 onderskeidings
Anke Oelofse 4 onderskeidings
Johann Grobler 4 onderskeidings
Jeané Strydom 4 onderskeidings
Dina Grimbeek 4 onderskeidings
Danielle Oosthuizen 4 onderskeidings
Phillipa Marais 4 onderskeidings
Magdalena Terblanche 4 onderskeidings
Ané van Rooyen 4 onderskeidings
Katrien Hiemstra 7 onderskeidings
Adrienne Combrink 6 onderskeidings
Mj Lourens 7 onderskeidings
Robbie Crawford-Brunt 6 onderskeidings
Conrad Joubert 7 onderskeidings
Larise Combrink 6 onderskeidings
Carla Schultz 7 onderskeidings
Joshua Devine 6 onderskeidings
Bianca Iori 6 onderskeidings
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Top Matrics 2022
We are proud of our Matric Heroes | 100% IEB pass rate | 100% tertiary exemption | 18 A aggregates | 92,31% bachelor’s degree pass rate.
HOËRSKOOL BERGVLAM
Topmatrieks 2022
Ons is trots op on matriekklas van 2022. Dit is vir my ‘n voorreg om die uitstekende matriekuitslae van ons “Vlammies”, wat ook puik individuele prestasies insluit, met u te kan deel. Ons skoolslaagsyfer is 99%.
Jacques Klopper 8 Onderskeidings
Ester Ukpe 6 Onderskeidings
Sadiyah Ameer 7 Onderskeidings
Annmari Erasmus 5 Onderskeidings
Naledi Ramushu 7 Onderskeidings
Charlone Madonsela 5 Onderskeidings
Razeena Nomani 7 Onderskeidings Jeff Simango 5 Onderskeidings
Thando Mbuyane 4 Onderskeidings
Naveena Sabu 4 Onderskeidings Ethan Hinrichsen 4 Onderskeidings Zaeem Patel 5 Onderskeidings
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Taniel Leverington 4 Onderskeidings
Mogan 4 Onderskeidings
Davis 4 Onderskeidings
Thando Ngomane 4 Distinctions Gouri Haneesh 8 Distinctions Ricardo du Plessis 4 Distinctions Zane Chota 5 Distinctions Catherine Caldeira 4 Distinctions Karma van Schalkwyk 5 Distinctions Lethinjabulo Gumede 4 Distinctions Markus Steyn 4 Distinctions Dealané van der Walt 4 Distinctions Gabrielle Underwood 7 Distinctions Morgan Wattrus 4 Distinctions Noélle McDonald 5 Distinctions Joshua Schelhase 4 Distinctions Mahdiya Mohamed 5 Distinctions Jenna Wilcocks 3 Distinctions Ashley Williams 4 Distinctions Chloé Priest 3 Distinctions Haridon André 4 Distinctions
Topmatrieks 2022
MHS se matrieks wat die NSS eksamen afgelê het in November en Desember 2022, het weereens verwagtinge oortref. Die gemiddeld van die 161 leerders is 63.8%. Met ‘n slaagsyfer van 100% en 83.22% leerders wat kwalifiseer vir Baccalaureusstudies, maak dit Middies die nr. 1 akademiese skool in die provinsie. MHS spog met niks minder as 188 A-simbole, 226 B’s en 275 C’s. 134 van MHS se 161 leerlinge kwalifiseer vir Bachalareusstudies aan universiteite van hul keuse, terwyl 25 kwalifiseer vir Diplomastudies aan ander tersiêre instansies.
HOËRSKOOL VOLKSRUST HIGH SCHOOL
Volkies matriekuitslae
En daar doen Volkies dit weer! Ons omgee-skool help ons 107 leerders om hulle volle potensiaal te bereik en nou kan elke Volkie en onderwyser met trots terugkyk na ‘n fantastiese 2022 met uitsonderlike uitslae.
Met ‘n totaal van 45 onderskeidings en 109 B-simbole is daar nie minder nie as 69% van ons matrikulante wat met universiteitsvrystelling slaag. Die slaagsyfer is 97%.
Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal spog vanjaar weer eens met die meeste onderskeidings, naamlik 9. Besigheidstudies behaal 6 onderskeidings, Engels Eerste Addisionele Taal en Wiskundige Geletterdheid behaal elk 5, asook Lewensoriëntering. Rekeningkunde, Rekenaartoepassingstegnologie en Lewenswetenskappe behaal elk 3 onderskeidings. Toerisme behaal 2 onderskeidings en 1 elk vir Afrikaans Huistaal, Wiskunde, Landbouwetenskap en Fisiese Wetenskap. Baie geluk aan elke
MIDDELBURG HOËRSKOOL
4. Lusanda Shabalala 2 Onderskeidings
1. NT Moolman 7 Onderskeidings
5. Thandolwethu Pungula 2 Onderskeidings
2. Deliah Cromhout 5 Onderskeidings
6. Marnica Lamprecht 3 Onderskeidings
3. Davida Steenkamp 4 Onderskeidings
onderwyser en matrikulant!
Posisies 7 - 12 word gevul deur: Lushé Victor (2 onderskeidings), Michael le Roux (2 onderskeidings), Itumeleng Malefetsane (1 onderskeidings), Bandile Moloi (2 onderskeidings), Tewie Uys (1 onderskeidings) en Tiara Naidoo (3 onderskeidings).
1. Barend Kurpershoek DUX-leerder - 7 A’s (gemiddeld van 90.1%)
3. Minné Swart 8 A’s (gemiddeld van 87.4%)
5. Divan Cremer 5 A’s (gemiddeld van 86%)
2. Inge Grey 7 A’s (gemiddeld van 87.4%)
4. Graham Thesner 5 A’s (gemiddeld van 86%)
6. Dominique Immelman 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 85%)
7. Amoré Kennedy 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 84.7%)
8. Anke Lubbe 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 84.1%)
9. Suné Strydom 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 83.7%)
11. Jelani Mulder 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 82.7%)
13. Shani Esterhuysen 5 A’s (gemiddeld van 81.3%)
10. Kayla Pretorius 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 83.3%)
12. Gift Mjekula 6 A’s (gemiddeld van 81.9%)
14. Sphilele Skosana 4 A’s (gemiddeld van 80.9%)
22. Hope Rana 3 A’s (gemiddeld van 76.1%)
15. Ben Jv Vuuren 5 A’s (gemiddeld van 80.7%)
16. Stian Vermeulen 2 A’s (gemiddeld van 79.3%)
23. Lerato Maimela 3 A’s (gemiddeld van 75.9%)
17. Mbongeni Lukhele 4 A’s (gemiddeld van 79%)
19. Sue-Ann Jv Rensburg 3 A’s (gemiddeld van 78.9%)
21. Annika Pretorius 3 A’s (gemiddeld van 78.7%)
18. Tshidiso Thekiso 3 A’s (gemiddeld van 79%)
20. Ntando Nzimande 3 A’s (gemiddeld van 78.7%)
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CURRO BANKENVELD
Top Achievers - Class of 2022
Well done to all our matrics of 2022, we are very proud. Congratulations to the following learners for their outstanding work and results.
Keith Mogano 7 Distinctions - 89% Nthandoyenkosi
5 Distinctions - 84%
Mahlangu Selina Ramoloto
Liyelathi Makalima
Phillis Chitima
Tiyani Mashengete
Ryan Fell
Taddy Mndawe
Belicia Knoetze
Rowan Rajah
Asher Lawrence
Nkateko Madonsela
Ntsako Mbedle
• 98% of our Grade 12s are able to attend tertiary institutions • 2 Learners with A aggregates • 8 Learners with B aggregates • 27 subject A aggregates • 56 subject B aggregates • 87 subject C aggregates • 63% bachelor’s degree pass rate • 29% diploma pass rate • 7% higher-certificate pass rate “ “
Amukelani Maserumule
all the terrible things the pandemic did to us, what it did do is build resilience and character and I think that these children have really shown what it means to have character.
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Anne Oberholzer, CEO of the Independent Examinations Board
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Topmatrieks 2022
1. Megan Oosthuizen 6 Onderskeidings
Dineo Mkhonto 4 Onderskeidings
3. Boikanyo Mahlabe 6 Onderskeidings
Kyla Prinsloo 4 Onderskeidings
2. Jessica Pieterse 6 Onderskeidings
Monique Hunt 4 Onderskeidings
4. De-La-Rey Heyns 5 Onderskeidings
Inge Grobler 4 Onderskeidings
Rethabile Puwane 3 Onderskeidings
Tintswalo Nkhuna 3 Onderskeidings
Hanri Schmidt 3 Onderskeidings
Melissa Buytendag 4 Onderskeidings
Reuben vd Merwe 3 Onderskeidings
Bronwyn Naidoo 3 Onderskeidings
Ons is trots op on matriekklas van 2022. | Slaagsyfer is 97,4% | 89% van ons matrieks kan verder studeer.
Mignon Viljoen 3 Onderskeidings
Toppresteerders - Klas van 2022
HTS Middelburg wens graag al die 2022-matrikulante van harte geluk met hul pragtige uitslae. Mag dit goedgaan met elkeen van julle op jul lewenspad. Die skool koester hoë verwagtinge van julle en hou julle met belangstelling dop, want ons wéét julle sal hoë hoogtes bereik!
2022 NSC Matric Exams in numbers
Number of question papers printed
Number of scripts produced 9.8m
Number of writing centres Number of matrics
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Diné Meyer 9 Onderskeidings
Juané Fourie 8 Onderskeidings
Lex van Wyk 8 Onderskeidings
Ockie Grundling 7 Onderskeidings
Karla Naumann 8 Onderskeidings
Nine van Niekerk 7 Onderskeidings
Rikus Bosch 5 Onderskeidings
Barry Kruger 6 Onderskeidings
Joanette Wassenaar 5 Onderskeidings
Zein Strydom 5 Onderskeidings
Angela van Dyk 5 Onderskeidings
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One thing I think helped me achieve these top marks, was the consistency of my studying. All throughout high school, I made sure that I kept on top of my work and that I was understanding the fundamentals of every topic. This meant that I felt confident in matric that my foundations were solid for each subject, allowing me to just expand my knowledge through the grade 12 curriculum.
The 2022 overall NSC top learner for public schools
Top Matrics 2022
157 candidates | 134 achieved a bachelor’s qualification. 99.4% pass rate | 219 distinctions
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Huzefa Patel 9 Distinctions Almaas Saley 7 Distinctions Bongumusa Phakathi 6 Distinctions Prince Adebayo 5 Distinctions Ammaarah Dendar 5 Distinctions Tehila Slabber 5 Distinctions Chanelle Duvenhage 5 Distinctions Zayd Dindar 4 Distinctions Jali Nosikhumbuzo 4 Distinctions Xander Lourens 4 Distinctions Ané Roets 8 Distinctions Johannes Taljaard 7 Distinctions Adri van der Merwe 8 Distinctions Imaan Tayob 7 Distinctions Danika Drotsky 7 Distinctions Lohan Coetzee 6 Distinctions Danielle Filter 7 Distinctions John-Peter Krause 6 Distinctions Atiyyah Jassat 7 Distinctions Siphelele Msibi 6 Distinctions Neo Mogale 7 Distinctions Krynauw Mulder 6 Distinctions
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Kelly Grace Prowse from Rustenburg Girls’ High
Topmatrieks / Top Matrics 2022
HOËRSKOOL ERMELO Lood Geldenhuys 89,4% - 7 Onderskeidings Danel Olivier 87,6% - 6 Onderskeidings Elandri Swart 87,9% - 7 Onderskeidings Dirk Maritz 87% - 7 Onderskeidings Ilandri Nel 84,9% - 5 Onderskeidings Carla Ferreira 84,6% - 6 Onderskeidings Ntuthuko Mahlangu 82% - 5 Onderskeidings Shpesihle Maseko 83% - 6 Onderskeidings Tobie Leibrandt 81,5% - 5 Onderskeidings Ons is trots op ons matriekklas van 2022 / We are proud of our matric class of 2022.
100% Slaagsyfer / Pass rate 82% Universiteitsvrystelling / University Exemption 98% Verdere Studies / Further Studies 128 A - simbole 159 B - simbole 217 C - simbole AWSUM NEWS Die grootste skole nuus platform in S.A Maak seker jy lees die nuutste skole nuus in jou omgewing op die AWSUM nuuswebwerf! www.awsumnews.co.za
Top Matrics 2022
Top Matrics 2022
Sonwabile Makhanya 4 Distinctions Sipho Qhuza 1 Distinction Thina Ndzakana 2 Distinctions Zamantimande Shongwe 1 Distinction Stephen Mabidikama 1 Distinction Tumiso
1 Distinction We are proud of our matric class of 2022.
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Carlé van Zyl 7 Distinctions Daniella de Faria 4 Distinctions Thumi Mthombeni 6 Distinctions Sinethemba Muthupi 4 Distinctions Lillian
5 Distinctions Thobile Nxumalo 4 Distinctions Congratulations to our matric class of 2022 and to the following learners:
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Topmatrieks 2022
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The class of 2022 has the highest number of Bachelor passes attained in the entire history of the NSC examinations (38.4%)
Minister Angie Motshekga
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Zelri de la Rey 7 Onderskeidings
Chana Dunn 7 Onderskeidings
Ricardo Daneel 7 Onderskeidings
Olivia Joubert 6 Onderskeidings
Jayden Viljoen 5 Onderskeidings
Chenique vd Vyver 5 Onderskeidings
Morgan Blake 5 Onderskeidings
Karen Gräbe 4 Onderskeidings
Cabous Harmse 8 Onderskeidings
Stefan Steyn 8 Onderskeidings
Thando Mtshali 8 Onderskeidings
Ons is trots op ons matriekklas van 2022..
Mia Louw 8 Onderskeidings
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