Somerset College has proudly celebrated the outstanding achievements of its Class of 2025.
Situated on a beautiful estate in the winelands, between Somerset West and Stellenbosch, the independent, co-educational school boasted an average of 4,15 A symbols per learner, continuing a strong nine-year trend of at least three A symbols per candidate.
The school, which offers schooling from Grade 000 (age four) to matric and Cambridge A-Levels as well as boarding for learners at its senior school, also maintains its unbroken 100% Bachelor’s degree pass rate.
With these results it ranked first in the Western Cape and joint fourth nationally among Independent Board Examinations (IEB) schools.
Of its 75 candidates, who wrote the IEB exams, 39 achieved an A-average, 28 a B-average and eight a C-average. Every learner attained a C-average or higher, with the cohort achieving an overall average of 79,41%.
The learners also excelled nationally: Nina Benson, Anna Blecha and Karla Duvengage received Outstanding Achievement Awards for ranking in the top 1% nationally across six or more subjects.
Karla Duvengage achieved 100% for mathematics. Keita Crawford-Bestelink and Ava Retief received Commendable Achievement Awards for ranking in the top 5% across five subjects. In addition, learners earned 32 top 1% awards across a wide range of subjects.
At Cambridge Advanced Level (A-Level), special congratulations go to Victoria Still, who scored five distinctions with an average of 94%, of which four were over 90%, including 97% for A-Level mathematics. Matthew Wellington achieved four distinctions with an average of 88%. Interestingly, A-Level students normally take only three subjects.
These results are ascribed to exceptional, dedicated teaching staff and the unwavering support of the parent community.
