{"id":47139,"date":"2024-02-06T13:35:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T11:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/top-school-performers-awarded-20240205\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:08:19","slug":"top-school-performers-awarded-20240205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/top-school-performers-awarded-20240205\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town schools sees great improvement in matric results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The top Western Cape schools and learners was awarded for their academic excellence during the annual National Senior Certificate (NSC) award ceremony held recently. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zonnebloem Nest Senior School was awarded as one of the schools with the highest increase in the percentage of bachelor\u2019s passes.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This category recognises 10 schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving bachelor\u2019s passes over the period 2021-\u201923.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The top Western Cape schools and learners was awarded for their academic excellence during the annual National Senior Certificate (NSC) award ceremony held recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zonnebloem Nest Senior School was awarded as one of the schools with the highest increase in the percentage of bachelor\u2019s passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This category recognises 10 schools with 30 or more candidates that have shown the greatest increase in the percentage of candidates achieving bachelor\u2019s passes over the period 2021-\u201923.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The criteria also include consistency in the number of Grade 12 candidates over the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather Calmeyer, principal at Zonnebloem Nest Senior School, said: \u201cThe class of 2023 were amazing and exceeded expectation. They performed fantastically well just in their overall pass rate which was 92.3% which is much better than previous years.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>The principal says the teachers, learners and parents all worked equally hard<\/span> <span>. <\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Herzlia High School in Vredehoek placed <\/span>third in the top four schools with an NSC enrolment of less than 80 candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_912ba0b3\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10610\/f3ba54756efe4c78ae4c7afe574e93a5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dc50ef1c347e45bf926f7c4cc37741e7.jpg\" title=\"Herzlia High School principal, Shane Brorson accepts the schools award. Pictured with him is Winde, Maynier and Walters.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Herzlia High School principal, Shane Brorson accepts the schools award. Pictured with him is Winde, Maynier and Walters.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The school also boasts the top learner from an independent school in the Western Cape. The learner, Ethan Myers, was also in joint second place provincially. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Ashlee Drew was named one of the top 40 learners in the province, according to candidates\u2019 marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate. This includes two languages, mathematics and three other subjects, excluding life orientation. The historical context of schools is also taken into consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the school\u2019s outstanding performance, principal Shane Brorson, said: \u201cKudos must be given to the teachers who have supported our matric pupils on their academic journey. Their commitment and always going the extra mile have been instrumental in their success. Herzlia is an academically inclusive school which makes our matric results even more impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brorson said the school has \u201cfive, interwoven pillars\u201d which he believes prepares learners for the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA world needs bold and bright thinkers, dreamers and doers with a strong moral compass and the determination to make things better. This is how we ensure they go out into the world as well-rounded, empowered and inspired individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said they are proud of the class of 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt Herzlia every learner matters. 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