MATRIC RESULTS 2010

The release of the 2010 Matric results saw SP once again producing outstanding results, with the school’s 191 candidates achieving a 100% pass rate. Eight students achieved an ‘A’ pass, 23 a ‘B’ and 52 a ‘C’. 128 (67%) candidates achieved a Bachelor’s Pass (the old Exemption), which qualifies students for entrance at a university, and 54 achieved a Diploma pass, which qualifies students for entrance at a University of Technology. Top student was Tyrone van Balla (below) who achieved an incredible 8 subject distinctions (A’s), as follows: English (81%), Afrikaans (83%), Mathematics (99%), Life Orientation (94%), Life Sciences (90%), Physical Science (98%), Engineering Graphics and Design (93%) and Additional Mathematics (81%). His overall aggregate was 91,1%

The other students who achieved A aggregates were Sandy Cupido (84,9%), with distinctions in Afrikaans, Mathematics, Life Orientation (LO), Accounting, Computer Applications Technology (CAT) and Economics (98%); Nadia Darries (84,7%), with distinctions in Mathematics, LO, Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD) (96%), Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Visual Arts; Zubeida Patel (84,1%), with distinctions in Mathematics (93%), Physical Sciences (90%), LO, EGD and Life Sciences; Lindsey Sadie  (84,0%), with distinctions in Afrikaans, Mathematics, LO (91%), Life Sciences and Physical Sciences; Tarryn de Kock (80,4), with subject distinctions in English, Afrikaans, LO, Dramatic Arts and Economics; Tabassum Zalgaonkir (80,4%), with distinctions in Mathematics, LO, EGD and Life Sciences; and Chernize Leedenberg (80,0%), with distinctions in Mathematics, LO, Accounting and CAT. 

                                                                      The A students (l-r): Lindsey Sadie, Zubeida Patel, Tyrone van Balla, Sandy Cupido, Nadia Darries and Tarryn de Kock

Absent from photo: Tabassum Zalgaonkir and Chernize Leedenberg.

In addition to these, other students who had noteworthy achievements were Sashin Adams, with 4 distinctions, in Afrikaans, Mathematics, LO and Life Sciences, Kristeena Mushfieldt (91% in Design), Chane Wentzel (92% in LO) and Andre Thebus (90% in EGD).  

There were 49 students who obtained A’s in Life Orientation, 15 in Mathematics, 14 in Mathematical Literacy,  11 in Life Sciences, 9 in Engineering Graphics and Design, 8 in Economics, 7 in Afrikaans, 5 in Physical Sciences, 3 in Design, Dramatic Arts and English, 2 in Accounting, CAT and Visual Arts, and 1 in isiXhosa and Additional Mathematics  - 135 subject distinctions altogether.

It was on 6 January that the results were made available to students at their respective schools. Click here for photos.