Matric Results
Somerset College has selected the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) as its Grade 9 and Matriculation examination provider, while following the National Curriculum Statements published by the Department of Education. Skills such as thinking, critical analysis, personal organisation, teamwork and communication are central to our teaching philosophy.
We are once again extremely proud of our Matric results and congratulate our staff and especially our students for showing remarkable fortitude over the course of the last two years. We are very pleased to have maintained an unbroken record of 100% Bachelor Degree pass and our average of 3 A symbols per candidate over the last six years.
In addition to maintaining a healthy average of 3 As per candidate, we celebrate the 16 awards received by this cohort for results in the Top 1% of the IEB nationally in various subjects. Furthermore, in eight academic departments, over 50% of students received A symbols in that subject. In 17 of 18 departments, the school average was significantly higher than the national average, and Somerset College students attained an average over 10% higher than the national IEB average in eight subjects.
As the CEO of the IEB, Anne Oberholzer, stated, “As with an iceberg, the achievement we see in the class of 2021 hides the depth of the struggle and effort that underpins this success… The Class of 2021 has had to dig deep mentally and emotionally to find the strength to face the tremendous challenges of a radically changed teaching and learning environment of the last two years. They truly deserve the accolades they receive.”
This resilience, and these fine academic results, bode very well for a bright future for this talented group of students.
Pass rate: A 100% Bachelor Degree (University Entrance) pass
Number of A symbols: 258
Top 1% Awards in specific IEB subjects: 16*
Advance Programme A symbols: 3 (All Mathematics)
Somerset College is pleased to present the IEB Senior Certificate examination results for the Matric Class of 2021. Top Achievers were:
Students with 8 A symbols:
Daniella Da Costa
Students with 7 A symbols:
Lara Geldenhuis *
Cameron Hatch
Sean Irwin *
Caitlin Putterill
Robert Pyle *
Elle van Heerden *
Lauren Venter
Jana Wessels
Students with 6 A symbols:
Cyan Scholtz *
James Visagie
Georgina Wraith *
Aiden Ravenscroft
Christopher Young-Pugh
Students with 5 A symbols:
Dylan Baird
Dominic Geard
Daniel Greeff
Lauren Jordaan
Beverly Kelosi
Jeandré Martin *
Milla Nel
Gabrielle Ockhuisen *
Gabriella Scott
Jack van der Merwe
Hanna van Heerden *
Students with 4 A symbols:
Julia Cotterrell *
Andrea du Plessis *
Dylan Gast
Daniël Grȁbe
Saskia Steltman *
Students with 3 A symbols:
Harry James Bamford
Beate Blumers
Daniella Edwards
Christian Greener
Eden Hopley
Jacob Love
Luke Plotz
Yashil Prag *
Nicholas Pretorius
Nomathamsanqu Ramncwana
Students with 2 A symbols:
Shalev Ben-Oved
Vincent Bidoli
Chakara Blake
Ryan Cunningham
Tia Dekel
Erin Downing
Corne Grimmbacher
Nichola Hurst
Sarah-Ann Kretzmann
Jemma-Mare Lourens
Paulina Mess *
Wilhelm Muller
Timothy Oliver
Saarah Peters
Sarah Toth
Students with 1 A symbol:
Gabriella Alessandrini
Kyle Brooks
Jacobus Crowe
Mikaelle De Oliveira
Andrew Dune
Georgia Gibb
Courtney Greeff
Tarka Harford
Celso Jansen van Rensburg
Erin Lupton-Smith
Keenan Okeefe-Easton
Luke Potterton
Julia Sloane
Zita Venter
Rhys Young
Message from Graham Sayer, the Executive Head, to the Matric 2021 year group:
"Congratulations to the class of 2021 on having realised the fruits of your labour through two very tough final years of school. May many wonderful doors of opportunity open for you in the coming years."
With a strong focus on academic excellence, our results speak for themselves, with a 100% pass record intact since the first Matrics of 1999, and an excellent rate of acceptance into university studies. Furthermore, our highest achieving students are regularly placed in the IEB examination’s national top 5 percent.