14 January 2025
The 116 boys in the Hilton College matric class of 2024 did their school proud, achieving a 100 percent pass rate. Of those boys, 99 wrote the IEB exams, 11 sat the full Cambridge A Levels, and six wrote AS Levels.
Overall, the learners achieved an average of 2.6 A symbols per candidate.
Hilton College Headmaster George Harris declared himself proud of the achievements of the boys and staff: “The matric class of 2024’s results reflect the hard work and perseverance of our boys and the passion and dedication of our excellent academic staff and learner support programme,” he said.
Hilton College’s matric class of 2023 raises the bar higher
IEB
In the IEB exams, William Kitching achieved eight distinctions and averaged 91.57 percent. He was also named on the IEB’s List of Outstanding Achievements for scoring marks in the top five percent in South Africa in six or more subjects while also achieving a rating level of 7 in Life Orientation.
Kigen Chepkonga and Jarred Maltby were included in the IEB Commendable Achievement List for placing within the top five percent of five subjects in the country and scoring a 7 in Life Orientation.
Hilton’s top IEB performer was Richard Eyres, who received seven distinctions and averaged 92 percent. The most distinctions, though, belonged to Joshua Julius, who received nine.
Eight boys were also placed within the top one percent of subjects nationwide, including Richard Eyres (Economics, English and History); Namisi Opai-Tetteh (Economics and Life Orientation); Connor Sawyer (Maths and Engineering Graphics and Design); Shailen Naidoo (History and Life Orientation); Kigen Chepkonga (Life Orientation); William Kitching (Life Orientation); Ethan McCabe (Geography); and Ben le Roux (Afrikaans).
Top results for Hilton in IEB and A Level exams
CAMBRIDGE
William Chien shone in the A-Level exams, achieving marks of 90 percent or above (A-star) for Physics, Mathematics, and Accounting. His were the best results by a Hilton scholar since the school introduced the A-Level programme in 2021.
Charlie Short achieved an A-star (90 percent or above) for Physics, and high A symbols for Mathematics and Art and Design.
Wim Ebersöhn took on a heavy load of five A-Level subjects and achieved four high A symbols in Economics, English, Psychology, and his International Project Qualification.
Chien has applied to three leading British universities – Bristol, Durham, Loughborough – to read towards a degree in aerospace engineering, Short has received a provisional offer to read a degree in engineering from Exeter, and Ebersöhn has offers from York and Edinburgh and a provisional offer from Royal Holloway to read a degree in law.
Using the University of Pretoria and Stellenbosch University’s conversion formula, Hilton’s 17 A-Level candidates’ results were equivalent to 50 IEB As. That lifted the average per matriculant to 2.6.
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