18 January 2024
In 2023, Michaelhouse excelled on the rugby field. Their 1st XV enjoyed an exceptional season, but that didn’t mean the school’s standards academics fell off as its sporting fortunes rose. They, too, were better. In fact, they were exceptional.
The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) results released on Thursday revealed that the boys from Balgowan had put together a year to remember. Michaelhouse boys averaged 72 percent across all subjects and achieved a 100 percent Bachelor’s Degree pass rate.
Over half of the matric class received either an A or a B aggregate: 20 boys averaged an A symbol and 53 averaged a B aggregate.
On six occasions, boys placed within the top one percent of their subjects in South Africa. They included Theo Apteker (Computer Applications Technology), David du Toit (English Home Language), James Burns (Mathematical Literacy), and Kofi Asumaning (Mathematics, Music and Physical Sciences).
Remarkably, the school produced twin Duxes, with David du Toit and Kofi Asumaning receiving nine distinctions each and both averaging a stellar 91.4 percent.
Du Toit’s results included 95 percent for Mathematics, 95 percent for Information Technology, 94 percent for FS Maths Standard (Calculus and Algebra), 90 percent for Economics, and 90 percent for English Home Language.
Asumaning scored 99 percent for Mathematics, 96 percent for Music, 95 percent for Physical Science, 93 percent for FS Maths (Calculus and Algebra), 92 percent for Information Technology, 91 percent for Maths Statistics, and 90 percent for Life Orientation.
Proxime Accessit was awarded to Thomas Lahaye, who, like the Dux scholars, shone in Mathematics and Information Technology, topping 90 percent for both of those subjects, and also in Economics.
The five boys who followed that trio in the overall results – Andrew Woodland, Theo Apteker, Oliver Walters, Aiden Jinnah and Andrew Beviss-Challinor – all averaged above 85 percent.
Rounding out the school’s top 10 achievers were Sandiso Hlongwa, Sebastian Bailes and Thomas Denny.
While David du Toit and Kofi Asumaning achieved nine distinctions, Thomas Denny, Sandiso Hlongwa, Aiden Jinnah, Thomas Lahaye, Oliver Walters and Andrew Woodland all earned seven distinctions.
Theo Apteker, Andrew Breviss-Challinor, Josh Capazorio and Nicholas Pitt received six distinctions, and Sebastian Bailes, Luke Jankowitz and Onalerona Sekgororwana had five As each.
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