85 AWARD WINNERS 2015
Gold Awards were awarded to the top ten individuals and top three pairs in each grade.
Grade 8: Individuals 1 AdriWessels CurroDurbanville 2 TaariqMowzer FairbairnCollege 3 JiyoonJeon RustenburgGirls’HS 3SeanvanWyk HomeSchool 5 PeterStead ElShaddaiChristianSchool 6 Declan Heathcote-Marks Constantia Waldorf School 7 KatinkaWilkinson HerschelGirls’HS 8 LiamFoxcroft Bishops 9 ThomasWarner Bishops 10 SangahLee St.George’sGrammarSchool
Grade 8: Pairs 1 GaryAllen/MatthewBlows RondeboschBoys’HS 2 Kelly-Anne Hockly / Ornella Nusca Springfield Convent 3 TomasSlavenandZacYoung Bishops 3 Tallulah Graziani / Molly Ryan Westerford H S
Grade 9: Individuals 1 RazeenParker RondeboschBoys’HS 2 TimothySchlesinger RondeboschBoys’HS 2 DuToitSpies ParelValleiHS 2 RalphMcDougall CurroDurbanville 5 EmileTredoux ParklandsCollege 6 YongJunPark RondeboschBoys’HS 7 JanePark ElShaddaiChristianSchool 8 HarryKim ElShaddaiChristianSchool 9 ColeridgeFaraday WynbergBoys’HS 10 AlaricMcGregor Bishops
Grade 9: Pairs 1 Dillon Cilliers / Liam Schreiber Parel Vallei H S 2 Conor Colquhoun / Lloyd Watermeyer Rondebosch Boys’ H S 3 Juan Barnard / Niel Theron Durbanville Ho¨erskool Award Winners 86
Grade 10: Individuals 1 StephanleRoux ParelValleiHS 2 PhillipSwart DurbanvilleHS 3 CharlduToit ParelValleiHS 4Dani¨elHugo DFMalanHS 4 AbdullahKarbanee RondeboschBoys’HS 4 SuminPark ElShaddaiChristianSchool 7 NicholasLambrecht WesterfordHS 7 Yunjae Na Groote Schuur H S 9JialongWeng RhodesHS 10 OnurOzkaya StarInternational
Grade 10: Pairs 1 Eug`ene Fouch´e/ Michael Mariano Bellville H S 2 Christiaan Marais / Lourens Strydom Paarl Gimnasium 2 David Mills / Daniel (Joon-Soo) Park Wynberg Boys’ H S
Grade 11: Individuals 1 SangEunLee StGeorge’sGrammarSchool 2 AndrewMcGregor RondeboschBoys’HS 3 YaseenMowzer FairbairnCollege 4 DavidBroodryk WesterfordHS 5 BronsonRudner SACollegeHS 6 MatthewBooth RondeboschBoys’HS 7 TorstenBabl PaarlBoys’HS 7 SanjivRanchod WesterfordHS 9 HannahClayton RustenburgGirls’HS 10JunLu CBCStJohn’sParklands
Grade 11: Pairs 1 SeanCheney/LiamDidcott WynbergBoys’HS 2 Robert Lancefield / Francois Stassen Bishops 3 Sandra Snyman / Carla van der Westhuizen Parel Vallei H S
Grade 12: Individuals 1 TaeJunPark RondeboschBoys’HS 2Soo-MinLee Bishops 3 ChristoffvanZyl PaarlGimnasium 4 JeremyWilkinson Bishops 5 AmyChung HerschelGirls’HS Award Winners 87
Grade 12: Individuals (con’d) 6 ChristianCotchobos Bishops 7SamJeffery Bishops 8 ScottHallauer ReddamHouseConstantia 9 AndrewHarrison-Migochi ParelValleiHS 9 JamesRobertson WesterfordHS
Grade 12: Pairs 1 JoshuaKnipe/MatthewKuttel Bishops 2 Georg Janowski / Art van der Lingen Constantia Waldorf 3 Desmond Fairall / Rayhaan Surv´e Bishops
School ranking A school score is obtained by adding the top 30 scores (individual or pairs) in each school. By this measure the top 20 schools were:
1 Rondebosch Boys’ High School 2 Bishops 3 Westerford High School 4 Parel Vallei High School 5 Wynberg Boys’ High School 6 Reddam College Constantia 7 Herschel High School 8 Somerset College 9 Stellenberg High School 10 El Shaddai Christian School 11 Rustenburg Girls’ High School 12 Paarl Boys’ High School 13 Herzlia High School 14 South African College High School 15 Paul Roos Gymnasium 16 Paarl Gimnasium 17 Curro Durbanville 18 Elkanah House 19 Wynberg Girls’ High School 20 Strand High School Award Winners 88
School Awards Every school that entered at least ten individuals, but did not win a Gold Award, qualified for a School Prize. The prize (a book donated by Oxford University Press) was awarded to the individual in that school who had achieved the highest ranking in any grade in the school.
Al-Azhar High School Kauthar Hoossen (10) Ambleside School of Hout Bay Anastasia Bintcliffe (12) AtlantisHighSchool MikaylinNoorman(8) Bardale Secondary School Sihle Maginindane (9) Bellville South High School Raafiek Davids (11) Bellville Technical High School Tavin Jordaan (9) BergvlietHighSchool DylanBaron(9) BloemhofHMS MarinaSmuts(12) BolandLandbouskool ThomasvanderWesthuizen(12) BrackenfellHighSchool GustavMeyer(10) BredasdorpHighSchool JeandriHoffman(8) BridgeHouseSchool KailaFourie(12) CampsBayHighSchool KylieBrittz(11) Cape Academy of Maths & Science Amaan Vally (11) CedarHouse ThisbeLapin(8) Chesterhouse CaitlinHayton(11) Chris Hani High School Viwe Ndakisa (10) ChristelHouse FatimaFagodien(8) ClaremontHighSchool TalaRoss(12) COSAT ZuqhameSkosana(11) Cravenby Secondary School Muhammad Mowzer (8) Darul Arqam Islamic High School Wadia Aqeela Sonday (8) Darun-Na’im Girls’ High School Anthony Aaniyah (9) DeKuilenHighSchool DevanWalbrugh(11) DeutscheSchuleKapstadt MinYoungJeong(10) DrostdyHTS Laura-LynneBrandt(9) EdgemeadHighSchool Simon´eLoubser(11) ElkanahHouse DarioHendrickse(9) EsangweniHighSchool SibuleleMbulawa(10) FairmontHighSchool WooDuk(Robin)Jin(11) FishHoekHighSchool CallumTilbury(11) FrenchSchool AntoineMasanet(10) GrassyParkHighSchool SaadiyahSaban(8) HarryGwalaHighSchool LonwaboNgozana(8) HelderbergHighSchool MylesSharp(8) HerzliaHighSchool JosephForman(10) HopefieldHighSchool JeanduPlessis(10) Hottentots Holland High School Abdun-Naasier Abrahams (11) HugenotHighSchool Alm´eEngelbrecht(10) Award Winners 89
Intlanganiso Secondary School Athini Reuben (12) IqhayiyaHighSchool PhumelelaMtwecu(12) IslamiaBoys’College FawwazRazack(9) IslamiaGirls’College Na-eemahMustapha910) KhanyolwethuHighSchool SimphiweNgewu(9) Klein Nederburg High School Michael Julies (10) KwamfundoHighSchool LuzukoMatiso(12) LaRochelleHighSchool Sammy-DeeTitus(8) Leap Science & Maths School 1 Ayabonga Mdali (10) LivingstoneHighSchool ShaakiraIsmail(11) LuhlazaHighSchool SisonkeManyana(12) MalibuHighSchool SethStrydom(11) ManyanoHighSchool SiyamamkelaMagadla(12) Melkbosstrand High School Michael Botha (10) Melkbosstrand Private School An´el van Staden (10) MfuleniHighSchool MandiluveMfihlo(10) MilnertonHighSchool ChiadikaEmeruem(11) MondaleHighSchool RonwynStuurman(8) MuizenbergHighSchool IsraelElanga(12) NewOrleansHighSchool EwanClayton(8) Norman Henshilwood High School Jiyaad Anthony (8) OvalNorthHighSchool MarcellSimpson(10) PaarlGirls’HighSchool JennaCross(8) PaulRoosGymnasium LukasNel(8) PercyMdalaHighSchool OnkeSibindi(11) PinelandsHighSchool LeeJansen(11) PlumsteadHighSchool MikaeelHendricks(12) RhenishGirls’HighSchool TessaMalan(9) RocklandsHighSchool AmbervanderPoel(10) RylandsHighSchool TaskeenEbrahim(12) Sans Souci Girls’ High School Simthandile Qwane (12) SareptaHighSchool SholaDomingo(12) SettlersHighSchool DavidBrown(8) Simon’sTownHighSchool LungeloMkize(12) SinakoHighSchool ZolaniMase(12) SiphamandlaHighSchool AxdileMthiwekhala(10) SizimiseleTechHigh School EbertKupara (8) SomersetCollege RobertHarris(11) SophumelelaHighSchool ZiziphoMakhenke(10) South Peninsula High School Taariq Samaai (8) SpineRoadHighSchool HamimaMullah(11) StCyprian’sSchool MarionBoynton(12) StJoseph’sMaristCollege RebeccaSolomon(10) SteenbergHighSchool NinaKeareSeptember(11) StellenbergHighSchool WikusvanderMerwe(11) StellenboschHighSchool TianCilliers(9) Award Winners 90
StrandHighSchool AnjavanZyl(12) StrandfonteinHigh School AshrafPetersen(10) SwartlandHighSchool R´eseNeethling(11) TableViewHighSchool WilliamKambuno(9) TheOracleAcademy IlhaamAbrahams(10) UsasazoHighSchool AneleMabele(12) UxoloHighSchool AndisiweStemela(12) WesbankHighSchool DavidHendricks(8) WestonHighSchool LaurenWilliams(11) WestridgeHighSchool MeyrickPeters(8) WittebomeHighSchool NikitaRietmuller(10) WorcesterGymnasium Simon´eNortj´e(12) WynbergGirls’HighSchool KaleyAppleton(8) ZolaSecondarySchool SibongokuhlePakati(11) Trophies The Diane Tucker Trophy, awarded to the top girl in the competition, was won by SangEun Lee (St George’s Grammar School). The UCT Trophy, awarded for the best performance by a school which had competed at most three times in the competition, was won by Harry Gwala High School. The Moolla Trophy, for a notable performance from a school from a disad- vantaged community, was awarded to Spine Road High School. The Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy, awarded for the best overall performance, was awarded to Rondebosch Boys’ High School. 91 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Abbott’s College Claremont Abbott’s College Milnerton Al-Azhar High School Alexander Sinton High School Ambleside School of Hout Bay Atlantis Sekondˆere Skool Bardale Secondary School Beacon Hill High School Ho¨erskool Bellville Bellville South Secondary School Bellville Technical High School Bergvliet High School Bishops Blackheath High School Ho¨er Meisieskool Bloemhof Ho¨er Landbouskool Boland Ho¨erskool Brackenfell Ho¨erskool Bredasdorp Bridge House School Bridgetown Secondary School Bulumko Senior School Camps Bay High School Cannons Creek High School Cape Academy of Mathematics and Science CBC St John’s Parklands Cedar House School Chesterhouse Chris Hani High School Christel House Claremont High School Constantia Waldorf COSAT (Centre of Science and Technology) Cravenby Secondary School Curro Durbanville Darul Arqam Islamic High School Darul Islam High School Darun-Na’im Girls High School Ho¨erskool De Kuilen Ho¨erskool D F Malan Deutsche Schule Kapstadt Ho¨er Tegnieseskool Drostdy Ho¨erskool Durbanville Edgemead High School Participating Schools 92
El Shaddai Christian School Elkanah House Esangweni Senior Secondary School Fairbairn College Fairmont High School Fellowship College Fisantekraal High School Fish Hoek High School French School Good Hope Seminary School Grassdale High School Grassy Park High School Ho¨erskool Groote Schuur Harold Cressy High School Harry Gwala high School Helderberg High School Hermanus High School Herschel Girls School Herzlia High School Home School Hopefield High School Hottentots Holland High School Hugenote Ho¨erskool Immaculata Secondary School International School of Cape Town International School of Hout Bay Intlanganiso Secondary School Iqhayiya Senior School Islamia Boys’ College Islamia Girls’ College J G Meiring High School Jan van Riebeeck High School Khanyolwethu Senior Secondary School Klein Nederburg High School Kwamfundo High School La Rochelle High School Ho¨erskool Labori Leap Science and Maths School One Leap Science and Maths School Two Livingstone High School Lotus High School Luhlaza High School Malibu High School Manyano High School Manzomthombo Senior Secondary School Masibambane Secondary School Participating Schools 93
Masiyile High School Melkbosstrand High School Melkbosstrand Private School Mfuleni High School Michael Oak Waldorf School Milnerton High School Mondale High School Montana High School Muizenberg High School Ned Doman Senior Secondary School New Orleans Senior Secondary School Norman Henshilwood High School Ocean View Secondary School Oude Molen Technical High School Oval North Senior Secondary School Paarl Boys’ High School Paarl Gimnasium Paarl Girls’ High School Parel Vallei High School Parklands College Paul Roos Gymnasium Percy Mdala High School Pinelands High School Plumstead High School Protea Heights Academy Reddam House College Rhenish Girls’ High School Rhodes High School Riverside College Robertson High School Rocklands High School Rondebosch Boys’ High School Rustenburg Girls’ High School Rylands High School South African College High School Sans Souci Girls’ High School Sarepta Sekondˆere Skool Scottsville High School Settlers High School Sibelius High School Simon’s Town High School Sinako High School Sinenjongo High School Siphamandla Senior School Sizimisele Technical High School Somerset College Participating Schools 94
Somerset-Wes Privaat Skool Sophumelela High School South Peninsula High School Spine Road High School Springfield Convent St Cyprian’s High School St George’s Grammar School St Joseph’s Marist College Star International High School Steenberg High School Ho¨erskool Stellenberg Ho¨erskool Stellenbosch Ho¨erskool Strand Strandfontein Secondary School Ho¨erskool Swartland Table View High School The Leadership College The Oracle Academy TLC - Hyde Park College Tygerberg High School Usasazo High School Uxolo High School Ho¨erskool Vredenburg Wesbank Sekondˆere Skool Westerford High School Ho¨erskool Weston Westridge High School Windsor High School Wittebome High School Worcester Gymnasium Wynberg Boys’ High School Wynberg Girls’ High School Zeekoevlei High School Zola Secondary School 95 THE IMO TEAM MEMBERS
Five of the six members of the team to represent South Africa at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Tailand in July 2015 are from Western Cape Schools. They were all Gold Award Winners at the prize giving.
David Broodryk (Westerford High School), Yaseen Mowzer (Fairbairn Col- lege), Sanjiv Ranchod (Westerford High School), Bronson Rudner (South African College High School), Andrew McGregor (Rondebosch Boys’ High School) 96 TROPHIES
From the left: Mona Leeuwenburg Trophy: Matthew Blows and Gary Allen (Rondebosch Boys’ High School) Diane Tucker Trophy: SangEun Lee (St George’s Grammar School) Moolla Trophy: Hamima Mullah (Spine Road High School) UCT Trophy: Lonwabo Ngozana (Harry Gwala High School) 97 THE WINNING SCHOOL
Rondebosch Boys’ High School
Back row: Abdullah Karbanee, Razeen Parker, Matthew Booth, Tae Jun Park, Yong Jun Park, Lloyd Watermeyer, Matthew Blows, Andrew Mc- Gregor, Tim Schlesinger Front row: Gary Allen, Conor Colquhoun 98