TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction...... 6 Highlights: Value Added Programmes ...... 6 Grade 8 Orientation ...... 6 ROC/Transformation/Anti-bullying ...... 6 Academic Outings ...... 7 General ...... 7 Art ...... 7 History ...... 7 Life Sciences ...... 8 Technology ...... 8 Blood Donation ...... 8 Grade 11 LO Camp and Outreach ...... 8 Orange River Tour ...... 8 Valentine’s Dance ...... 9 Outreach Actions ...... 9 School Spirit ...... 9 Carnival ...... 10 European Tour ...... 10 40 Days ...... 11 Grade 12 Valedictory Day ...... 11 Grade 11 Crossover Day ...... 11 Paper Recycling Project ...... 12 Leadership Development – Curro Learner Council ...... 12 Matric Farewell ...... 12 20th Birthday Celebration ...... 12 Prize Giving Ceremonies ...... 13 Sports and Culture Awards ...... 13 Prestige Evening ...... 13 Highlights: Sport ...... 13 Athletics ...... 13 Chess ...... 14 Cricket ...... 14 Cross-country ...... 15 Golf ...... 15 Hockey ...... 16 Netball ...... 16 Rugby ...... 17

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Squash ...... 18 Swimming ...... 18 Tennis ...... 18 District Achievers ...... 18 Provincial Achievers ...... 19 National Achievers ...... 19 Curro Regional Tournament ...... 20 Curro National Tournament ...... 21 Curro Interschools: Langebaan ...... 22 Highlights: Culture ...... 22 Afrikaanse Redenaars ...... 22 Choir ...... 23 Curro Band ...... 23 Eisteddfod ...... 23 Stellenbosch Eisteddfod ...... 23 Tygerberg Eisteddfod ...... 24 Music bursary ...... 24 Curro Arts Superhero ...... 24 Public Speaking ...... 27 The Sound of Music Production ...... 27 Music ...... 27 Piano Workshop ...... 27 Family Concert ...... 27 Music Concert ...... 28 Hennie Loock Concert ...... 28 External Exams ...... 28 Marimba Band ...... 28 Debating Society ...... 28 Highlights: Academics ...... 28 Matric Results 2017 ...... 28 Science Expo ...... 30 Spring School ...... 30 Tablets and Windows-based 2-in-1 devices: Grade 8 – 12 ...... 30 Career Exhibition ...... 31 IEB Conferences ...... 31 PRINCIPAL’S CONFERENCE: 19 January 2018 ...... 31 REGIONAL CONFERENCES: 20 January 2018 ...... 31 NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 2 February 2018 ...... 31 NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 3 February 2018 ...... 32

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NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 10 February 2018 ...... 32 REGIONAL CONFERENCES (KZN): 24 February 2018 ...... 32 Professional learning communities (PLCs) ...... 32 Business Studies: Ads Night ...... 33 Curro@Night ...... 33 Grade 9 Subject Choice and Psychometric Evaluation ...... 34 Science Week ...... 34 Effective Functioning ...... 34 Leadership ...... 34 Subject Heads ...... 35 Grade Heads ...... 35 Communication ...... 36 Assessment Dates ...... 36 Discipline ...... 37 Staff ...... 37 Staff List 2018 ...... 37 Staff Provision ...... 38 Staff Development ...... 38 Staff Evaluation ...... 39 Curriculum: Academics ...... 39 IEB Exams ...... 39 Afrikaans ...... 39 Accounting ...... 40 Art ...... 41 Business Studies ...... 42 CAT ...... 43 Consumer Studies ...... 43 Drama ...... 44 Engineering Graphics and Design ...... 45 English ...... 45 Geography ...... 46 History ...... 46 IT ...... 46 Life Sciences ...... 47 Mathematics ...... 47 Mathematical Literacy ...... 48 Physical Sciences ...... 48 Life Orientation ...... 49 Subject Olympiads ...... 50

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Accounting ...... 50 Afrikaans ...... 50 General Knowledge ...... 51 IT ...... 51 Mathematics ...... 51 Physical Sciences ...... 52 Learner Affairs ...... 52 Learner Support ...... 52 Grade Head Individuation ...... 52 IEB Concessions ...... 53 Learner Council ...... 53 Customer Satisfaction ...... 54 Parent Interviews ...... 54 Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) ...... 54 Parent Involvement ...... 54 CurroHi ...... 54 Curro-osity ...... 55 Golf Day ...... 55 Parent Meetings ...... 55 GROUP MEETINGS ...... 55 INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS ...... 55 Afternoon Homework Classes ...... 55 Transformation ...... 55 Facilities ...... 57 Enhancements ...... 57 Marketing ...... 57 Enrolments...... 58 Brand Management ...... 58 Social Media (Facebook and Instagram) ...... 58 High School Open Day ...... 59 Curro in the Newspaper ...... 59 Occupational Health and Safety ...... 59

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INTRODUCTION Continual good to GREAT! Let our light shine! “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” ~ Matthew 5:14-16 NIV As 2018 quickly draws to a close and we reflect on a year full of successes, laughs and highlights, we cannot help but be incredibly proud of our high school. Our school has continued to build on a successful 2017 school year with remarkable academic achievements, 20-year celebrations, a joint primary and high school Sound of Music stage production, individual and team sporting achievements and wonderful youth leadership development programmes and guest speakers. We even had a couple of our learners compete in international Olympiads and take on the world on the Mathematical global stage. On a social level, our relationship with Masibambane Secondary School grew in strength and we raised much-needed funds for the school and community. With strong anti-bullying campaigns and motherly-love care from our teachers, we feel that we created an environment of care for all our learners to flourish. Enjoy the below details on all the components (academics, sport, culture, music, parents, leadership, outreach) that make up this GREAT school. #CurroWolves

HIGHLIGHTS: VALUE ADDED PROGRAMMES Grade 8 Orientation The Grade 8 cubs of 2018 arrived on Tuesday, 16 January. Their Grade Head, register teachers and Grade 12 mentors awaited them. The day was filled with fun and exciting activities but the learners also received the information and guidance they needed. Our new cubs adjusted quickly. For the first two weeks, they followed the tradition of preparing a birthday song and participated in daily team building activities. The orientation week always ends on a high note with the special Blazer Ceremony. Our Grade 12 mentors handed the Grade 8 learners their blazers individually to welcome them to the wolf pack officially. It is a tradition for the new Grade 8s to go on a fun orientation camp each year. This year the camp was held at Simonsberg Christian Centre on 22 and 23 January 2018. The aim of the camp is to get the children well acquainted with their new classmates and register class teachers and also to build character and spirit. The learners thoroughly enjoyed the camp and returned as a real family.

ROC/Transformation/Anti-bullying Throughout the year, the learners have alternated between ROC (Christian lesson), Transformation and Anti-bullying lessons. During these lessons we give the learners information and facilitate constructive activities that teach them about faith, the better treatment of people as well as how to integrate and accept people of all different walks of life. The alternating lessons worked well and gave the learners an opportunity to grow in other aspects of their life than just academics and sport.

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Academic Outings General This year the decision was made that we will not embark on the annual Outdoor Education Outing Day. This will be replaced by Grade Camps early in January from 2019. There is, therefore, no specific, planned whole-school academic outings to rapport on.

Art In February the Grade 10 – 11 Visual Arts learners were privileged enough to visit the new Zeits MOCAA in the Silo district of Cape Town. During this outing the learners were exposed to the artworks of contemporary South African and International artists as well as artists from the past, who work in many different mediums and disciplines. The learners were truly inspired by what they saw at this world class art exhibition.

History The Grade 12 History learners and the Learner Council learners had the privilege to be invited by Minister Meyer, Western Cape Finance Minister, to visit the Western Cape Parliament. Learners were first educated in the workings of parliament and then had the privilege to meet with the Minister. He addressed them on the 2018 budget and future development plans for the Western Cape and answered the many, very insightful and intelligent questions asked by the learners during the question and answer session in the utmost detail and with the utmost respect for the future leaders of our society, imprinting on them the importance of their participation in building a future South Africa. This was truly education outside the classroom, an honour not bestowed on many and we thank the Minister and his team that they have taken time out of an almost impossible schedule to accommodate our learners. Grade 11 History learners attended the Deadly Medicine Exhibition at the Holocaust Centre. It confronts one with the hard evidence of how medicine was used to perform the most atrocious acts of human evil under the cover of science and medicine during the Holocaust. It also makes one acutely aware of how good and evil can live so closely together in every human being. These experiments were conducted on human beings by doctors, nurses and medical staff. It confronts one to look at modern medicine and ask the necessary questions around the morality of modern- day science, looking at the past. It created very interesting debates and discussions back at school, forcing us to ask very deep questions about our own views on what will be acceptable and unacceptable should we be confronted by these choices by modern medicine and science. It was yet another opportunity to broaden our perceptions and critical thinking skills and realise that History is never just something that happened in the past and can be buried there because we will rather not be confronted by it. It will inevitability bite you in the back. Grade 9 learners visited the Holocaust Museum in the third term as an extension of their syllabus. The day started with a plenary session on the Holocaust providing context and knowledge. Learners were then taken through the exhibition by trained staff that explained every detail of the three phases in which the Holocaust took place. The day ended with an answer and question session. This outing always leaves the learners with a deeper understanding of what of this History and that History and the lessons from the past affect our lives every day.

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Life Sciences A very successful and well-supported organ expo was held in the Life Science classes during the week of the Science Expo. Various organs like animal hearts, liver, kidneys, eyes and lungs were on display. Learners could touch and dissect the organs and found it extremely interesting and educational. Many learners were motivated to take the subject as a result of this experience.

Technology Our Grade 8 learners went on an outing to the Kraaifontein Waste Management Facility. The R230 million multi-purpose facility is the biggest in Africa and the visit provided a good insight into recycling plastic, which is an important part of the Curro Technology curriculum.

Blood Donation Blood donation clinics were well supported this year. Herewith, the results of the Blood Donation Clinics held in:

JANUARY APRIL JULY OCTOBER TARGET 50 50 60 60 PRESENT 55 53 51 55 COLLECTED 40 46 31 40 NEW 9 14 9 0 PEOPLE DEFERRED 15 7 20 12

Grade 11 LO Camp and Outreach Community service is compulsory in the Life Orientation curriculum, especially in the senior grades. The learners have 3 years to do 20 hours of community service in total. The school helped them with 10 hours and the additional 10 hours they have to do in their own time. On Saturday, 15 September, the Grade 11 learners were part of the International Beach Clean-up day, hosted by Two Oceans Aquarium. Two Oceans identified Sunset Beach in Milnerton to clean. There were other schools and families involved as well. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and cleaned the beach for two hours. They received baskets and a list of all the possible items they would probably get and had to tick it every time they picked it up. When their basket was full, they had to weigh it in and received a new basket. This whole day was an eye opener for the learners to realize how dirty our beaches are. The most popular and also dangerous item for marine life was a plastic bottle sealer.

Orange River Tour During the April school holidays approximately 20 learners, including 10 Curro Durbanville learners as well as 3 Curro Durbanville alumni, took part in the OLA leadership course on the orange river. They canoed down the Orange River for 5 days and during that time they learnt valuable life skills including baking bread, having patience and determination and working independently as well as in a group. They also participated in enriching activities like obstacle courses, team cooking and quiz exercises and listened to inspirational talks from river guides and leaders, to promote leadership skills and give them exposure to various viewpoints on life. The OLA leadership course is a once in

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a lifetime experience that these learners will never forget and will often want to return to in the years to come.

Valentine’s Dance Our annual Valentine’s dance was held on Thursday, 15 February. The theme was “To the moon and back” and the Learner Council did a phenomenal job in the planning and executing of this popular event. Learners from all grades attended the dance. A record number of 315 tickets were sold and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening. This event continues to be one of the most successful events on the school’s calendar.

Outreach Actions This year the school and the PAC decided to focus on the partnership school Masibambane Secondary School for our outreach efforts. It included: • We collected sanitary pads and sports equipment throughout the year. • One of our PAC member’s companies delivered 40 desktops to Masibambane Secondary School. • We had the huge care-pack drive that started in the second term and culminated with Mandela Day in the third term. A care pack (with basic necessities) was packed for every child, almost 1800 of them in Masibambane Secondary School. Parents and learners packed these care packs as part of their 67 minutes for Mandela. • For the Masibambane Secondary School cultural evening, we collected R20 000 in ticket sales towards their fund to pay for extra class assistants. • Matrics left their school shoes on their desk during their last examinations to donate to Masibambane Secondary School. • Masibambane Secondary School learners were invited to attend our Careers Expo. Other outreach action included: • We supported Dharma Bredell, one of our learners, with her collection for Reach for a Dream. • We also participated in National Tekkie Day. • We are working together with the Primary School in packing Christmas shoe boxes for Attie van Wyk Primary School. • We are collecting items for Christmas packages for our maintenance staff.

School Spirit Spirit is an important factor at Curro Durbanville and our learners definitely have ‘gees’! The fact that we have won the Spirit Cup eight times at the annual Interschools Athletics speaks for itself! Participation at events like Curro@Night, Interschools and many more proves that school spirit is an integral part of our school. The focus for 2018 was to promote team participation and support. Learners attended the Winter Interschools against Curro Langebaan in large numbers and the spirit was absolutely electrifying. Gracious Izaacs (Grade 12) was awarded the Bisogno Spirit Trophy for his continuous support of a variety of events/sport. Our mascot, Alpha, the friendly wolf, has become synonymous with our high school and we are proud to call ourselves ‘The Wolfpack’.

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Carnival As part of the school’s 20th birthday celebrations, the primary and high school decided to have a joint carnival. Learners and parents flocked to the school on Friday, 23 February for a day of fun at our Curro Circus Carnival. The food stalls and tea garden offered sustenance, and a bit of relaxation, from the carnival rides, laser tag and a haunted house. Over a thousand tickets were sold for the High School’s Learner Council’s Haunted House and even staff members and parents braved the dark and scary passage!

European Tour On 25 July, ten high school learners, accompanied by Ms Palmer, embarked on a sixteen-day European adventure. The purpose of the tour was to expose these learners to art masterpieces in the galleries of Europe and to experience European cultures. We started this journey off in the south of France visiting the picturesque Monaco, Cannes, Nice and Grasse. where we visited the Fragonard perfume factory. After enjoying the sea-side environment, we travelled through the Tuscany province of Italy to our second destination, Florence. This city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance and the learners were privileged to see the David sculpture by Michelangelo as well as the Birth of Venus, painted by Botticelli. Venice was our next destination. Learners enjoyed using the water transport immensely as well as the local cuisine and music on the Piazza San Marco. From Italy, we travelled to the beautiful town of Mayrhofen in the Austrian mountains. This small and secluded town is a popular skiing destination during the winter months in Europe. After our quick visit to Austria, we travelled to Germany. Our first stop was at the Dachau concentration camp. This camp was a sobering experience; a reminder of the horrors committed by the Nazis. From the sombre atmosphere at Dachau to the hustle and bustle of the city centre of Munich where we stopped for a lunch break of pretzels and bratwurst. After a good night’s rest in Stuttgart we prepared for our journey to the Rhein valley but not without visiting the Porsche museum first. Our journey in The Rhein valley started in the small town of Bingen and from there we travelled along the Rhein River visiting Koblenz and Bonn. Our last stop in Germany was the city of Cologne. Here the learners visited the Dom Cathedral, one of the best examples of Gothic architecture. It is Germany's most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day. The art learners were also privileged to see artworks by Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock in the Ludwig Museum. We spent the last three days of our trip in the beautiful Netherlands. Our first stop was at the seaside town of Volendam where the learners were introduced to the art of clog and cheese making. Amsterdam was a highlight for everyone. A visit to the Van Gogh and Rijks Museums exposed the learners to a variety of different artworks. We also visited The Zaanse Schans. Historic windmills and distinctive green wooden houses were relocated here to recreate the look of an 18th/19th-century village. The Zaans Museum has regional costumes, model windmills and interactive exhibits on chocolate making as well as artisan workshops. We ended our last night in Amsterdam with a classy dinner cruise along the canals of Amsterdam. Learners had the opportunity to dress up and experience lovely fine dining whilst enjoying the picturesque Dutch architecture and attractions. We have made lots of memories on this trip that we will treasure for a very long time.

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40 Days The Grade 12s celebrated the start of their final 40 days of school on 8 August. This year, however, was slightly different in that the matrics enjoyed a build-up to the day in the form of a sleepover in the school hall the previous night. The decorating of the school corridors began in the evening, and fires were lit for a braai. The action then moved to the hall where some matrics enjoyed gaming, while others danced to music before settling down for the night, accompanied by their Grade Head, Ms Myburgh, as well as Mr Zimmerman and Mr Christians. The following day, bright and early, a few matric chefs made a French toast breakfast for everyone, after which they all left to kit themselves out for the day ahead. The matrics arrived dressed according to the theme The First Letter of your Name. The teachers arrived dressed in school uniform (a matric request), much to the delight of all the learners in the school. It was a day of good clean fun with some harmless pranks thrown in for good measure!

Grade 12 Valedictory Day A memorable ceremony was held on Friday, 12 October, in honour of the Grade 12s’ last official school day. The day was marked with very special traditions. After the teachers, matrics and their parents mingled in the foyer, the formal proceedings started with the matric learners handing their seniority over to the Grade 11s in the form of candles. The programme consisted of many precious moments and messages. After singing the school song one final time, and with each matric ringing the Matric Bell, the Curro family formed a guard of honour and bid them a fond farewell. Each matric then fastened a personalised lock to the matric gate as a permanent fixture, symbolising the legacy they each leave behind and their never-ending and unbreakable bond to their high school. The Matrics finally carried out their last Valedictory tradition – jumping into the swimming pool fully clothed in their school uniforms! It was an incredibly special and memorable day.

Grade 11 Crossover Day It has become a tradition for the Grade 11s to celebrate their ‘crossing over’ to the status of the most senior learners in the school once the Matrics have had their Valedictory assembly. This year it was celebrated over two days. On Monday, 15 October, the first half of Crossover Day was celebrated, and the Grade 11s arrived at school dressed according to the theme ‘Anything on TV’. So much creativity was shown in the putting together of these very original outfits. On Friday, 2 November the second half of Crossover Day took place as all the Grade 11s, accompanied by six teachers, went to Big Bay to enjoy the sunshine and surf in one another’s company. Before they could soak up some sun they were surprised when they received their matric tops. This caused great excitement as the learners did not expect to receive the tops so soon. Everyone was eager to wear the tops and many photos were taken. It most definitely lifted the spirits of the group as they left on the bus to celebrate their new seniority at the beach. Some learners enjoyed a game of beach cricket, others dug a huge hole to sit in, and a few daring souls even braved the icy waters on their body boards. We wish the Grade 11s all the best in what will soon be their final year of school.

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Paper Recycling Project The values of Curro are child-friendliness, Positive discipline, Christian ethos and Creative thinking. Embedded in our values are the four R’s for waste management. We want learners to think before buying, using or disposing of materials that may be harmful to the environment. By Reducing, Reusing, Recycling and Recovering we aim to not only create leaders for tomorrow but leaders that care for nature and preserve it for future generations. This is why we have partnered with Growing Paper. A recycling company that manufactures handmade seed paper sheets made from 100% recycled paper. The sheets are embedded with seeds that will grow into flowers or herbs once you have planted your used product. Every classroom is fitted with a paper recycling bin. Learners and staff are encouraged to recycle all discarded paper. Growing Paper collects the bins timeously throughout the year.

Leadership Development – Curro Learner Council We started the new Learner Council’s tenure with a short training programme on the 8th of October 2018 at the Simonsberg Christian Centre in Stellenbosch. This training programme was not just to teach the learners new skills but was also an opportunity for the group to get to know each other and develop mutual trust. And of course, we had a little fun and team building too! Under the guidance of seasoned facilitators, the learners were challenged on physical, intellectual and emotional levels through a range of (mostly outdoors) activities. The whole programme was designed around personal growth, leadership development and building team spirit. Two teachers, Mr Deon van Zyl and Ms Corné Marais, accompanied the learners. Mr Riaan Stroebel visited the campsite and enjoyed lunch with the new group. On Friday 19 October 2018 the Learner Council attended a workshop, coordinated by Mr Van Zyl and Ms Marais, where the planning of 2019 kicked off. Mr Rian Truter, well known motivational speaker and consultant, addressed the learners and discussed the topic of Servant Leadership with them after which the year planning commenced. New ideas were brainstormed.

Matric Farewell The Matric Farewell of 2018 turned out to be a wonderful night filled with glamour and elegance. The Grade 12s reached Paris, The City of Lights, and celebrated the end of their school careers next to the Eiffel Tower. The Grade 11 waiters started the evening off with a French mime show as well as a skit in remembrance of the Grade 12s five-year high school journey. A video clip expressing their appreciation towards the Grade 12s and the legacy they leave behind was also played. After their three-course meals were enjoyed, the Grade 12s danced the night away. It was indeed a celebration, not only of their school careers but also of their exciting futures that lie ahead.

20th Birthday Celebration On 23 July 2018 Curro Durbanville celebrated its 20th birthday. A special assembly was attended by founder members, past principles, past teachers and even the first secretary. Decorations in the garden and hall, as well as a delicious birthday cake, contributed to the festivities. A slideshow recalled many special memories and after a very inspiring message by Dr Chris van der Merwe, doves were set free as a symbol of Curro Durbanville spreading its wings countrywide.

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Prize Giving Ceremonies Sports and Culture Awards On Wednesday, 10 October 2018, a special Cultural and Sports Award ceremony took place during assembly. Several learners received certificates for achievements in Eisteddfods and on the sports fields. The Top 10 academic achievers after the September test series were also announced. Our choir treated the audience with their beautiful song.

Prestige Evening The annual prize giving was once again a definite highlight on the Curro calendar. This Prestige function took place on Thursday, 11 October 2018. Learners’ outstanding achievements were acknowledged. Several merit certificates, trophies, medals and honorary colours were awarded. Mr Eduard Ungerer , founder and former principal of Curro Durbanville, captivated the audience with his motivational speech. One of the highlights was most certainly the announcement of the Executive Committee of the Learner Council of 2019: Dharma Bredell (Head Girl), Tristan Crause (Head Boy), Tiffany Engelbrecht (Deputy Head Girl) and Henju Duvenhage (Deputy Head Boy). Laura Barnes has been appointed as the secretary of the committee. Our Marimba Band, a piano trio and our vocalist, Ewald Diedericks, performed exceptionally on stage while sharing their musical talents with the guests. After the formal proceedings, guests were invited to attend a social function in the foyer.

HIGHLIGHTS: SPORT Athletics 2018 saw Curro Durbanville host two interhouse athletics events for the very first time. Our traditional interhouse athletics was held in Term 1 where our athletes battled a very hot and windless day on the Parow track for a place in the 2018 Interschools team. The Blue Stallions team were crowned the champions for 2018 along with being crowned the spirit cup winners. The athletes selected from this day in their various events were then given the opportunity to represent Curro Durbanville at the Norman Hauzer Athletics day hosted by Bellville High School. This event gave our athletes the opportunity to test themselves against some of the best athletes from various schools in the Western Province. The exposure to this level of athletics and competition certainly had the desired effect as each and every one of the Curro Durbanville athletes representing the school at the Interschools event at Dal Josaphat were up for the challenge and competition. After another murderously hot day out in Paarl, Curro Durbanville was crowned Inter Schools Athletics champions for 2018. Jessica Bruyns was also awarded the senior girls Victrix Ludorum for the best senior female athlete on the day. Unfortunately, the Spirit Cup eluded us this year but the 2018 ‘flashes’ prepared and so well executed by all the students, was another highlight for the 20th birthday year for all those involved. Many of our athletes then went on to represent Curro Durbanville at District Athletics level with the highlight being the selection of Rudzani Ramakubathi, Elandri Schmidt, Beaurick Kayser and Leah Jones to the Western Province teams for athletics.

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Rudzani Ramakubathi shone at the South African Championships where she ran some amazing times and races. She came 6th in South Africa in the 100m and was part of the Western Cape 4 x 100m relay team which won gold at the event. Elandri Schmidt and Beaurick Kayser also continue to shine in their field of biathlon where they both gained selection to the Western Province team. Term 4 and 2018 saw another initiative and new experience for the students at Curro Durbanville. In an attempt to promote and grow athletics within the school and better prepare our athletes for the 2019 season, it was decided to host another interhouse in Term 4. This time we would host the event under floodlights and without the current matric class. This event was a huge success and countless records were broken on the night. The winners of this inaugural event were the Blue Stallions and the Spirit Cup winners were the White Knights. We look forward to seeing the effect of this longer preparation period and holiday training schedules paying off in term 1 of 2019 where we will welcome the grade 8 class to the school and athletics.

Chess 2018 was a remarkable year and we must celebrate our Grade 12 learners, Luan de Jager, Andrew Grimmbacher, Dantelle Joubert, Joubert Visagie and Hammad Darries, who fought numerous chess battles for Curro through their primary and high school careers. Not only was Curro named the chess school of the year, but these learners received many titles, trophies and awards, never letting their school down and always showing excellent sportsmanship. We salute them for their courage and determination.

The Curro Chess under 18 chess team won the Western Cape Top Schools Tournament and the under 15 team came third. The under 18 team was also nominated as the Western Cape Chess team of the year and Luan de Jager was nominated as the Chess player of the year.

Cricket We are extremely proud of our cricket achievements in 2018. Even though the first term fixtures were cut short because of water shortages, we had a very successful fourth term as well as tours in the September / October holidays. The under 14 team was ranked 17th and the under 15 team 19th overall in South Africa. Under 14: The tournament took place in Durban hosted by Northwood High School called the Shaun Pollock Festival. The team played two T20 matches and two 50 over matches. Excellent batting and bowling left the team undefeated at the end of the four days. From this festival they selected player to tour to Sri Lanka: • Kyran Munz • Zain Galant • Jordan Jones • Meeka-eel Prince

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Under 15 The tournament took place in the lovely George at Outeniqua High School from the 4 – 6 October. The team played five T20 matches, of which they won 4 against very strong opposition including a win over Framesby, who were the overall winners of the tournament. De Villiers Graaf under 15 Cup The under 14A and 15A teams took part in the six over tournament for the second time. The under 14 and 15 teams played against each other in the final and the under 14 team came out on top as the winners of this tournament. WPNS Knockout tournament We are very proud of these young men. The under 14 team played in the final versus Fairmont. They beat Fairmont by 7 wickets. The under 15 team played in the semi-final versus Milnerton and gave it their all but could not reach the target. The under 19 team will be playing in the final versus Milnerton. The following learners represented Western Province: • Leah Jones (Grade 10) who will tour to Pietermaritzburg from 10 – 14 December as part of the Western Province under 19 girls cricket team. Leah will captain this team when they play in the upcoming SA girls cricket week. She is currently also part of the senior women’s team for Western Province taking part in the amateur league for all provincial teams in South Africa. • Ishma-eel Prince (Grade 11), Abdul-Qadeer Salie (Grade 10) and Khutsala Shabangu (Grade 10) who will travel to Welkom from 10 – 13 December as part of the Western Province under 17B cricket team. • Meeka-eel Prince (Grade 8) and Yazeed Arendse (Grade 9), as part of the Western Province under 15B cricket team, will tour to Sasolburg from 1 – 4 December. SA indoor Neo Petersen (Grade 8) was selected for the under 14A SA Indoor cricket team. They are not touring this year.

Cross-country Holly Wigginton and Mieke Stander were selected for the Northern Zones girls under 15 team. Elandri Schmidt was selected for the Western Province girls under 14 team and came 7th at the Western Cape Champs, narrowly missing selection for the Western Cape team.

Golf We entered 3 teams of 6 into the A, B and C Western Province Schools leagues respectively. • Team A played 10, won 7, drew 2 and lost 1. • Team B played 10, won 1, drew 2 and lost 7. • Team C played 6, won 3 and lost 3. The A-side qualified for the league playoffs and ended 3rd.

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Hockey • Under 14 Girls played 11 League Matches – won: 8, drew: 2 and lost: 1 • Under 14 Boys played 8 League Matches – won: 3, drew: 2 and lost: 2 • The highlight of under 14s: o Our Girls beat Milnerton High School. o Our Boys winning Pinelands High School. • Under 16 Girls played 11 League Matches – won: 4, drew: 2 and lost: 5 • Under 16 Boys played 7 League matches – won: 6 and drew: 1 • The highlight of under 16s: o Our Girls winning Pinelands High School. o Our Boys winning their league. • 1st Team Girls Played 11 League Matches – won: 7 and lost: 4 • They finished 5th in the league. • Total matches played in 2018: 33 o Played: 33, won: 19, drew: 4 and lost: 10 • 1st Team Boys Played 7 League Matches – won: 7 • They won the league. • Total matches Played in 2018: 21 o Played: 21, won: 15, drew: 4 and lost: 2

We had a total of 18 girls and 21 boys in the Curro Disas team who played at the Curro National Tournament hosted by Curro Serengeti in Gauteng from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 September 2108. At this tournament the Curro National All-stars Team as well Curro Invitational teams were announced of which 3 girls and 5 boys made the All-stars team and 2 girls and 2 boys made the Invitational sides. This year we had a total of 10 Zonal and 5 WP players: Zonal: • Three under 14 boys, one girl and 1 non-travelling reserve. • Two under 16 boys • Three under 18 boys WP: • Two under 16 boys, two girls • One under 18 boy We are exceptionally proud of all our Hockey Players this year and look forward to the 2019 Season.

Netball This year we entered four teams in the second league. Although the players enjoyed their netball, we, unfortunately, did not achieve the results we were aiming for. The under 16A team had the best results and, therefore, they are our team of the year.

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The statistics for the season (league games and friendly games included):

TEAM GP W L D Under 14A 18 9 9 0 Under U/16A 13 6 7 0 Under U/19B 5 0 5 0 Under U/19A 13 5 8 0

We are very proud of Rudzi Ramakhubathi who represented Western Cape in the inter-provincial netball tournament held at EG Jansen in Boksburg in July. Rudzi’s team came third. Amai Diako was chosen for the WP inter-district team which participated during the July school holidays in Wellington. Amai was also the captain of her team and they came fourth. Our aim is to continue working hard and improving our results next year with exciting plans for our coaching staff and players.

Rugby 2018 Saw the 1st XV rugby team start their season with a trip to George to attend the Southern Cape Sports Tournament. They acquitted themselves very well of their task as they walked away with one win from their three matches played during the tournament. The highlight for this very young squad was a come from behind victory against a very strong team. Individual highlights were also achieved for Dylan Kotze and Brandon Botha who were both selected to join the Invitational Tournament team on their end of season trip to Christchurch New Zealand. On the home front, we were again challenged with our placement in the Western Province 3A League. Many of our matches were cancelled due to the Muslim fast of Eid as our opponents were clubs who drew their players from this community. This challenge did not damper the enthusiasm of both the junior team, a combination team made up of under 14 and under 15 players, and the 1st XV. Well-deserved wins for both teams against tough opposition throughout the disrupted season showed the dedication and determination of both teams. We are very proud of all the players and in particular, Christiaan Visagie who was selected into the Western Province Iqhawe under 15 team that played in a national tournament in Gauteng during the September holidays. Christiaan became the very first Curro Durbanville boy to be selected to a Western Province rugby team and we look forward to many more following in his footsteps in the future. The 2018 season culminated in the Interschools fixture vs Curro Langebaan where both the junior team and the 1st XV registered comprehensive wins over their opponents on the day. Both age groups then shifted their focus to the shorter format of the game and participated in the Fairmont and Villagers 7s tournaments respectively. Both teams did very well in these tournaments. The under 15 side came 3rd in their tournament while the 1st XV made huge strides amongst the cream of the rugby crop in the Western Cape eventually falling out in the semi-final stage of the Plate section of this prestigious tournament. We would like to thank the players, parents and coaches who supported the boys and teams throughout the season. We look forward to seeing the rugby programme grow from strength to strength over the next few years at Curro Durbanville.

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Squash Social squash took place during the summer season. The learners played at the Durbanville Squash Club. About fifteen boys and girls with varying levels of skill and experience took part.

Swimming High school swimming had a successful start to the 2018/2019 season. Our numbers have increased which shows that the love of this sport is growing as we create a culture regarding Curro swimming. Our swimmers participated in four school galas this term. Our school swimmers have represented at provincial, national and international level this year with Ethan Hieckmann, JJ Taljard, Carlah Kayser and Henju Duvenhage representing Western Province at the Youth Olympic Trials and at the World Short Course trials. Henju Duvenhage had an exceptional season. Apart from his success in local galas, he also represented South Africa at the 2018 African Games and the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tennis Boys: Played 11; Won 10; Lost 1; Drew 0 Girls: Played 6; Won 4; Lost 1 Drew 1 Both teams were invited to the Top 8 Schools tournament in March. The boys won the tournament and the girls, unfortunately, got cancelled owing to athletics in the Southern Suburbs. Highlights: 1. CR VD MERWE TOURNAMENT Boys = 2nd and Girls = 4th

2. CURRO TENNIS NATIONALS Our girls went on playing the Curro Nationals in October at Sun City and won the event. They beat Kathu, Nelspruit, Aurora, Hazeldean and Hillcrest. All four girl were selected for the Nationals team for 2019. Tiffany le Roux got the girls top player award for winning all her matches on the no.1 position. Tiffany also received a special travel grant that she can use towards tournaments or travel expenses.

Individual Performances: Our top player and captain of the first team, Marno Stander, was invited to the Cape Town Sports Council Sports Awards Ceremony and was awarded the Junior Sportsman of the Year in Cape Town. Marno was also chosen for the 19th Western Cape Disa A Interpro team and succeeded to the SA team for his 6th year.

District Achievers Our swimmers had a busy year this year and we achieved some tremendous heights with some of our swimmers’ performances at club and international level.

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Swimming (School): • The following swimmers took part in the CTMA school trials: ▪ Ethan Hieckmann ▪ Skye Hieckmann ▪ Guillaume Louw ▪ Ng’Oyi Kabaso ▪ Anna-Mart Botes ▪ J.J Taljaard ▪ Joanica Kriegler • From the above swimmers, the following were chosen to represent CTMA at the WC school trials: ▪ Ethan Hieckmann ▪ Guillaume Louw ▪ Ng’Oyi Kabaso ▪ Anna-Mart Botes ▪ J.J Taljaard • Then we also took part in the Highschool swimming league and have achieved some good individual performances. Our top swimmers at the school league so far are: ▪ Carlah Keyser ▪ Beuric Keyser ▪ Ethan Hieckmann ▪ J.J Taljaard ▪ Gullaume Louw ▪ Henju Duvenhage

Provincial Achievers medals championships from 9 – 15 of December. ▪ Ethan Hieckmann ▪ NG’oyi Kabaso ▪ J.J Taljaard

National Achievers Swimming (Club): • The following swimmers represented at National club level this year: ▪ Level 2: ➢ Ng’Oyi Kabaso ➢ Skye Hieckmann ➢ Joanica Kriegler

▪ Level 3: (2nd Highest age group Championships) ➢ Beuric Kayser ▪ 7 Finals ▪ Won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal ➢ Anna-Mart Botes

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▪ RSA Junior Nationals (Highest age group championships) ➢ Ethan Hieckmann ▪ Made 1 final ➢ Henju Duvenhage ▪ Swam 4 youth Olympic qualifying times ▪ Made 6 Finals ▪ Won 6 gold medals ➢ Guillaume Louw ▪ Made 1 Final

▪ Youth and Senior Nationals (Open National championships) ➢ Ethan Hieckmann ➢ Henju Duvenhage ▪ Made 6 Finals ▪ Winning silver in the 50m backstroke

• The following swimmers went to the National Short Course Championships in August: ▪ Carlah Kayser ▪ Henju Duvenhage ▪ J.J Taljaard ▪ Ethan Hieckmann

• The following swimmer represented South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games: ▪ Henju Duvenhage

• The following swimmer was selected to Represent South Africa at the upcoming under 20 African Games: ▪ Henju Duvenhage

Golf: • Jordan Rothman won the South African Amateur Match Play in July 2018. She is the second youngest golf player to ever win this title. She beat the previous SA number 1 golfer to claim the title. Jordan was 1 of 2 girls chosen to represent SA at the World Junior Championships in Jakarta Indonesia where she came 5th. She also won the Western Province Junior Championships. In September Jordan won the Ekurhuleni Open and her current SA Amateur ranking is 10th.

Curro Regional Tournament • Boys Hockey: We won all our matches in both age groups. • Girls Hockey: We won all our matches in both age groups. • Netball: We won all our matches in both age groups. • Rugby: We won all our matches in both age groups. • Soccer: We won all our matches in both age groups.

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• Disa Team players: ▪ Rugby – 17 ▪ Netball – 13 ▪ Soccer – 10 ▪ Boys Hockey – 23 ▪ Girls Hockey – 20 The 2018 Curro Regionals were jointly hosted by Curro Durbanville along with Pinehurst Meridian playing host to the soccer, and we welcomed schools from Mossel Bay, Kathu, Hermanus, Century City, Sitari and Pinehurst Meridian to an action-filled day of matches. Our teams proved too strong for their opponents on the day across the sporting codes and age groups and were unbeaten throughout the days play. This dominance was also evident in the make-up of the Curro Disas team’s when they were announced at the end of the day. We were blessed with over 80 learners being selected to the various sporting code Disas teams.

Curro National Tournament • Hockey: Boys under 19A won, Girls under 19A came fourth. • Rugby: Under 18A side came third while the under 18B side came fourth, the under 15A side came second. • All-Star and Invitational Team representatives: ▪ Rugby: Dean Rautenbach, Marno Stander (All Stars team), Brandon Botha (Invitational team) ▪ Netball: Leah Jones (Invitational Team) ▪ Soccer: Latham Roman, Lelio Bennet (All Stars team), ▪ Girls Hockey: Amira Carlsen, Anke Botha, Jana Botha (All Stars team), Anje Breytenbach (Invitational team) ▪ Boys Hockey: Ethan Lombard, Christopher Johnson, Tristan Crause, Liam Glasby, Keenan Meyer (All Stars team), Matthew Isaacs, Owen Jones (Invitational team)

This year, the Curro Nationals were hosted in Gauteng at Curro Serengeti. Our squad travelled to and from Gauteng and this tournament via the Shosholoza Meyl train. This was a wonderful experience as it gave us many hours together to bond as a group and to see the countryside and country from a different aspect. It was also a big frustration due to the many delays we suffered along the route. When our group eventually arrived in Gauteng, we hit the ground running, literally due to another delay caused by cable theft along the route to Gauteng, but this did not dampen the wonderful spirit shown by all our players. Challenged by playing in composite teams and not knowing many of your own teammates, the Curro Durbanville pupils took the bull by the horns and went about fighting hard throughout the next few days. Our learners were also treated to a trip to the Johannesburg Zoo and East Gate Mall where Starbuck’s was by far the most frequented shop. Well done to the Disas under 18A Boys Hockey team for winning all their matches at this year’s tournament as well as to our Disas under 15 rugby side for finishing second in their tournament.

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Other teams that did well where Curro Durbanville was represented was the under 18A rugby side who came third, the under1 8A Girls Hockey who came fourth and the under 18B Netball who came fourth. Curro Durbanville was very well represented in the Curro All Stars and Invitational teams which were selected at the completion of the tournament. We had 12 players selected into the various All Stars teams and 5 players into the Invitational teams.

Curro Interschools: Langebaan • Hockey: Played 8, won 6, drew 1, lost 1 • Netball: Played 3, won 1, lost 2 • Rugby: Played 2, won 2 We hosted the 2018 Curro Interschools between us and Curro Langebaan over a wonderful weekend filled with many new traditions, wonderful team and school spirit as well as many evenly contested matches over the two days. The 2018 Big Brag was made a little more special when many of the 1st team players parents joined us for the special assembly and “capping ceremony”. This assembly certainly did set the tone for the rest of the weekend where we saw amazing school spirit and pride from many of the current and past learners who supported the teams. Curro Langebaan was going to be in for a tough weekend after this start to the Inter Schools weekend. Our golfers started off the weekend by comprehensively beating the team from Langebaan. This was then followed by another good win for our chess team. As the evening unfolded our hockey teams cemented their dominance over the visitors from the West Coast winning 6 of the scheduled 8 matches although Curro Langebaan was able to register a win and a draw during the evening. A special mention has to be made of the amazing school spirit shown by old and young alongside the astro throughout the afternoon and evening. Congratulations to both the 1st hockey teams who were able to show the full extent of their skills during their matches and walk away with very good wins on the night. Curro Langebaan started the Saturday’s second day of matches, winning two of the 3 netball matches played during the morning. A special mention must be made of the under 14 netball side who rallied together, after a very unsettling start to their match where they lost a significantly important player to a very serious injury, to come back and win their match. The junior rugby side then set the tone for the rugby matches with a comprehensive win against a very good Curro Langebaan team. The under 15 team certainly showed that they are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the future as they develop. The 1st XV side were well-deserved winners of a very tough and hard-fought match on the day and avenging their loss at the hands of the same opponents in 2017.

HIGHLIGHTS: CULTURE Afrikaanse Redenaars This year our public speakers took part in the ATKV Redenaars competition, the Radikale Redenaars competition as well as the Oppietong af Redenaars competition where they achieved excellent results. Gracious Izaks (Grade 12) and Carla Naudé (Grade 10) were selected to take

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part in the Western Cape semi-final of the ATKV Redenaars competition. Carla was also selected to take part in the Western Cape final of the Radikale Redenaars competition. Emma Beckley (Grade 9) excelled in the Radikale Redenaars as well as the Oppietong af competitions as she was selected to take part in the national final for both these competitions. She finished second in the Oppietong af competition in the English Home Language category. In the Radikale redenaars competition, Emma came third in the English experimental category and fifth in the bilingual category.

Choir The high school choir played an important part in the Sound of Music production during 1 – 4 August, therefore we did not take part in any Eisteddfods this year. The yearly Curro Choir Festival took place on 18 September in our school hall. Choirs of Curro Century City, Curro Langebaan, Curro Sitari, Curro Hermanus, Curro Brackenfell as well as Curro Durbanville took part. The highlight of the evening was, without a doubt, the mass choir, consisting of 580 voices, performing Strong and Ukuthula. Johannes Slabbert, a former Curro learner and vocal teacher and Raymondo van Staden, music teacher at Curro Century City, were the guest artists.

Curro Band The band, led by Peter Kastoor, grew with a lot of new members this year. They worked very hard to build up a new and exciting repertoire. They performed at the Valentine’s Ball and helped to set the mood at the matric farewell. They also took part in the Curro Arts Superhero and were awarded a silver certificate.

Eisteddfod Our learners performed remarkably well and took part in the Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Eisteddfods, as well as the first ever Curro Arts Superhero. Category and trophy winners in various categories are listed below. Stellenbosch Eisteddfod 6 music learners took part in the Stellenbosch Eisteddfod during May and the results were: • Cum Laude: 4 awards • A+: 5 awards • A: 2 awards

LEARNER ITEM RESULT Peter Kastoor (Grade 11) Piano Solo’s Cum Laude Piano Sonata Cum Laude Minji Choi (Grade 10) Piano Sonata A+ Marco Erlank (Grade 10) Pipe Organ Baroque A+ Pipe Organ Romantic A+ Ewald Diedericks (Grade 12) Piano Solo’s A

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Tygerberg Eisteddfod Our music learners achieved excellent results at the Tygerberg International Eisteddfod. They received 38 Highest Honours, 46 Honours and 12 Honourable Mentions at the Eisteddfod. 11 Music learners received 14 trophies in total at the Tygerberg International Eisteddfod’s Prize- winners Concert! Ewald Diedericks (Gr 12) was invited to perform a vocal solo at the Prize-winners Concert.

TROPHY WINNERS ITEM Peter Kastoor, Kayla Hansen and Marco Erlank Piano Trio 16 years Peter Kastoor and Marco Erlank Church Organ

OTHER CATEGORIES ITEM RESULT Jordan van Schoor Unprepared Reading 79% (Grade 8) Poem (Own Choice) 87% Erynn Troup (Grade 9) Ballet 78% Gustav van Schalkwyk Poem (Own Choice) 75% (Grade 9) Unprepared Reading 70% Emma Beckley (Grade 9) Prescribed Poem 90% Poem (Own Choice) 90% Unprepared Reading 83% Prepared Public Speaking 90% Unprepared Public Speaking 91% Christine Nagel (Grade 9) Art 80% – 89% Bhavika Patidar (Grade 10) Unprepared Reading 81% Afrikaans Voorbereide Openbare Redevoering 92% Jina Park (Grade 12) Bronze Medal Winner: Funk and Hip Hop 81%

Music bursary Marco Erlank (Grade 10) was invited by the South African Church Organists Society to audition at the University of Pretoria on Friday, 31 August 2018. He was then selected to perform at the Prestige Evening where he performed Bach's C Minor Prelude and Fuga. Marco also received an organ scholarship for the third year consecutively. This year’s bursary is worth R12 000.

Curro Arts Superhero The following Curro Kryptonite Badge Winners achieved a mark above 92%:

NAME CATEGORY Kiara de Gouveia (Grade 10) Read it – Prepared Carmen Genade (Grade 11) Make it – Mixed media Shannon Mongie (Grade 12) Make it – Drawing Peter Kastoor (Grade 11) Play it – Piano Tristan Corbellari (Grade 12) Play it – Guitar Caitlin Palmer (Grade 8) Tweet it – Instagram Portfolio Shayne Joseph (Grade 8) Tweet it – Instagram Portfolio

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Other participants:

NAME CATEGORY RESULT Andrea Swanepoel (Grade 9) Act it – Monologue Bronze Act it – Poetry Participation Emma Beckley (Grade 9) Act it – Poetry Bronze Ewald Diedericks (Grade 12) Act it – Poetry Black Kiara de Gouveia (Grade 10) Act it – Monologue Bronze Act it – Poetry Bronze Kiara de Gouveia (Grade 10) Act it – Prose Bronze Liam Mongie (Grade 10) Act it – Poetry Participation Tayla Jeary (Grade 10) Act it – Monologue Bronze Act it – Poetry Bronze Bianca Brown (Grade 11) Move it – Contemporary Bronze Dance group (Grade 8) Move it – Freestyle Silver Danielle Myburgh (Grade 8) Move it – Contemporary Silver Erinique Isaacs (Grade 9) Move it – Hip Hop Silver Sussan Wessels (Grade 8) Move it – Contemporary Silver Ross Massyn (Grade 10) Read it – Prepared Silver Tayla Jeary (Grade 10) Read it – Prepared Bronze Ally Remas (Grade 11) Sing it – Solo Silver Angela Tshaka (Grade 9) Sing it – Duet Participation Hannah Daniels (Grade 10) Angela Tshaka (Grade 10) Sing it – Solo Bronze Avesh Bhoopchand (Grade 8) Sing it – Solo Black Caleb Jeffries (Grade 9) Sing it – Rap Black Chelsea Crow (Grade 11) Sing it – Solo Bronze Ewald Diedericks (Grade 12) Sing it – Solo Black Eza Jozi (Grade 11) Sing it – Solo Participation Gheran Hattingh (Grade 10) Sing it – Solo Black Laura Barnes (Grade 11) Sing it – Solo Bronze Moya Marumo (Grade 12) Sing it – Solo Black Antonio Basson (Grade 8) Make it – Ceramics Silver Caitlin Palmer (Grade 8) Make it – Drawing Participation Make it – Painting Bronze Carmen Genade (Grade 11) Make it – Digital Art Black Christine Nagel (Grade 9) Make it – Painting Black Fiona Stock (Grade 12) Make it – an Installation piece Bronze Hyeseul Kim (Grade 11) Make it – Mixed media Silver Isabelle Keeves (Grade 10) Make it – Drawing Black Karla Rademan (Grade 11) Make it – Digital Art Silver Kayla Strauss (Grade 8) Make it – Painting Bronze Kirsty Goslett (Grade 8) Make it – Drawing Participation Lauren van der Westhuizen (Grade 8) Make it – Mixed media Bronze Sasha Botha (Grade 8) Make it – Pottery Bronze S'bahle Mgijima (Grade 11) Make it – Mixed Media Bronze

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NAME CATEGORY RESULT Shannon Mongie (Grade 12) Make it – Ceramics Participation Shayne Joseph (Grade 8) Make it – Drawing Participation Zoé Kader (Grade 8) Make it – Drawing Participation Marco Erlank (Grade 10) Play it – Piano Duet Black Minji Choi (Grade 10) Albert Diedericks (Grade 8) Play it – Viola Silver Play it – Piano Black Ewald Diedericks (Grade 12) Play it Piano Black Play it – Accordion Black Gracious Izaks (Grade 12) Play it – Piano Silver Kayla Hansen (Grade 11) Play it – Clarinet Silver Play it – Piano Black Lilly Kim (Grade 9) Play it – Piano Silver Marco Erlank (Grade 10) Play it – Piano Black Marimba Band (Grade 8 to 12) Play it – Marimba Black Minji Choi (Grade 10) Play it – Piano Silver Tayla Esau (Grade 8) Play it – Keyboard Silver Moya Marumo (Grade 10) Play it – Piano Silver Curro Durbanville Band (Grade 8 to 12) Play it – Band Silver Anja Rall (Grade 11) Shoot it – Nature Black Shoot it – Action Black Shoot it – Portrait Silver Caitlin Palmer (Grade 8) Shoot it – Nature Bronze Shoot it – Landscape Bronze Christine Nagel (Grade 9) Shoot it – Nature Silver Jarred Hamer (Grade 10) Shoot it – Landscape/Nature Silver Shoot it – Landscape/Nature Silver Roxanne Collinge (Grade 11) Shoot it – Portrait Silver Shoot it – Bronze Shayne Joseph (Grade 8) Shoot it – Nature Silver Shoot it – Digitally Black Manipulated Zara Healey (Grade 9) Tweet it – Music Video Silver Caitlin Palmer (Grade 8) Tweet it – Music Video Silver Roxanne Collinge (Grade 11) Tweet it – Vlogging Black Tristan Corbellari (Grade 12) Tweet it – Music Video Bronze Jarred Hamer (Grade 10) Andrea Swanepoel (Grade 10) Write it – Short Story Silver Caitlin Palmer (Grade 8) Write it – Poetry Black Liam Mongie (Grade 10) Write it – Poetry Silver Write it – Short Story Bronze Jenna Rigby (Grade 8) Write it – Short Story Silver Benjamin Elliot (Grade 10) Write it – Short Story Silver Tristan Corbellari (Grade 12) Write it – Short Story Black Kayla Strauss (Grade 8) Write it – Poetry Bronze

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NAME CATEGORY RESULT Moya Marumo (Grade 12) Write it – Poetry Silver Peter Kastoor (Grade 11) Write it – Song Composition Black

Public Speaking Emma Beckley (Grade 9) recently took part in the finals of two national Public Speaking Competitions where she achieved excellent results. She competed against learners from across the country in the Oppietong af/Tip-of-the-tongue competition where she came second in the English Home Language category. During the same week, she also competed in the Radikale Redenaars competition where she came third in the English Experimental category and fifth in the Bilingual category.

The Sound of Music Production As part of the 20-year celebration this year, the primary and high school joined hands in staging the very popular musical production, The Sound of Music from 1 to 4 August. The Sound of Music was selected as it provided the opportunity for 298 learners from Grade 1 – 12 to participate, either in groups or as individual characters. More than 400 auditions were held for main characters in the fourth term of 2017. We were thoroughly impressed with the talent of our learners and for that reason, we decided to select two casts to showcase as many of our talented learners as possible. Being part of a production such as The Sound of Music was not only a privilege but also an invaluable tool to aid the personal development of everyone involved. It was not just about performing on stage and experiencing the wonder of the spotlight. Our young actors and actresses learnt so much more – dedication, self-confidence and professionalism. The camaraderie and fun associated with such a production make the experience unforgettable. The Sound of Music was most definitely the highlight of our birthday celebrations and played to full houses for all four nights.

Music 264 Enthusiastic and talented learners received music tuition in 12 different music instruments this year. Two marimba ensembles have been formed and had the chance to perform frequently. Curro Durbanville music learners are fortunate as we now offer a wide range of instruments, namely piano, recorder, violin, clarinet, singing, keyboard, guitar, saxophone, trombone, accordion, marimba and drums. We took part in the Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Eisteddfods. Our learners also excelled in Royal Schools (ABRSM) and Trinity external exams

Piano Workshop Our Music Department organized a piano workshop at our school from 18 – 20 May. 50 People attended this very successful weekend and the 4 masters that lead the master classes and lectures, was Dr Mario Nell, Prof Francois du Toit, Prof Albie van Schalkwyk and Mr José Dias, all lecturers at Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town. 3 Concerts were held over the weekend.

Family Concert On Tuesday, 20 March the Music Department had a family concert where talented family members had fun making music together! The items were really of a very high standard and the evening was concluded with the music teachers making fun with the Radetsky March.

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Music Concert All our music learners had a chance to perform on stage with 7 concerts during the 4th term. Piano, violin, guitar, recorder, accordion, singing and keyboard performances and recitals delighted parents and teachers alike with their superb renditions.

Hennie Loock Concert This concert, which took place on 19 October, paid tribute to Mr Hennie Loock, conductor of the world-renowned Tygerberg Children’s Choir. Alumni of the choir performed vocal and instrumental solos and teamed up to form a mass choir. The choir’s performance of some favourite songs brought the concert to a heartfelt end. Afterwards, the audience enjoyed drinks and snacks with the Loock family.

External Exams 18 learners played the Royal Schools (ABRSM) and 10 learners passed with 80%+. Peter Kastoor (Grade 11) passed his ABRSM Grade 5 church organ exam with 90%. 15 Learners played the Trinity practical exams and 13 learners passed with 80%+ (5 learners achieved above 90%). Ewald Diedericks (Grade 12) passed his final external IEB piano exam with 94%! Marimba Band The Senior Marimba Band performed at the Tygerberg International Eisteddfod at Settlers High School where they achieved 90%. They performed at various venues and occasions, e.g. Head Office, the shareholders’ meeting, the 20th anniversary of our school and the High School’s prizegiving.

Debating Society The Debating Society has spent the year training hard under the guidance of past learner, Ms Katelyn Moodley. The learners have benefited immensely from her input and experience with debating as well as with public speaking and the formulation of evidence-based arguments, whilst developing the ability to view both sides of an argument objectively.

HIGHLIGHTS: ACADEMICS Matric Results 2017

2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 1. Number of candidates: 69 80 64 77 67 59 2. Number of candidates 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% passing: 3. Pass with entry to 64 69 50 58 52 43 degree studies: (93%) (86.25%) (79,4%) (75.3%) (77.6%) (72.9%) Pass with entry to 5 11 13 19 15 15 diploma studies: (7%) (13.75%) (20.6%) (24.7%) (22.4%) (25.4%) Pass with entry to higher 1 = 1.7% certificate studies:

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4. Aggregates: 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 11 7 3 7 2 7 A’s (16%) (8.75% (4.8%) (9%) (3%) (12%) 21 24 11 18 18 9 B’s (30.4%) (30%) (17.5%) (23%) (27%) (15%) 25 33 26 26 23 19 C’s (36.2%) (41.25%) (41.3%) (34%) (34%) (32%) 12 15 17 21 22 19 D’s (17.4%) (18.75%) (26.9%) (27%) (33%) (32%) 1 6 5 2 5 E’s (1.25%) (9.5%) (7%) (3%) (8%) 5. Grade average: 69.5% 67.23% 62.73% 64.53% 63.8% 64.3% 6. Subject averages 16 of 19 15 of 19 13 of 22 16 of 22 17 of 24 17 of 23 above 60%: subjects subjects subjects subjects subjects subjects

7. Subject symbols 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 118 96 46 87 57 66 A (80 – 100) (1.71 per (1.2 per (0.73 per (1.13 per (0.85 per (1.12 per learner) learner) learner) learner) learner learner) B (70 – 79) 141 177 92 132 110 97 C (60 – 69) 112 148 146 145 144 105 D (50 – 59) 70 84 92 91 102 82 E (40 – 49) 33 39 57 61 45 52 F (30 – 39) 13 23 14 24 27 18 G (0 – 29) 2 5 6 10 2 3

The Top 10 candidates for 2017 were: 1. Marco Rademan 90.1% (8 As) 2. Chelsea Jearey 87.3% (7 As) 3. Liam Ockhuis 85.1% (7As) 4. Tarah Nieuwoudt 84.7% (6As) 5. Jessica Biskupsky 84.1% (6As) 6. Katelyn Moodley 82.3% (4 As) 7. Jaimie Pratt 82.3% (5 As) 8. Jessica Mackenzie 81.6% (4 As) 9. Nicole Fraenkel 81.3% (5As) 10. Erin Nel 80.4% (3 As) 11. Tayla Page 80.1% (4As)

The following learners obtained 3 or more As: 1. Tayla de Wet (3) 2. Brandon Haye (3) 3. Rebecca Duggan (3) 4. Suk-In Jung (4) 5. Erin Steyn (3) 6. Phillip Kotze (3)

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Science Expo Seven learners entered regional expos (Eskom Expo for Young Scientists) hosted in the Western Cape during August. Amor Rhode (Grade 9) won a bronze medal at the Cape Town Regional Expo. At the Stellenbosch regional expo, our learners achieved the following results: • Silver medals: Kyle Janse van Rensburg and Kayla Hansen • Gold medals: Joshua Dennis and Ethan Hieckmann (Group project – also prized for best physics project), Hendré Barnard (Also prized for the best plant sciences project), Dharma Bredell (Also prized for best technology and innovation project). • Dharma Bredell was selected to represent the Stellenbosch district at the International Science Fair in Boksburg Gauteng over the September school holidays. She won a silver medal for her project at this event.

Spring School Grade 12 learners had the opportunity to attend workshops in certain subjects during the second week of the September holidays. About 80% of our Grade 12 learners attended the sessions. Teachers did valuable revision and discussed how to answer examination papers. This also helped learners to plan their own study program. Art learners used this time to complete their final artworks.

Tablets and Windows-based 2-in-1 devices: Grade 8 – 12 In 2018 tablets and Windows-based 2-in-1 devices were used from Grade 8 to 12. The system has been running error free for some time now. Communication between the school and the ITSI consultant is hassle-free. Two tablet champions (one for Grade 8 and 9; one for Grade 10 – 12) are assigned to assist the learners should they have issues with their tablets. This system works really well. The textbooks of 2019 should be downloaded towards the end of November. We are confident that this will ease the process even more next year. We have also found that the Samsung tablets seem to “communicate” more effectively with the WiFi system at school. Currently, the school only supports Android operated tablets with the ITSI school system (Suppliers of textbooks and reader software). Although the app is available for iPad, those devices cannot be supported by the teachers, since we are only trained in Android operating systems. The ITSI representative visits the school once a week. During this time she will visit the primary and high school champions to establish where problems are experienced and then assist to solve them. The champions can also contact her in the week should a problem arise that needs immediate attention. This project definitely adds value to what Curro Durbanville has to offer its clients. This year the teachers have become more confident in their use of the textbooks and have also started using appropriate apps to assist them in their teaching of various content. Pushing of content has reached an all-time high, which means our staff are making use of this system quite often instead of photocopying pages.

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The introduction of 2-in-1 devices has also been incorporated in the school quite effortlessly. Learners making use of the Curro 2-in-1 devices have the added advantage of being connected to the school’s network. All Android/iPad devices are to be phased out by 2019 to be replaced by Windows operating system 2-in-1 devices/laptops.

Career Exhibition On 8 March 2018, we held our annual Career Exhibition. This year almost 50 tertiary institutions exhibited! The Grade 9, 11 and 12 learners had the opportunity to talk to representatives from these institutions at the event. They had the opportunity to: • find out more regarding the variety of courses offered. • find out about the subjects required for courses. • learn about entrance requirements. • find out more about the financial implications of their study direction. This was really a positive experience for the learners that contributes to well-thought-through decisions regarding subject and career choices to be made in the future.

IEB Conferences PRINCIPAL’S CONFERENCE: 19 January 2018 Mr Dirk van Zyl (Executive Head), Mr Kobus Vermeulen (Head: High School) and Ms Elsa Boshoff (Phase Head: FET phase) attended the principal’s meeting at Somerset College. REGIONAL CONFERENCES: 20 January 2018 The following teachers attended the IEB regional conference in 2018:

SUBJECT TEACHER Afrikaans FAL Ms Joline de Klerk Afrikaans FAL Ms Marilie Bouwer Afrikaans FAL Ms Marilize Mathys Afrikaans FAL Ms Elizabeth Naudé Business Studies Ms Lucinda Jansen History Ms Isa Swanepoel Mathematics Mr Etienne Pienaar Mathematics Ms Marlize Hattingh Physical Sciences Mr Jacques le Roux

NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 2 February 2018 The following teacher attended the IEB national conference in 2018:

SUBJECT TEACHER IT Ms Licia van der Vyver

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NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 3 February 2018 The following teachers attended the IEB national conference in 2018:

SUBJECT TEACHER Accounting Ms Elsa Boshoff CAT Mr Rohan Smit Consumer Studies Ms Hannelie Crous EGD Mr Casper Badenhorst English HL Ms Jeanne Swart English HL Ms Monika Evans Geography Ms Karen Pollard Life Orientation Ms Chanél Fourie Life Sciences Ms Mariëtte Viljoen Mathematical Literacy Ms Marianna Claassens Music Mr Willem Luitingh Visual Arts Ms Lizanet Palmer

NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 10 February 2018 The following teachers attended the IEB regional conference in 2018:

SUBJECT TEACHER Afrikaans HT Ms Corné Marais Afrikaans HT Ms Joline de Klerk English FAL Mr Deon van Zyl

REGIONAL CONFERENCES (KZN): 24 February 2018 The following teacher attended the IEB national conference in 2018:

SUBJECT TEACHER Dramatic Arts Ms Lize-Meri Amann

At these conferences teachers discuss the previous year’s school-based assessments, examination papers, marking thereof and the results. Valuable information for the current academic year’s assessments had been provided. New topics in the curriculum are also discussed.

Professional learning communities (PLCs) The Western Cape Curro teachers got together at the beginning of each term at Curro Durbanville to collaborate. In these sessions, teachers shared planning, assessments and resources as well as best practices. New teachers are learning from more experienced teachers but can also give their input and share their ideas. Some groups connected via Starleaf with other PLCs.

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SUBJECT NUMBER OF ATTENDEES Accounting 6 African Languages – No attendees - Afrikaans FAL + Afrikaans HL Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 13 Art (Drama) Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 4 Art (Visual) Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 6 Business Studies 4 CAT 4 Consumer Studies Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 3 EGD Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 5 English HL 9 English FAL Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 6 Geography Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 7 History Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 3 Life Orientation Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 6 Life Sciences 8 Mathematical Literacy 5 Mathematics 18 Physical Sciences 8 Tourism Starleaf /TEAMS or Skype * 2

Business Studies: Ads Night On Thursday, 18 October, Curro Durbanville High School's eagerly anticipated Ads Night 2018 took place. Numerous food stalls lined the campus, as the Grade 10 Business Studies learners manned their around-the-world themed food stalls. Delicious and traditional food was on sale from stalls which were brilliantly decorated to represent countries from around the world. As the sun set, the audience settled in front of the outdoor screen to view a movie as well as excellently filmed and edited adverts produced by our Grade 11 Business Studies learners. The learners excelled by showing how creative they can be. The Grade 11 learners’ ads results are as follows: • First place: Nike: Cameron Harris, Luc Allchin and Cameron Beukes • Second place: JBL: Janco Fivaz, Michael Sieberhagen, Benjamin Meirowitz, Giovanni Lotz and Pierre Louw • Third place: Specsavers: Chelsea Crow and Rebecca Jordaan

Curro@Night The annual Curro@Night event took place on Wednesday 25 April. The extra-long school day is always a highlight. Especially since it meant an extra-long weekend for the learners.

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Grade 9 Subject Choice and Psychometric Evaluation In the first term, the Grade 9 and Grade 11 learners did aptitude tests by HPM (Human Progress Management) to assist them in making the right subject and career choices. The Grade 9 Subject Choice evening took place in the third term on 7 August 2018. It was a compulsory evening for the Grade 9 learners as well as their parents. Every subject head had the opportunity to share their expertise on their specific subjects. This helped the Grade 9s a lot to be better informed regarding what each subject entail. The high school Head, the Grade 9 Grade Head as well as the Academic Head also delivered a short speech and gave advice on how to make the correct subject choices. Every learner received a final subject choice form with ample time to complete it. The evening ended with parents enjoying a cup of coffee or tea and had the opportunity to speak to specific teachers when they were uncertain about something regarding that teacher’s subject. Throughout the year Ms Fourie also discussed their queries, cleared confusion and put them at ease during the LO lessons and after school hours. She gave them guidelines to help them make the right choices regarding their futures. She has also discussed the Curro booklet with them that was distributed by Head Office. This year’s booklet even had some tips for the parents as well which Ms Fourie thought to be very helpful. Ms Fourie provided her classes with contact details of Career Psychologists she recommends if they felt the need for this. Overall the Grade 9s were very well prepared by their LO teacher, HPM and the Subject Choice Parent evening in making one of the most important decisions of their school career. Science Week The Science Week was hosted from 13 August to 16 August. Ms Mariet Venter, an electrical and electronic engineer at the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) project, opened the week’s activities during assembly with an interesting speech about the SKA project. Various activities were hosted during the week: • The Grade 8 Technology learners launched their water-powered rockets on the rugby field and the Grade 9 learners held a paper-plane competition in the hall. • The Life Sciences department hosted an animal organ expo in the Life Sciences laboratory. Learners were given the opportunity to dissect various animal organs. • The Grade 10 and 11 Physical Sciences learners displayed their research projects at the mini-expo hosted in the mini-hall. The projects were adjudicated by science staff members and learner teachers.

EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING Leadership

SCHOOL’S MANAGEMENT TEAM Mr Dirk van Zyl Executive Head Mr Riaan Stroebel Head: High School – Chairman Ms Elsa Boshoff Head: Administration – Academics and Discipline Mr Carl Zimmermann Head: Academics – Curriculum Mr Deon Van Zyl Head: Learner Affairs – Extracurricular Ms Isa Swanepoel Head: Learner Affairs – Care and Support Mr Rohan Smit Head: Administration, Communication and E-learning

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Subject Heads Subject Heads attended IEB conferences and training sessions throughout the year through our CCMD to ensure that we keep our standard of teachings in every subject across all grades. They are responsible for the implementation of the new developments in the curriculum or in methodology in their departments. Subject Heads held meetings twice per term. Subject meetings took place once a week.

SUBJECT SUBJECT HEAD Accounting/EMS Ms Elsa Boshoff Afrikaans Ms Joline de Klerk Business Studies Ms Lucinda Jansen CAT Mr Rohan Smit Dramatic Arts Ms Lize-Meri Amann EGD and Technology Mr Casper Badenhorst English Ms Jeanne Swart Geography Ms Karen Pollard History Ms Isa Swanepoel Hospitality Studies/Consumer Studies Ms Hannelie Crous IT Ms Martenette Strauss Life Orientation Ms Chanél Fourie Life Sciences Ms Mariëtte Viljoen Mathematical Literacy Ms Marianna Claassens Mathematics Mr Etienne Pienaar Music Ms Jeanne Maritz Physical Sciences Ms Melani du Plooy Visual Arts/Creative Arts Ms Lizanet Palmer

Grade Heads The Grade Heads play an essential role as the contact person between the school and learners’ homes. It is our experience that learners perform better when there is a good relationship between parents and teachers. Learners’ overall well-being, as well as their academic progress, has been monitored and attended to throughout 2018.

GRADE GRADE HEAD Grade Heads Ms Isa Swanepoel Grade 8 Ms Marilie Bouwer Grade 9 Ms Melani du Plooy Mr Janes Benadé Grade 10 Mr Casper Badenhorst Grade 11 Ms Mariëtte Viljoen Grade 12 Ms Katherine Myburgh

After each term, a thorough marks discussion is led by the grade heads during which special mention is made of learners’ good achievements. Concerns are also raised in cases of unsatisfactory progress. Parent evenings are held on a termly basis where parents could meet grade heads as well as subject teachers.

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Communication This year the high school’s communication plan included all the major events of the year. The aim of this plan was to have a detailed plan of what types of communication would be used to inform parents and learners of events that occur. Communication in the high school focused on all forms of communication going out to parents, learners and the community. These communication types included letters, circulars, newsletters, information brochures as well as various digital content pushed to learner’s tablets. These forms of communication were done to keep the parents and other interested parties better informed of what is going on at the school. Successful elections of class representatives were also implemented this year. There will be a continued growth on this communication platform to empower the class representatives to help streamline and better our communication mediums with our parent community. Having a full-time Marketer that takes care of the look and feel of all our social media posts, flyers, advertisements etc, had a tremendous positive impact. Communication with parents was achieved mainly through the following means: the school’s Facebook page, SMS, email, digital notice board, the school’s website, a brag sheet (CurroHi!) once a month/term, and a bi-weekly newsletter. MyHub was used extensively in this process.

Assessment Dates School-based assessments include tests, projects, written reports, case studies, orals, practical assessments and other forms of assessment suitable for specific subjects. Grade 8 to 11 learners only write examinations at the end of the second and fourth terms of the year. Grade 12 learners write a midyear examination in June, a preliminary examination in September and their final examination during October and November. The final school-based assessment marks at the end of the year include all assessments done during the year. The marks are calculated according to the specific guidelines provided in the abovementioned documents.

GRADE SBA MARK EXAMINATION Grade 8 and 9 40% 60% Grade 10 to 12 25% 75%

Grade Heads draw up the assessment program for each grade by using the dates set by subject teachers at the beginning of each term. Examination timetables are set by the phase heads. The assessment programs are handed out to each learner in printed format and the programs are also available on the school’s website. Grade 8 to 10 learners receive an examination booklet containing all the contents they need to prepare for the examination. Other information regarding the examinations is pushed to learner’s tablets. The examination timetable for Grade 10 to 12 learners is about 25 days long. The learners can choose subjects from different groups, but most subjects appear in more than one group. The result is that learners can take subjects in any combination. Therefore, subjects cannot be grouped together on an examination timetable. In most subjects, learners write two papers on different days. We had to start writing examination also on Saturday to be able to minimise academic time being taken up by examinations.

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Discipline As children become young adults and they start to develop their own independent thinking, they also start to test the boundaries. This is a necessary part of the growing-up process. We have a child- friendly approach to discipline and believe that if we have great communication and solid foundations in our relationships with our parents, as a team will help guide young men and woman through this stage. It is important to us that children have good manners and learn the value of self-discipline in a rapidly changing world. How we carry ourselves and present ourselves in school and sports uniform has continued to improve over the last year and this will be a continued focal point. An involved learner is a happy learner and in turn a disciplined learner, so we encourage all our learners to get involved in the school.

STAFF Staff List 2018

STAFF DEPARTMENT INITIAL Ms Liaan Ackerman ACADEMICS LU Ms Lize-Mari Amann ACADEMICS LA Mr Casper Badenhorst ACADEMICS CB Mr Janes Benadé ACADEMICS JB Ms Elsa Boshoff ACADEMICS EB Mr Christiaan Botha ACADEMICS ChB Ms Jolene Botha ACADEMICS JoB Ms Marilie Bouwer ACADEMICS MB Mr Darryl Christians SPORT DC Ms Marianna Claassens ACADEMICS MC Ms Johanna Coertzen ADMIN JC Ms Hannelie Crous ACADEMICS HC Ms Joline de Klerk ACADEMICS JdK Ms Melani du Plooy ACADEMICS MdP Mr Warren Deysel SPORT WD Ms Monika Evans ACADEMICS ME Ms Chanél Fourie ACADEMICS CF Mr Warwick Goldswain ACADEMICS WG Mr Kosie Grundling TERRAIN KG Ms Willine Harvett ACADEMICS WH Ms Marlize Hattingh ACADEMICS MH Ms Rhona Hofmeyer CAFETERIA RH Ms Lucinda Jansen ACADEMICS LJ Mr Jacques le Roux ACADEMICS JLR Ms Corné Marais ACADEMICS CM Ms Marilize Mathys ACADEMICS MM Ms Wendy Matthee ADMIN WM Mr Hendri Mouton SPORT HM Ms Katherine Myburgh ACADEMICS KM

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STAFF DEPARTMENT INITIAL Ms Elizabeth Naudé ACADEMICS EN Ms Katherine Nel ACADEMICS KN Ms Lizanet Palmer ACADEMICS LP Ms Karen Pollard ACADEMICS KP Mr Etienne Pienaar ACADEMICS EP Mr Conrad Schultz SPORT CS Ms Elizma Slabbert SPORT ES Mr Rohan Smit ACADEMICS RS Ms Martenette Strauss ACADEMICS MS Mr Riaan Stroebel HEAD: HIGH SCHOOL RiS Ms Isa Swanepoel ACADEMICS IS Ms Jeanne Swart ACADEMICS JS Ms Frances Uys ACADEMICS FU Mr Deon van Zyl ACADEMICS DZ Mr Dirk van Zyl EXECUTIVE HEAD DvZ Ms Mariëtte Viljoen ACADEMICS MV Ms Ina Zietsman ACADEMICS IZ Mr Carl Zimmermann ACADEMICS CZ

Staff Provision This year we had several staff changes. As a management team, these were managed to the best of our ability. Changes in the following subjects came about: • Afrikaans • Engineering Graphics and Design • English • Geography • Life Sciences • Mathematics FET • Physical Sciences • Social Sciences Staff retention and the appointment of EE candidates of top quality will be a point of focus.

Staff Development We believe in the development of our staff. The following training of staff took place this year: • IEB training for all subject heads and senior staff during the year. • Training by the CCMD for all staff in the enriched curriculum and especially for grade 8 and 9 teachers. • Training for all staff by ITSI on the efficient use of e-books throughout the year. • Curro training on the IT and administration systems used for all staff. • IEB training about concessions for selected staff.

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• IEB marking by several senior staff members. • Microsoft Teacher Community – self-training sessions completed by staff members. • First Aid training for various members of staff. • Fire Safety training for selected staff members. • Occupational Health and Safety training for selected staff members. • Sport-related training for most of our sports coaches.

Staff Evaluation The Curro on-line evaluation was followed, evaluation of staff through a performance management system. We also conducted class visits, classroom evaluations and book and file control. The IEB also monitors and moderates our staff through a well-established national system.

CURRICULUM: ACADEMICS IEB Exams Grade 12 learners are writing Umalusi accredited examinations provided by the IEB in all subjects. The IEB is also the only examining body in South Africa providing the option of writing Mathematics as well as Mathematical Literacy to obtain the National Senior Certificate. The purpose is to retain learners offering Mathematics who may have changed to Mathematical Literacy. Only one of these subjects will appear on the NSC certificate. Examinations are written according to a timetable set by the IEB. Strict security measures are in place to ensure that examination papers are kept safe. Examination papers are kept in separate bags per subject. It can only be opened 45 minutes prior to the start of the examination by using an electronic key. The candidates answer scripts must be locked in the same bag within one hour after the end of the examination session. The lock / unlock information is transferred electronically to the IEB. Tampering with examination papers or illegal distribution of examination papers is prevented with these security measures. Some learners with examination accommodations write in separate rooms. These examination sessions are recorded. A CD with the recording is handed in with the learners’ answer script. Examination procedures are monitored by a representative of the IEB and/or Umalusi annually.

Afrikaans Staff: • Ms Joline de Klerk (JdK) – Subject Head • Ms Corné Marais (CM) • Ms Marilie Bouwer (MB) • Ms Marilize Mathys (MS) • Ms Elizabeth Naudé (EN) • Ms Jolene Botha (JB)

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Class allocation: 8A1 Huistaal MB 9A1 Huistaal EN 8E1 Addisionele Taal JoB 9E1 Addisionele Taal JdK 8E2 Addisionele Taal MM 9E2 Addisionele Taal CM 8E3 Addisionele Taal JoB 9E3 Addisionele Taal JdK 8E4 Addisionele Taal JoB 9E4 Addisionele Taal JdK 8E5 Addisionele Taal MB 9E5 Addisionele Taal CM 10 Huistaal CM 11 Huistaal CM 10 Addisionele Taal MB 11 Huistaal CM 10 Addisionele Taal MB 11 Addisionele Taal MM 10 Addisionele Taal MM 11 Addisionele Taal MM 10 Addisionele Taal EN 11 Addisionele Taal JdK 11 Addisionele Taal EN 12 Huistaal CM 12 Addisionele Taal JdK 12 Addisionele Taal MB 12 Addisionele Taal MM Highlights: On 26 April the Afrikaans department was visited by the author, Christien Neser, who spoke about her Kondensmelk-series books and had a very educational and entertaining session about the value of reading. The two lead actresses from the Afrikaans film, Stroomop, Donnalee Roberts and Simoné Nortmann, visited Curro Durbanville on Tuesday, 15 May. They delivered a very inspiring and motivational speech. In their presentation, they motivated our learners to create a culture of encouragement and to bring out the light and the gold in other people. Our senior learners were extremely lucky to see performances of their prescribed work on stage. On Thursday 17 May, the Grade 11 Afrikaans FAL learners saw an excellent performance of their prescribed novel, Onderwêreld, produced and adapted for the stage by André Stolz productions at Tygerberg High School. On Friday 18 May, the Grade 11 Afrikaans Home Language and FAL went to see a performance of their prescribed drama, Die Krismis van Map Jacobs at the Artscape Theatre. On Friday 11 May, the Grade 12 Afrikaans FAL learners saw a production of their prescribed novel, Hoopvol, as well as the prescribed poems at our school. The performance was produced by PIT-productions and had the learners at the edge of their seats. These productions were excellent preparation for the exams. Our Grade12 Afrikaans Home Language and First Additional Language subject average for the 2017 IEB exam were both above the IEB’s subject average.

Accounting Staff: • Ms Elsa Boshoff – Subject Head ▪ Mr Christiaan Botha ▪ Mr Janes Benadé • Grade 8 (Accounting): ▪ Ms Elsa Boshoff • Grade 9 (Accounting): ▪ Mr Christiaan Botha ▪ Mr Janes Benadé ▪ Ms Elsa Boshoff • Grade 9 (EMS):

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• Grade 9 (EMS): • Grade 11: ▪ Mr Janes Benadé ▪ Ms Elsa Boshoff ▪ Ms Lucinda Jansen ▪ Ms Janes Benadé • Grade 10: • Grade 12: ▪ Mr Janes Benadé ▪ Ms Elsa Boshoff ▪ Ms Elsa Boshoff ▪ Ms Ina Zietsman Learner Numbers: • Grade 10 (2018): 25 • Grade 11 (2018): 20 • Grade 12 (2018): 23 Accounting always has been a subject where learner involvement is very important. It is a practical subject. Learners need to apply the Accounting principles introduced by the teacher. IEB examination papers also require that learners must be able to draw up accounts and statements, but they must also be able to analyse given information and solve problems. Class discussions, where learners can give their own opinions and learn from the way other learners interpret information, are the best ‘teacher’ of analysis. Learners also do “open book activities” in which they practise how to apply Accounting Principles. In Accounting, it is very important to allow learners to work together and to discuss different methods when a new topic is introduced. We prefer that learners buy printed textbooks as well as the printed workbooks. The use of tablets in Accounting is still a challenge in the sense that learners cannot make notes on specific pages. However, the additional resources which can be added to specific topics are a definite advantage. Completed assessments with its marking guidelines, pushed to the tablets, also provide additional resources to help learners to work through topics they still struggle with on their own. More examination papers can also be made available to learners.

Art Staff: • Ms Lizanet Palmer – Subject Head: Visual Arts and Creative Arts ▪ 2 x Grade 8 class – Creative Arts ▪ 3 (combined) x Grade 9 classes – Art ▪ 1 x Grade 10 class – Visual Art ▪ 2 x Grade 11 class - Visual Art ▪ 1 x Grade 12 classes – Visual Art • Mr Warwick Goldswain ▪ 1 x Grade 9 – Creative Arts • Ms Lize-Meri Amann ▪ 3 x Grade 8 classes – Creative Arts Highlights: In February the Grade 10 to 11 Visual Arts learners was privileged enough to visit the new Zeits MOCAA in the Silo district of Cape Town. During this outing, the learners were exposed to the artworks of contemporary South African and International artists as well as artists from the past, who

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work in many different mediums and disciplines. The learners were truly inspired by what they saw at this world-class art exhibition Annual Grade 10 to 12 visual arts exhibition: The artworks of the Grade 10 to 12 Visual Arts learners were on display in the CR van der Merwe Hall during our annual exhibition evening. CAS (Curro Art Superhero Eisteddfod: Grade 8 to 12 learners took part in the first Curro Art eisteddfod. We received two kryptonite awards (highest achievement), one in Grade 11 and one in Grade 12. Practical moderation and marking of Grade 12 practical portfolios: The Grade 12 Visual Arts learners received positive feedback from the moderator on their practical year work (SBA) portfolios. They also received excellent feedback from the external IEB examiner on the standard and quality of their examination portfolios.

Business Studies Staff: • Ms Lucinda Jansen – Subject Head The subject Business Studies deals with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values critical for informed, productive, ethical and responsible participation in the formal and informal economic sectors. The subject includes business principles, theory and practice that underpin the development of entrepreneurial initiative, sustainable enterprises and economic growth. In Business Studies we incorporate relevant and contemporary theory and competence essential for promoting excellence and contributing towards sustainable business enterprises. We base our teaching on the relevant theme that is given through by the IEB for the Grade 12’s and we pull it through to Grade 10 and Grade 11 as well which makes it more interesting for our learners to link the theory that they study with the relevant “real-life” aspect in the business. Business Studies equips learners with a sound foundation to participate in future business, commerce and management studies, to enter business or to create self-employment. The subject has the following core features: • Business environments: focuses on the different elements of the macro, market and micro business environments, the complex and diverse nature of the business sectors, as well as fundamental legislation that impact on business. • Business Ventures: focuses on the development of important factors that contribute toward the creation of sustainable business enterprises. A key feature is the development of creative entrepreneurs who can identify and responsibly pursue productive business opportunities. Other topics include Forms of ownership, Insurance and Investments. • Business Roles: covers the essential roles that need to be performed in a variety of business contexts, e.g. Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Ethics, Management and Leadership, Conflict Management, Teamwork and Corporate Social Responsibility. • Business Operations: equips learners with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage essential business operations such as Human Resources, Public Relations, Marketing, Production, Finance, General Management and Administration.

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In Business Studies we focus on: • Business Environments • Business Ventures • Business Roles • Business Operations Highlights: This year we took the Grade 10 learners together with the Accounting learners on an excursion to Hirsch’s where they had the opportunity to go to every department and ask relevant questions about each department.

CAT Staff: • Mr Rohan Smit – Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 10 – 12 Highlights: The Grade 10 – 12 group of 2018 successfully completed the CAPS aligned curriculum. The Grade 12 learners were well prepared for the IEB examination. Grade 8 – 12 learners once again took part in the annual CAT Olympiad in March 2018. This Olympiad consists of three phases. Learners of various ages and various schools across South Africa competed against one another. Only a few Curro learners reached the second phase. In 2018 the focus extensively aimed at improving learner’s Practical Assessment Task marks. Ultimately an overall improvement in learners’ marks was apparent. 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Grade 10 – 12 learners used tablets and/or 2-in-1 Windows-based devices for textbooks. They also started making use of the devices in other more practical ways. They used the device’s camera and video features to enhance their presentations. Flipped classroom teaching has been incorporated into the lessons.

Consumer Studies Staff: • Ms Hannelie Crous – Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 10 – 12 Highlights: It was the first year that we participated in the University of the Free State’s, National Consumer Studies Olympiad. We had a learner who was part of the Top 10 in the Olympiad which was an excellent achievement. She attended the workshop and prize-giving ceremony in the September holiday at the University. The Grade 10 and 11 learners enjoyed demonstrations of qualified Chefs from the International Hotel School. Interior designers of Hertex introduced our leaners to the world of fabrics and upholstery.

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Drama Staff: • Ms Lize-Meri Amann – Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 8 – 12 Curro values the development of creativity and the performing arts. Through drama, children are provided with the opportunity to discover their own voice, to speak about the wrongs and rights in their worlds, but also to utter their creative truths. The arts are “central aspects of the educational experience” for they offer children opportunities for learning through their own creative activity. The arts are great sources of joy – and this joy carries over into the rest of a child’s education. Drama creates a rich environment in which children are free to discover, express and learn whilst having fun. The skills that they gain in this course will assist them for the rest of their lives because all humans must communicate, and, in every occupation, this is a vital aspect of success. Survival of the fittest may be an age-old concept, but in the modern world ‘brain and communication’ almost always conquer brawn. The 2017 matric group performed well. Curro Durbanville’s Drama Department had an average of 72% and once again delivered learners with outstanding achievements. This year learners were exposed to various curriculum enrichment activities: Workshops: • Grade 11 physical theatre workshop in term 2 – Learners explored contact improvisation and basic physical theatre skills. The skills acquired during the workshop were then implemented into their June practical examinations. • Grade 11 Script Writing Workshop (Hennie Van Greunen) in term 3 – Learners explored the art of writing and creating their own script – all in preparation for the Directors Festival taking place next year. Outings: • In term 2 the Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners attended a performance of West Side Story. This enabled the learner to experience the impact of the play and it leads to amazing class discussions on the relevance of the play in today’s society. • In term 3, as part of their drama practical, the Grade 10 drama learners visited our Grade R classes and did a prepared reading of The Cat in the Hat. These learners had to dress up as one of the characters from the book and fun was had by all. Awards: • This year Laura Barnes won the Tilla Diedericks Award for encouragement. She showed tremendous growth along with her remarkable diligence. • The Book Award went to Shannon Mongie for all her hard work and determination. • Shannon Mongie received the Nanine Wessels award for Best Actor; she had the best practical marks in the group. She also won the award for Best Academic Performance in the Dramatic Arts; this encompasses both theoretical and practical components of the subject.

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Engineering Graphics and Design Staff: • Mr Casper Badenhorst– Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 10 – 12 During the IEB conference, we received valuable feedback on past question papers as well as the Practical Assessment Task for 2018. This year we decided to focus on the Practical Assessment Tasks. We did a course in Revit Architecture on 28 and 29 March. The learners put in a lot of effort to produce high-quality tasks. I am looking forward to the results of the 2018 matrics. English Staff: • Ms Jeanne Swart– Subject Head • Ms Katherine Myburgh • Ms Katie Nel • Ms Monika Evans • Mr Deon van Zyl • Ms Marilize Mathys Matric Results 2017: English Home Language had its best Grade 12 results since Curro Durbanville started writing the IEB examinations in 2011. Two of our learners, Katelyn Moodley (92%) and Marco Rademan (89%), placed in the top 1% of all IEB learners in the country who had English Home Language as a subject. IEB conferences: Ms J Swart and Ms M Evans attended the annual IEB conference for Home Language which was held in Johannesburg in February. As usual, it was incredibly useful and educational. Mr D van Zyl attended the conference for First Additional Language. Maynardville: 60 of our Grade 9 – 12 learners attended the annual Shakespeare production staged at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre. This year the play was the comedy The Taming of the Shrew. Spring School: Ms J Swart and Ms M Evans held very successful sessions with learners from their Home Language classes. Mr D van Zyl did the same for First Additional Language. It was a wonderful opportunity to have an in-depth look at issues regarding their exams and the places they can improve. IEB Cluster Moderation: We form part of an IEB cluster group for English Home Language. It is a very active group and regular moderation sessions take place throughout the year. This ensures that our standards are always correct. Cluster Examination Papers: Our teachers are regular contributors to IEB AND Curro cluster papers. The standard of our papers and examining is exceptionally high. Grade 12 Marking: In December two of our teachers will be marking Grade 12 papers in Johannesburg. They are: 1. Ms K Myburgh – English Home Language Paper 1 2. Mr D van Zyl – English First Additional Language Paper 1

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Geography Staff: • Ms Karen Pollard – Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 10 – 12 The Geography Department is showing a steady growth. With many jobs available in the field of geosciences it is noticeable that more and more learners taking Mathematics and Science are choosing Geography as a subject. The department is very fortunate to have moved to a big classroom that allows space for proper mapwork and group discussions. The matric class did their research on campus. They did an in-depth study of the ground cover on campus and the effect it has on filtration and underwater drainage.

History Staff: • Ms Isa Swanepoel – Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 10 – 12 ANALYSIS OF CURRO DURBANVILLE’S STATISTICS THAT OFFER HISTORY AT GRADE 12 LEVEL NUMBERS 2012 16.9% NUMBERS 2017 27.5% HIGHEST AVERAGE 70.3% – 2017 LOWEST AVERAGE 49% – 2012, 2013 AVERAGE 2017 70.3% HISTORICAL NUMBER OF As 9, since 2015 Averages picked up well. 2017, 0.2% above National GENERAL COMMENT Average. Numbers have increased but not above 30%.

The Grade 12 group of 2018 is not as strong. I will be happy with an average of between 62% and 65%. The History department enjoyed working with other Curro schools through the PLC’s. We found this experience helpful and supportive, especially in the FET-phase. Our averages across the grades compare very well with the Curro national averages. The number of Grade 9S choosing History as a subject for 2019 also looks good. Curro Durbanville has also taken the initiative in organizing a National Curro History and Cultural tour to Vietnam in 2019. This initiative was born in discussion with members of the History PLC. The subject has grown over the past few years and 2018 was a positive year for the History Department.

IT Staff: • Ms Martenette Strauss – Subject Head and Teacher: Grade 10 – 12 Ms Licia van der Vyver was the IT teacher at Curro Durbanville High School during term 1 of 2018. From term 2 she was replaced by Ms Martenette Strauss. Ms Strauss is the only IT teacher and is responsible for all planning, assessments and marking for Grade 10 to 12. Ms Strauss also teach all the Grade 8 and 9 IT classes. In Grade 8 to 9 IT is more focused on computer literacy. The aim is to equip learners to use the MS Office package with ease, should they need the skill for projects in other subjects. In Grade 8 learners’ typing skills are also addressed. Grade 9 learners were also introduced to Java, using the Greenfoot application. This was done to make sure that learners have a good understanding of the difference between IT and CAT, which will aid them in making the correct subject choices. In Grade 10 to 12 learners acquired coding skills using Java as a

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programming language on the Netbeans platform. At the end of 2018 IT learners from Grade 10 – 12 combined all their programming knowledge in a Practical Assessment Task (PAT). The Grade 12’s PAT marks comprise 25% of the total assessment for the National Senior Certificate.

Life Sciences Staff: • Ms Mariëtte Viljoen – Subject Head • Mr Carl Zimmermann • Ms Liaan Ackerman Life Sciences students face many challenges. The IEB syllabus requires an external Grade 12 practical exam during the September examinations. To prepare our learners and equip them with all the skills needed, we start with practical work from Grade 8. The Life Sciences teachers have many years’ experience in teaching and marking of matric final exam papers. This knowledge can be implemented in the classroom to the benefit of the learners. The use of tablets in this subject is a great tool to apply to 21st learning and gives the learners the ability to do research on many of the topics in our textbooks. The wide variety of videos and new information focusing on the things they learn about making the subject fresh and new every day. A costly new electronic projection microscope that allows for much bigger enlargement has been purchased and will be put to good use in future.

Mathematics Staff: • Mr Etienne Pienaar – Subject Head • Ms Marlize Hattingh • Ms Marianna Claassens • Ms Willine Harvett • Mr Christiaan Botha • Mr Rohan Smit Staff Training • Subject Meetings: Training in Geogebra and Siyavula • VAW: Mathematics Conference – July 2018 The whole Mathematics department was available on specific days to help learners who experience difficulty in certain areas of Mathematics. Enrichment takes place on a daily basis in all our Mathematics classes. The successes on a national and international level in Mathematics’ competitions are the results of this education in all our classes. Several apps, e.g. GeoGebra is used to explain certain aspects visually. During the September holidays, the matric learners had the opportunity to prepare for the final examinations. Old IEB question papers were used to do the final preparation. Curro Durbanville is a centre for AdMaths. Grade 9 and 10 classes are presented on Monday evenings.

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Mathematical Literacy Staff: • Ms Marianna Claassens – Subject Head • Grade 10: ▪ Ms Marianna Claassens ▪ Ms Willine Harvett • Grade 11: ▪ Ms Marianna Claassens ▪ Ms Willine Harvett • Grade 12: ▪ Ms Marianna Claassens ▪ Mr Rohan Smit Our main aim in teaching Mathematical Literacy is to guide learners to use mathematical concepts in everyday life. By confidently understanding these everyday concepts the learners can interpret information, analyse this information critically and thus solve problems effectively. Mathematical Literacy cultivates independent thinkers to communicate through the correct use of words, symbols and diagrams. Mathematical Literacy provides learners with an awareness and understanding of the role that mathematics plays in the modern world. Mathematical Literacy is a subject driven by life-related applications of mathematics. It enables learners to develop the ability and confidence to think numerically and spatially in order to interpret and critically analyse everyday situations and to solve problems.” Our matric learners do have the option to take Mathematical Literacy as an extra subject. For the final IEB examination, they write final papers on Mathematics, as well as Mathematical Literacy. The subject Mathematical Literacy should enable the learner to become a self-managing person and a participating citizen within a developing democracy.

Physical Sciences Staff: • Mr Jacques le Roux – Subject Head • Ms Melani du Plooy The Physical Sciences department saw quite a few changes in staff over the last two years. At the start of 2018, Mr Jacques le Roux joined the science department at the start of the year as subject head of Physical Sciences. After a tenure of six years, Ms Melani du Plooy resigned from her position as senior Physical Sciences teacher. Ms Liaan Ackerman will be teaching senior Physical Sciences from 2019. The department contributed significantly to the PLC during the year. Ms Du Plooy and Mr Le Roux set the cluster June examination papers for Grade 10 (Physics) and 11 (Chemistry). Mr le Roux also designed the Grade 12 Chemistry investigation in co-operation with the Inter-Curro subject head. Mr le Roux once again volunteered to set the Grade 11 Chemistry cluster paper for November.

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Mr Le Roux was nominated as the IEB Western Cape cluster leader for Physical Sciences. The first IEB Physical Sciences cluster meeting at Curro Durbanville was hosted in August. The department did not acquire any significant equipment during 2018, due to severe budget constraints. This issue was discussed at the meeting with Mr Jopie Maasdam during his school visit (Strategic Planning Sessions) in August.

Life Orientation Staff: • Ms Chanél Fourie – Subject Head At the beginning of each year, the LO staff has a serious talk with the learners explaining the value of studying hard, doing well in exams, being present for practical, handing in the community service certificate for their matric year and handing in tasks on time. This year the classes of 2018 really showed that it is possible to do just that! There were a variety of activities that the learners participated in regarding their practical each term and they have also started to understand the pride of participating in their Curro PT clothes. The outstanding tasks for the year were: Grade 8: • Drug abuse Grade 9: • Recycling (an overlapping theme with other subjects) Grade 10: • Career task Grade 11: • Job Shadow task (always positive feedback from learners where they learn so much in real life) • Beach Clean Up day and Animal Shelter (where they receive their 10 hours community service certificate for Grade 12, the other 10 hours they must get in their own time) Grade 12: • Essay task (very applicable topics were covered – Stress; How to live a balanced life; Communication skills and Health) • CAT A and B (Values – great topic!)) Grade 11 and 12: • Various visits from tertiary institutions like Stellenbosch University, CTI, Prestige Academy, Durbanville College, University of Pretoria, University of the Free State, North West University

The above-mentioned tasks and other class discussions/teachings were mostly accompanied by video clips and flipped classrooms. Video clips were always a nice introduction to a new topic or a good conclusion on a topic discussed. Flipped classrooms worked very nicely in this subject where learners were sometimes responsible to teach content to their class in an interesting manner. Documents, assessments, photos and video clips were pushed to their tablets on a regular basis. All the above relates directly to 21st-century teaching at Curro.

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As a subject team, we have decided to let the Grade 10 to 11 learners write their LO exams during the school term and not during the exam. It was a successful first practice and will be done like this next year too. The papers that were written were old papers from 2016/2017. This worked very well since they got exposed to what they are working towards once they are in Grade 12. The papers are source-based. It has guided them in how to think for themselves and how important it is to be able to form your own opinions. We will do this in years to come trusting that this way of teaching will increase their marks in matric. Grade 8 and Grade 9 learners are writing their papers during the exam and will also be source- based papers, starting to expose them to what is expected from a senior level onwards. Teachers from Curro Durbanville and Langebaan set the papers for these grades. The LO notice board always presented the latest information regarding Open Days, information on subject choices, etc. Other important information regarding the subject was given through to the staff during morning staff meetings to discuss with their register classes. A letter has also been sent out to all parents on My Hub explaining the importance of working hard in LO since it is a subject in which an A-symbol is within reach and can lift a learner’s entire average if they do their best. The necessity of wearing their Curro sportswear for practical, absence and medical certificates, adherence to deadlines and the outreach certificate needed for matric, were also addressed. We are certain that with the cooperation of parents and learners it will ensure better academic achievements and with learners taking the subject seriously, it will teach them valuable skills for life. The matrics of 2017 made us extremely proud, achieving 40 A-aggregates (the most as ever at Curro Durbanville) and their class average was more than 3% above the IEB average. This year’s matric teachers are positive that the Grade 12 learners of 2018 will achieve high marks, set high standards and make us proud. We are therefore looking forward to this year’s matric results in LO.

Subject Olympiads Accounting The Accounting Olympiad is administered by the SAIPA. The first round usually takes place in May. We entered five learners for the Olympiad. The following learners took part in the second round of the Olympiad: • Ralph McDougall • Joubert Visagie • Joshua Sadie

Afrikaans Eleven learners took part in the ATKV Afrikaans Senior Olympiad. Two learners did exceptionally well. Gracious Izaks and Ralph McDougall (Grade 12) wrote the Afrikaans Additional Language Olympiad. Ralph received 82% and Gracious 81,5%. 8 learners took part in die Junior category of the ATKV Afrikaans Olympiad. In the Afrikaans Additional Language category, Leeanne Gietzmann (Grade 9) received 75% and Tiffany Gietzmann (Grade 9)received 80%. Maggie McKelvey (Grade 9) did exceptionally well with 84%. She holds the fifth position in the Western Cape and is also in the top 100 nationally!

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General Knowledge The World Knowledge Olympiad is a long-standing national Olympiad for Grade 6 – 12 learners. For almost 30 years, it has attracted bright and curious young minds who are self-starters wanting to know more about the world around them. The Olympiad is open to all learners at South African schools, so it is an opportunity to challenge our learners to test their general knowledge against the rest of the country. Each learner that participated in the World Knowledge Olympiad, received a certificate. The question paper was in Afrikaans and English. This year we had 80 learners enrolled in writing the World Knowledge Olympiad. The Olympiad was written during the afternoon and the learners fared reasonably well. Our aim next year is to include the whole school in writing the Olympiad.

IT Seven Grade 11 and 12 learners took part in the first round of the 2018 SA Computer Olympiad. Six of them managed to get through to the second round. Adri Wessels won first place for round 2 in the Western Cape and was invited to take part in the SA Final Computer Olympiad, on 29 and 30 September 2018 in Johannesburg. Ralph McDougall in Grade 12 was selected as one of four delegates from South Africa to participate in the final round of the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Tsukuba, Japan from 1 to 8 September 2018. The SA team did not win a medal but gained valuable experience. As Ralph McDougall was in Japan during the second round of the SA Computer Olympiad, he could automatically go through to the SA finals in Johannesburg. Unfortunately, Adri Wessels was not able to attend the finals, but Ralph McDougall won a bronze medal.

Mathematics Curro Durbanville registered learners for four major Mathematics Olympiads during 2018. These are the University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition, Die Burger Wiskunde-kompetisie and University of Pretoria Mathematics Competition and the prestigious South African Mathematics Olympiad which is the biggest Olympiad in the country and stretches over three rounds. Two of our learners, Ralph McDougall (Grade 12) and Adri Wessels (Grade 11) were the top achievers in all of the above-mentioned competitions. We are proud to mention that both Ralph and Adri were selected to be part of the International Mathematics Olympiad team and participated in the 59th International Mathematics Olympiad in Romania. The team achieved 62 out of 107 countries and was awarded an honourable mention. Ralph and Adri received South African Colours for Mathematics. Ralph also achieved the following during this year. In the University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition first and second round first place in the grade 12 category and went on to achieve first place in the final round in the selected category. He also achieved first place in the South African Mathematics Olympiad. In the “Die Burger Wiskunde-kompetisie” he won first place. Because of Ralph’s exceptional achievement, he was the only learner from a high school that was invited to participate in the Tertiary Mathematics Olympiad and tied for first place. Adri’s achievements are as follows. In the University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition first and second round first place in the grade 11 category and went on to achieve fourth place in the final round in the selected category. He also participated in the Purple Comet Math Meet Competition. This is an international team mathematics competition designed for middle and high

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school students conducted annually since 2003. His team achieved 8th place out of 144 teams and also received an Honourable mention recognition. Adri achieved the second position in the “Die Burger Wiskunde-kompetisie” He also Participated in the University of Pretoria Mathematics Competition and came joint first. He was part of the Western Province Senior A Team who participated in the ASSA 2018 South African Mathematics Team Competition. The team achieved first place.

Physical Sciences Twenty Grade 10 and 11 learners entered the National Science Olympiad (NSO), administrated by SAASTA. The Olympiad was written on 1 March. The learners were generally disappointed in the standard of the paper as it had many typos. The Afrikaans and English papers were also not identical, which is unacceptable. Adri Wessels and Ralph McDougall were both invited to the Science Focus Week based on their performance in the Olympiad. Unfortunately, neither of them were able to attend due to their involvement in Mathematics Olympiads. Ralph won a laptop for his performance in the NSO. Both Ralph and Adri were also invited to write the South African Physics Olympiad. Only 112 learners across South Africa were invited to participate. Ralph came 5th in South Africa and received a merit certificate. Adri placed 3rd in South Africa and won a Bronze award which included a tablet PC.

LEARNER AFFAIRS Learner Support From last year the counselling was divided into two parts: one teacher was responsible for the juniors and the other for the seniors. This division made it easier for both the teachers to cope with the issues at hand since not only one teacher was responsible for the whole school’s emotional well- being anymore. The school counsellor kept a record of all the learners who came to her throughout the year for advice and guidance, whether it was big or small. She has followed up on all the cases during the different terms with Grade Heads, parents, teachers, psychologists, etc. Since the counsellor has been at the school for the past six years, she has built steady relationships with the learners, inside and outside of her class. This contributed in them being able to trust her with confidential issues and always feeling at ease to share anything with her, without feeling condemned in any way. Most of the cases were paid attention to by only the school counsellor and Grade Heads, and when necessary, parents were involved as well. Everyone who needed to be informed of the learner’s well-being was informed by the counsellor and good follow-up work from the counsellor contributed to many successes this year.

Grade Head Individuation Every Grade has a Grade Head appointed to the Grade, charged with the social, academic and emotional well-being of the learners in a specific grade. Grade Heads rapport to the Head of Learner affairs and the Headmaster. As the learner support team, they meet regularly monitor behaviour in each grade, manage parent queries and concerns and keep their ears on the ground to monitor the general well-being of the school on all levels.

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Each term every Grade Head writes a full rapport on every “incident” they had to deal with within their grade. They state the incident, action taken and on the follow-up of such action. In this way every leaner and situation that arises gets paid individual attention, the record is kept, and follow-up ensured. With only one formal disciplinary hearing, where we needed to call in the assistance of Omega, we generally had a good year on the disciplinary front.

IEB Concessions Learners from Grade 8 – 11 can apply for accommodations during examinations. These can differ from a scribe, a reader, both a reader and a writer (amanuensis), a separate venue, a spelling accommodation, a prompter to additional time. When learners apply, the following documents must be included: • Forms from the IEB • Psychological assessments (according to IEB requirements) • Supporting assessments • School reports • School samples (examinations/tests) • Teacher comments There were about seven new applications from parents this year who wanted to apply for accommodations for their children for exam purposes. The parents were quite happy with the feedback. Altogether 13 learners received accommodations this past year where 8 of them had separate classrooms. It was quite challenging to find venues for all the learners to write separately, but the school was glad that we could assist them in having a fair chance to excel in their school work. Several helpers assisted the learners during the examinations this year and the parents paid the helpers for their support. The money was paid into the school’s bank account and the helpers claimed back the money from the school. The rate per hour for the seniors are more expensive than the rate per hour for juniors. The matrics also received accommodations for tests and source-based projects, and not just for examinations. This worked quite well since the matrics with accommodations always had the best opportunity given to them to do well in their academics. The parents were very happy and thankful for this arrangement. Overall this service is experienced very positively among parents where they know Curro will always help where needed to assist and support their children in the best ways possible.Three learners are still awaiting feedback from the IEB and will be accommodated from next year onwards. Learner Council The Learner Council of 2018 did a phenomenal job this year in which they organised many social and outreach events. Under the strong leadership of the Executive Committee, all events were executed with the utmost precision and enthusiasm. 2019’s Learner Council will have their jobs cut out for them, but we believe that they are up for the challenge. Good luck to our new Executive Committee: Dharma Bredell, Tristan Crause, Tiffany Engelbrecht, Henju Duvenhage and Laura Barnes.

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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Parent Interviews All new learners and their parents had an entrance interview with Mr Vermeulen/Mr Zimmermann/Mr Stroebel and/or members of the interview panel: Ms E Boshoff, Ms J Swart and Ms C Marais. We follow an open-door policy at Curro Durbanville and try to be available whenever possible to see parents and learners. Specific interviews and meetings will be asked for should the need arise as a matter of concern for their children.

Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) The function of our PAC is to help raise funds for our school and serves as a voice for our parent community on our school forum. They manage their own funds and electives serve on a 3-year basis before re-election. The 2018 PAC members are: • Mr Kevin French – Acting chair • Ms Tania Gietzmann – Treasurer • Ms Thea Eiselen – Secretary • Mr Leon Crause • Mr Alan Stock • Ms Kholiswa Yako • Ms Shanaaz Bennet

Parent Involvement Traditionally Curro Durbanville parents have no problem getting involved in school-based activities. 2018 has been no different. Parents helped to raise funds through the selling of foods at sporting events, selling of tickets for our musicals. We encourage parents to be as involved as possible and we acknowledge that we cannot build a successful school without the help and involvement of our parents.

CurroHi Curro Durbanville High School’s calendar is always filled with many different activities and events. There are always various cultural, sport and social events that take place throughout the school year. Whether it is outings, tours abroad or prestigious academic achievements, Curro’s calendar accommodates all the learners in such a way that there is something that interests everyone, allowing everyone to be involved. The CurroHi! is a digital newsletter/magazine that provides a platform through which all the activities and achievements of the learners can be summarised and showcased on a monthly basis. The short articles and photos give parents (and also prospective learners and parents) a good idea of what it is that the learners do at school.

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Curro-osity The high school’s learner-driven newspaper – Curro-osity – is in its seventh year of publication. There is a new issue each term with articles and columns written by learners from Grade 9 to 12, as well as photographs taken by our talented photographers on the committee. The digital newspaper is published online and also available on each learner’s tablet.

Golf Day Our annual Gold Day was held at the Durbanville Golf Course on 30 November. 132 golfers enjoyed the course. Sponsors ensured a prize could be given to all the golfers and this helped make it an extremely successful day. We managed to raise R70 000.

Parent Meetings GROUP MEETINGS A general parent meeting took place on 26 January. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce subject heads and subject teachers to parents. The previous year’s matric results are presented to the parents. General information regarding assessment programmes is given to parents and they can meet teachers to discuss any concerns. A meeting for Grade 12 parents and learners took place on 24 February. The Grade 12 academic programme for the year was discussed. The importance of learners’ work ethic and keeping to due dates was emphasised. Other information regarding the matric year, such as the matric farewell and the valedictory, was discussed. INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS Parent meetings, where parents of Grade 8 to 11 learners can make appointments with specific teachers, took place on 25 April and 1 August. Parents could discuss their children’s marks or specific needs with teachers. The meetings took place in the teachers’ classrooms. Teachers also contacted parents by emailing or calling them to discuss specific learners’ progress. From time to time the grade heads organised meetings with parents and teachers on demand.

Afternoon Homework Classes Every Monday to Thursday invigilated classes was made available to learners to complete their homework after school.

Transformation Transformation and the transformation process has gone very well and has grown in leaps and bounds. The transformation committee has drawn up a plan for the year that was strictly adhered to and we have managed to reach just about every goal we set for ourselves. Learners: Every term a lesson was conducted in vertical groups, across all grades, in which we addressed the necessary “isms” such as classism, racism as well as disabilities and societies attitude towards disabled people. These lessons were conducted with the assistance of the Stellenbosch Transformation Department, through our contact with Prof. Koopman at the university.

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All staff had to participate in conducting these lessons, which meant that maybe not all classes were as exciting as they should be because not all staff are trained or has the natural aptitude for such lessons. We will have to relook at how we do these types of lessons so that learners get the optimum from them. The learner transformation committee was involved in organising two amazing assemblies for Human Rights Day as well as Woman’s Day. Human Right’s Day Assembly: Monday 19 March the school celebrated Human Right’s Day. The assembly was completely workshopped, planned and executed by learner members of the Transformation committee and Grade 12 History class. A brief historical background on why we celebrate this day was explained, a beautiful poem written by Moya Moruma (a Grade 12 History learner), was performed by the Grade 12 History class commemorating the events of this day and then the speaker, Willie Bester, a renowned struggle artist, whose work is studied by the Grade 12 Art learners, addressed the school. Willie explained the effect of the Apartheid laws on him personally, he was classified as “other” which meant he never fitted in anywhere, the profound effect this had on him as a young person, made him angry and resentful until he found the outlet for his emotions in the incredible artwork he produces. His message was simple and inspirational, we need to learn from the mistakes of the past to move forward and build a South Africa we all deserve, Willie’s humble but profound message received with a spontaneous standing applause from the audience. The assembly was concluded with the extract from President Mandela’s speech at his inauguration as President in which he read Ingrid Jonker’s poem: Die Kind is Nie Dood nie, in English. Gracious Izaks then read the poem in its original Afrikaans. The final message of this assembly was that we need to see each other’s humanity first, to get to know each other as individuals first, before we place each other in boxes and exclusive groups which is almost always a recipe for unfair discrimination. Woman’s Day: Woman’s Day was equally professionally handled with and a coverage of the historical sensitivity of the day and focus on important woman in our lives. Our learners also had exchanges with Masibambane Secondary School, leadership workshop where the SRC and the RCL members of the two schools workshopped together after which the Masibambane Secondary School learners joined our learners in the class. Mandela Day: The afternoon of Mandela Day we had a sports day against Masibambane Secondary School that gave the broader community of both schools the opportunity to interact with each other. On Mandela Day some of our learners spend the day at Masibambane Secondary School in their classes. These exchanges are important learning opportunities for learners from both schools. Parent involvement: Through the PAC we were able to get mass parent participation in our transformation programme with our Partnership School, Masibambane Secondary School.

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We celebrated Mandela Day with Masibambane Secondary School by participating in sporting events against them. Parents embarked on a mass scale to provide each learner in Masibambane Secondary School with a personal care pack, packed by our parents and learners for their 67 minutes of service. They also pulled together massively in selling tickets for the Masibambane cultural evening hosted by Curro Durbanville. We managed to collect R20 000 in aid of collecting funds for employing class assistants at Masibambane Secondary School. An academic staff training session was conducted by Mr Simon Winter, retired Headmaster, where he workshopped possible situations with which we can be confronted with the staff. Maintenance Staff: There is a Maintenance Staff representative on our Transformation Committee. This year we have managed to build in a drywall in the garage to make their lunch and rest area more comfortable. Maintenance staff joined in at the fun of the Carnival. Maintenance Staff were provided with the opportunity for IT lessons which taught them basic skills, like email. They received certificates for this training. It was also the first year that they joined the academic staff for their yearend function.

Mr Dirk van Zyl and Ms Isa Swanepoel attended a transformation training session offered by Omega at Curro Sitari. During the April school holidays approximately 20 Curro learners, including 10 Curro Durbanville learners as well as 3 Curro Durbanville alumni, took part in the OLA leadership course on the orange river. They canoed down the Orange River for 5 days and during that time they learnt valuable life skills including baking bread, having patience and determination and working independently as well as in a group. They also participated in enriching activities like obstacle courses, team cooking and quiz exercises and listened to inspirational talks from river guides and leaders, to promote leadership skills and give them exposure to various viewpoints on life. The OLA leadership course is a once in a lifetime experience that these learners will never forget and will often want to return to in the years to come.

FACILITIES New admissions/restoration to the grounds: • Restoration of the Mini Astro’s paving • Resurfaced two tennis courts

ENHANCEMENTS We are currently in the process of building a much-needed Pavilion next to the Rugby field that will have changing rooms and additional bathrooms. Planned seating in the form of an “amphitheatre” next to our main tennis court.

MARKETING The core role of Curro Durbanville’s full-time Marketer is to engage in a broad range of Marketing activities and tactics which will assist in generating leads and increasing enrolments. Secondary to this core role is a brand management function.

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Enrolments During 2018, several external roadshows and Marketing activations were executed as part of a drive to attract new learners. This included exhibiting at Kenridge Primary School, Eversdal Primary School and Welgemoed Primary School’s High School Open Days, where we were able to speak to Grade 7 learners and their parents on a one-on-one basis regarding their choice of high school. Other surrounding feeder primary schools, including Durbanville Primary School, Gene Louw, Bastion, Brackenfell Primary School, Panorama, Bellpark etc. allowed us to distribute flyers and put up posters regarding our High School Open Day. Our enrolment and lead chasing processes were streamlined even more this year, with an industry standard reporting and follow-up service level agreement (SLA) put in place between our Marketing and Enrolment Administration departments. With a focus on enrolments and marketing efficiency, Curro Durbanville’s school tour team took many families on campus tours throughout this past year, which yielded positive results in our enrolment targets. Our planned marketing and external communication activities, as well as our many media placements this past year, helped to reinforce the Curro Durbanville brand as a premium brand, further strengthening our school’s positioning in our community.

Brand Management This past year saw a sharp increase in correctly branded Curro Durbanville marketing material and sporting attire. This was achieved by channelling all artwork requirements (flyers, posters, fact sheets, presentations etc) through a centralised Design Lab who has Curro’s Corporate Identity practicalities in place. Furthermore, all learner sporting attire was sourced through Curro’s official procurement arm: GRIT Procurement. Working strictly through these official channels during 2018 has kept our school in line with Curro Holding’s corporate identity policy.

Social Media (Facebook and Instagram) We currently have 6400 likes on our Facebook page and have posted almost 740 articles this year. Our reach per post averages around 2 500, with significant spikes achieved from time to time. Curro Durbanville’s Facebook page is primarily used as a Content Marketing tool for all our followers, including our surrounding community members, our alumni, our investors, our parents (their families and friends), our Group’s shareholders and even our competitors. Curro Durbanville’s Facebook page is a tool which is used to tell the school's story as well as highlight some of our learner's achievements. These articles are placed online with a view to raising the profile and reputation of our school within our community, and in so doing, increasing our enrolments. It is important for parents to take note that official recognition of learner achievements by the school will still take place through historical channels, in school assemblies, prizegiving's, awarding of badges, in newsletters etc. This is done in a formal and comprehensive manner. Facebook is not for this same purpose and will mostly post summarised, newsworthy and highlighted information, with good photography and Curro branded artwork mostly taking preference owing to share-ability reasons. In 2018, Curro Durbanville established its own Instagram account which quickly rendered over 600 followers. These followers consist mainly of a young (Curro learner) audience and are steadily gaining traction in share-ability amongst many of our community’s school going generation. This is a great Content Marketing platform. Curro Durbanville Aquatics was re-branded this year and given its own Facebook page and online presence (in the form of its own website). These two channels are key in the club establishing itself and sharing swimming specific news and results with its audience.

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Be sure to like and follow us on our social media channels and stay up to date with all our latest achievements, activities and news. A valuable tool for the Marketing function at our school is for parents to share our news and information with their friends and family which is easily done by simply ‘liking’ and ‘sharing’ our online content.

High School Open Day We held our annual Open Day on 19 February 2018. The event was very well attended. The evening began with a short presentation in the hall, where the audience was given a bird’s eye view of high school life. We focussed on what makes our high school different to others and focused on the value 21st-century learning and teaching brings. Open Day attendees then joined touring groups to stations within the high school representing all the different subject, cultural activities and sports codes offered.

Curro in the Newspaper This year we continued to increase our presence in print news significantly. News articles and good quality photographs regarding our learner’s achievements and campus activities were regularly sent through to publications like Tygerburger, Northern News, Die Burger etc for their publishing consideration. This editorial coverage achieved is not paid for and is selected by the newspaper’s news editor on merits of newsworthiness. This year there were several editions of The Tygerburger where our school dominated the ‘school news’ section (sometimes achieving as much as a half page of free editorial coverage). A highlight article being the coverage achieved in The Tygerburger regarding our 20th birthday celebration; another great article saw two of our high school learners featured on the front page as a lead feature. Curro Durbanville also featured in Die Burger in the last quarter of this year by once again achieving first place in the private school’s category in Die Burger’s reader’s choice survey.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY We take Health and Safety very seriously. To ensure this: • Our OHS committee meets at least once a term. • Safety checks outlining risks are done formally once a month by every department, and more often informally. • Vehicles are assessed regularly for safety and roadworthiness. • Annually the school gets Health and Safety certificates as well as Fire Safety certificates for the various sections. • All documentation is stored on a Curro online portal that is accessible to our head office’s Health and Safety division as well as in files at school. • Safety evacuation drills are held at least twice a year. • 12 High school staff members are qualified First Aiders. Staff responsible for OHS at the high school: • Mr Casper Badenhorst (OHS Officer, Safety drills and inspections) • Mr Koos Grundlingh (Vehicles, Buildings and Grounds) • Mrs Melani du Plooy (Science Labs)

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | Curro Durbanville High School 59 | P a g e