ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Annual Report 2016
CURRO DURBANVILLE High School
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Annual Report 2016: Index:
1. Introduction
2. Highlights: Value Added Programs
2.1 Grade 8 Orientation
2.2 ROC
2.3 Academic outings – General and History
2.4 Academic outings – Life Sciences
2.5 Academic outings – Geography
2.6 Blood Donation
2.7 Grade 11 LO Camp and Outreach
2.8 Orange River Tour
2.9 Valentine’s Dance
2.10 Outreach Actions
2.11 School Spirit
2.12 Lan Evenings
2.13 American Tour
2.14 40 Days
2.15 Grade 12 Valedictory Day
2.16 Grade 11 Cross Over Day
2.17 Paper Recycling Project
2.18 Leadership Development - Curro Learner Council
2.19 Matric Farewell
3. Highlights: Sport
3.1 Athletics
3.2 Drum Majorettes
3.3 Tennis
3.4 Chess
3.5 Hockey
3.6 Golf
3.7 National Achievers
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3.8 Provincial Achievers
3.9 District Achievers
3.10 Interschools: Glenwood
3.11 Curro National Tournament
3.12 Curro Interschools: Langebaan
3.13 Rugby
3.14 Cricket
3.15 Cross Country
3.16 Netball
3.17 Swimming
4. Highlights: Culture
4.1 Choir
4.2 SNOW
4.3 Afrikaanse Redenaars
4.4 Public Speaking
4.5 Eisteddfod
4.6 Talent America
4.7 Curro Band
4.8 Music Centre
4.9 Drama
4.10 Moot Court
4.11 Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme 2016
5. Highlights: Academics
5.1 Matric Results 2015
5.2 IT Olympiads
5.3 Maths Olympiads
5.4 Science Expo
5.5 Restaurant Evenings
5.6 Spring School
5.7 Tablets: Grades 8 – 11
5.8 Career Exhibition
5.9 IEB Conferences
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5.10 Curro Curriculum: Grade 8 & 9 Science and Technology
5.11 Business Studies: Ads Night
5.12 Curro@Night
5.13 Grade 9 Subject Choice and Psychometric Evaluation
5.14 Science Week
6. Effective Functioning
6.1 Leadership
6.2 Subject Heads
6.3 Grade Heads
6.4 Communication
6.5 Assessment Dates
6.6 Discipline
7. Staff
7.1 Staff List 2016
7.2 Staff Provision
7.3 Staff Development
7.4 Staff Evaluation
8. Curriculum: Academics
8.1 IEB Exams
8.2 Afrikaans
8.3 Accounting
8.4 Art
8.5 Business Studies
8.6 CAT
8.7 Drama
8.8 EGD
8.9 English
8.10 Geography
8.11 History
8.12 Hospitality Studies/Consumer Studies
8.13 IT
8.14 Life Sciences
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8.15 Mathematics
8.16 Mathematical Literacy
8.17 Physical Sciences
8.18 Life Orientation
8.19 Subject Olympiads
8.19.1 Afrikaans
8.19.2 English
8.19.3 General Knowledge
8.19.4 It
8.19.5 Mathematics
8.19.6 Physical Sciences
8.19.7 Mathematical Literacy
9. Learner Affairs
9.1 Learner Support
9.2 Grade Head Individuation
9.3 IEB Concessions
9.4 Learner Council
10. Customer Satisfaction
10.1 Parent Interviews
10.2 Curro Parent Committee
10.3 Parent Involvement
10.4 CurroHi
10.5 Curro-osity
10.6 Golf Day
10.7 Parent Meetings
10.8 Afternoon Homework Classes
11. Facilities
12. Enhancements
13. Marketing
13.1 Enrolments
13.2 Kenridge Open Day
13.3 Open Days
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13.4 Curro in the Newspaper
13.5 Bok Radio at Interschools
14. Occupational Health and Safety
15. Acknowledgements
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1. Introduction Dream – Train – Live
Curro Durbanville learners, staff and parents adopted this motto in 2016.
2016 was an excellent year in the history of our school. We have seen a growth in numbers, facilities being upgraded even more and brilliant results in and outside our classrooms.
We are currently in the second year of a five-year improvement plan and have already exceeded many expectations.
The year started with reports of another 100% Grade 12 pass rate with an 80% Bachelor’s degree pass. From here things just got better. We had mass participation in the Mathematics Olympiad at UCT and two of our learners were selected to represent South Africa in international competitions. We participated in many subject olympiads and our Mathematics Literacy learners attained a second place in South Africa in their olympiad in their first year of entering. Our learners did exceptionally well in the Science Expo and once again we had mass participation.
Our athletes won the Interschools Trophy for the second year in a row while the rest of the school won the Spirit Cup for the sixth consecutive year. Our u/15 chess players were National Champions. Our drummies qualified to participate at the Nationals again and attained a respectable fifth position in the country. Many of our sports teams celebrated unbeaten seasons and our boys’ first tennis team, our chess team and both our A and B golf teams were crowned as Western Province Champions. Our boys’ and girls’ hockey teams won their leagues and were promoted to a higher Western Province League. We celebrated learners of our school representing South Africa in hockey, tennis, chess, drummies, swimming, Mathematics Olympiads and cultural competitions such as Talent America. Our learners made up most of the Curro Western Cape Regional sides in hockey, netball and rugby and enjoyed a very successful tour to Grantleigh in KZN. Cricket and rugby took giant steps forward and our u/14 teams had a particularly good season.
The Curro Durbanville Music Department is in a league of its own and celebrated so many item and category winners at the various Eisteddfods, that there is not room to mention them all here. Seven of our music learners, and two staff members, had the opportunity to perform with a philharmonic orchestra at an evening that we will never forget. The musical production, SNOW: The Musical, written and directed by two of our own teachers, was world class. Our choir was outstanding and received standing ovations at the annual Choir Evening and the Prestige Evening.
Besides all of the above, there were many wonderful functions and we kept building on our old and new traditions in our young school. Parent involvement showed a marked increase, starting with our Wolf Fest and flowing through to the various sporting and cultural activities.
At Curro we follow a child friendly approach where the individual development of each learner is cherished.
Curro Durbanville has a bright future.
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2. Highlights: Value Added Programmes 2.1 Grade 8 Orientation An open day was held for all new 2016 learners on 7 November 2015. Learners and their parents were welcomed. Information about school uniforms, extra-mural activities, orientation details and the Grade 8 camp was shared. Management and the Parents’ Committee had the opportunity to welcome and address the parents and the learners. The Learner Council for 2016 received the new learners and made them feel welcome.
A tablet day was held on Friday, 8 January 2016 to assist new learners with a variety of tablet related issues, such as logging on to the school’s WiFi and the miEBooks application. All books were not yet available but they were downloaded on the first day of school. Learners could, for the most part, start using their tablets for academic purposes.
On Monday, 11 January and Tuesday, 12 January, the Learner Council, assisted by the Grade 12 mentors, welcomed the new Grade 8 learners, engaging in a variety of fun activities to make them feel at home and introduce them to the physical environment of the high school and its facilities. They were also engaged in games to get to know the teachers.
The Grade 8 orientation was concluded with a camp in Wellington, where new friendships and bonds were established. On the following Monday, the new Grade 8 ‘cubs’ were inaugurated as Curro Wolves at the blazer ceremony during assembly when they sang the school song to the rest of the school.
2.2 ROC In 2016 we focused on shaping a Vision and Mission that are all inclusive and non-threatening to all learners regardless of background and culture. This is what we came up with:
What is the Mission?
Curro ROC exists to serve Curro Durbanville High for the purpose of equipping and disciplining its Christ-followers as well as for the purpose of reaching those who do not know Christ Yet
We said good bye to 10 Grade 12 ROC leaders, but welcomed about 39 learners who applied for 2017.
What is expected of a ROC leader?
A ROC leader believes and has a relationship with Jesus Christ and recognises Him as our only saviour. A ROC leader should strive to set a good example to the rest of the school.
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A ROC leader needs to treat all Curro staff members and leaders equally with love and respect, regardless of their background, culture, beliefs or religious preference. A ROC leader is willing to serve his/her fellow students. A ROC leader is willing to help with administrative and logistical duties. A ROC leader must contact the appointed teacher a.s.a.p. in any uncomfortable or difficult situation. ROC leaders will receive a badge so that they can be recognised. In 2016 we had 12 Alpha Youth sessions with all the register classes in the school. This programme focused on teaching the basic truths of Christianity and aimed to clarify confusing concepts such as who is the holy spirit, what is grace and forgiveness, etc. Other youth groups like Timothy Ministries, Urban Edge, CRC and Doxa Deo visited our monthly hall sessions.
2.3 Academic Outings – General and History At Curro we believe that our learners deserve only the best and that it is our duty to supply added value to their learning experience. In order to offer such service, we have provided opportunities for outdoor education over the past three years.
This year we used our city and its rich history as our inspiration. Our Academic Outing Day was on 18 October.
The Grade 8s did the Slave Walk in the Bo-Kaap where they enjoyed samosas and koesisters and visited the Slave Lodge. They tracked the footsteps of Slavery in the Cape. The Grade 9s did the Footsteps to Freedom Walk through the City, tracking our history from colonial times until today. They also visited the District Six Museum to learn about the effects the Group Areas Act had on the residents of District Six. The Grade 10 Geography learners climbed Table Mountain from the cable car side. This excursion fitted beautifully in their Geography syllabus and the knowledge gained is useful for the practical component of the subject. Life Sciences learners and other interested parties visited the aquarium and attended a special educational programme after which they attended the brilliant Body Worlds exhibition. History learners and other interested parties visited Langa and Khayelitsha. The day included visits to Phulani Nutrition Scheme, the Baphumele orphan village and Mzoli’s, a well-known braai restaurant.
Other outings:
Grade 9 visit to the Holocaust Museum An evening with Eva Brown, oldest Holocaust survivor, at the Holocaust Museum.
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Theatre outing to watch the production: The Fall A parent of one of our Matric Learners, Mrs Carstens, addressed the Grade 11 and 12 learners on her experiences in Apartheid South Africa, and the effect on her life.
2.4 Academic Outings – Life Sciences
The Life Sciences Department feels that is very important, not only to teach in the class room, but to expose our learners to the real world of science. This year the Grade 11 learners visited the Medical Morphology Museum at Tygerberg Hospital. This is an important extension and learning experience to aid them in their anatomy and physiology studies. Experiencing the cadaver laboratory, where the medical students do their practical work, is an unforgettable experience for most. The Grade 10 learners were fortunate to visit the world famous Body Wolds Exhibition at the Waterfront. The displays were simply astounding, and many learners were greatly moved by them, especially those of the foetuses in various stages of development. The Grade 10s also had a delightful visit to the Two Oceans Aquarium. Many learners thoroughly enjoyed watching the feeding of the gigantic loggerhead turtle, as well as the attractive and mesmerising new jellyfish display.
2.5 Academic Outings – Geography This year a group of 30 Geography learners climbed Table Mountain. They were accompanied by three educators and two professional assistants from Outdoor Education.
A climb up Table Mountain links perfectly with the geomorphology syllabus and gave learners the opportunity to experience the rock formations hands on. They could also feel the weather change and study settlement patterns from the top of the mountain.
After a challenging climb they descended the mountain in the cable car.
2.6 Blood Donation We started the year with a big “Bleed for the Day” campaign on 17 February with the aim of creating awareness and a goal of obtaining 150 units of blood. We came close with 145 donors and 105 units. Participation is growing strong which was evident in the rest of the year’s donation days.
Five volunteers were trained as Peer Promoters and their job was to assist the WPBS with setting up and helping the donors. Marlenie Thom (one of our promoters) was invited by RSG on Youth Day to speak about the youth’s involvement in community service.
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2.7 Grade 11 Life Orientation Camp and Outreach On Friday, 16 September, the Grade 11s travelled to Bergkroon Youth Camp for their annual community service. This camp earns every learner a community service certificate needed to complete his/her Grade 12 Life Orientation syllabus.
The camp started with a visit to Groenfontein Primary. Here learners had the chance to socialise with the learners of Groenfontein. Our learners enjoyed making music, building puzzles, singing songs and learning with the Groenfontein learners. After a lovely dinner, our learners were addressed by Mrs Annari Heunis, the wife of the campsite manager. She shared her testimony with our learners, focusing on the importance of life choices. After this session each learner was blindfolded and taken on a night hike through the campsite before a bonfire was held.
On day two of the camp the learners were tasked with the painting of the Groenfontein Primary School toilets and two blocks on the porch, which included the alphabet and numbers to aid learning at the school. Their free time was used to hunt scorpions at the campsite. The evening ended with a very funny ‘Curro’s Got Talent’.
On the last day learners participated in a ‘wet’ obstacle course. They had to complete this course fighting claustrophobia and other challenges.
A huge thanks to Mrs Fourie, Mr Kruger, Mr Benade and Mr Visser who facilitated the camp. 2.8 Orange River Tour The annual Orange River Leadership Academy took place during the April school holidays. This event has been a Curro tradition for more than ten years. Twenty high school learners attended this life changing adventure in the desert which includes river rafting, fun activities, deep
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The ball was held on 11 February in the school hall. The Learner Council planned all the décor, catering, music and logistics. It was the most well-attended ball in recent years and the learners spent most of their time on the dance floor.
The evening was a huge success. A successful evening such as this should make it easier to promote and sell tickets for future school dances.
A profit of around R 11 000 was made.
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2.10 Outreach Actions Blanket Outreach
Four years ago Crystal August started an initiative called Birthday of Hope in which she would invest five hours of her time. This was the duration her mom was in labour with her. Her personal cause is to contribute in whichever way she can to give back to the less fortunate, motivating and encouraging others. It is her way of giving back to her community.
This year, the Birthday of Hope Initiative hosted a #BirthdayBlanketRun campaign to collect as many blankets and/or any other contributions towards the campaign.
Our school decided to collect blankets for charity. With the cold winter weather moving in, the timing was perfect. Learners brought a blanket to school and in exchange were allowed to wear civvies.
Nearly 400 blankets were donated!
The blankets were shared among three charities of which the Birthday of Hope initiative was one. We donated 230 blankets to them. The baby blankets were donated to a project that our Curro Castle ran. We believe that charity begins at home. Therefore, we donated two blankets to each member of our grounds staff. These blankets brought joy to those who received them and we would like to thank every learner, parent and teacher for their donations.
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2.11 School Spirit Spirit is an important factor at Curro Durbanville and our learners definitely have it in abundance. The fact that we have won the Spirit Cup six consecutive times at the annual interschools athletics speaks for itself.
Participation at events like the Wolf Fest and Curro@Night proves that school spirit is an integral part of our school. 2.12 LAN evenings A very successful LAN evening (Digital gaming against each other) was held in Term 1. This event takes place through the night. There was a record attendance and teachers took turns to be on duty. Unfortunately, the school’s programme was just too full in the other terms to fit in a further evening. 2.13 American Tour Curro Durbanville, Curro Thatchfield and Curro Serengeti went on an American School Tour in September 2016. We visited Washington, Orlando and New York. 39 Learners and five staff members had the experience of a life time. Below a learner, Ryan Collett, sums up the experience: On Saturday, 24 September, a group of thirteen Curro Durbanville departed from Cape Town International Airport to begin their journey. A journey that would take the twelve learners and educators across the country and halfway across the world. The Curro USA Tour had officially begun. This trip held great value to all of us. There is the obvious educational value after visiting the many museums and historical sites along the way. However, there is another value brought by this trip that took us, quite literally, halfway across the world, where we were witnesses to a nation and people that we have never truly experienced before; where we met new people and made new friends; where we saw great sights and had new experiences. This tour changed how we view our world. To put it in words that are not my own: ‘We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.’
New York Skyline
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2.14 40 Days The Grade 12 learners celebrated the start of their last 40 days behind a school desk on 4 August 2016. Following our Curro tradition, the learners decided on the theme Scooby Doo and Friends and dressed up accordingly. The school’s passages were decorated and cookies were handed out to fellow learners and teachers. 2.15 Grade 12 Valedictory A memorable ceremony was held on Friday, 14 October 2016, in honour of the Grade 12s’ last official school day. This day was marked with very special traditions. After the educators, learners and their parents mingled in the foyer, the formal proceedings started with the matric learners handing their seniority, in the form of candles, over to the Grade 11 class. The programme consisted of many precious moments and messages. The class of 2016 presented Messrs Van Zyl and Vermeulen with a trophy cabinet as a farewell gift. After singing the school song one last time, and with the final ringing of the school bell, the Curro family formed a guard of honour and bid them a fond farewell.
2.16 Grade 11 Cross Over Day We have the tradition that Grade 11s celebrate that they are now the most senior learners in school on the day that we bid the matric class farewell. They celebrated their new status as seniors at Big Bay in Blouberg. Learners were accompanied by Mrs Pollard, Mr Vermeulen, Mr Zimmermann and the register teachers. We spent a fun-filled afternoon outdoors enjoying lunch, swimming, playing games and socialising.
For their first day as seniors of the school the learners decided on the theme Alter Ego and dressed up accordingly.
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2.17 Paper Recycling Project Two years ago, Curro Durbanville decided to start recycling, in an attempt to go “GREEN”. We went into a partnership with the business Growing Paper.
Growing Paper uses 14kg of recycled paper in the production of their products: Growing Paper is recycled paper that was handmade and include different plant seeds. From this they produce different products: cards, calendars, notebooks, and many different paper products. When you are done using the product, it can be planted. If the seeds in the paper are kept humid and well looked after, they will sprout and turn into plants that grow.
2.18 Matric Farewell The decision to move the matric farewell to Eensgezind Venue proved to be a huge success. The theme for this very special evening was, ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Mrs Pollard, Mrs Harvett, Mr Wiese and the Grade 11 learners worked hard to create a fairy tale atmosphere. Our matric learners looked like sophisticated film stars and enjoyed an unforgettable evening.
2.19 Bullying Awareness Campaign
A very successful awareness campaign was run during the fourth term to promote anti-bullying in the high school. At the start of the fourth term, our first guest speaker, Mrs Mari Lategan, spoke about the dangers of cyber-bullying and your digital footprint. We also had a presentation by a drama group who conveyed the harsh consequences of bullying.
The anti-bullying programme consisted of four lessons held in register classes over the course of three weeks. The general format of a lesson consisted of 2 – 3 videos (3 – 6 minutes) which were either used as introductions to the lesson or points of discussion for the lesson content. Each lesson was planned with maximum learner involvement, either through debating, roll-play, talking in small groups or class discussions about relevant bullying subjects.
The lesson content focused on the following areas:
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Session 1: What is bullying? Session 2: The different types of bullying. Session 3: Cyberbullying Session 4: What to do if your friend is the bully?
3. Highlights: Sport 3.1 Athletics The 2016 season started with the interhouse meeting. The Blue Stallions and White Knights gave their best, but the Stallions were victorious. The Knights made up for the loss by taking the spirit cup.
Shortly after the interhouse meeting, we started to prepare for the interschools. The athletes prepared to excel in their events, while the rest of the school was hard at work to remain the winners of the Spirit Cup. We not only won with more points than in the previous years, but we kept the Spirit Cup.
One athlete needs special mention. Dean Rautenbach took part in the Norman Hauzer event, where he won the trophy for the best junior athlete. He not only broke the record for the u/14 long jump event, but with each jump, he broke his own record.
The following learners achieved top honours at the interschools event: Junior Victrix Ludorum: Tia French Junior Victor Ludorum: Dean Rautenbach Senior Victrix Ludorum: Tyla de Wet Senior Victor Ludorum: Miguel Andrade
The following were the best performances by Curro Durbanville athletes at the interschools event: Girls: u/13 Rudzi Ramukhubathi u/14 Jana Botha u/19 Marlenie Thom Boys: u/13 Matthew Woods u/15 Regan Damons
3.2 Drum Majorettes The senior drummies team fared exceptionally well this season. In a total of eight separate competitions the team managed to maintain an overall second position. Keep in mind that this team is only in its second season and is contesting against well-established teams in the Elite Drummies League. We are extremely proud of the team who has shown that teamwork and
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 perseverance pay off. The last two competitions were the Western Province competitions. In all the different sections, points were awarded to reach an overall score for the WP Champion of Champions. Ultimately the Curro Durbanville team achieved a second position, which gave them the chance to compete in the SAMCA National Drummies Championships in Germiston from 5 – 9 July. The team was also awarded the Lize Donachie Most Improved Team of the Year trophy. The senior drummies team achieved an overall eighth place out of 14 at the SAMCA National Championships in Germiston.
From 22 to 27 September Madison French (Gr. 11) and Tia French (Gr. 9) competed against participants from 27 countries at the World Majorette Championships in Croatia. Madison was selected as the captain of the senior Protea team and they achieved 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. Tia was selected as captain of the junior Protea team and they achieved 4 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. A total of five girls from Curro Drummies attended these championships and they performed exceptionally well.
Colours:
1. Madison French: Protea Colours (Captain of the senior Protea team) 2. Tia French: Protea Colours (Captain of the junior Protea team) 3. Gerzé Sibley: WP Colours 4. Nikita Ludski: WP Colours 5. Tia French: WP Colours
3.3 Tennis Boys: Played: 10; Won: 9; Lost: 0; Drew: 1 Girls: Played: 2; Won: 2 Highlights: CR van der Merwe Tennis Tournament: 3 - 5 March Boys = 1st; Girls = 3rd Stellenbosch u/15 Tournament: 13 and 14 October Team achieved an overall 2nd position against Stellenbosch High School, Bloemhof and Paul Roos Gymnasium, Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl Boys High and Paarl Girls High, and Stellenberg. INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES:
Marno Stander: *Free State Dunlop TSA Series – 3rd
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*Junior Nationals – 3rd
Pierre Malan *Free State Dunlop TSA Series – 1st
*Junior Nationals – 8th
Robbie Arends *Free State Dunlop TSA Series – 9th
*Junior Nationals – 12th
Jessica Bruyns *Free State Dunlop TSA Series – 15th
*Junior Nationals – 20th
Daniela Davidyan *Free State Dunlop TSA Series – 20th
*Junior Nationals – 26th
Tiffany le Roux *Junior Nationals – Gold Draw 5th
3.4 Chess From 10 December to 15 December 2015 Curro Durbanville’s u/13 and u/15 chess teams participated in the SA TOP SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS in Pretoria.
Curro’s u/13 team won SILVER and our u/15 team won GOLD. We are therefore national chess champions in the u/15 age group.
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In 2016 our chess teams did not disappoint. For the first time in history Curro had u/18 and u/15 teams strong enough to make it to National Top Schools. Both teams won all their league matches. The u/18 team made it through to the District play-offs, and lost one match against The Settlers. From 12 to 14 August the u/15 team participated in the WP Top Schools Championships in Mossel Bay. The team was crowned as the Western Province winners. To our disappointment, the Top Schools tournament did not take place and this year’s u/15 team will not have the opportunity to play against the other provinces.
Curro Durbanville was awarded the trophy for the best chess high school in the Western Province. The u/15 team was awarded the prize for the best high school team in the Western Province and Dantelle Joubert was awarded the trophy for best high school girl.
3.5 Hockey Hockey at Curro Durbanville has come a long way in the past two years. We entered 7 teams this year. Phenomenal results:
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Team Games Won Games Lost Games Goals for Goals drawn against Girls u/14 9 2 2 44 5 Girls u/16 10 2 3 69 12 Girls u/19 5 5 - 27 26 Boys u/14 11 3 2 48 18 Boys u/16A 12 1 - 84 4 Boys u/16B 6 4 1 42 19 Boys u/19 8 3 1 36 15
10 girls and boys represented us at WP Zonals. They received half colours. 1 boy played WP A and was chosen for the u/16B South African team. He was also chosen as captain of this team. He received full colours. 33 players were chosen to represent the Curro Disas at the Curro Nationals. Three players were then chosen for the Curro National team and won their matches against Eldoraigne High School in Hazeldean. We won all five of our interschools matches. Four players helped with refereeing matches after completing their course last year. Two learners were selected by Pinnacle Sports Tours to represent South Africa in Amsterdam. They were two of only 16 players in the whole of South Africa. There is also a possibility that Pinnacle Sports will work with Curro Hockey on a more permanent basis. Our girls hosted two UK tours and won 3 of their 4 matches. Our u/19 boys were invited to play against Windhoek High School in September. Our annual end of year function was a great success. The parents are really appreciative of this function. Owing to excellent results, both our girls and boys teams will be playing in the second league in 2017. The attendance at all Saturday matches and the support of our parents are wonderful. Within two years we have created a lively spirit next to the astro turf – something which is always noticed and appreciated by our visiting teams on. The dugouts built next to the astro turf is a great highlight for 2017.
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3.6 Golf Curro Golf: A and B-side combined: WP Champions.
Matches played: 16
Won: 16
Lost: 0
SWOT:
Strengths: We have a young team, one which should be together until 2019.
Weaknesses: No extra time in the season to practise as a team, owing to staff numbers.
Opportunities: Keep the players playing throughout the year; keep teams together
until 2019. Stay WP champions in 2017, 2018, 2019.
Threats: Players leaving owing to high school fees, offers from other schools and mismanagement.
Highlights of the season: Unbeaten season. WP champs in A and C-leagues.
Provincial Colours: Ayden Senger, Matthew McCarthy, Jordan Rothman, Gheran Hattingh, Aaliyah Abrahams
3.7 National achievers The following learners received national colours:
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Luan Grobbelaar – Swimming Henju Duvenhage – Swmming Tia French – Drummies (Junior Captain) Madison French – Drummies (Senior Captain) Dantelle Joubert – Chess Luan de Jager – Chess Ethan Lombard – Hockey (Captain) Marno Stander – Tennis Robbie Arends – Tennis Pierre Malan – Tennis Danté Simms – Song and Drama Carlia Greyling – Music and Drama Adri Wessels – Mathematics Olympiads Ralph McDougall - Mathematics Olympiads Joshua Mathiesen – Jiu Jitsu 3.8 Provincial achievers The following learners received provincial colours: Aden Bredekamp – Gymnastics David Enslin – Hockey Rejuan Tobin – Hockey Liam Muller – Hockey Michael George - Hockey Christopher Johnson – Hockey Tristan Crause – Hockey Amber Smith - Hockey Jarrod da Silva – Chess Keegan Goch – Chess Charné Woolf - Chess Joubert Visagie – Chess Andrew Grimmbacher – Chess Giovanni Lotz – Chess Adriaan Wessels – Chess Christian Liedtke – Chess Ethan Samuels – Chess Aaliyah Abrahams – Golf Ayden Senger – Golf Gheran Hattingh – Golf Matthew McCarthy – Golf Jordan Rothman - Golf Ethan Hieckmann – Swimming Tiffany le Roux – Tennis
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Jessica Bruyns – Tennis Daniela Dividyan – Tennis Anja Breytenbach – ATKV Spelathon Western Cape winner Keanu Nel – Ice Hockey Joshua Dolinschek – Motor Racing Brandon Botha – Motocross 3.9 District achievers The following learners received District colours:
Alex-John Henn – Northern District Cricket Khutsi Shabangu – Northern District Cricket Dean Rautenbach – Northern District Cricket Liam Muller – Northern District Cricket Joshua Dennis – Northern District Cricket Christopher Johnson – Northern District Cricket Sean Cronje – Northern District Rugby Dean Rautenbach – Northern District Rugby Regan Damons – Northern Zone Cross Country Nicole Fraenkel – Northern Zone Cross Country 3.10 Interchools: Glenwood On 5 August 2016 Curro Durbanville went on tour to George to play rugby, hockey and netball against Glenwood House. This was the second time the two schools have met and also the first for the u/13 teams of the primary school who accompanied the high school. Six busses transported 190 learners to PW Botha School Hostel where we stayed for one night. The rugby and netball matches were played at the Glenwood House school grounds and the hockey was played at York and Outeniqa’s astro turf. The results were as follows;
RUGBY u/13 Drew u/15 Lost u/16 7s Won u/19 Lost NETBALL u/13 Won u/14 Lost u/15 Won u/19 Won HOCKEY u/13 Won u/14 Lost u/16 Drew u/19 Lost
The tour was a success and we are looking forward to the return matches here at Curro Durbanville in 2017.
3.11 Curro National Tournament The end of the second term saw learners from all over South Africa travel to Grantleigh, situated in Kwa-Zulu Natal, to participate in the annual Curro National Winter Sports Tournament.
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Players battled it out on the netball court, rugby field and hockey astro in the u/15 and u/18 age groups. The Curro schools are divided into the Disas, Cubs, Wildebeeste, Jacarandas and Baobab regions.
On the netball court the Boababs reigned supreme in the u/15 and u/18 competitions, respectively. A special mention should be made of Ashleigh Cokart from Curro Durbanville, who was selected as part of the Curro National u/18 team and represented Curro later in the year.
In hockey the Disas won the u/15 girls’ trophy and the team from KZN, the Wildebeeste, took the first prize in the u/18 girl’s division. The u/15 side from the Disas played exceptional hockey to take first place. The Boababs were the u/18 victors. Ethan Lombard, TC Crause and Amber Smith were selected to the Curro National side.
In rugby the Baobabs won the u/15 section against the Disas and the u/18 trophy went to the Wildebeest.
We are looking forward to hosting the Nationals in 2017 and planning has already begun!
3.12 Curro Interchools: Langebaan The annual interschools meeting between Curro Durbanville and Curro Langebaan took place in a wonderful spirit and delivered performances of high quality. Sport is growing so fast at Curro Durbanville that many of our teams could not take part in this wonderful day. It was wonderful to see Bok Radio on the day. It created a good marketing opportunity.
Curro Durbanville took most of the honours this year and this is testament to the hard work the coaches have put in.
3.13 Rugby u/14: Matches played: 16; Won: 16; Lost: 0 u/16: Matches played: 12; Won: 8; Lost: 4 u/ 19: Matches played: 10; Won: 1; Lost: 9
SWOT:
Strengths: u/14 and 16 age group numbers are looking healthy and there are loads
of talent.
Weaknesses: u/19 group has a lack of numbers, rugby experience and commitment owing to academic programme.
Opportunities: Keep continuity by using u/13 coach as u/14 coach;
coaching clinics for players and coaches; refereeing courses for players
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and coaches.
Threats: Players in the younger age groups are leaving to play rugby at other
schools.
Highlights: Unbeaten season for the u/14 team.
Dean Rautenbach and Sean Cronje participated in the WP talent
identification trials. Sean Cronje progressed to the last round. Results still to be confirmed.
Players included in the Regional teams at Curro Nationals: u/19: Pierre Hodgson, Arden Amann, u/15: Reagan Damons, Nicholas Louw, Khutsala Shabangu, Dean Rautenbach, Sean Cronje 3.14 Cricket Curro Durbanville was very fortunate to start the u/19 cricket season with a short tour to Curro Langebaan. We played a T20 match on Friday, 22 January and a 45-over match on Saturday, 23 January.
Cricket results for Term 1: u/14: Durbanville High School vs Curro Durbanville (Match drawn)
Blouberg International Private School vs Curro Durbanville (Won by 70 runs)
Milnerton High School vs Curro Durbanville (Lost)
Bellville High School vs Curro Durbanville (Won by 60 runs) u/15: Meridian Pinehurst vs Curro Durbanville (Won by 170 runs)
Curro Durbanville vs Western Province Cricket School (Lost)
Milnerton High School vs Curro Durbanville (Lost)
Edgemead High School vs Curro Durbanville (Won by 25 runs) u/19: Curro Langebaan vs Curro Durbanville T20 (Lost by 6 wickets)
Curro Langebaan vs Curro Durbanville 45 overs (Won by 6 wickets)
Curro Durbanville vs DF Malan High School (Lost by 7 wickets)
Edgemead High School vs Curro Durbanville (Lost by 5 wickets)
Milnerton High School vs Curro Durbanville (Won by 15 runs)
Reddam House vs Curro Durbanville (Won by 7 runs)
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Bellville High School vs Curro Durbanville (Lost by 31 runs)
Cricket results for Term 4: u/14: Durbanville High School vs Curro Durbanville (Match won)
Stellenberg High school vs Curro Durbanville (Won)
Fairmont High School vs Curro Durbanville (Won) u/15: Bellville THS vs Curro Durbanville (Won)
Curro Durbanville vs Elkanah House (Won)
Parklands College vs Curro Durbanville (Won)
u/19: Westerfort High School vs Curro Durbanville T20 (Lost)
Fish Hoek High School vs Curro Durbanville 45 overs (Won)
Highlights:
This year 6 boys made the Northern Zonal team: u/15: A-J Henn, Dean Rautenbach, Liam Muller, Joshua Dennis, Kutsi Shabangu u/16: Christopher Johnson
In 2017 we will be entering a girls’ cricket team in the WP Cricket league. All of our boys’ teams will also be moving up into a higher league.
3.15 Cross Country
The cross country team competed in nine races this year against various schools in the northern suburbs. This included one race in torrential rain where our athletes showed true commitment.
Regan Damons and Nicole Fraenkel qualified for the Northern Zones Cross Country Championships at the end of the season. Congratulations to Nicole for finishing 14th in the girls’ u/17 4km race and on being selected for the Northern Zone team. She competed in the Western Province Championships as a result of this.
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3.16 Netball For the second year in a row we played in the second Inland league, with mixed results. We entered four teams in the league, and two of the four had very good results.
The u/16 A team did especially well. They won 6 of their 8 matches and drew the other two.
Goals scored for us: 178, and against us: 89. They ended second in their inland league and, therefore, did not have to play in the play-offs. They also played against an u/18 team from Francis Holland in the UK and drew 16 -16.
The u/19 A team did very well. Their match played against Langebaan at interschools needs to be singled out. It was won 33 – 13.
3.17 Swimming Curro Durbanville Aquatics had a very successful year and start to the new season.
Six of our swimmers qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympic trials held in Durban during April. Results: Henju Duvenhage: two silver medals Luan Grobbelaar: 6th in the country for 400m IM
2016 SA Junior Nationals
Henju Duvenhage and Luan Grobbelaar: Ranked 1st in their age groups.
Henju is currently ranked number 1 in South Africa for u/15 50m and 100m butterfly.
Luan is ranked number 1 in South Africa in 100m freestyle , 200m freestyle , 400m freestyle , 100m backstroke , 200m backstroke , 200m breaststroke , 200m butterfly , 200m IM and 400m IM
We hosted interschools galas, and the high school swimmers were victorious against Curro Langebaan.
Well done to all the club swimmers who participated in the Port Elizabeth and KZN events. Curro Durbanville Aquatics were awarded more than 75 medals in Port Elizabeth and came second at the 2016 Aquabear Gala. They broke four South African age group records.
4. Highlights: Culture 4.1 Choir 2016 can be marked on the high school choir calendar as a year of renewal and adaptation. The choir got both a new conductor and accompanist and had to work hard to lay a good foundation for the future.
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Our mission is to establish a healthy choir culture which will ensure long term enjoyment for the children, but will also result in success for the school. We have been working hard at this and we plan to build on this next year.
The choir was asked to perform at various birthday celebrations - including that of Dr Chris van der Merwe and Mr Jannie Mouton, the founder and Chairman of the PSG Group. Most of the choir performances were more informal in nature to give the choir exposure, but next year there will be more formal performances. The choir spirit that has developed over the past year makes us extremely excited and we believe that great things lie ahead for the Curro Durbanville High School Choir.
CURRO CHOIR FESTIVAL
Curro Durbanville, Century City, Brackenfell, Hermanus and Meridian participated in our third and very successful Curro Choir festival which featured Johannes Slabbert as the guest artist. A mass choir, consisting of 500 choir voices, brought the evening to an exciting end.
The Curro Durbanville High School Choir received a standing ovation from the crowd.
4.2 SNOW: The Musical Curro Durbanville was proud to present Snow: The Musical during the third term. Based on the popular fairy tale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the show was jam-packed with modern pop songs, awesome dances, side-splitting humour and a whole lot of fun. The show ran for two nights on Wednesday, 27 July and Thursday, 28 July and over 1300 tickets were sold.
Danté Sims (Snow White), Rudi van der Merwe (Prince Edward), Grace Calitz (Belladonna Black) and Aletta Simpson (The Narrator) delivered stellar performances as the main cast. The cast consisted of 29 Learners and 15 teachers. They were supported by almost 180 extra Grade 8 and Grade 9 learners.
What made the production so unique was that teachers also portrayed some of the characters to huge enjoyment of the audience. The production was co-written and produced by two Curro Durbanville educators, Lize-Meri Amann and Deon van Zyl. 4.3 Afrikaanse redenaars This did not take place this year due to the SNOW production. 4.4 Public speaking Our yearly Interhouse Public Speaking Competition was held in February. The learners had to prepare a discursive speech based on well-known idioms and they fared very well. Congratulations to the following winners: Grade 8 (1) Ciara de Gouveia; (2) Carlia Greyling / Marco Erlank Grade 9
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(1) Carli Müller; (2) Rebecca Jordaan; (3) Jaime Nel Grade 10 (1) Joanie Thom; (2) Matthew Hayden; (3) Ralph McDougall Grade 11 (1) Claire Jung; (2) Phillip Kotze Toastmasters, presented in English, commenced at the end of the third term and continued in the fourth term. The programme was presented by James Hurford who has over 25 years’ experience working for top London advertising agencies. He has also been creative director of British Airways, British Telecom and Barclays Wealth. He was assisted by Wolly Denzyl. The Youth Leadership group met every Tuesday for eight weeks. The last session was a gala event to which guests, teachers and parents were invited. Attending this year were: Marco Rademan, Liam Ockhuis , Nicole Fraenkel, Ewald Diedericks, Nathan Weber, Jan Swanepoel, Jong Hoon Jung and Joel Cho. 4.5 Eisteddfod We competed in the Tygerberg Eisteddfod and had wonderful results – our drama learners are in a league of their own. The results are as follow:
2016 TYGERBERG INTERNATIONAL EISTEDDFOD RESULTS SURNAME NAME CATEGORY % UNPREPARED READING 80 REMAS ALLY PRESCRIBED POEM 88 DANCE - AA25 88 PARK JINA DANCE - AA26 88 MONOLOOG 92 MONOLOGUE 80 DRAMATISED PROSE 79 GEDRAMATISEERDE PROSA 93 BREDELL DHARMA VOORBEREIDE GEDIG 89 EIE-KEUSE GEDIG 91 ONVOORBEREIDE LEES 90 UNPREPARED READING 86 JUNG CLAIRE UNPREPARED READING 88 COOPER DYLAN UNPREPARED READING 94
4.6 Talent America
Danté Sims (Grade 12) and Carlia Greyling (Grade 8) competed in the national rounds of the Talent Africa Competition in March 2016.They both performed phenomenally well in various categories and were finally selected to represent South Africa at the Talent America Competition in New York during the June holidays.
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Carlia’s achievements were: First place – Instrumental – Keyboard for ‘Orrelkaskenades’ and ‘Great balls of fire’; second place for ‘Yakety Axe’; winner in the division trophy for ‘Yakety Axe’; second place for Jazz dance (12-14 years); first place – musical theatre dance (‘Charlie Chaplin’); winner in the division trophy for ‘Charlie Chaplin’.
Carlia was announced as category winner in the keyboard category as well as the Contemporary and Open categories. Not only that, but she also won the Dance category in her age group and was crowned as Best Entertainer in her age group.
Danté performed phenomenally well and won the following awards: First Place – Acting (18 – 20 years); second Place for Vocal Pop (18 – 24 years); first place for Vocal Jazz (18 – 24 years); first place in Vocal: Singer-Songwriter (18 – 24 years); first place in Modelling Print Division (18 – 24 years); divisional winner in Acting (18 – 24 years); divisional winner: songwriter, Pinnacle Award (18 – 24 years).
Danté was finally announced as overall winner of Talent America 2016! Both Danté and Carlia received Full Colours for Performing Arts due to their excellent achievements during the competition. 4.7 Curro Band The band had 14 members this year and we increased our repertoire by 13 new songs. Our biggest performance was at the golf day and it was very successful. Other performances included Ads Night and open days.
A beautiful band room was set up. It is sound proof for rehearsals.
Next year Marco Rademan will take over as band leader. 4.8 Music Centre During this past year 250 enthusiastic and talented learners received music tuition.
TEACHERS
Five new teachers joined the Music Department at the start of the year: Willem Luitingh (piano and subject music), Lina Hattingh (keyboard, guitar and choir), Johannes Slabbert (singing), Regardt Kühn (trumpet, trombone and French horn) and Stanislav Angelov (accordion and saxophone). Currently we are offering tuition in 13 instruments.
We took part in the Stellenbosch, Tygerberg and Cape Town Eisteddfods and achieved excellent results. The learners excelled in various external exams, such as UNISA, Royal Schools, Trinity and ALMSA. We also presented a number of exciting and varied concerts in our Music Auditorium.
EISTEDDFODS
Stellenbosch Eisteddfod: Our learners did extremely well at the Stellenbosch Eisteddfod. Nine Cum Laude (90 %+) and eight A+ awards were received.
Claire Jung (Gr. 11) was awarded the trophy for Piano Baroque (17 years) at the Eisteddfod’s prize winners’ concert.
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Marco Erlank (Gr. 8) received the trophy for Best Organ Achievement. He also played an organ solo at the prize winners’ concert.
Tygerberg Eisteddfod: Our music learners achieved high marks at the Tygerberg Eisteddfod. 45 Highest Honours, 43 Honours and 23 Merit awards were received.
Category winners:
Piano: Peter Kastoor (Gr. 9) Sonata (14 years) Sight reading (14 years) Claire Jung (Gr. 11) Solo (17 years) Sight reading (17 years) Peter Kastoor, Kayla Hansen (Gr. 9) and Marco Erlank (Gr.8) Trio (14 years) Claire Jung and Ewald Diedericks (Gr. 10) Piano duet 18 years
Singing: Dehan Germishuys (Gr. 12) Singing (17 years)
Keyboard: Carlia Greyling Keyboard (14 years)
Claire Jung and Ewald Diedericks also performed at the Eisteddfod’s prestige concert.
EXTERNAL EXAMS
Unisa:
21 learners played UNISA practical exams this year.
Royal Schools:
Two learners successfully completed the Royal Schools exams.
Trinity:
Two learners also played Trinity exams.
MUSIC AUDITORIUM
We presented several concerts in the auditorium this year, among them a concert celebrating the centenary of the birth of the South African composer Arnold van Wyk. The highlight of our year, however, was the Concerto Festival, at which seven of our piano learners, as well as Mr Pieter van Zyl and Mr Willem Luitingh, performed as soloists with a symphony orchestra. All tickets for this event were sold out and the audience gave the performers a standing ovation.
On 1 September the auditorium was again packed. This time with parents who attended the Prestige Concert. The music learners who performed at this concert did very well at the eisteddfod and in their external exams. They did us proud at the Prestige Concert.
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Learners who did not get a chance to be part of the Prestige Concert, performed on 2 and 3 November.
This year the high school piano section of the Tygerberg Eisteddfod took place in the auditorium. The Unisa practical exams were also held in the auditorium. 4.9 Drama
National Acting Competition. These learners had to prepare a poem, prose and monologue. Nicole Fraenkel made it through to the second round of the competition (Top 60). We also participated in the annual Shakespeare Festival held at the Artscape Theatre. At the festival we performed Twelfth Night. The festival is celebrated across the globe and aims to celebrate Shakespeare’s work. More than that, it gives learners an opportunity to explore and study one of the greatest playwrights.
4.10 Moot Court Curro Durbanville participated in the International Moot Court competition. Two Grade 11 learners, Katelyn Moodley and Jan Swanepoel, went for three training sessions at the Wynberg Municipal Court and then had to submit their written arguments for the set case that was to be argued during the competition.
On the strength of their arguments they were then selected to participate in the provincial round that took place in the September holidays in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. Unfortunately, they did not make it through to the national round but we are very proud to have made it so far in their first attempt in this competition. 4.11 Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme 2016
Toastmasters, presented in English, commenced at the end of the third term and continued in the fourth term. The programme was presented by James Hurford who has over 25 years’ experience working for top London advertising agencies. He has also been creative director of British Airways, British Telecom and Barclays Wealth. He was assisted by Wolly Denzyl. The
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Youth Leadership group met every Tuesday for eight weeks. The last session was a gala event to which guests, teachers and parents were invited. Attending this year were: Marco Rademan, Liam Ockhuis, Nicole Fraenkel, Ewald Diedericks, Nathan Weber, Jan Swanepoel, Jong Hoon Jung and Joel Cho.
5. Highlights: Academics 5.1 Matric results 2016
2015 2014 2013 2012 1. Number of candidates 64 77 67 59 2. Number of candidates who passed 64 (100%) 77 (100%) 67 (100%) 59 (100%) 3. Entry to degree studies 51 58 52 43 (79,7%) (75.3%) (77.6%) (72.9%) Entry to diploma studies 13 19 15 15 (20.3%) (24.7%) (22.4%) (25.4%) Entry to higher certificate studies 1 = 1.7% 4. Aggregates: As 3 (4.8%) 7 (9%) 2 (3%) 7 (12%) Bs 11 (17.5%) 18 (23%) 18 (27%) 9 (15%) Cs 26 (41.3%) 26 (34%) 23 (34%) 19 (32%) Ds 17 (26.9%) 21 (27%) 22 (33%) 19 (32%) Es 6 (9.5%) 5 (7%) 2 (3%) 5 (8%) 5. Grade average 62.73% 64.53% 63.8% 64.3% 6. Subject average above 60% 13 of 22 16 of 22 17 of 24 17 of 23 subjects subjects subjects subjects 7. Symbols for subjects A (80 – 100) 46 87 57 66 (0.73 per (1.13 per (0.851 per (1.12 per learner) learner) learner) learner) B (70 – 79) 92 132 110 97 C (60 – 69) 146 145 144 105 D (50 – 59) 92 91 102 82 E (40 – 49) 57 61 45 52 F (30 – 39) 14 24 27 18 G (0 – 29) 6 10 2 3 8. Top 10 candidates 1. Sarah Gardner 81% (5As in 7 subjects) 2. Christiaan Geldenhuys 80.71%
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(3As in 9 subjects) 2. Francois Boshoff 80.571% (4As in 9 subjects) 3. Savannah Minnie 78.1% (3As in 7 subjects) 4. Michelle Joubert 78% (3As in 7 subjects) 4. Emile Louw 78% (4As in 7 subjects) 5. Karla Swanepoel 75% (2A’s of 7 subjects) 6. Kayleigh de Kock 73.86% (1 A in 7 subjects) 7. Charlize Otto 73% (2As in 7 subjects) 8. Kim Lottering 72% (3 As in 7 subjects)
5.2 IT Olympiads Around twenty learners from Grade 8 to Grade 12 participated in the annual South African Programming Olympiad. Three of our learners were considered for the final round. They were Adri Wessels (Grade 9), and Tristan Corbellari and Ralph McDougall (Grade 10).
Ralph McDougall (Grade 10) was selected for the final round of the annual South African Programming Olympiad for the third year in a row. This year he achieved an overall fourth place and received a bronze medal and a cash prize for his efforts.
5.3 Maths Olympiads
UCT Mathematics Competition: Prize Giving – 19 May 2016 The University of Cape Town’s Mathematics competition is a yearly competition for high schools in the Western Cape. 65 Curro Durbanville learners took part in this competition.
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The objectives of the competition are: to popularise Mathematics among the students. to raise awareness among both learners and teachers that Mathematics is a subject that is enjoyable and accessible to all. to provide our teachers with a wide range of innovative problem-solving materials for classroom use. to recognise and reward achievement.
The following learners were Gold Award winners.
Adri Wessels: Second in Gr. 9 Ralph McDougall: Second in Gr. 10
Photo:From left to right: Adri Wessels, Ms Maria Schmidt (Subject Head: Mathematics), Ralph McDougall
The following learners received merit certificates:
Grade Name 8 Tristan Jacobs, Kyle J van Rensburg, Jean Weight Pairs: Jamie Wilcox, Michael Woods, Jean-Luc Muller, Lushe Petzer 9 Regan Damons, Malan de Waal, Quintin Eiselen, Charl van Niekerk Pairs: Peter Kastoor, Christian Liedtke, Dylan Cooper, Caylim Lochner 10 Michael Jung, Keuran Kirsten, Jina Park Pairs: Janco Greyling, Dantelle Joubert, Joubert Visagie, Luan de Jager 11 Jason Fourie, Marco Rademan, Diane Yang Pairs: Mikaeel Darries, Cho Seok Bon 12 Shane Hart, Tiaan Smit, Lethabo Mokolo Pairs: Kim Mannix, Kimberley Deel-Smith, Alexandra Liedtke, Jade Rothman, Liam Fabrik, Nicolene Jonas
Curro Durbanville was one of the top 15 schools. 160 School in the Western Cape took part.
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Thailand International Mathematics Competition (TIMC) Adri Wessels took part in this competition. He was a member of the Grade 10 team from Cape Town which consisted of four learners.
SAMO (South African Mathematics Olympiad) National Prize Giving Ceremony in Benoni: Adri Wessels: Third position in the National Junior Section. Ralph McDougall received a certificate for participation in the PAMO (Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad) in Senegal at this ceremony. SAMF Provincial Award Ceremony: 16 September 2016 at the University of Stellenbosch
Adri Wessels: Juniors (1st) with 100% in the second round
Ralph McDougall: Seniors (Gr. 10 to 12) – 3rd in the second round
5.4 Science Expo On 31 July the school science expo was held in the school hall. Of that, 15 groups were chosen to represent the school at the Stellenbosch district Eskom Expo on 25 August.
At the district Expo, two projects were awarded silver medals, 6 projects were awarded bronze medals and two projects (Alessandro Rusconi and Tiffany Le Roux) were awarded gold medals.
Alessandro Rusconi was chosen to represent the Stellenbosch district at the Eskom International Science Fair in Johannesburg on 3 October. There he was awarded a bronze medal.
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5.5 Restaurant Evenings Restaurant evenings form part of the Hospitality’s practical assessment. Once again the restaurant evenings were a huge success amongst the Grade 12 learners. We use the IHT Hotel School to assess our Grade 12 practical work. This use of an external examiner was praised at the IEB conference and it was suggested that other schools follow suit. The year ended on a high note. Two learners, Charné Woolf and Kaleigh Pratt, achieved full marks from the IEB moderator for their dessert course.
5.6 Spring School Grade 12 learners had the opportunity to attend revision sessions in certain subjects during the first week of the September holidays. 43 learners attended the sessions. Educators did valuable revision and discussed how to answer examination papers. This also helped learners to plan their own study programmes. Art learners used this time to complete their final art works.
5.7 Tablets: Grade 8 – 12 In 2016 tablets 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. Tablet Champions are assigned teachers per grade who are able to assist the learners of that grade should they have issues with their tablets. This system works really well.
The textbooks of 2017 will 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 Wi-Fi 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 operated systems.
The ITSI representative visits the school once a week. During this time, she visits 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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Head Office has launched a ‘classroom’ training site where a number of new tablet training features are introduced, explained and then required to be completed by certain set dates to assist the smooth roll-over of the learners and textbooks for 2017.
5.8 Career Exhibition The annual Career Exhibition for the grade 9s, 11s and 12s took place on 29 February 2016. It was also announced on the digital board at the entrance of our school for all the parents and learners to take note of and a small article was also published in the CurroHi and the Newsletter.
More than 50 tertiary institutions were invited to the exhibition. They were impressed by the enthusiastic manner in which some of the Curro students approached them with intelligent questions regarding certain courses and careers. This was definitely a successful day and an investment in the lives and futures of our Curro learners.
5.9 IEB Conferences
PRINCIPALS’ CONFERENCE: 22 January 2016 Mr Dirk van Zyl (Executive Head), Mr Kobus Vermeulen (Operational Head: High School) and Mrs Elsa Boshoff (Phase Head: FET phase) attended the principals’ meeting at Somerset College.
USER GROUP CONFERENCES The following educators attended the IEB conferences in 2016:
REGIONAL CONFERENCES: 30 January 2016 SUBJECT EDUCATOR Drama Lize-meri Smalberger
NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 5 February 2016 SUBJECT EDUCATOR IT Licia van der Vyver Design Warwick Goldswain CAT Rohan Smit
NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 6 February 2016 SUBJECT EDUCATOR Accounting Elsa Boshoff CAT Rohan Smit Consumer studies Hannelie Crous English HL Jeanne Swart Geography Karen Pollard LO Chanel Fourie Life Sciences Mariette Viljoen
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Mathematical Literacy Marianna Claassens Music Jeanne Maritz Music Lize Janse van Rensburg Visual Arts Lizanet Palmer EGD Casper Badenhorst
NATIONAL CONFERENCES: 13 February 2016 SUBJECT EDUCATOR Afrikaans HT Kathie Viljoen English FAL Deon van Zyl
REGIONAL CONFERENCES: 20 February 2016 SUBJECT EDUCATOR Afrikaans EAT Tertia Conradie, Corné Marais, Marilize Business studies KoopmanCobus Wiese History JanesIsa Swanepoel Benadé Physical Sciences DerickMelani Visser du Plooy , Naomi Cullinan Mathematics Maria Schmidt, Marlize Hattingh, Rohan Smit, Willine Harvett, Marianna Claassens
At these conferences educators discuss the previous year’s school based assessments, examination papers, the marking thereof and the results. Valuable information for the current academic year’s assessments were provided. New topics in the curriculum were also discussed.
5.10 Curro Curriculum: Grade 8 and 9 Science and Technology
C H Badenhorst W Goldswain 8.1 8.2,8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4,9.5 9.6
Technology
CAN SAT: This year we again enjoyed launching the Can Sat and gathered valuable information about our atmosphere and also about how to sort and interpret all the data we received. We looked at the International Space Station and learned fun fact about the Space Station. We look at satellites and also their uses. Da Vinci: The Grade 8 learners learned a lot about Leonardo da Vinci and about his great inventions. We also learnt about the impact his inventions still have on our lives today. Plastics: We discovered the wonderful properties and uses of plastics. We made anything from chess pieces to golf balls. We learned about where plastic comes from and also how to re-use plastic materials.
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5.11 Business Studies: Ads night This year the learners surpassed themselves by showing how creative they can be. Ads Night offers our learners, not only the opportunity to make a profit, but gives the Grade 11 learners the opportunity to showcase their talents as potential marketers. The Grade 10 learners were also involved in the evening and had to set up and run their own food stalls that had to portray a theme. This was also the first year we decided to take Ads Night outside. A large screen was erected to show the adverts. All who attended the night could also watch Shrek on the big screen – all under the stars! The Grade 11 learners’ adverts results were as follows:
Third place: Zone Fitness Johan Coertzen, Kevin Barnard, Michael Traut, Zetta Welgemoed Second place: Curro Zak Holmes, Erin Steyn, Enzo Bento, Joshua Dolinschek, Jessica Mackenzie First place: K-way Tyla de Wet, Kyle van Greunen, Romario Benito, Emily Wood
5.12 Curro@Night On Thursday, 3 March, the high school held its third annual Curro@Night event. On this day the learners attended all regular Thursday classes, but then followed the entire Friday time table as well. The school day ended at 22:00. While this may sound like pure torture, the learners actually love the day. There is a unique and exciting atmosphere in the school once the sun has set and it is a great team building exercise. This was evident in the way learners sang the school song at the final assembly at the end of a very long day. The reward for working so hard on the Thursday is, of course, that learners get to stay at home on the following day.
5.13 Grade 9 Subject Choices and Psychometric Evaluations In the first term the Grade 9 and Grade 11 learners wrote aptitude tests by HPM (Human Progress Management) to assist them in making the right subject and career choices. Since the Grade 9s should make their subject choices in the third term and the Grade 11 learners must start thinking of which courses to choose and which institutions to apply for, it was a very successful way of supporting the students.
The Grade 9 Subject Choice evening took place on 4 August. It was a compulsory evening for the Grade 9 learners as well as their parents. HPM also attended the evening to assist parents with questions regarding subject choices. Every subject head had the opportunity to share his/her expertise on his/her specific subjects. This helped the Grade 9s a lot to be better informed regarding what each subject entails. The Operational Head, the Grade 9 Grade Head as well as the Academic Head delivered a short speeches and gave advice on how to make the correct subject choices. Every student received a final subject choice form with ample time to complete. The evening came to a close with parents enjoying a cup of coffee or tea and had the
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opportunity to speak to specific teachers when they were uncertain about something regarding that teacher’s subject.
The Grade 9s were very well prepared to make one of the most important decisions of their school careers.
5.14 Science week The Science and Technology Week is a new initiative that took place in August. During this week learners had the opportunity to participate in exciting projects, e.g. launching water rockets, a paper plane competition and a tech challenge. The ESKOM science EXPO and Olympiad took place during this week and artists took part in an ‘Art of Science’ art competition. Our Life Sciences department went on an excursion to Tygerberg Hospital. The week was a huge success and promises to be even better in 2017.
6. Effective Functioning 6.1 Leadership Executive Head: Mr Dirk van Zyl Operational Head: Mr Kobus Vermeulen Phase Heads: Grade 10 - 12: Elsa Boshoff Grade 8 - 9: Carl Zimmermann Discipline: Boys’ appearance: Dewald Kruger, Derick Visser Girls’ Appearance: Grade Heads Serious transgressions and disciplinary hearings: Carl Zimmerman, Kobus Vermeulen and Mr Dirk van Zyl.
6.2 Subject Heads Subject heads attended IEB conferences and a training session on the new curriculum policies to be introduced in all Curro schools. 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.
SUBJECTS SUBJECT HEADS Afrikaans Kathie Viljoen English Jeanne Swart
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Mathematics Maria Schmidt Mathematical Literacy Marianna Claassens Physical Sciences Melani du Plooy Life Sciences Mariette Viljoen Geography Karen Pollard History Isa Swanepoel EMS/Accounting Elsa Boshoff Business Studies Cobus Wiese CAT/IT Licia van der Vyver Life Orientation Chanél Fourie Hospitality Studies/Consumer Studies Hannelie Crous Visual Arts/Creative Arts Lizanet Palmer Dramatic Arts Lize-Meri Amann EGD and Technology Casper Badenhorst Music Jeanne Maritz
6.3 Grade Heads We started this year with one newly appointed Grade Head: Mrs Licia van der Vyver (Gr. 8). Mrs Karen Pollard replaced Mr Cobus Wiese as Grade Head of the Gr 11 group. Mrs Isa Swanepoel, Mrs Katherine Myburgh and Mrs Corné Marais continued with their grade groups.
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 2016. Grade Heads: Corné Marais Grade 8: Licia Van der Vyver Grade 9: Isa Swanepoel Grade 10: Katherine Myburgh Grade 11: Karen Pollard Grade 12: Corné Marais
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 have the opportunity to meet grade heads as well as subject educators.
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6.4 Communication A communication plan was drawn up that 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 particular events that occur.
Written communication in the high school this year focused on letters, circulars, newsletters and information brochures. These forms of communication were done to keep the parents and other interested parties better informed of what is going on at the school. The Curro Digimag improved communication considerably between the school, Head Office and the parents.
All communication is standardised to have a uniform look in accordance with the Curro Style Guide.
Other communication was achieved 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 and the various Curro Digimag versions. MyHub was used extensively in this process.
6.5 Assessment dates The National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) of the Department of Basic Education as well as the Subject Assessment Guidelines (SAGs) of the IEB are used in the planning of assessment for all subjects.
School based assessments include tests, projects, written reports, case studies, orals, practical assessments and other forms of assessment suitable for the 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 midyear examinations in June, preliminary examinations in September and their final examinations 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 specific guidelines provided in the abovementioned documents.
GRADE SBA MARK EXAMINATION Grades 8 and 9 40% 60% Grades 10 to 12 25% 75%
Grade heads draw up the assessment programme for each grade by using the dates set by subject educators at the beginning of each term. Examination timetables are set by the phase head. The assessment programmes are handed out to each learner in printed format and the programmes are also available on the school’s website.
Grade 8 to 10 learners receive an examination booklet outlining all the content they need to prepare for the examinations. Other information regarding the examinations is pushed to learners’ tablets. 6.6 Discipline
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Teenagers can be a difficult. They suddenly become very independent and want to start making their own rules. This is a normal and healthy part of growing up. They do, however, still desire some basic guidelines. We believe in child friendly discipline at the high school. We want to help every child to learn the correct way to act and to have respect for themselves, other people, their school and their environment. Good manners are very important to us.
The appearance of our learners and spots teams has improved remarkably over the last two years. We motivate our learners to dress correctly and always look neat. 7. Staff 7.1 Staff list 2016
NAAM & VAN 1 Badenhorst, Casper 2 Benade, Janes 3 Boshoff, Elsa 4 Claassens, Marianna 5 Conradie, Tertia 6 Crous, Hannelie 7 Cullinan, Naomi 8 Du Plooy, Melani 9 Evans, Monika 14 Fourie, Chanél 10 Goldswain, Warwick 11 Harvett, Willine 12 Hattingh, Marlize 13 Kruger, Dewald 15 Marais, Corné 16 Mathys, Marilize 17 Myburgh, Katherine 18 Palmer, Lizanet 19 Pollard, Karen 20 Schmidt, Maria 21 Amann, Lize-Meri 22 Smit, Marlette
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23 Smit, Rohan 24 Swanepoel, Isa 25 Swart, Jeanne 26 Van Heerden, Martha 27 Van der Vyver, Licia 28 Van Zyl, Deon 29 Vermeulen, Kobus 30 Viljoen, Kathie 31 Viljoen, Mariëtte 32 Visser, Derick 33 Wiese, Cobus 34 Zietsman, Ina 35 Zimmermann, Carl Secretary Johanna Coertzen Tennis Slabbert, Elizma Hockey George, Hamish Swimming Deysel, Warren Swimming Gabriels, Paolo
7.2 Staff provision In January 2016, Marlette Smit started teaching at Curro Durbanville. Freddie Aylward moved to Head Office and his position was temporarily filled by Martha Van den Heever. Appointments for 2017 have been finalised and there are a number of changes:
1. Ms Jolene Botha has been appointed to teach LO and Afrikaans (Grades 8 – 10). She will replace Mr Derick Visser who will transfer to Curro Sitari. Ms Botha has a BA (Hons) degree in Sports Science (UFS). She is an experienced coach and will be involved in hockey, athletics, tennis, first aid and the general conditioning of our learners who are involved in sport. She was the manager and conditioning coach of the University of the Free State’s first women’s hockey team as well as the Free State u/21 hockey team. She has 4 years’ teaching experience. 2. Mrs Anette Rossouw will be the new Mathematics Subject Head. She has been appointed in the place of Mrs Maria Schmidt who has been promoted to the head office of Curro Holdings as a Mathematics specialist. Mrs Rossouw has a BSc degree (Mathematics 3). She is
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very experienced and has achieved the best Grade 12 results in her district at 10 occasions. She also teaches AP Mathematics and has been involved in the compilation of study guides for Grade 11 and Grade 12 learners. She has 12 years’ experience of marking Grade 12 IEB exam papers and 27 years’ teaching experience. 3. Dr André Rossouw has been appointed as the Physical Sciences Subject Head. He will replace Ms Naomi Cullinan who is moving back to Gauteng. Dr Rossouw has a BSc degree (Physics and Chemistry) as well as a DEd (Doctorate in Education) degree. He is a highly qualified teacher who has in-depth knowledge of his subject. He has many years’ experience of marking Grade 12 exam papers and has set the final Physical Sciences Grade 12 exam papers twice before. He has excellent leadership skills and has acted as Subject Advisor for the Department of Education and as Principal. Dr Rossouw is also an experienced rugby and athletics (shot put and discus) coach. 4. Ms Marilie Bouwer replaces Ms Tertia Conradie who has decided to teach in Taiwan from 2017. Ms Bouwer will teach Afrikaans (Grades 8 – 12) and has a BA degree in Journalism (Afrikaans 3). She coaches hockey, athletics (javelin) and is involved in public speaking as well as the staging of plays and revues. Ms Bouwer has 6 years’ teaching experience and was the Afrikaans Subject Head at Meridian Pinehurst for the past two years. 5. Mrs Joline de Klerk will also be teaching Afrikaans (Grades 8 – 12). She has a master’s degree in Afrikaans. She will fill the post of Mrs Ina Zietsman who will move to the Finances Department. Mrs De Klerk has 6 years’ teaching experience and her field of interest is culture. She has experience in drama, debating, music and public speaking. She will also be the new teacher in charge of the Curro Band. 6. Mr Christiaan Botha is an energetic young man who has just completed his studies in Mathematics and Accounting (BEd with Maths 3 and Accounting 3) at the North-West University of Potchefstroom. He has been appointed in a new growth post and will coach rugby, athletics and cricket. 7. Ms Liaan Ungerer is another appointment in a growth post. She is an ex-learner of Curro Durbanville who was chosen as the Chairperson of the Representative Council of Learners in her Grade 12 year. Her father, Boetie Ungerer, is one of the founders of Curro. Ms Ungerer can teach Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematics (Grades 8 – 10) and Mathematical Literacy. She has a BSc degree. She will coach netball and athletics (sprints and high jump). She has 2 years’ teaching experience at Curro Hermanus and has worked at a well-known publisher for two years. 8. Ms Catherine Chetty has been appointed to teach English and History. She has a BEd degree in both these subjects. She will fill the post of Mr Freddie Aylward who was appointed by the head office of Curro to manage the Grade 12 results of Meridian Schools and Curro Colleges. Ms Chetty has four years’ teaching experience and has a passion for the subjects she teaches. She will be involved with Moot Court, debating, public speaking and possibly as the manager of a sports team.
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8.3 Staff development At Curro we believe in the development of our staff. The following training of staff took place this year:
STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING 2016
DATE TYPE OF TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDER STAFF TRAINED 1/22/2016 IEB Principal's meeting IEB K Vermeulen 1/22/2016 IEB Principal's meeting IEB E Boshoff 1/22/2016 IEB Principal's meeting IEB Dirk van Zyl 1/22/2016 Unity, MyHub, Synergy R. Smit High school staff 2016/01/22-23 SP Mathematics Camp CCEE M Schmidt 2016/01/22-23 SP Mathematics Camp CCEE W Harvett IEB National Conference 1/30/2016 (Subjects) IEB L-M Amann 2016/02/02-03 Synergy Michelle Scott R Smit IEB National Conference 2/5/2016 (Subjects) IEB L vd Vyver IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB J Swart IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB E Boshoff IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB R Smit IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB H Crous IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB K Pollard IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB C Fourie IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB M Viljoen IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB M Claassens IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB J Maritz IEB National Conference L Janse van 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB Rensburg IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB L Palmer IEB National Conference 2/6/2016 (Subjects) IEB C Badenhorst 2016/02/09-10 Mathematics Enrichment Course SOS (Stellenbosch) R Smit 2016/02/09-10 Mathematics Enrichment Course SOS (Stellenbosch) M Schmidt
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2/10/2016 Afrikaans-opleiding ATKV C Marais 2/10/2016 Afrikaans-opleiding ATKV K Viljoen 2/10/2016 Afrikaans-opleiding ATKV T Conradie 2/10/2016 Afrikaans-opleiding ATKV M Mathys IEB National Conference 2/13/2016 (Subjects) IEB K Viljoen IEB National Conference 2/13/2016 (Subjects) IEB D van Zyl 2016/02/15-16 Tablet training ITSI E. Jacobs M Claassens 2/19/2016 Synergy + MiEbooks level 1 ITSI + R Smit High school staff 2/26/2016 Dangers of Social media Mari Lategan High school staff IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB T Conradie IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB C Marais IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB M Mathys IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB C Wiese IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB J Benade IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB D Visser IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB I Swanepoel IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB M du Plooy IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB N Cullinan IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB M Schmidt IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB M Hattingh IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB R smit IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB W Harvett IEB Regional Conference 2/20/2016 (Subjects) IEB M Claassens 2016/03/01-03 Marketing conference Curro R Smit (Marketer) 3/2/2016 SP: Mathematics CCEE M Schmidt 3/2/2016 SP: Mathematics CCEE M Hattingh 3/2/2016 SP: Mathematics CCEE M Claassens 3/4/2016 English HL Cluster Moderation IEB J Swart 3/4/2016 English HL Cluster Moderation IEB K Myburgh
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3/8/2016 IEB CAT Cluster meeting IEB R Smit Facing History and 3/11/2016 Choices at little Rock Arkansas the past I Swanepoel 4/4/2016 Performance evaluation Stoffel Goosen High School Staff IEB Mathematics Cluster 4/15/2016 meeting IEB R Smit IEB Mathematics Cluster 4/15/2016 meeting IEB M Hattingh NCTM: Int.conference, San 2016/04/9-17 Francisco Geogia University M Schmidt Blended learning tools techniques in a Facing History Facing History and 5/3/2016 classroom the past I Swanepoel 6/7/2016 Mathematics seminar VAW / SOS M Schmidt 6/7/2016 Mathematics seminar VAW / SOS M Hattingh 2016/07/04-06 Mathematics Congress VAW M Schmidt 2016/07/04-06 Mathematics Congress VAW R Smit 2016/07/21-23 SP Mathematics Camp Curro Curriculum R Smit 2016/07/21-23 SP Mathematics Camp Curro Curriculum M Schmidt 2016/07/21-23 SP Mathematics Camp Curro Curriculum M Claassens 2016/07/21-23 SP Mathematics Camp Curro Curriculum M Hattingh Teaching of source based essay 7/22/2016 History IEB I Swanepoel 9/13/2016 IEB CAT Cluster meeting IEB R Smit 2016/31/03 - 04/02 NS Conference CCEE M du Plooy 4/14/2016 Take charge CCEE High School Staff 4/21/2016 Reading assessment CCEE 2016/05/12-13 SP Science and Technology camp CCEE M du Plooy 2016/05/12-13 SP Science and Technology camp CCEE C Badenhorst 2016/06/14-15 Curriculum work shop Curro K Vermeulen Physical Sciences cluster 8/11/2016 meeting Curro M du Plooy Physical Sciences cluster 8/12/2016 meeting IEB N Cullinan 8/12/2016 English HL Cluster Moderation IEB J Swart 8/12/2016 English HL Cluster Moderation IEB K Myburgh 8/26/2016 Afrikaans EAT cluster meeting IEB C Marais 9/9/2016 Life Sciences cluster meeting IEB M Viljoen 9/9/2016 Maths Literacy cluster meeting IEB M Claassens 9/13/2016 CAT cluster meeting IEB R Smit 9/20/2016 LO cluster meeting IEB D Visser 9/20/2016 LO cluster meeting IEB C Fourie
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9/23/2016 Accommodations workshop IEB E Boshoff 9/23/2016 Accommodations workshop IEB C Fourie 2016/10/22-23 Physical Sciences work shop Curro M du Plooy 2016/10/27-28 Executive head conference Curro Dirk van Zyl Curro Western Cape Cluster 2016/10/28 - 29 meeting Curro Curriculum Subject Heads 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB E Boshoff 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB M Viljoen 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB C Badenhorst 2016/12/08-15 Grade 12 External marking IEB J Swart 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB C Wiese 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB I Swanepoel 2016/12/08-15 Grade 12 External marking IEB K Myburgh 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB M Viljoen 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB N Cullinan 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB D van Zyl 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB M Schmidt 2016/12/08-14 Grade 12 External marking IEB M Hattingh
7.4 Staff evaluation This year Curro introduced a new online evaluation system run by Omega. The idea of evaluation is mostly to help staff develop and improve service delivery. On this system a reviewer may go back and edit previous scores where improvement occurred. This was a trial year and the system will function fully in 2017. Besides the above, we also had class visits, classroom evaluation and book and file control. 8. Curriculum: Academics 8.1 IEB Exams Grade 12 learners are writing Umalusi accredited examinations provided by the IEB in all subjects. The IEB assessment focusses on application of knowledge, problem solving and creative thinking. 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
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8.2 Afrikaans
Class allocation KV – Kathie Viljoen, TC – Tertia Conradie, CM – Corné Marais, MM – Marilize Mathys, MvH – Martha van Heerden
8.1 Huistaal KV (Vakhoof) 9.1 Huistaal KV 8.2 Addisionele Taal TC 9.2 Huistaal CM 8.3 Addisionele Taal MM 9.3 Addisionele Taal TC 8.4 Addisionele Taal MS 9.4 Addisionele Taal MvH 8.5 Addisionele Taal CF 9.5 Addisionele Taal MM 8.6 Addisionele Taal TC 9.6 Addisionele Taal MvH
10.1 Huistaal CM 11.1 Huistaal CM 10 Addisionele Taal TC 11 Addisionele Taal MM 10 Addisionele Taal KV 11 Addisionele Taal TC 10 Addisionele Taal MM 11 Addisionele Taal MM
12.1 Huistaal KV 12 Addisionele Taal CM 12 Addisionele Taal TC 12 Addisionele Taal CM 12 Addisionele Taal MM
Highligthts
The Public Speaking Competition for both Afrikaans and English is now a regular item on our calendar. The learners from the two home languages prepare a speech using the topics from the annual ATKV Redenaars competition.
On 6 May the Grade 11 Afrikaans Home Language class went to the Artscape to watch the play based on Die Krismis van Map Jacobs, one of their prescribed books.
We entered the ATKV Spelathon for the first time. Two Grade 10 First Additional Language learners came third and sixth and two Home Language learners came sixth and first in the Western Cape on 16 and 17 May. Anja Breytenbach, winner of the Western Cape, represented Curro in the Nationals on 1 October.
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Our Grade 12 Additional Language learners had the opportunity to watch a play based on their prescribed book, Hoopvol, as well as some of their prescribed poems, on 13 May.
On 19 May three Grade 10s participated in the annual ATKV Senior Afrikaanse Olimpiade and 17 learners participated in the ATKV’s Junior Afrikaanse Olimpiade on 6 September.
Our Afrikaans Home Language Grade 12 results were the second best of the Curro shools – we had an average of 66%. It is also the fifth year that our Afrikaans Home Language average is above the IEB’s.
Both Pearson Publishers and Oxford Press used our junior classes to experiment with new textbooks and E-pubs and our teachers had a comprehension workshop presented by Pearson.
Building Learning Power
In both our Afrikaans Home Language and Additional Language classes, we strive for reality teaching: whatever we do, the learners must be able to use the skill we teach them, to better their life outside of school. As far as possible we try to incorporate work related skills such as addressing your boss or a crowd, giving a PowerPoint presentation, using social media, etc. in our written work and orals. When working with literature, flipped classrooms help to teach the learners how to do research and take responsibility for their achievements in class.
8.3 Accounting STAFF ALLOCATION
Subject Head Elsa Boshoff Grade 8 (Accounting) Elsa Boshoff Janes Benadé Grade 9 (Accounting) Cobus Wiese Grade 9 (EMS) Derick Visser Grade 10 Ina Zietsman (two groups) Grade 11 Elsa Boshoff (two groups) Grade 12 Elsa Boshoff (two groups)
LEARNER NUMBERS
Grade 10 (2016) 25 Grade 11 (2016) 26 Grade 12 (2016) 26
Accounting has always been a subject where learner involvement is very important. It is a practical subject. Learners need to apply the Accounting principles introduced by the educator. 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. Class discussions, where learners can give their own opinions and learn from the way other
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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.
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.
At the end of the third term financial literacy programmes were presented by Capitec Bank to the Grade 9 learners and by Core Wealth Managers to the Grade 11 learners. The Grade 9 programme focused on savings while in the Grade 11 programme investments were introduced and the wonder of compound interest explained.
Eleven of our learners took part in the new Curro Entrepreneurs competition. Learners had to present their business plans to a group of judges.
8.4 Art Subject Head Visual Arts and Creative Arts: Lizanet Palmer
1 x Grade 8 class – Creative Arts 3 x Grade 9 classes – Art 1 x Grade 10 class – Visual Art 1 x Grade 11 class - Visual Art 2 x Grade 12 classes – Visual Art
Other Staff: Warwick Goldswain: 5 x Grade 8 classes Creative Arts
Highlights 2016:
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In February the Grade 10-12 Visual Arts learners were privileged enough to visit the annual Cape Town Art Fair at the CTICC. During this outing the learners were exposed to the artworks of contemporary South African and International artists who work in a number of different mediums and disciplines. The learners were truly inspired by what they saw at this world class art exhibition. Annual Grade 7 -12 Creative and visual arts exhibition: The art works of the Grade 7 to 12 Creative and Visual Arts learners were on display in the CR van der Merwe Hall on 21 and 22 October. SNOW production set design and décor: Grade 9 -12 Art learners helped with the construction and painting of the décor. Practical moderation and marking of Grade 12 practical portfolios: The Grade 12 Visual Arts learners received excellent feedback from the moderator on their practical portfolios.
21st Century teaching and learning in your subject:
Activities used in class:
Buzz groups: Large group of students subdivided into smaller groups of 4-5 students to consider issues surrounding a problem.
Affinity groups: Groups of 4-5 students are each assigned particular tasks to work on outside of formal contact time and bring their information to class.
Teach-Write-Discuss: At the end of a unit of instruction, students have to answer short question and justify their answers. After working on them individually they can then compare their answers with one another.
Used the app Kahoot to test learners’ knowledge after a section of work is completed.
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8.4 Business Studies
Staff
GRADE 10: Mr J Benade, Mr D Visser, GRADE 11: Mr C Wiese, GRADE 12: Mr C Wiese
Highlights for 2016
Ads Night did very well this year and we again tried something new by showcasing the adverts outdoors, and the Grade 10 learners had food stalls instead of tables. The bridges that were formed between Curro Langebaan, Curro Hermanus, Curro Mossel Bay and Leeuwenhof, proved to be fruitful, and we are looking forward to how we can learn from one another.
Building Learning Power - Plan of action
With the appointment of the Inter-Curro subject head, we are looking forward to best practice and how to use it in the classroom. The strategic support from other schools will only increase efficiency and will be very important for the subject. We will try to align all assessments with the theme provided by the IEB, and we are looking forward for expanding the subject in 2017.
8.6 CAT STAFF: Subject Head and Educator: Grades 10 – 12: Mr R Smit
SUBJECT HIGHLIGHTS: The Grade 10 – 12 group of 2016 successfully completed the CAPS aligned curriculum. The transition went smoothly. The Grade 12 learners were well prepared for the IEB examination.
Grades 8 – 12 learners once again took part in the annual CAT Olympiad in March 2016. 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.
Grade Averages and symbol distribution:
2015 2016 GRADE TERM 4 TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 (Average %) (Average %) (Average %) (Average %) 10 60 71 58 63
1-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scale 2 1 4 7 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 5
Symbol G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A Scale 2 1 4 7 3 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 1 5
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1-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scale 1 2 2 7 3 1 3 1 6 3 2 2 1 5 4 4 2 1 2 6 4 3 1
Symbol G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A Scale 1 2 2 7 3 1 3 1 6 3 2 2 1 5 4 4 2 1 2 6 4 3 1 12 70 57 57
1-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scale 6 6 2 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 2 7 2 1 1
Symbol G F E D C B A G F E D C B A G F E D C B A Scale 6 6 2 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 2 7 2 1 1
The Grade 10 learners were taken to BOK RADIO for an excursion. During this visit the learners got to see how theory done during the term is applied on a practical level in various different facets of the radio station.
21st CENTURY TEACHING AND LEARNING Grade 10 - 12 learners used tablets 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 in the lessons and June exam question papers were read from the tablets.
The front wall of the CAT class (Lab 2) was treated with a special whiteboard paint. This enables the educator to write directly on the wall as if it is a white board. The area to project the computer screen is also now 1 ½ times larger to increase effective learning during practical demonstration classes.
8.7 Drama The 2015 matric group performed well. Curro Durbanville’s Drama Department had an average of 68% and once again delivered learners with outstanding achievements.
This year learners were exposed to various curriculum enrichment activities:
Workshops:
Gr. 10 mime workshop (Sjaka September) in Term 3 exposed learners to the art of mime and aided them in preparation of their practical assignment. Gr 11 clowning workshop (Sjaka September) in Term 3 in which learners explored the art of clowning and the relationship between clowning and Absurdist drama. This workshop helped them explore physical characterisation and how to apply it to their Absurdist characters.
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Gr 12 physical theatre workshop (Deon Van Zyl) in Term 2in which learners explored contact improvisation and basic physical theatre skills. The skills acquired during the workshop were then implemented in their June practical examinations. During the September school holidays one of our Grade 11 learners, Nicole Fraenkel, attended the Robben Island Bible Ethical Leadership Workshop, hosted by the British Council and the Shakespeare Schools Festival South Africa. The workshop incorporated drama and history, as well as lessons on how to be an ethical leader and what exactly an ethical leader is. Through this workshop learners are equipped with skills that they will use to act as an ethical leader in their schools, communities and society.
Outings:
In Term 2 the Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners attended a performance at the Baxter Theatre. The performance of Woza Albert! (Protest theatre) formed part of their set work for 2016. This enabled learners to experience the impact of the play and it lead to wonderful class discussions on the relevance of the play in today’s society.
Awards:
This year Grace Calitz won the Tilla Diedericks Award for encouragement. She showed tremendous growth along with her remarkable diligence. The Book Award went to Alexandra Liedtke for all her hard work and determination. Aletta Simpson 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. The Phoebe Jordaan Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts was awarded to Aletta Simpson. This award celebrates the student who is an ambassador of the subject and takes the subject outside of the classroom.
Building Learning Power
In Dramatic Arts, we strive for reality teaching: whatever we do, the learners must be able to use the skills we teach them, to better their life outside of the school. As far as possible we try to incorporate work related skills such as teamwork, addressing your boss or a crowd with confidence, the use of technology and social media, etc. in our written work and orals. When working with various texts and performance styles, flipped classrooms help to teach the learners how to do research and take responsibility for their achievements in class.
8.8 EGD
Educator: Mr C H Badenhorst (EGD Grades 10 to 12)
In 2015, Francois Boshoff became the first Curro Durbanville learner to get 92% in Grade 12 since the start of the subject. The subject is growing every year. In 2013 we started with only
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During the User Group Conference, we received valuable feedback on the end of year exam papers as well as the expectations of the IEB in 2016. Currently we are using AutoCAD as our computer aided program but from next year we will be using Autodesk’s REVIT as a civil program to aid our Grade 12 learners during their Practical Assessment Tasks. 8.9 English Class Allocation – 2016: [JS – Jeanne Swart: Subject Head; ME – Monika Evans; KM – Katherine Myburgh; DZ – Deon van Zyl; MvH – Martha van Heerden] Grade 8 First Additional Language Grade 9 First Additional Language 8.1 DZ – Organiser 9.1 DZ – Organiser Grade 8 Home Language 9.2 DZ 8.2 ME Grade 9 Home Language 8.3 ME 9.3 KM 8.4 DZ 9.4 DZ 8.5 MvH 9.5 MvH 8.6 MvH – Organiser 9.6 KM – Organiser Grade 10 First Additional Language Grade 11 First Additional Language 10 ME – Organiser ME – Organiser Grade 10 Home Language Grade 11 Home Language KM – Organiser KM MvH JS – Organiser JS JS Grade 12 First Additional Language DZ – Organiser Grade 12 Home Language KM JS JS – Organiser
Grade 12 Results – 2015 One of our learners, Sarah Anne Gardner, achieved 87% for English Home Language, the highest mark we have achieved since changing to the IEB examinations. She has just found out that she her marks at the University of Stellenbosch have placed her in the joint first place for English out of 1000 students. A truly remarkable achievement which she ascribes to her schooling at Curro. 21st Century Learning In the English Department we have always implemented the elements of 21st Century Teaching. Learners are encouraged to stay up to date with current affairs and to read as widely as possible. Subsequently, they are encouraged to express their opinions and use the knowledge they have acquired.
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IEB conferences Ms J Swart attended the annual IEB conference for Home Language which was held at Birchwood Conference Centre in Johannesburg 6 February. As usual it was incredibly useful and educational. Mr D van Zyl attended the conference for First Additional Language in Johannesburg in February. Public Speaking The English and Afrikaans departments liaised to organise a Public Speaking competition. Grade 8 and 9 learners received the same topics and could use the same speech for an official oral mark in both languages. The same happened in Grades 10 and 11. The best orals were identified and these were delivered at the official competition. Maynardville 60 of our Grade 10 – 12 learners attended the annual Shakespeare production staged at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre. This year the play was the tragedy Othello. It is the play our Grade 11 Home language learners study which made it a particularly useful experience. Taalbond Bilingual Exams Many of our learners participated in the annual bilingual examinations. The papers are set at Home Language level in both languages. Spellbound – M-Net Spelling Competition Six of our learners have entered the Spellbound Spelling Game Show that will be televised by M-Net. They are still waiting to find out if their entries have been successful. Pharos Dictionary Quizzes During Terms 3 and 4 our Grade 9 to 11 English Home and First Additional Learners took part in weekly quizzes set by Paros Dictionaries for the Curro schools. The names of the learners who completed the quizzes fastest were sent to Pharos every Friday. Our school fared exceptionally well and two of our learners won prizes when they were the weekly winners. The exercise was particularly useful as learners became aware of the excellent dictionaries available on their tablets and at the same time learned how to use these correctly. Spring School Ms J Swart and Mrs K Myburgh 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 where 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 Grade 12 AND Curro cluster papers. The standard of our papers and examining is exceptionally high.
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In December three of our teachers will be marking Grade 12 papers in Johannesburg. They are: 1. Ms J Swart – English Home Language Paper 2 2. Mrs K Myburgh – English Home Language Paper 1 3. Mr D van Zyl – English First Additional Language Paper 1
8.10 Geography The numbers in the Geography Department are still growing and a new educator was appointed to assist in the department. Currently, 80 learners take Geography as a subject in Grades 10 to 12 and as of 2017 there will be two classes in each grade.
This year, Ms Pollard was responsible for Grades 10 to 12, and Ms Smit for Grades 8 and 9.
Apart from the theoretical work in class, field work was also done outside the class room.
The Grade 10 class climbed Table Mountain as part of the practical geomorphology awareness, and in the week prior to the excursion they did intensive work on the geomorphology, map work and micro climate of the mountain.
The Grade 11s investigated drainage and infiltration on the school campus. They measured and calculated the different areas of ground cover. In matric they will investigate the effect of coverage on infiltration and apply their research to the rest of South Africa using the school campus as a micro city.
Awareness of sustainable development is permanently enforced and children enjoy the practical knowledge they gain from this subject. 8.11 History The History Department passionately believes in the value of History in teaching very important skills such as critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation which are very highly encouraged by the IEB.
In the Senior (GETC) phase we would like to thank Mrs Monika Evans (Grade 8), Isa Swanepoel (Grade 8+9) and Lize-Meri Amann (Grade 9) for their hard work in making this potentially boring subject exciting, valuable and applicable.
In the FET Phase, Mrs Swanepoel (Subject Head) taught Grade 10 – 12. She also taught History as an 8th subject to Grade 10 – 12s who cannot fit the subject into their normal time table but have a passion for History.
The History Department has improved its matric average for the second year in a row and achieved one A symbol and two Bs.
Many opportunities were provided for learners to achieve a broader vision as well as personal growth:
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During the April holidays some of our senior History learners participated in the production of a promotional video for a new educational game called Map Blitz Puzzle Build. This game was developed by a young man, Wandile Mabanga (M.SC with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand. Wandile has taken his game to many schools to be played and tested. Learners play either individually or in groups against time in different rounds. Curro Durbanville’s group, consisting of Makgosi Diako, Ntombi Mabanga and Nicole Frankel, are the current World Champions for groups. They will play against the current individual World Champion in an on- line competition to determine who the real champions are. This game teaches learners how to work in groups and how to communicate effectively to get a job done as quickly as possible; whilst increasing their geographical knowledge of, in this case, Africa.
Our World Champs at work: From left to right: Makgosi Diako, Nicole Fraenkel, Ntombi Nhlapo
History Symposium
On 26 April four IEB schools attended a History symposium on Africa and how to improve their writing skills. This symposium was hosted by Curro Durbanville. Learners were divided into groups from different schools which also gave them the opportunity to meet other like-minded learners. The speakers were all specialists in their respective fields and the learners were privileged to attend this symposium. The keynote speaker was Wandile Mabanga and all the learners had the opportunity to play the Map Blitz game and improve their knowledge on Africa before embarking on the content.
It was a privilege to host this event and we would like to thank the German School, Silvermine Academy and St Cyprian’s for attending. Furthermore, we would like to thank Wandile for sharing his inspirational story.
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Wandile Mabanga sharing his inspirational life story with the learners.
Talk by Egon – a Holocaust survivor
The learners had the privilege of listening to a talk by the 86-year-old Egon Sonnenschein, a Holocaust survivor.
Egon grew up in the old Yugoslavia and shared with us many of the harrowing experiences he endured during the persecution of the Jewish people in World War 2. What impressed the learners and teachers the most was that, despite the horrific things he saw and experienced, he is incredibly forgiving, as well as positive about life in general. He is also a very fit and energetic 86-year-old, who immediately impressed the learners when he jogged up to the podium in a very spritely manner. 8.12 Hospitality studies/Consumer studies Staff: Hannelie Crous
Highlights:
The subject, Consumer Studies, is available to all Grade 8 and 9 leaners. The learners have enjoyed the practical side of the course. The essence of this subject is to teach them basic cooking skills. This subject was introduced for the Grade 8s and Grade 9s this year in order to aid subject choices for Grade 10.
The Grade 12 Hospitality Study leaners enjoyed the demonstrations of qualified chefs from the International Hotel School. The Grade 10 Consumer Study leaners did a sensory evaluation session with the Institute of Culinary Art.
The Chef de Cuisine award was shared among three top students for their exceptional performance throughout the year with a practical average of 85%. The Core trophy for best overall mark was achieved by Charnѐ Woolf with an average of 83%.
Unfortunately, Hospitality Studies will not be taught at Curro Durbanville next year. We end the subject with a group of exceptional learners who will make a success in the culinary world.
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8.13 IT Mrs Licia van der Vyver is the only IT teacher at Curro Durbanville High School. All planning, assessments and marking for Grades 10 to 12 are done by her. Mr Rohan Smit joins her in teaching Grade 8 and Grade 9 Computer Literacy.
Two of six Grade 12 IT-learners achieved As for Information Technology in the 2015 NSC- examinations (Christiaan Geldenhuys and Francois Boshoff).
An exciting new step in 2016 was the implementation of Alice (Java-based programming) in the senior phase. This will support the understanding of the difference between IT and CAT in the FET phase to ensure that Grade 9s make the correct choice for Grade 10. Learners have enjoyed the new direction of the classes, and it was possible to identify those learners who show an aptitude for both CAT and IT, to ensure the learners make the best possible subject choice at the end of their Grade 9 year.
Building learning power is still easily applied in the classroom, due to the nature of the subject. Within the Curro subject-group, resources are shared through the subject portal on SharePoint. A new Curro subject head has been appointed at the beginning of Term 4, and plans are being made to collaborate on a large scale to ensure that easy transition happens when learners migrate from one Curro school to another, without compromising individual schools’ uniqueness. 8.14 Life Sciences Subject Head: Mariette Viljoen (Grades 9 to 12); Carl Zimmermann (Grade 8, 10,11 and 12); Melani du Plooy (Grade 8); Derick Visser (Grade 8)
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 abou,t make the subject fresh and new every day. One of our Grade 10 learners, Ciara Weight was fortunate to be chosen for the Young Biologist Course held during April 2016 at the Two Oceans Aquarium. She shared her experience with the rest of the Life Sciences learners. She was also chosen to be part of the SEA TEAM that launched the Seascape Expressions photography and videography competitions. Tyla de Wet and Sarah Kinloch, two Grade 11 learners, took part in this competition. Tyla de Wet received first prize for her image of Dunoon and her excellent description of how nature and humans are interlinked. Sarah Kinloch received second place for her aerial image of Mauritius. They won amazing prizes from the Aquarium.
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We also had a fourth year medical student, Duval Geddy, who matriculated at our school, give a motivational talk to the learners. To link the subject to work experience, we asked an electronic engineer, who specialises in metrology, to give a practical demonstration of calibrating various instruments. The learners keenly participated in calibrating our pH metres, rulers and various other laboratory apparatus. Mr Theo Schmidt and his son, Logan, most definitely made the learners aware of the many possible fields of study that require Life Sciences as a subject.
8.15 Mathematics Enrichment in the Mathematics Department
Enrichment takes place on a daily basis in all our Mathematics classes.
The successes on national and international level in Mathematics’ competitions are the results of this education in all our classes. Several apps, e.g. Geogebra are used to explain certain aspects visually.
Staff Training
Subject Meetings: Training in Geogebra. VAW: Mathematics Conference – July 2016
Mrs Schmidt and Mr Smit attended. Mrs Schmidt was a presenter.
Curro Mathematics Subject Camp: January 2016 Mrs Schmidt and Mrs Harvett attended the camp
Curro Mathematics Subject Camp – July 2016 Mrs Schmidt, Mrs Hattingh, Mrs Claassens and Mr Smit attended the camp. Mrs Schmidt was a presenter.
Extra teaching time: 1 May 2016
A workshop was presented on the chapter Calculus.
Mrs Schmidt and Mrs Hattingh were the two presenters.
Spring School
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.
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Die Burger Oos-Kaap
M Schmidt was an author for Maak Matriek Maklik issues for matrics in order to do revision.
Die Burger Wes-Kaap
M Schmidt was a presenter at the Winter School for Grade 12 learners.
Extra Classes throughout the year
The whole Mathematics department was available on specific days to help learners who experience difficulty in certain areas of Mathematics.
AdMaths
Curro Durbanville is a centre for AdMaths. Grade 9 and 10 classes are presented on Monday evenings. The selection of 41 new learners in Grade 9 and Grade 10 for 2017 has already been done. 8.16 Mathematical Literacy 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 are able to 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 has been taught by the following teachers.
Gr. 10 M Claassens and J Benade Gr. 11 M Claassens and J Benade Gr. 12 M Claassens and W Harvett
Our matric students do have the option of taking Mathematical Literacy as an extra subject. For the final IEB examination they write final papers on Mathematics, as well as Mathematical Literacy.
8.17 Physical Sciences Mrs Melani du Plooy: Subject Head Teaching Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10 and Grade 11 Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences Olympiads Lab Inventory and Safety Science Week Naomi Cullinan
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Teaching Grade 9, Grade 10 and Grade 12 EXPO
Highlights and 21st century learning: We had excellent communication with parents. Learners had many opportunities for one-on-one Physical Science every day after school. There were intervention workshops held by the Science Clinic where learners revised the whole syllabus. There was a winter school that focused on all the Grade 11 work learners tend to neglect in Grade 12. We went on CCEE subject camps where we collaborated and learned a lot from other teachers in other Curro schools. We also attended an IEB training session where we worked hard on new ideas and real time video measurements. We started intelligent practice with our Grade 10 learners to give them extra help and resources. We held a Science and Technology week to get learners excited about science. We taught the investigative process by means of the Eskom expo to equip learners with the correct skills to do proper research.
8.18 Life Orientation At the beginning of each year the LO staff has a serious talk with the students explaining the value of studying hard, doing well in exams, being present for practical work, handing in the four certificates for their matric year and handing in tasks on time. This year the class of 2016 really showed the rest that it is possible to do just that. Mrs Fourie is the Subject Head for LO. She taught all the Grade 8 and 9 classes, one Grade 10 class, one Grade 11 and one Grade 12 class. Mr Visser taught one class each in Grade 10 and 11, and 3 Grade 12 classes. Mrs Myburgh and Mr Goldswain taught one Grade 10 class each, and Mr Kruger and Mrs Harvett taught one Grade 11 class each. There were a variety of activities that the learners participated in regarding their practical work each term and they also started to understand the pride of participating in their Curro PT clothes.
The outstanding tasks for the year were: Grade 8 - Lifestyle diseases (including how to prevent them) Grade 9 - Career task (research their chosen careers) Grade 10 - Career exhibition (put together their own ones in groups and present) Grade 11 - Job shadowing task (always positive feedback from learners where they learn so much in real life) - Camp at Bergkroon, Wellington (where they received their community service certificates) Grade 12 - Stress task (very applicable in their last school year since it focuses on how you can cope with stress by applying certain skills)
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The abovementioned tasks and other class discussions/teachings were mostly accompanied by video clips and flipped classrooms. Video clips were always a good introduction to a new topic or a good conclusion on a topic discussed. Flipped classrooms worked very well 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. Mr D Visser marked the external LO exam in Johannesburg. It was really an incredible experience once again and a lovely opportunity to meet new colleagues from different Curro schools, etc. It is quite useful when you return to your own marking and then use the advice to mark your students’ work.
As a subject team we decided to let the Grade 11s of 2016 work through the CAT A exam of this year as part of their assessments for the fourth term. This worked very well since they got exposed to what is to be expected next year. It has also guided them in how to think for themselves and how important it is to be able to form your own opinions. We will definitely do this in years to come.
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 classes, absenteeism and medical certificates, adherence to deadlines and the four certificates needed for matric, were also addressed.
The matrics of 2015 achieved an average of 70%. The matric teachers are very certain that the Grade 12 learners of 2016 will match that achievement.
8.19 Subject Olympiads 8.19.1 Afrikaans On 19 May three Grade 10 learners participated in the annual ATKV Senior Afrikaans Olimpiade and seventeen learners participated in the ATKV’s Junior Afrikaanse Olimpiade. The number of senior participants is decreasing owing to the fact that their Olympiad falls in their June exams.
8.19.2 English
Taalbond Bilingual Exams Many of our learners participated in the annual bilingual examinations. The papers are set at Home Language level in both languages.
Spellbound – M-Net Spelling Competition Six of our learners have entered the Spellbound Spelling Game Show that will be televised by M-Net. They are still waiting to find out if their entries have been successful.
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Pharos Dictionary Quizzes
During Terms 3 and 4 our Grade 9 to 11 English Home and First Additional Language Learners took part in weekly quizzes set by Paros Dictionaries for the Curro schools. The names of the learners who completed the quizzes fastest were sent to Pharos every Friday. Our school fared exceptionally well and two of our learners won prizes when they were the weekly winners. The exercise was particularly useful as learners became aware of the excellent dictionaries available on their tablets and at the same time learned how to use these correctly. 8.19.3 General Knowledge This year 86 learners participated in the World Knowledge Olympiad. (General Knowledge)
Where there is more than one name next to a number, it is because two learners had exactly the same mark.
Top three learners in each grade:
Grade 8 1. C Olivier 2. J Kotze 2. M Calitz 3. K de Gouveia
Grade 9 1. G Lotz 2. H Duvenhage 3. E Kruger
Grade 10 1. R McDougall 2. E Diedericks 3. A Els
Grade 11 1. E Steyn 2. J Swanepoel 2 . K Matjila 3. J Mackenzie
Grade 12 1. K Mannix 2. A Griffiths 3. K Da Fonseca
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The top 5 learners in the school are: 1. Ralph McDougall - 81.76% 2. Kim Mannix – 70.59% 3. Giovanni Lotz – 70% 3. Amy Griffiths – 70% 4. Erin Steyn – 67.65% 4. Jan Swanepoel – 66.47% 5. Khumo Matjila – 66.47%
Ralph McDougall managed to achieve second place in Grade 10 in the Western Cape again and he received a silver certificate for that.
Every year the staff also write this Olympiad and Mrs Coertzen marks it. This year the women kicked dust in the men’s faces. 1. Ms J Swart 2. Mrs M van Heerden 3. Ms T Conradie
8.19.4 IT Around 20 learners from Grade 8 to Grade 12 participated in the annual South African Programming Olympiad. Three of our learners were considered for the final round, namely Adri Wessels (Grade 9), and Tristan Corbellari and Ralph McDougall (Grade 10).
Ralph McDougall (Grade 10) was selected for the final round of the annual South African Programming Olympiad for the third year in a row. This year he achieved an overall fourth place and received a bronze medal and a cash prize for his efforts. 8.19.5 Mathematics
UCT Mathematics Competition: Prize Giving – 19 May 2016 The University of Cape Town’s Mathematics competition is a yearly competition for high schools in the Western Cape.
65 Curro Durbanville learners took part in this competition.
The objectives of the competition are: to popularise Mathematics among the students. to raise awareness among both learners and teachers that Mathematics is a subject that is enjoyable and accessible to all. to provide our teachers with a wide range of innovative problem-solving materials for classroom use. to recognise and reward achievement.
The following learners were Gold Award winners.
Adri Wessels: Second in Grade 9 Ralph McDougall: Second in Grade 10
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The following learners received merit certificates:
Grade Name 8 Tristan Jacobs, Kyle J van Rensburg, Jean Weight Pairs: Jamie Wilcox, Michael Woods, Jean-Luc Muller, Lushe Petzer 9 Regan Damons, Malan de Waal, Quintin Eiselen, Charl van Niekerk Pairs: Peter Kastoor, Christian Liedtke, Dylan Cooper, Caylim Lochner 10 Michael Jung, Keuran Kirsten, Jina Park Pairs: Janco Greyling, Dantelle Joubert, Joubert Visagie, Luan de Jager 11 Jason Fourie, Marco Rademan, Diane Yang Pairs: Mikaeel Darries, Cho Seok Bon 12 Shane Hart, Tiaan Smit, Lethabo Mokolo Pairs: Kim Mannix, Kimberley Deel-Smith, Alexandra Liedtke, Jade Rothman, Liam Fabrik, Nicolene Jonas
Curro Durbanville was one of the top 15 schools. 160 School in the Western Cape took part.
Thailand International Mathematics Competition (TIMC)
Adri Wessels took part in this competition. He was a member of the Grade 10 team from Cape Town which consisted of four learners.
SAMO (South African Mathematics Olympiad) National Prize Giving Ceremony in Benoni
Adri Wessels: Third position in the National Junior Section. Ralph McDougall received a certificate for participation in the PAMO (Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad) in Senegal at this ceremony.
SAMF Provincial Award Ceremony: at the University of Stellenbosch on 16 September
Adri Wessels: Juniors (1st) with 100% in the second round Ralph McDougall: Seniors (Grrades 10 to 12) – 3rd in the second round
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8.19.6 Physical Sciences
In 2016, 34 Natural science students participated in the sixth Natural Science Olympiad. Three of our learners obtained a B-average and four learners obtained C-averages. Our Grade 10 and Grade 11 students took part in the SAASTA’s 52nd National Science Olympiad where Ralph McDougall achieved 53% and was invited to write the SA Institute of Physics paper. Ralph did not receive any awards this year, but did extremely well in an Olympiad where he had to compete against the best Grade 10 and Grade 11 learners in the country.
8.19.7 Mathematical Literacy The Grade 10 to 12 leaners achieved excellent results with five students placed in the top 5 nationwide. Ryan Collett shared a nationwide overall second place.
Curro Durbanville placed second with an average of 74,6%, which was only 0,6% lower than the winning school. The national average was 59,25%
GOLD ( 80 – 100% ) R Collett 86% T Coche 82% J Pratt 82% P van der Vyver 80% SILVER ( 70 – 79% ) K Raubenheimer 72% M Olivier 70% J Williams 70% A du Plessis 70% BRONZE ( 60 – 69% ) Z Welgemoed 68% L Ndlovu 62%
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E Arendse 64% E Steyn 64% M de Lange 60%
For the first time, Grade 8 Mathematics students participated.
SILVER ( 70 – 79% ) B Patidar 70% BRONZE ( 60 – 69% ) I Keeves 64% T Jacobs 64%
9. Learner Affairs 9.1 Learner Support From this year the counselling was divided into two groups: 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 consulted to her throughout the year for advice and guidance, whether it was big or small. She followed up on all the cases during the different terms with the grade heads, parents, teachers and psychologists. Since the counsellor has been at the school for the past four years, she has built steady relationships with the students, inside and outside her class.
Most of the cases were dealt with by only the school counsellor, and when necessary, parents and grade heads were involved as well. Everyone who needed to be informed of the learners’ well-being, was informed by the counsellor and good follow-up work from the counsellor contributed to many successes this year.
9.2 Personal Intervention Reports Each Curro learner is unique and has different needs. Grade heads are sensitive to this and approach each individual in a unique way. Some learners require serious intervention where behaviour is concerned, whereas others only need a kind word or two. It often occurs that a specific learner experiences severe emotional strain which grade heads address. Certain learners’ academic progress is a serious cause for concern and needs attention. In order to create an effective support system for learners and their parents and to ensure an open channel of communication, grade heads often initiate conversation with parents, counsel the learners and involve other professional role players, where necessary. After each term, grade heads supply a very detailed report to Management about every intervention that has taken place.
9.3 IEB Concessions
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Learners from Grades 8 – 11 are allowed to apply for concessions during examinations. These concessions 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 nine new applications from parents this year. Four new learners’ applications have already been received by the IEB and the school is awaiting feedback from them for the 2017 examinations.
A total of 30 learners received concessions in 2016 and 19 of them wrote in separate classrooms. It was quite challenging to find venues for all the learners to write separately, but the school was happy to assist them.
This year the school decided to allow matrics to use their concessions for tests and source-based projects too, not just for examinations. This worked quite well since the matrics with concessions always had the best opportunity given to them to excel.
Mrs Fourie attended two workshops for concessions. One of them was especially helpful since she received a document which parents and learners can sign in future to indicate that they will adhere to the rules of concessions. Another document focuses on learners and helpers writing down any complaints or positive feedback.
9.4 Learner Council The Learner Council of 2016 had a very successful 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 care and enthusiasm. 2017’s Learner Council will have their jobs cut out for them, but we believe that they are ready for the challenge.
Good luck to our new Executive Committee: Chelsea Jearey, Johan Coertzen, Madison French, Rendani Ramukhubathi and Claire Jung.
A large group of Grade 11 learners also attended the ATKV Youth Leadership Symposium held earlier this year and plan to put their training to good use. 10. Customer Satisfaction 10.1 Parent Interviews
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All new learners and their parents had an entrance interview with Mr Vermeulen and/or members of the interview panel: Mr C Zimmermann, Mrs E Boshoff, Ms J Swart and Mrs C Marais. We follow an open door policy at Curro Durbanville and try to be available whenever possible to see parents and learners. 10.2 Curro Parent Committee In February this year we held PAC elections. It was pleasing to see the large number of parents willing to serve on the Parent Advisory Committee. Due to growth in learner numbers this is the first year that we had our own committee for the high school with separate committees for the primary school and the Curro Castle.
New committee and structure: The new high school Parent Advisory Committee had a good mix of parents who had been on the PAC before as well as new members who had fresh ideas and perspectives. The committee members were Kevin French (Chair), Collin Ramukhubathi (Deputy Chair), Louise Hamer (Treasurer), Thea Eiselen (Secretary), Alan Stock and Leon Crause. Traditions and Events: In the past few years the PAC had begun working with the high school executive and parents to grow parent involvement. We have seen good involvement at the different sporting and cultural activities as well as at the inaugural Wolf Fest in 2016. It has been good to work with the school leadership and parents to get the class representative system working in the high school as a means of supporting our teachers and improving communication with parents. A bingo evening was held to raise funds for all the learners who were chosen for the WP team to compete at the Curro 7s competition in KZN. The evening was a resounding success with almost R100 000 raised following fantastic parent involvement in organising the event and great parent and learner support on the evening. Owing to this success we will be making this a regular part of our calendar for the whole campus and expect it to become a fun-filled tradition at Curro in future. Knowing the huge role sport can play in building character, discipline and social skills it has been really exciting to see how the different sport codes have been growing at the high school. As a committee we have been able to join in the process by working with the teachers and coaches to build teams of learners, coaches, managers and parents to help our teams thrive. A tradition we have invested in is supporter wear. It has been wonderful to see so many of the Curro supporters in their red Jackets next to the sports fields. Finances: Currently the Myschool card is the largest source of income for the PAC. I am sure you have noticed the advertising boards next to our sports fields. This is a new source of revenue for the PAC which will be leased out on an annual basis. In 2016 some of the noticeable items we spent our finances on included: - Contribution towards Wolf Fest 2016.
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- Financial support for learners who represented the school at national and provincial level. - Support for the Curro Durbanville learners who were chosen to play for the Curro Nationals Disas teams during the July holidays. - Two pianos for the music department. - Tracksuits for the high school Drummies team. - Contribution towards SNOW: The Musical. - Brag banners for interschools. Communications: We had the opportunities to speak at a number of school events to talk about how we as parents can add to the family atmosphere at Curro Durbanville to make it a better school for our children, their teachers and one another. These included the open days organised by the school for parents and children considering attending Curro for their high school education. Over the past two years we have seen a good growth in enrolments. 10.3 Prestige Evening Learners’ outstanding achievements were acknowledged. Several merit certificates, trophies, medals as well as colours for academics, sports and culture were awarded. One of the highlights was most certainly the announcement of the head leaders of the Learner Council of 2017. They are Johan Coertzen and Chelsea Jearey.
The top achievers in the 2015 IEB examinations were also present. They were awarded for their excellent achievements. Sarah Anne Gardner Academic Achievement in Grade 12 2015 – 81% (5 As) Rector’s Medal for the best achievement in Grade 12 (2015)
Christiaan Geldenhuys Academic Achievement in Grade 12 2015 – 80.71% (4 As) Francois Boshoff Academic Achievement in Grade 12 2015 – 80.57% (4 As)
Top Academic Achievements:
The top three learners in each grade:
Grade 8:
Van Greunen, Morgan Best achievement in Grade 8 - 88.3%
Willcox, James Christopher Second position in Grade 8 - 88.1%
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De Gouveia, Kiara Third position in Grade 8 - 86.3% Grade 9
Wessels, Bernardus Adriaan Best achievement in Grade 9 - 87.35% Muller, Carli Second position in Grade 9 - 86.95% Damons, Regan Third position in Grade 9 - 86.05%
Grade 10
McDougall, Ralph Best achievement in Grade 10 - 93.1% Thom, Joanie Second position in grade 10 - 87.7% Grimmbacher, Andrew Third position in Grade 10 - 84.4%
Grade 11
Rademan, Marco Best achievement in Grade 11 - 86.7% Nieuwoudt, Tarah Second position in Grade 11 - 86.6% Jearey, Chelsea Third position in Grade 11 - 85.3%
Grade 12
Mannix, Kim Dux learner for 2016 - 85,9% Jonas, Nicolene Second position in Grade 12 - 85,2% Hart, Shane Third position in Grade 12 - 84,8%
Sports Achievements: Sportsman of the Year: Marno Stander Sports Woman of the Year: Madison French Team of the Year: Chess Luan de Jager Andrew Grimmbacher
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Dantelle Joubert Ethan Samuels Joubert Visagie Christiaan Liedtke Adri Wessels
Sports Achievement of the Year: Luan Grobbelaar
Culture achievements:
Warrington Trophy: Carlia Greyling Music Trophy (General Contribution): Ewald Diedericks Jessica de Koker Trophy: Best Achievement in Piano: Peter Kastoor
10.3 Parent Involvement Parent involvement showed a marked increase, starting with our Wolf Fest and flowing through to the various sporting and cultural activities. The Wolf Fest promises to become a major event on our annual calendar. It is good to see the level of parent support next to our sport fields and at all cultural events. We even had parent support on our tours and at the Curro Nationals. Drummies and hockey parents still set the standard, but the rest are catching up quickly. The Bingo evening, arranged by our hockey parents, was a major success. 10.4 CurroHi The CurroHi! is a digital newsletter/magazine that provides a platform for all the activities and achievements of the learners to 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.
We are looking forward to continuing this newsletter and implementing new, innovative ways in which it can be developed. 10.5 Curro-osity The high school’s learner-driven newspaper – Curro-osity – is in its fifth year of publication. There is a new issue each term with articles and columns written by learners from Grades 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. The 2016/2017 editorial committee is as follows: Katelyn Moodley (Editor-in-Chief), Chelsea Jearey (Editor), Claire Jung (Editor), Jessica Biskupsky (Editor), Jaimie Pratt, Erin Nel, Thama Mabuda, Dayne Fourie, Jan Swanepoel, Kirsten Ross, Liam Ockhuis, Nicole Fraenkel, Tarah Nieuwoudt, Hannah Daniels, Shannon
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Mongie, Joshua Sadie, Tristan Corbellari, Zoya Raubenheimer, Junior Rodriques, Fergie Odendaal and Casandra Rocha
10.6 Golf Day When: 21 October 2016
Format: Fourball-betterball, 2 scores to count, scramble drive
Purpose: Fundraiser for sport at Curro. Raising funds to build outdoor gym.
SWOT:
Strengths: Good income for funds
Weaknesses: Little input from primary school and from parents.
Opportunities: Double income by getting entire campus involved.
Threats: Mismanagement, timing (when).
Highlights: Raised R40 000.
10.7 Parent Meetings GROUP MEETINGS A general parent meeting took place on 27 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 educators to discuss any concerns.
A meeting for Grade 12 parents and learners took place on 2 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 educators, took place on 12 April. On 13 April we had a separate parent meeting for Grade 12 learners and their parents. Parents could discuss their children’s marks or specific needs with educators. The meetings took place in the educators’ classrooms.
Owing to the time spend preparing for our musical we did not have similar meetings in the third term.
Educators also contacted parents by emailing or calling them to discuss specific learners’ progress.
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From time to time the grade heads organised meetings with parents and educators on demand.
10.8 Afternoon Homework Classes Homework classes are available for all our learners from Mondays to Thursdays. Several learners who are waiting for their parents to pick them up after school, make use of this class to finish their homework before going home. Learners are always welcome to use this opportunity.
11. Facilities Our facilities have improved a lot over the past few years and once again we have had a very busy year.
Firstly, the upgrade of the bathrooms in the primary school has started (8). Primary school classrooms and corridors and high school corridors have been painted. All the high school corridors and steps were tiled. New filters for the irrigation system have also been installed with an anti-rust system. Some parts of our cricket/rugby field have been upgraded after a very busy season. Our Drama class has been revamped and now has its own lighting. Lights for the drummies have been installed at the rugby field. All light fittings in the school have been replaced with LED lights. Dug-outs have been built at our hockey astro turf, and the yearly cleaning of the astro took place as well. All busses have been serviced, and the 22-seater bus and the bakkie have been to the panel beaters. The high school foyer, the administration block as well as the Operational Head’s office have been revamped. The irrigation system has been upgraded. There is now irrigation between the school buildings. The air conditioning system at the Castle has been completed. More carports have been installed. Cameras (19) and security beams have also been installed all over the school grounds. A bigger motor has been fitted for the main gate. New, broader safety strips have been fitted on the stairs of the high school.
12. Enhancements Much needed changes were made to the administrative block of the high school. The foyer now has a new look, and the trophy cabinet, of which a section was donated by the Grade 12 class of 2016, is a place where we can now proudly display our achievements and that of our learners.
The office of the Operational Head and the sports office were also renovated.
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New tiles and paint in the passages of the high school now make it a clean and friendly environment for our children.
13. Marketing Marketing this year focused on various aspects:
Various advertisements for the high school, primary school and Curro Castle were prepared and placed in the Tygerburger. Regular placement of various school happenings and achievements in a local newspaper (Tygerburger) ensured that the school got noticed by the broader public. A formal marketing brochure for the high school, primary school and Curro Castle was established. Marketing worked hand-in-hand with the school’s communication plan so that the school community stayed informed through the updates in newsletters and on the school’s Facebook page. Various marketing materials were used during all functions. They were handed out to clients and visitors. Various outreach programmes were run this year, e.g. the Farmers in Need project. Open days led by all three schools also had a positive impact on the learner enrolment numbers.
13.1 Enrolments During the past few years there has been a dramatic growth in learner numbers. Grade groups grew from 4 groups per grade (between 70 and 80 learners), to six groups per grade (between 100 and 120 learners). In 2016 there were six classes in Grades 8 and 9. The intake for 2017 is very good again and we will see a growth of approximately 40 learners. 13.2 Kenridge Open Day The Kenridge Open Day is an event organised by Kenridge Primary School to assist their learners and parents to make well-informed decisions when choosing a high school. It was held on 10 February 2016. They create a platform for all schools – one night dedicated to government schools and one night dedicated to independent schools – to market themselves.
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The Curro Durbanville brand was well displayed. A combination of the Operational Head and a few learners were a good focus point to attract as many parents to our table as possible. This year a list of prospective learners/parents was drawn up and various communications were sent to them. 13.3 Open Days On Saturday, 5 March 2016, we had our first open day of the year. Mr Vermeulen visited the neighbouring primary schools to invite learners to the open day. We started the day with a general information session were Mr Van Zyl introduced the Curro story and Mr Vermeulen gave general information regarding our school’s procedures. Aletta Simpson and Pierre Hodgson, our 2016 Head Girl and Head Boy, spoke about their experiences in the high school.
After that the parents and learners visited different classrooms in the high school. The different subjects were introduced by means of practical demonstrations or short information sessions. The guests could also visit the swimming pool as well as the auditorium where the Music Department explained their programme.
The tour of the school ended at the tuck shop where learners received a small gift bag and some snacks. The management team and grade heads were available to answer any questions and to help parents complete enrolment forms. 100% discount was offered on enrolments fees if all documents were handed in on this day.
As some learners were involved in sports matches on this day we decided to have another event on Tuesday, 10 May. We followed the same successful programme and received positive feedback.
13.4 Curro in the Newspaper Regular placement of articles and photographs focusing on various school happenings and achievements in local newspapers, ensured that the school was noticed by the broader public. We were privileged to be able to place articles and photographs of our learners’ achievements in the following newspapers:
Tygerburger: 31 photographs and articles. Die Burger – JIP: 10 photographs and articles.
Various advertisements for the high school, primary school and Curro Castle were placed in the Tygerburger.
13.5 Bok Radio at Interschools Our interchools against Curro Langebaan was a success off the field as well as on. Bok Radio, a local community radio attended the day and broadcast live from the event. It was a five hour broadcast with huge marketing value. The broadcast ensured that Bok Radio’s 300 000 listeners were introduced to our school. These listeners heard from Dr Chris van der Merwe (Chief Executive Officer of Curro Holdings), Mr Dirk van Zyl (Curro Durbanville Executive
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Head), Mr Kobus Vermeulen (High School Operational Head), Miss Olivia Van Heerden (Primary School Operational Head) and Mr Kevin French (Chairman of the PAC). Each of these five speakers had five minute interviews during the popular Top 40 show. Listeners were informed of the history of Curro, the future plans, the educational brilliance, the cultural activities, the primary school, and the high school and of course the sports opportunities and successes.
It is the first time that Curro Durbanville had this type of mass communication to the immediate surroundings.
14. Occupational Health and Safety Curro Durbanville takes Health and Safety very seriously.
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. Safety evacuation drills are held at least twice a year.
Staff responsible for OHS at the high school: Mr. Kobus Vermeulen (OHS Officer), Mr Dewald Kruger and Mr Koos Grundlingh (Vehicles, Buildings and Grounds), Mr Casper Badenhorst (Safety drills and inspections), Mrs Melani du Plooy (Science Labs).
During 2016, 26 high school learners completed a Level 1 first aid course. The courses were held over two weekends during Terms I and 4. The plan for 2017 is to increase the number of learners with a Level 1 qualification so that we have a ratio of one person with a qualification for every ten learners. In 2017 we are also hosting Level 2 and Level 3 courses so that the current Level 1 learners can continue their training.
Eleven high school teachers were retrained in Level 1 first aid.
15. Acknowledgement Compiled by Kobus Vermeulen Language editing by Jeanne Swart Final lay-out approval by Rohan Smit
TOPIC PERSON RESPONSIBLE 1. Introduction Kobus Vermeulen 2. Highlights: Value Added Programme 2.1 Grade 8 Orientation Licia van der Vyver
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2.2 ROC Melani du Plooy 2.3 Academic Outings – General and History Isa Swanepoel 2.4 Academic Outings – Life Science Mariette Viljoen 2.5 Academic Outings - Geography Karen Pollard 2.6 Blood Donation Kathie Viljoen 2.7 Grade 11 LO Camp and outreach Derick Visser 2.8 Orange River Tour Janes Benadé 2.9 Valentine’s Dance Naomi Cullinan 2.10 Outreach Actions Marilize Mathys 2.11 School Spirit Deon van Zyl 2.12 LAN Evenings Naomi Cullinan 2.13 American Tour Isa Swanepoel 2.14 40 Days Corné Marais 2.15 Grade 12 Valedictory Day Corné Marais 2.16 Grade 11 Cross Over Day Karen Pollard 2.17 Paper Recycling Project Cobus Wiese 2.18 Leadership Development - Curro Learner Council Deon van Zyl 2.19 Matric Farewell Karen Pollard 3. Highlights: Sport 3.1 Athletics Cobus Wiese 3.2 Drummies Rohan Smit 3.3 Tennis Derick Visser 3.4 Chess Melani du Plooy 3.5 Hockey Kathie Viljoen 3.6 Golf Derick Visser 3.7 National Achievers Dewald Kruger 3.8 Provincial Achievers Dewald Kruger 3.9 District Achievers Dewald Kruger 3.10 Interschools: Glenwood Dewald Kruger 3.11 Curro National Tournament Dewald Kruger 3.12 Curro Interschools: Langebaan Dewald Kruger 3.13 Rugby Dewald Kruger 3.14 Cricket Casper Badenhorst 3.15 Cross Country Warwick Goldswain 3.16 Netball Marlize Hattingh 3.17 Swimming Warren Deyzel 4. Highlights: Culture 4.1 Choir Isa Swanepoel 4.2 SNOW: The Musical Deon van Zyl 4.3 Afrikaanse Redenaars Kathie Viljoen 4.4 Public Speaking Deon van Zyl 4.5 Eistedfodd Lize-Meri Amann 4.6 Talent America Deon van Zyl 4.7 Curro Band Naomi Cullinan 4.8 Music Centre Jeanne Maritz 4.9 Drama Lize-Meri Amann 4.10 Moot Court Isa Swanepoel 4.11 Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme 2016 Monika Evans 5. Highlights: Academics 5.1 Matric Results 2016 Elsa Boshoff
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5.2 IT Olympiads Licia van der Vyver 5.3 Maths Olympiads Maria Schmidt 5.4 Science Expo Naomi Cullinan 5.5 Restaurant Evenings Hannelie Crous 5.6 Spring School Carl Zimmermann 5.7 Tablets: Grades 8 - 11 Rohan Smit 5.8 Career Exhibition Chanél Fourie 5.9 IEB Conferences Elsa Boshoff 5.10 Curro Curriculum: Grades 8 and 9 Science and Casper Badenhorst Technology 5.11 Business Studies: Adds Night Cobus Wiese 5.12 Curro@Night Kobus Vermeulen 5.13 Grade 9 Subject Choice and Psychometric Evaluation Chanél Fourie 5.14 Science week Melani du Plooy 6. Effective Functioning 6.1 Leadership Kobus Vermeulen 6.2 Subject Heads Elsa Boshoff 6.3 Grade Heads Corné Marais 6.4 Communication Kobus Vermeulen 6.5 Assessment Dates Elsa Boshoff 6.6 Discipline Kobus Vermeulen 7. Staff 7.1 Staff list 2016 Kobus Vermeulen 7.2 Staff Provision Kobus Vermeulen 7.3 Staff Development Elsa Boshoff 7.4 Staff Evaluation Kobus Vermeulen 8. Curriculum: Academics 8.1 IEB Exams Elsa Boshoff 8.2 Afrikaans Kathie Viljoen 8.3 Accounting Elsa Boshoff 8.4 Art Lizanet Palmer 8.5 Business Studies Cobus Wiese 8.6 CAT Rohan Smit 8.7 Drama Lize-Meri Amann 8.8 EGD Casper Badenhorst 8.9 English Jeanne Swart 8.10 Geography Karen Pollard 8.11 History Isa Swanepoel 8.12 Hospitality Studies/Consumer studies Hannelie Crous 8.13 IT Licia van der Vyver 8.14 Life Sciences Mariette Viljoen 8.15 Mathematics Maria Schmidt 8.16 Mathematical Literacy Marianna Claassens 8.17 Physical Sciences Melani du Plooy 8.18 Life Orientation Chanél Fourie 8.19 Subject Olympiads 8.19.1 Afrikaans Kathie Viljoen 8.19.2 Accounting Elsa Boshoff 8.19.3 English Jeanne Swart 8.19.4 General Knowledge Isa Swanepoel
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8.19.5 IT Licia van der Vyver 8.19.6 Mathematics Maria Schmidt 8.19.7 Physical Science Melani du Plooy 8.19.8 Mathematical Literacy Marianna Claassens 9. Learner Affairs 9.1 Learner Support Chanél Fourie 9.2 Grade Head Individuation Corné Marais 9.3 IEB Concessions Chanél Fourie 9.4 RCL Deon van Zyl 10. Customer Satisfaction 10.1 Parent Interviews Kobus Vermeulen 10.2 Curro Parent Committee Kevin French 10.3 Parent Involvement Kobus Vermeulen 10.4 CurroHi Marilize Mathys 10.5 Curro-osity Katherine Myburgh 10.6 Golf Day Derick Visser 10.7 Parent Meetings Elsa Boshoff 10.8 Afternoon Homework Classes Carl Zimmermann 11. Facilities Dewald Kruger 12. Enhancements Karen Pollard 13. Marketing Rohan Smit 13.1 Enrolments Kobus Vermeulen 13.2 Kenridge Open Day Rohan Smit 13.3 Open Days Karen Pollard 13.4 Curro in the Newspaper Lizanet Palmer 13.5 Bok Radio at Interschools Rohan Smit 14. Occupational Health and Safety Kobus Vermeulen 15. Acknowledgements Kobus Vermeulen
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