St Conrad College does it again!!!

The Class of 2009 capped a wonderful year for the school by achieving outstanding Matric results recently. 
This group achieved a pass rate of 100% for the 14th time in the last 15 years.  Eleven subjects achieved averages above 60% and the total number of distinctions achieved by the 52 learners was 50. The percentage of learners qualifying for tertiary studies was 98,08% (51 out of 52).

Congratulations to the following top achievers:

7 Distinctions:

Jo-Ann Chan, Radhiya Minty

6 Distinctions:

Melissa Alberts

4 Distinctions:

Kerri Smithers

3 Distinctions:

Cheri Silent, Hasaanah Gangat, Lara de Stadler

2 Distinctions:

Amber Brooke-Smith, Tumelo Tire, Ilga Wildeman

1 Distinction:

Aneesa Asvat, Candice Bolt, Mario Demetriou, Sarisha Devraj, Jason Katz, Bonolo Letshufi, Terashin Naidoo, Jessi Pinto, Grant Scott, Sabrina Skeat and Lulu Stimela. (Lulu was also ranked under the top 1% of all Setswana candidates entered nationally)

We commend the absolute commitment and dedication displayed by all of our educators. Without the commitment and diligence of our educators and their focus on the task at hand, we are unlikely to achieve the goals we set for ourselves as a school.

We praise God for blessing the school abundantly in reaching the successes of 2009.

Learners matriculating from St Conrad’s College write the IEB examination at the end of each year. The Independent Examinations Board Matriculation is written each year and our learners consistently achieve excellent results. The majority of our learners continue with tertiary education in South Africa or abroad.

The IEB examination is accepted internationally which offers learners a myriad of choices. St Conrad College’s strength lies in its educator/learner ratio, with classes rarely exceeding 26. Importance is placed on each learner as an individual and on that individual’s personal development both academically, spiritually and emotionally.

The philosophy of the IEB is that assessment drives teaching and learning. The IEB believes that it provides assessment that stimulates and encourages teaching that develops the skills needed for success in life-clear thinking, analysis, evaluation, unambiguous communication, substantiation of opinion as well as a strong grounding in the fundamental skills and knowledge that underpin the subject curricula.
 
The IEB aims to conduct valid and reliable assessment, ensuring that the results achieved by learners are an accurate indication of their performance and a reliable indicator of potential success in tertiary study. A recent study by a top university in South Africa indicates that of the approximately 2,721 Bachelor’s degrees awarded at the December graduation ceremonies, 673 were to ex-IEB students - almost 25%. If one considers that only approximately 8000 learners sat for the final IEB examinations compared to the 600 000 writing the state examinations, 25% is a clear indication of the success rate IEB schooling offers.

It is the preparation of learners for life after school and the development  and conditioning of skills, which go beyond subject –specific knowledge, that makes an IEB school different.

St Conrad’s College is the school of choice! Come and experience the ultimate in education.  (www.st-conrads.co.za , 018 462 9023)