Celebrating excellence: Kearsney College's top achievers in Further Studies Mathematics
Kearsney College is celebrating its matric pupils’ outstanding results for Further Studies Mathematics (Calculus and Algebra).
The results were released by the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) on Tuesday.
In a statement, Kearsney said 65% of candidates who wrote FS Mathematics achieved distinctions (80% and over).
The 11 pupils who achieved As are Hayden Dunston (92%), Joshua Griffiths and Raine Scoular (both 91%), Kantse Masilo (89%), Kaylin Moodley (88%), Liam Oets and Josh Robertson(85%), Jason de Gryse (84%), Oliver Tubb (82%), Nicholas Comrie (81%) and Kade Rencken (80%).
The success of Masilo in the subject is significant, the school noted as he had only been achieving 53% in Mathematics when he started at Kearsney and required a concession in order to qualify to study FS Mathematics.
He credits the move to Kearsney in Grade 9 as a major factor in his academic success.
Hard work and support saw his year-end mark for FS Maths in Grade 11 jump to 67%, 77% in matric trials and 89% for his final IEB examinations.
“My work ethic was a product of my environment and being in a boarding space allowed me to adopt the mentality to succeed academically,” he said.
The IEB is scheduled to release the results for all other subjects on January 13.