St John's College

St John’s College hosted the 2023 Remove to LV Prize-Giving in the Rene England Auditorium on Friday, 2 February 2024, to honour the academic achievements of our students who excelled in 2023.

Congratulations to all our young men, not only those who received awards but everyone who did their very best last year.


SCHOOL PRIZES

Best Junior Instrumentalist: Kabir Budlender (UIV Alston in 2023)

Walter MacFarlane Junior Chorister Award: Liam Batley (UIV Clayton in 2023) and Daniel Teeling-Smith (UIV Nash in 2023)

Junior Public Speaking Cup for Prepared Speech: Kwandiwe Ngcobo (LIV Hodgson in 2023)

Junior Public Speaking Cup for Impromptu Speech: Dirk Jacobs (LIV Hodgson in 2023)

Chilvers Cup: Matthew Venter-Clelland (LV Clayton in 2023)

Coulter Award UIV: Elliot Cross (UIV Alston in 2023)

Coulter Award LV: Kali Selepe (LV Hill in 2023)

Bruce Currin Memorial Junior Scholarship: Rudolf van der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Bruce Currin Memorial Senior Scholarship: Aidan Leech (Olympiad, LV Alston in 2023) and Jordan Cooper (FS Stats, LV Hill in 2023)

Sir Henry Strakosch Scholarship: Greg Pryce (LV Fleming in 2023)

SUBJECT PRIZES REMOVE 2023

Afrikaans First Additional Language: Glenn Greyling (Remove Clarke in 2023)

Art: Amaan Mohamed (Remove Hodgson in 2023)

Curiosity: Hayden O'Raw (Remove Thomson in 2023)

Drama: Sakhile Nhlapo (Remove Clarke in 2023)

English: Krish Vaswani (Remove Fleming in 2023)

French: Nevan Naidoo (Remove Fleming in 2023)

Geography: Bradley Anderson (Remove Fleming in 2023)

German: Jamie Morris (Remove Hill in 2023)

History: Chirag Naidoo (Remove Thomson in 2023)

isiZulu First Additional Language: Nevan Naidoo (Remove Fleming in 2023)

Latin: Dylan Amm (Remove Nash in 2023)

Life Sciences: Botaki Matsoku (Remove Hodgson in 2023)

Mathematics: Jerry Li (Remove Hill in 2023)

Music Appreciation: Herman Basson (Remove Hill in 2023)

Music as a Subject: Jayden Li (Remove Clarke in 2023)

Physical Sciences: Jayden Li (Remove Clarke in 2023)

SUBJECT PRIZES LOWER IV

Afrikaans First Additional Language: Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Art: Matt Van Kerckhoven (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Curiosity: Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Drama: Thyilelo Mabandla (LIV Hill in 2023)

English: Oliver Bouilliart (LIV Clarke in 2023)

French: Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023) & Oliver Boulliart (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Geography: Mohammed Zaeem Mayet (LIV Fleming in 2023)

German: Oskar Stahljans (LIV Nash in 2023)

History: Connor Cooper (LIV Hill in 2023)

IsiZulu First Additional Language: Tyler Khumalo (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Latin: Mohammed Zaeem Mayet (LIV Fleming in 2023)

Life Sciences: Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Mathematics: Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023)

Music Appreciation: Dyaan Devchand (LIV Hill in 2023)

Music as a Subject: Ziben Zhang (LIV Alston in 2023)

Physical Sciences: Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023)

SUBJECT PRIZES UPPER IV

Further Studies Mathematics: Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023)

Afrikaans First Additional Language: Ethan Wilcocks (UIV Hill in 2023)

Dramatic Arts: Michael Van Heerden (UIV Fleming) in 2023

English: Ruhan Gosai (UIV Alston in 2023)

French: Vashiv Naidoo (UIV Nash in 2023)

Further Studies Physics: Ruhan Gosai (UIV Alston in 2023)

Geography: Kamogelo Thobejane (UIV Nash in 2023)

German: Pietro Carnelli (UIV Thomson in 2023)

History: Vashiv Naidoo (UIV Nash in 2023)

Information Technology: Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023)

isiZulu First Additional Language: Menzi Bongwe (UIV Nash in 2023)

Latin: Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023)

Life Sciences: Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023)

Mathematics: Leo Chen (UIV Clayton in 2023) & Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023)

Music as a Subject: Jason Aspoas (UIV Clarke in 2023)

Physical Sciences: Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023)

Visual Arts: Robbie Hund (UIV Alston in 2023)

SUBJECT PRIZES LOWER V

Afrikaans First Additional Language: Zac Erasmus (LV Alston in 2023)

Dramatic Arts: Dominic Wrigley (LV Hill in 2023)

English: Zac Erasmus (LV Alston in 2023)

French: Liam Jung (LV Clarke in 2023)

Further Studies English: Matthew Venter-Clelland (LV Clayton in 2023)

Further Studies Mathematics: Jordan Cooper (LV Hill in 2023)

Further Studies Physics: Ronaldo Teixeira (LV Nash in 2023)

Geography: Ronaldo Teixeira (LV Nash in 2023)

German: Stephen Carstens (LV Thomson in 2023)

History: Zac Erasmus (LV Alston in 2023)

Information Technology: Zac Erasmus (LV Alston in 2023) and Jordan Cooper (LV Hill in 2023)

isiZulu First Additional Language: Ndabenhle Shozi (LV Clayton in 2023)

Latin: Estian Jordaan (LV Fleming in 2023)

Life Sciences: Matthew Venter-Clelland (LV Clayton in 2023)

Mathematics: Muhammad Moosa (LV Alston in 2023)

Music as a Subject: Nathan Pringle (LV Alston in 2023)

Physical Sciences: Greg Pryce (LV Fleming in 2023)

Visual Arts: Joe Rosmarin (LV Clarke in 2023)

ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES REMOVE 2023: In Remove, Academic Certificates are awarded to students who have achieved an average of 80% or above.

Abdullah Amanjee (Remove Fleming in 2023), Dylan Amm (Remove Nash in 2023), Bradley Anderson (Remove Fleming in 2023), Finn Backes (Remove Thomson in 2023), Hlayisani Baloyi (Remove Fleming in 2023), Nicholas Band (Remove Fleming in 2023), Nick Barberini (Remove Fleming in 2023), Herman Basson (Remove Hill in 2023), Raphael Blount (Remove Clarke in 2023), Aiden Boesch (Remove Alston in 2023), Alexander Burmeister (Remove Fleming in 2023), Tapiwa Chikwava (Remove Clayton in 2013 ), Michael Costa (Remove Fleming in 2023), Mihlali Cotshana (Remove Nash in 2023), Siya Dlomo (Remove Clarke in 2023), Faizaan Ghoor(Remove Thomson in 2023), Aiden Greenstein (Remove Clarke in 2023), Glenn Greyling (Remove Clarke in 2023), Antony Hattingh (Remove Hill in 2023), Edward Jones (Remove Clayton in 2023), Kyama Kasimu (Remove Clarke in 2023), Simba Katemauswa (Remove Hill in 2023), Matthew Keus (Remove Clayton in 2023), Zizi Kheswa (Remove Fleming in 2023), Jayden Li (Remove Clarke in 2023), Jerry Li (Remove Hill in 2023), Xiaoyuan Li (Remove Alston in 2023), Tshimega Magakgala (Remove Hodgson in 2023), Lesego Makwane (Remove Clayton in 2023), Sechaba Masithela (Remove Thomson in 2023), Botaki Matsoku (Remove Hodgson in 2023), Alan McFerren (Remove Clayton in 2023), Amaan Mohamed (Remove Hodgson in 2023), Jamie Morris (Remove Hill), Karabo Motlhabane (LIV Clayton), Reza Mudaly (Remove Clarke in 2023), Nevan Naidoo (Remove Fleming in 2023), Chirag Naidoo (Remove Thomson in 2023), Lwazi Ncube (Remove Hodgson in 2023), Sisa Ncube (Remove Clayton in 2023), Sakhile Nhlapo (Remove Clarke in 2023), Hayden O'Raw (Remove Thomson in 2023), Vibhav Panday (Remove Alston), Prem Pillay (LIV Clayton), Sadovnik Fedor (Remove Hodgson), Jason Shi (Remove Alston in 2023), Mihlali Tabane (Remove Hodgson in 2023), Neil van Heerden (Remove Thomson in 2023), Vaswani Krish (Remove Fleming in 2023), Villet Duncan (Remove Hill in 2023) and Webb David (Remove Hill in 2023).

ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES LOWER IV: In Lower IV, Academic Certificates are awarded to students who have achieved an average of 80% or above.

Apostoli Apostoleris (LIV Hodgson in 2023), Ethan Beira (LIV Thomson in 2023), William Boland (UIV Clayton in 2023), Oliver Bouilliart (LIV Clarke in 2023), Rohan Bray (UIV Clarke in 2023), Scott Bray (LIV Clarke in 2023), Fu-Nam Chen (LIV Fleming in 2023), Connor Cooper (LIV Hill in 2023), Dyaan Devchand (LIV Hill in 2023), Thomas Kreusch (LIV Thomson in 2023), Stefan Kruger (LIV Thomson in 2023), Lesego Legoete (LIV Hill IN 2023), Finn Li (LIV Clayton in 2023), Darshik Lutchman (LIV Alston in 2023), Qhawe Mabizela (LIV Hodgson in 2023), Joshua Madley (LIV Hill in 2023), Makwande Makhathini (LIV Hill in 2023), Lebone Malunga (LIV Thomson in 2023), Mohammed Zaeem Mayet (LIV Fleming in 2023), Rayan Moodley (UIV Clayton in 2023), Ben Nagel (LIV Hodsgon in 2023), Aphiwe Ndhlovu (LIV Fleming in 2023), Hope Ntuli (LIV Clayton in 2023), Reatile Phiri (LIV Hodgson in 2023), Soham-Zhy Ravjee (LIV Clarke in 2023), James Redshaw (LIV Nash in 2023), Christopher Roos (LIV Nash in 2023), Nirban Sagar (LIV Nash in 2023), Michael Sambaza (LIV Thomson in 2023), Justin Schoeman (LIV Alston in 2023), Luke Shipway (LIV Hodgson in 2023), Oskar Stahljans (LIV Nash in 2023), Michael Stubbs (LIV Alston in 2023), Zach Sundayi (LIV Nash in 2023), Nathan Teper (LIV Alston in 2023), Rudolf Van Der Merwe (LIV Clayton in 2023), Connor Van der Walt (LIV Hill in 2023), Josua Wilkins (LIV Alston in 2023), Charlie Yin (LIV Clarke in 2023), Ziben Zhang (LIV Alston in 2023) and Luzuko Zithulele (LIV Hill in 2023).

ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES UPPER IV 2023: For an Academic Certificate to be awarded in Upper IV, students need to achieve an average of 75% or above.

Jason Aspoas (UIV Clarke in 2023), Akani Baloyi (UIV Fleming in 2023), Aiden Barberini (UIV Fleming in 2023), Liam Batley (UIV Clayton in 2023), John-John Bierman (UIV Hill in 2023), Menzi Bongwe (UIV Nash in 2023), Tumelo Bopape (UIV Thomson in 2023), Luke Brickhill (UIV Thomson in 2023), Cayde Bricknell (UIV Clarke in 2023), James Burger (UIV Alston in 2023), Joss Busa (UIV Clayton in 2023), Pietro Carnelli (UIV Thomson in 2023), Leo Chen (UIV Clayton in 2023), Veer Chhagan (UIV Fleming in 2023), Atli Chipu (UIV Clayton in 2023), Bruno Cochrane (UIV Thomson in 2023), Billy Cronje (UIV Clayton in 2023), Enrique Da Naia (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Leon de Kock (UIV Hill in 2023), Tom Dewar (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Niel Dohmen (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Malan Du Plessis (UIV Alston in 2023), Liam Duvenage (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Davrin Gillot (UIV Alston in 2023), David Giltrow (UIV Hill in 2023), Ruhan Gosai (UIV Alston in 2023), Siza Gule (UIV Nash in 2023), David Hemphill (UIV Clayton in 2023), Robbie Hund (UIV Alston in 2023), William Jones (UIV Clayton in 2023), Sameer Kanjee (UIV Clarke in 2023), Matthew Kaplan (UIV Alston in 2023), Jack Logan (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Tsiamo Mabiletsa (UIV Clarke in 2023), Connor Mackenzie (UIV Thomson in 2023), Victor Mashile (UIV Thomson in 2023), Jamil Metz (UIV Clarke in 2023), Michael Meyer (UIV Nash in 2023), Olethinala Mgeyane (UIV Clayton in 2023), Lesedi Mojapelo (UIV Thomson in 2023), Nicholas Morrell (UIV Nash in 2023), Vashiv Naidoo (UIV Nash in 2023), Arif Osman (UIV Fleming in 2023), Zach Petersen (UIV Clayton in 2023), Ethan Ramsbotham (UIV Thomson in 2023), James Reed (UIV Nash in 2023), Mikhail Sadovnik (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Owethu Sishuba (UIV Hill in 2023), Warona Sotia (UIV Hodgson in 2023), Daniel Teeling-Smith (UIV Nash in 2023), Kamogelo Thobejane (UIV Nash in 2023), Uzayr Timol (UIV Fleming in 2023), Kheyan Vallabh (UIV Clayton in 2023), Thomas Van Der Poel (UIV Thomson in 2023), Michael Van Heerden (UIV Fleming in 2023), Luca Van Tonder (UIV Clarke in 2023), Eric Wang (UIV Fleming in 2023), Ethan Wilcocks (UIV Hill in 2023), Noah Xego (UIV Nash in 2023) and Mila Xego (UIV Nash 2023).

ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES LOWER V 2023: For an Academic Certificate to be awarded in Lower V, students need to achieve an average of 75% or above.

Ashil Bhagwandas (LV Fleming in 2023), Vivek Bhana (LV Clayton in 2023), Brad Biggs (LV Fleming in 2023), Daniel Bruwer (LV Clarke in 2023), Stephen Carstens (LV Thomson in 2023), Jordan Cooper (LV Hill in 2023), Jaime Copperthwaite (LV Clarke in 2023), Jack Crosse (LV Nash in 2023), Zac Erasmus (LV Alston in 2023), Rahul Fakira (LV Hodgson in 2023), Andre Friedman (LV Thomson in 2023), Alexander Gibson (LV Thomson in 2023), Ethan Greyling (LV Clarke in 2023), Matt Heeger (LV Clayton in 2023), Nelson Hope (LV Nash in 2023), Thomas Ievers (LV Thomson in 2023), Estian Jordaan (LV Fleming in 2023), Liam Jung (LV Clarke in 2023), Thomas Kruger (LV Nash in 2023), Aidan Leech (LV Alston in 2023), Connor Leech (LV Alston in 2023), Joe MacRobert (LV Nash in 2023), Jozua Malherbe (LV Thomson in 2023), Jethro Mazhande (LV Thomson in 2023), Owethu Mbuyane (LV Thomson in 2023), Daniel Meyer (LV Clayton in 2023), Muhammad Moosa (LV Alston in 2023), Ofentse Mophosho (LV Fleming in 2023), Kea Motlhamme (LV Clayton in 2023), Kamo Mpakati (LV Hodgson in 2023), Hlobi Mthembu (LV Hodgson in 2023), Matthew Murray (LV Clarke in 2023), Christian Nieuwoudt (LV Thomson in 2023), Cuba Pakdoust (LV Thomson in 2023), Nathan Pringle (LV Alston in 2023), Sebastian Prozzi (LV Thomson in 2023), Greg Pryce (LV Fleming in 2023), Motlhomi Ramokgopa (LV Alston in 2023), Tristan Rhodes (LV Nash in 2023), Joe Rosmarin (LV Clarke in 2023), Ross Rovelli (LV Clayton in 2023l), Kali Selepe (LV Hill in 2023), Ndabenhle Shozi (LV Clayton in 2023), Sikho Siyongwana (LV Hill in 2023), Jacob Smith (LV Thomson in 2023), Lonwabo Stevens (LV Clayton in 2023), Ronaldo Teixeira (LV Nash in 2023), Kakuhle Tungata (LV Hill in 2023), Matthew Venter-Clelland (LV Clayton in 2023), Grant Wensley (LV Hill in 2023), Dominic Wrigley (LV Hill in 2023) and Nicholas Zigiriadis (LV Hodgson in 2023).