St John’s College is proud to announce the outstanding final-year results of the Matric Class of 2023, with a 100% pass rate.
“We salute the Matric Class of 2023 on their truly outstanding results, and while we celebrate our many top achievers, we also recognise and applaud every matric who worked incredibly hard to achieve their personal best. This speaks to the resilience, habits of excellence and structured academic confidence that each of our matrics embraced to achieve these remarkable results.
Credit must go to our world-class academic staff - from the Bridge Nursery School to the College - for their dedication to their students. They have nurtured these young men through their personal and academic development and contributed significantly to these results. They have instilled in their students a culture of curiosity and critical thinking that is commendable.” — Mr Stuart West, Executive Headmaster
Key Highlights of St John’s College Matric 2023:
- 100% Pass Rate: All 138 students who wrote the matric exams have passed, reflecting the dedication of our students and educators at St John’s College, with 137 students achieving a Bachelor's Degree pass.
- Top Achievers: Of the 138 matriculants, 17 boys achieved an average of 90% and above, showcasing the commitment to excellence within the student body.
- Outstanding Achievements: Nine students, namely Julian Kuni, Nicholas Meyer, Alexander Tafur, Ayyad Gardee-Eshak, Krishay Patel, Sebastian Prinsloo, Caleb van Loggerenberg, Christian Venter, and Luke Yazbek, have been recognised on the IEB Outstanding Achievements List.
- Commendable Achievements: Seven students, namely Scott Blackburn, Calvin Brooks, Udo Elleh, Thandolwethu Kambule, David King, Stuart Prentice, and Matthew Prinsloo, have earned a place on the IEB Commendable Achievement List.
- IEB Recognition: 12 % of the year group has been acknowledged as top achievers by the IEB, with 54 students achieving subject results placed in the top 1% of all IEB candidates.
- 100%: Stuart Prentice achieved 100% for Mathematics, and Luke Robinson achieved 100% for Dramatic Arts.
- 99%: Krishay Patel, Alexander Tafur, David King, Alex Meyer for Mathematics; Thandolwethu Kambule for Dramatic Arts.
- Total Distinctions (NSC & ISC): 571 distinctions (80%+) Including 185 A+ (90%+)
- Average of 4.14 distinctions per student
- 10 distinctions: 1 student
- 9 distinctions: 2 students
- 8 distinctions: 22 students
- 7 distinctions: 14 students
- 6 distinctions: 13 students
- 38 % of students achieved 6 or more distinctions
Julian Kuni, Nicholas Meyer, and Alexander Tafur are the joint Dux Scholars with an overall average of 96% in their final examinations.
Julian Kuni, who achieved 10 distinctions, says he believes that part of his success is owed to the teachers who created a desire to learn about the subjects at hand. “It is only when you’re truly interested in your subject that you learn and see that learning can be enjoyable.”
Kuni spent some time in his school career tutoring St John’s College Academy students, and he applied this insight to his own teachings. He says this experience was one of the most impactful experiences at St John’s College. “I gained a deep understanding of how to help people and try to try and view things from their perspective.”
Nicholas Meyer, who achieved eight distinctions, says the highlight of his school career was being awarded the Peter Baker Prize for the Dux Scholar (shared with Alexander Tafur) at the Matric Prize Giving last year. “Our group has always been competitive and academically driven. I’m glad I was able to maintain my academic rigour throughout the years and achieve this award.”
He says that in addition to having teachers who present the curriculum in a thought-provoking manner, ongoing practice and doing past papers are two effective strategies that helped him achieve the top academic spot.
Alexander Tafur, who achieved eight distinctions, says his education at St John’s College helped him realise the best form of education is one that allows students to build on both their character as well as their knowledge.
“For the longest time, I had labelled myself an academic, but St John’s allowed me to be so much more than that. I was given the opportunity and freedom to become a leader, sportsman, public speaker, committee member, and, perhaps most importantly, a peer and friend to many brilliant young men and women in the St John’s community. St John's has taught me that resilience, perseverance, and confidence are equally if not more important than knowing how to solve an equation,” he says.
Executive Headmaster Stuart West congratulates the students and their dedicated teachers. “It’s been an honour working with these young men this past year. These outstanding results across the board speak for themselves. This is all from a 2023 matric class which proudly led the College, in our 125th year, with spirit, tenacity and joy to great heights on the sports field and in Drama, Music, Art and Debating, once again securing our cherished St John’s College heritage of all-round excellence."
St John's College remains committed to providing a world-class education that empowers students to reach their full potential, and the Class of 2023 has exemplified this commitment.
Congratulations to our young men and their teachers as we celebrate another year in the legacy of academic excellence.
Students achieving 90% and above
Julian Kuni, 96%, 10 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, French Second Additional Language, German Second Additional Language, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Music, Physical Sciences, Further Studies Mathematics and Further Studies Physics.
Nicholas Meyer, 96%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, Geography, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Alexander Tafur, 96%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, Latin Second Additional Language, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Luke Yazbek, 95%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, French Second Additional Language, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Music, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Krishay Patel, 94%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Sebastian Prinsloo, 93%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, History, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Stuart Prentice, 93%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, German Second Additional Language, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Matthew Prinsloo, 92%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, History, Latin Second Additional Language, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Caleb van Loggerenberg, 92%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, Geography, History, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
David King, 92%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, History, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Christian Venter, 91%, 7 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, History, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
Udo Elleh, 91%, 9 distinctions. English Home Language, History, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Music, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics and Further Studies English.
Vincent Miles, 91%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, Dramatic Arts, English Home Language, History, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Scott Blackburn, 90%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, History, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies English.
William, Mills, 90%, 8 distinctions. English Home Language, History, isiZulu First Additional Language, Latin Second Additional Language, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Jonathan Shiferaw, 90%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, History, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
Ayyad Gardee-Eshak, 90%, 8 distinctions. Afrikaans First Additional Language, English Home Language, Geography, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Further Studies Mathematics.
IEB Outstanding Achievement List
(Achieving within the top 5% of IEB candidates in six or more subjects, as well as Life Orientation)
Ayyad Gardee-Eshak, Julian Kuni, Nicholas Meyer, Krishay Patel, o Sebastian Prinsloo, Alexander Tafur, Caleb van Loggerenberg, Christian Venter and Luke Yazbek.
IEB Commendable Achievement List
(Achieving within the top 5% of IEB candidates in five subjects, as well as Life Orientation)
Scott Blackburn, Calvin Brooks, Udo Elleh, Thandolwethu Kambule, David King, Stuart Prentice and Matthew Prinsloo.
Students Achieving in the Top 1% of Candidates per Subject:
Dramatic Arts
Luke Robinson, Thandolwethu Kambule, Vincent Miles, Taeg Mosehla, Nicholas Pearce and Max Gordon
English Home Language
Alexander Tafur, Luke Yazbek, Nicholas Meyer, Julian Kuni, Luke Robinson, Caleb van Loggerenberg, Udo Elleh, Max Gordon, David King and Matthew Prinsloo
Geography
Nicholas Meyer, Caleb van Loggernberg, Liam Lynch and Ayyad Gardee-Eshak
History
Sebastian Prinsloo and Jonathan Shiferaw
Information Technology
Stuart Prentice
Latin Second Additional Language
Alexander Tafur
Life Orientation
Nicholas Meyer, Alexander Tafur, Julian Kuni and Calvin Brooks.
Life Sciences
Nicholas Meyer, Alexander Tafur and Christian Venter.
Mathematics
Stuart Prentice, David King, Alex Meyer, Krishay Patel, Alexander Tafur, Luke Yazbek, Nicholas Meyer and Julian Kuni.
Physical Sciences
Alexander Tafur, Krishay Patel, Stuart Prentice, Julian Kuni and Matthew Prinsloo
Further Studies Mathematics - Statistics
Jordan Cooper
