Year: 2023

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮!

Congratulations to the Class of 2022, who achieved a 96.6% pass rate, with 57 out of 59 learners passing the NSC examination.

While disappointed that we did not achieve a 100% pass rate, we are delighted in the overall excellent performance of our learners.

A special word of congratulations goes to our top candidate 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 on achieving six subject distinctions and an average of 85%, as well as 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (five subject distinctions and an average of 83,14%), 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲 (five distinctions and an average of 82,57%), 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 (3 distinctions and an average of 79,86%), 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 (4 distinctions and an average of 79,25), 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 (4 distinctions and an average of 78,29%), 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗰𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 (1 distinction and an average of 73,71%), 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗹 (2 distinctions and an average of 73,14%), 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲 (2 distinctions and an average of 72,82%) and 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 (1 distinction and an average of 71,86%).

Thirty-nine (66%) of the learners qualified for Bachelor Studies, while eighteen (31%) qualified for Diploma studies.

𝘼 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 54 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙗𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙.

Our sincerest thanks go to a very dedicated team of educators, who assisted these learners in reaching their full potential, as well as to all stakeholders in this community for their tremendous support of our efforts to maintain excellence in education and academics in particular.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to senior music student, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁é 𝗢𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗳𝘀𝗲𝗻, who successfully passed her Rockschool Contemporary Practical Examination with assurance!

Brigetté played a Contemporary Rockschool Grade 7 Graded Certificate Examination and achieved 83% (Merit).

A Contemporary Rockschool Graded Certificate examination plots the student stylistic specialism, helping them to develop an in-depth understanding of the type of music that appeals to them mostly, whether it is pop, rock, metal, blues, country, funk, latin, jazz, reggae or film and musical theatre.

Brigetté mastered the key skills up to Grade 6 and developed notable security of appropriate technique, use of expressive devices, rhythmic complexity, fluency and musical understanding. She has mastered the ability to improvise with conviction and personality plus demonstrate strong musical form as well as structure. Her performances showed mature and authentic stylistic awareness, with developing individuality and communication.

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 (𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 (𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩) 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙚.

According to Ms Zelda Oosthuizen, her music educator, Brigetté showed exceptionally diligent work, especially for keeping in mind that Brigetté takes music as an additional module while still achieved subject music standard.

𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵é, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!

Fraser Davis and Robert Wallace from Salisbury Cathedral School in the UK will be joining us in Grade 7 for the duration of Term 1, after which two Union learners, Zoë Mills and Brett Kenmuir, will be heading to Salisbury for Term 2.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet would like to extend its gratitude to Advanced Irrigation for their kind sponsorship of our 1st XI’s new team kit.

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 and we cannot succeed without the generosity of supporters like Advanced Irrigation.

The kit – which includes a new set of whites and a T20 top – looks amazing and the boys can’t wait to get onto the field.