Top 10 Matrics 2023

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 candidates from the Class of 2023 for their outstanding academic achievements during the recent NSC examinations.

𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 44 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.

The 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟲 candidates distinguished themselves by achieving A aggregates, a testament to their exceptional academic prowess.

1. 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 – 9 distinctions, achieving an outstanding 92.63%.

2. 𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 – impressive performance with 6 distinctions, attaining a commendable 89%.

3. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗳𝘀𝗲𝗻 – demonstrating excellence with 5 distinctions, securing a well-deserved 84%.

4. 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 – an exceptional achievement of 6 distinctions with an impressive 83.29%.

5. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – notable performance with 4 distinctions, achieving a commendable 80.86%.

6. 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 – demonstrating excellence with 3 distinctions, securing a remarkable 80%.

7. 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – a commendable achievement of 5 distinctions, attaining an admirable 79.29%.

8. 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 & 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮-𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 – they both deserve recognition for their outstanding performance, each obtaining 3 distinctions and an impressive average of 78.43%.

10. 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 – an exceptional achievement of 3 distinctions with a notable average of 77.43%.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯!

Premier’s Top Achiever Award

On Friday afternoon, 19 January, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Headmaster, Mr William Pringle, attended the Provincial Top Achievers’ Awards Ceremony in East London, where he was presented with a prestigious 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗥’𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 by Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane.

Mr Pringle accepted the award on behalf of Union High School, which was being honoured as the 3rd Highest Achieving School in the Eastern Cape Department of Education’s Cluster B, based on the results of the recent NSC examination. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘉𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘪 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘕𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴.

2023 Matric Results – Academic Report

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet is incredibly proud of the outstanding achievements of its Grade 12 learners in the recent National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, which has seen the school being recognised as the third highest achieving school in the Sarah Baartman, Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani West, Buffalo City, Amathole East and Amothole West cluster of educational districts.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴, 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

Let’s delve into the results achieved by each subject and acknowledge the educators who played a vital role in shaping the success of the learners.

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿:

Under the guidance of Mrs Belinda Grewar, the English Home Language class achieved an impressive 98.4% pass rate, with one subject distinction. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗿:

Mr. Maarten Kruger led his learners to a 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 in Afrikaans FAL, accompanied by an impressive 7 subject distinctions.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 & 𝗠𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀:

With a commendable 96.1% pass rate and 8 subject distinctions, Mr Bienvenue Mbanga and Mr Elrich Jantjies have proven their expertise in guiding learners through the complexities of Mathematics. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁:

Mrs Gedult’s commitment to ensuring her learners excel in Mathematical Literacy has resulted in a stellar 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, along with 5 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴.

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗱:

With an impeccable 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 and a total of 25 subject distinctions, Mrs Bronwen Langmead has exemplified the importance of Life Orientation. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗸𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗱:

Mrs Anelle Ekkerd deserves recognition for achieving a commendable 93.8% pass rate in Accounting, accompanied by 7 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱:

Under the guidance of Mrs Nelia Read, the Business Studies class achieved a commendable 96.4% pass rate, with 2 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝗛𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘀-𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀:

Mrs Jacqui Heunis-Jones’s expertise and passion for Computer Applications Technology is evident in the outstanding results achieved by her students – a flawless 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, coupled with 4 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦.

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗸𝗼:

Congratulations to the Grade 12 Geography class of 2023, whose efforts have seen them obtain a perfect 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, along with two subject distinctions.

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲:

Mr William Pringle has guided his learners to a remarkable 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝘔𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴.

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀:

Mr Hanno Sparrius’s dedication to teaching Life Sciences is evident in the respectable pass rate achieved by his learners, along with 3 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴.

𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲:

Mrs Catherine Pringle’s expertise and enthusiasm for Physical Sciences have resulted in an impressive 95.2% pass rate and 6 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱:

Mrs Nelia Read has made a significant impact on the Tourism class, achieving a perfect 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, along with 3 subject distinctions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺.

The exceptional results are a testament to the hard work, dedication and passion displayed by both the learners and their educators. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to all the educators whose unwavering commitment has contributed to shaping these remarkable young minds. The future is undoubtedly bright for the learners of Union High School as they step confidently into new endeavors, armed with the knowledge and skills acquired during their time at this institution.

Cricket Results: U/13A T20 Festival

This past Saturday, 20 January, the Union u/13A cricket team took part in a 𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 held at Woodridge College.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙩. 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚’𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥, where Union won the toss and opted to bat first.

Although Union lost an early wicket, it paved the way for an outstanding 161-run partnership for the second wicket between 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹.

Mills contributed a commendable 63 runs, while Kingwill showcased his skills with a 66-run knock. Union concluded their innings with a formidable total of 169/1.

In response, the Union bowlers came out firing and managed to contain St. George’s, limiting them to 85/6. 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 proved to be the standout performers, each taking two wickets apiece.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 84 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴.

The second game of the day saw Union facing off against Muir College. Union took their turn to bat first, but faced some tough opposition and were restricted to a total of 99/6 in their allotted 20 overs. 𝙐𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝.

Muir College ultimately emerged as the winners, achieving the required total with six wickets in hand. However, Union’s spirited fight was evident until the second last over when Muir secured the victory. 𝗥𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 excelled with the ball, claiming two crucial wickets for Union.

Although Union suffered a loss in this second game, their performance and fighting spirit certainly left a lasting impression. The team showcased great sportsmanship and never gave up until the final ball was bowled.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙪/13𝘼 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨! We eagerly anticipate seeing their continued growth and success in future competitions.