Category: Academic

Academic, Bulletin

Monday, 19 January, saw the Union Schools’ annual 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 for Grade 1 to 7 learners being held.

The year-long rivalry between Arnott House (in blue) and Daly House (in red) was kicked off in fine style, as the young athletes gave it their all in various track and field events.

There were many proud moments and shared joy throughout the day, as the learners cheered on their classmates and showcased their athletic abilities.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 are in order for Arnott House, who clinched the victory with an impressive 1450 points, compared to Daly’s 1063 points.

𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵!

Further results to follow soon.

Academic, Bulletin

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁, who has been awarded the prestigious Rupert Achievement Award after being named the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

This award, which includes a generous cash prize towards her tertiary studies, is a fitting tribute to Erin’s exceptional academic journey at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet.

We are immensely proud that this achievement marks the 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 that our school has produced Graaff-Reinet’s top matriculant – from 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗿𝗶𝗲 (2020) to 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 (2021), 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 (2022), 𝗖𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (2023), 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (2024), and now Erin in 2025.

Erin’s results speak volumes.

With a final average of 87%, she achieved distinctions across a wide range of subjects, including Accounting (93%), Life Sciences (93%), Afrikaans FAL (87%), English HL (86%), Physical Sciences (81%), Life Orientation (89%) and Mathematics (80%). She further challenged herself by completing Further Studies Mathematics, achieving a commendable 72%.

𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺, Erin embraced school life fully. Her leadership and service are evident through her involvement as a Prefect, Mentor, Mathematics Tutor, Media Team member and Blood Peer Promoter, as well as her long-standing commitment to the RCL, Interact (serving as Treasurer and later Secretary) and First Aid, where she held the role of Head in both 2024 and 2025.

𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘳, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘉𝘙𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Erin was also invited to the AAD based on her top Physics performance in Grade 11 in the Sarah Baartman District.

Erin, 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 and sister to Old Unionite Ethan Gedult, has accepted her final offer to study MBChB at Stellenbosch University in 2026.

𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 as she embarks on this exciting next chapter.

In the words of her mother, Abigail Gedult, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

This success truly reflects the power of a supportive school and community working together.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻. Your hard work, humility and excellence inspire us all.

Academic, Bulletin

At Union High School’s 2026 Academic Awards Assembly earlier this morning, Friday, 16 January, the highly coveted 𝗪𝗛𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗭𝗘𝗥 was proudly presented to Grade 12 learner 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀.

The blazer was presented to her in recognition of her well-deserved Honours Award. (𝘈𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.)

𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, having maintained an impressive academic average of 90% throughout her Grade 10 and Grade 11 years.

Achieving success at this level is no small accomplishment. Samantha approaches every endeavour with purpose and determination and, while she is actively involved in all aspects of life at Union, she maintains an unwavering focus on her academic pursuits – a commitment that has allowed her to excel consistently.

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 since its inception in 2004, when it was first presented to Carl Bezuidenhout. She now joins an esteemed group of recipients who have had the honour of donning the white blazer: Sulette Damons (Class of 2007), Lynne Mugglestone (Class of 2007), Kelsey Minnaar (Class of 2017) and Caitrin Spence (Class of 2023).

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢 – 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥!

Academic, Bulletin

On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 academic achievers of Term 4, 2025.

“𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥.” – 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:
1. Misha Newton
2. Samantha Charles
3. Katelyn Trollip
4. Amber Bezuidenhout
5. Jade Palmer
6. Taegen Hamid
7. Megan Putter & Benjamin Lemke
9. Anna Bouwer & Ashleigh Shell

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:
1. Amber Slater
2. Richard Murray
3. Kirsten Collett
4. Jade Slater
5. Lina Tadesse
6. Callum Jacobs
7. Alexander Hunter & Jasmine Abercrombie
9. Jannat Qaiser & Emma Gibbons

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:
1. Isabella Hulleman
2. Antonia Adams
3. Cayla Newton
4. Zunaida Deysel
5. Avuya Tsutsu
6. Konke Gawula
7. Zoë Mills & Alyssa Trollip
9. Kay-Leigh Hartney
10. Gerda Clarke

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:
1. Clea Clarke
2. Chanté Bezuidenhout
3. Isabelle Tadesse
4. Miley Burger, Kira Hector & Micha Murray
7. Rachel Wenham, Aidan Ferreira & Maribel-Martisha April
10. Alison Jacobs

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:
1. Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza
2. Kari Stern
3. Ryan Collett
4. Nieke van Jaarsveld
5. Adam Clark
6. Noël Shakane
7. Lwandle Dali
8. Lilly Hunter
9. Joshua Kingwill
10. Luchae Thomas

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:
1. Taylor Jacobs
2. Kate Scott
3. Shana Theron
4. Layla Ott
5. Emma Burger
6. Mia Labuschagne
7. Carlie George
8. Isabel Hyldig & Reece Gibbons
10. Tiyanah Abader

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:
1. Kelly van Rensburg & Lesedi Mphahlele
3. Madison Tam
4. Kirsten Trollip
5. Saskia Strydom
6. Gemma Murray
7. Rosemary Brown
8. Ben Steynberg
9. Cathryn Davenport & Iyana Magwetshu

Academic, Bulletin

Union High School’s 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆, once again provided a fitting celebration of the school’s academic and cultural excellence.

As with every prizegiving, one of the evening’s most anticipated moments was the announcement of the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗗𝘂𝘅 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 – the highest academic honour bestowed at this event.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳.

Erin’s outstanding academic record was further reflected in the numerous prizes she received during the evening, including the:

𝗨𝗛𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀

𝗨𝗛𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵

𝗚𝗕𝗚 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗵𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀

𝗠𝗰𝗚𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲

𝗩𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺

𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗞𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀

𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀

𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 (𝟭𝘀𝘁)

In addition to her academic excellence, Erin also excelled in the cultural sphere, earning recognition as a 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 and dedicated contributor to school life. Her additional awards included:

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 / 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

• 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

• 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵é 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰

• 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘇𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿

Erin was also awarded the 𝗙𝗣𝗝 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 for her exemplary commitment to serving the school community, as well as the 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲 & 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆, which will assist her in pursuing her tertiary education.

Union High School congratulates 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 on this remarkable achievement and commends her for her unwavering dedication, humility and pursuit of excellence. She leaves behind a legacy of hard work and quiet inspiration – 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦.

Academic, Bulletin

Union High School is proud to congratulate our 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠 𝟯!

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 – 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮:
1. Erin Gedult
2. Milani Pongoma
3. Tara Ferreira
4. Trystan Hulleman
5. Someleze Ntshuca
6. Lwandile Memani
7. Aaminah Steele
8. Ndondana Speelman & Demi Kretzman
10. Zelreech Frazenburg & Chloe Tainton

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:
1. Misha Newton
2. Katelyn Trollip
3. Amber Bezuidenhout & Samantha Charles
5. Megan Putter
6. Taegan Hamid
7. Jade Palmer
8. Ashleigh Shell
9. Anèbel Norval, Amy Waddelow, Yaaseen Kazi, Anna Bouwer & Ben Lemke

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:
1. Richard Murray
2. Amber Slater
3. Kirsten Collett
4. Jade Slater
5. Jannat Qaiser
6. Lina Tadesse
7. Callum Jacobs
8. Zack Verwey
9. Alexander Hunter, Jasmine Abercrombie & Skye Meyers

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:
1. Isabella Hulleman & Antonia Adams
3. Cayla Newton
4. Avuya Tsutsu & Zunaida Deysel
6. Zoë Mills
7. Konke Gawula
8. Carmen Prinsloo
9. Kay-Leigh Hartney & Anna-Rose de Wet

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:
1. Clea Clark & Chanté Bezuidenhout
3. Isabell Tadesse
4. Rachel Wenham
5. Miley Burger & Micha Murray
7. Maribel-Martisha April
8. Aidan Ferreira, Allison Jacobs & Kira Hector

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:
1. Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza
2. Adam Clark
3. Nieke van Jaarsveld, Kari Stern & Ryan Collett
6. Lwandle Dali
7. Noël Shakane & Lilly Hunter
9. Mellissa Marais
10. Hermon Wolde & Mason Knoesen

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:
1. Taylor Jacobs
2. Shana Theron
3. Layla Ott & Kate Scott
5. Carlie George & Emma Burger
7. Isabel Hyldig & Keira Riley
9. Tiyanah Abader, Reece Gibbons & Sintayu Kaitro

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:
1. Madison Tam
2. Kelly van Rensburg
3. Lesedi Mphahlele
4. Saskia Strydom, Rosemary Brown & Kirsten Trollip
7. Ben Steynberg
8. Gemma Murray
9. Harlee Palmer
10. Mia Serfontein, Cathryn Davenport & Iyana Magwetshu

Academic, Bulletin

We are immensely grateful to Professor Rubidge and the team at Karoo Origins – The Fossil Centre for welcoming our learners so warmly. It was a truly enriching experience and a wonderful opportunity for our 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 members to deepen their appreciation for the unique natural heritage of our area.

Led by none other than Professor Bruce Rubidge, the learners were treated to a guided exploration of the centre, where they had the chance to discover the fascinating fossil history of the Karoo.

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳.

Academic, Bulletin

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School Accounting learners – Erin Gedult, Milani Pongoma and Issy Ahmed – on successfully completing the Proverto National Accounting Olympiad and advancing to the second round, taking place on 30 July!

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and wish them the very best as they continue to represent Union with excellence.

𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮-𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬!

Academic, Bulletin

On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 𝗔𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠 2, 2025.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮:

1. Erin Gedult

2. Milani Pongoma

3. Someleze Ntshuca

4. Demi Kretzmann

5. Trystan Hulleman

6. Chloe Tainton & Lwandile Memani

8. Tara Ferreira & Sarah Jacobs

10. Farronique Booysen & Zelreech Frazenburg

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:

1. Misha Newton & Samantha Charles

3. Amber Bezuidenhout & Katelyn Trollip

5. Taegan Hamid

6. Jade Palmer

7. Anna Bouwer

8. Anèbel Norval & Megan Putter

10. Nombulelo Ncombo

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:

1. Amber Slater & Kirsten Collett

3. Richard Murray

4. Lina Tadesse & Jade Slater

6. Liso Sobantu

7. Jasmine Abercrombie

8. Jourdon-Bethany Koeberg

9. Alexander Hunter

10. Declan Lewis & Nikita Mtshakazana

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:

1. Isabella Hulleman

2. Antonia Adams

3. Cayla Newton & Zunaida Deysel

5. Alyssa Trollip

6. Gerda Clarke

7. Konke Gawula

8. Zoë Mills, Kay-Leigh Hartney & Avuya Tsutsu

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:

1. Clea Clark

2. Chanté Bezuidenhout

3. Isabelle Tadesse

4. Aidan Ferreira & Miley Burger

6. Micha Murray & Rachel Wenham

8. Kira Hector

9. Richere Cudjoe & Alison Jacobs

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:

1. Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza

2. Kari Stern

3. Adam Clark & Nieke van Jaarsveld

5. Noël Shakane

6. Ryan Collett & Lilly Hunter

8. Joshua Kingwill

9. Mellissa Marais, Lwandle Dali & Mason Knoesen

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:

1. Taylor Jacobs & Kate Scott

3. Shana Theron

4. Emma Burger

5. Mia Labuschagne, Layla Ott & Carlie George

8. Mackenzie Preston

9. Isabel Hyldig, Reece Gibbons & Keira Raley

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:

1. Saskia Strydom & Lesedi Mphahlele

3. Kirsten Trollip & Kelly van Rensburg

5. Gemma Murray

6. Madison Tam, Rosemary Brown & Ben Steynberg

9. Cathryn Davenport & Iyana Magwetshu

Academic, Bulletin

On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, we would like to congratulate the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟬 academic achievers of Term 1, 2025.

“ 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦; 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.” – 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟮

1. Erin Gedult

2. Milani Pongoma

3. Trystan Hulleman

4. Tara Ferreira

5. Kenza Neill & Megan Nortjé

7. Aaminah Steele & Someleze Ntshuca

9. Chloe Tainton & Ndondana Speelman

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟭:

1. Samantha Charles

2. Katelyn Trollip

3. Misha Newton

4. Amber Bezuidenhout

5. Ben Lemke & Anna Bouwer

7. Taegen Hamid

8. Jade Palmer & Anèbel Norval

10. Nombulelo Ncombo

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟬:

1. Amber Slater

2. Lina Tadesse

3. Kirsten Collett & Jade Slater

5. Jasmine Abercrombie

6. Richard Murray & Liso Sobantu

8. Alexander Hunter

9. Callum Jacobs

10. Jacquin Smith, Jourdan-Bethany Koeberg, Skye Meyers & Emma Gibbons

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟵:

1. Isabella Hulleman

2. Antonia Adams

3. Cayla Newton

4. Kay-Leigh Hartney

5. Avuya Tsutsu, Alyssa Trollip & Carlen Prinsloo

8. Konke Gawula & Zunaida Deysel

10. Zoë Mills

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟴:

1. Chanté Bezuidenhout

2. Clea Clark

3. Kira Hector, Aidan Ferreira & Miley Burger

6. Rachel Wenham

7. Isabelle Tadesse

8. Maribel-Martisha April, Micha Murray & Connor Te Water Naudé

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟳:

1. Kari Stern

2. Adam Clark & Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza

4. Ryan Collett

5. Noël Shakane

6. Lwandle Dali & Mason Knoesen

8. Nieke van Jaarsveld & Mellissa Marais,

10. Lilly Hunter & Hermon Wolde

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟲:

1. Taylor Jacobs & Kate Scott

3. Shana Theron

4. Layla Ott

5. Mia Labuschagne

6. Carlie George & Emma Burger

8. Aaron Dyter

9. Reece Gibbons, Isabel Hyldig & Sintayu Kaitro

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟱:

1. Kirsten Trollip

2. Madison Tam & Kelly van Rensburg

4. Lesedi Mphahlele

5. Gemma Murray

6. Saskia Strydom & Rosemary Brown

8. Cathryn Davenport

9. Ben Steynberg, Mia Serfontein, Iana Magwetshu & Harlee Palmer