The Ridge School Magazine 2020

SENIOR PRIZE GIVING
PRIZE GIVING
This year we have three categories in each of
the Cultural and Sporting disciplines:
CULTURE
In terms of recognising our top culturalists, the
three categories are as follows:
Cultural Recognition
• Recognised for service to the school in
2 or more cultural arenas throughout
his Senior Primary Career. These
include junior choir, senior choir, Amtoti,
orchestra, marimbas, String ensemble and
concert band.
• Service in each cultural sphere must be
for at least 2 or more years.
• Gave service to the music department on
his choice of instrument.
• Has achieved a Grade 3 Music
examination or above.
Outstanding Cultural Recognition
• Recognised for continued Service to
the school in 3 or more cultural arenas
throughout his Senior Primary Career.
• Service in each cultural sphere must
be for at least 3 or more years, with 1
including continued service from Grade
4 to 7.
• Has shown outstanding contribution to
the music department on his choice of
instrument.
• Has achieved a Grade 4 Music
examination or above.
Cultural Honours
• Shown exceptional Service to the school
in 5 or more cultural arenas throughout
his Senior Primary Career.
• Exceptional service to each cultural
sphere must be for at least 3 or more
years, with 1 including continued service
from Grade 4 to 7.
• Has shown extraordinary musical
contribution to the department in 2 or
more Musical instruments
• Plays at a Grade 6 level or higher on one
of their Individual Instruments
The following boys receive Cultural
Recognition: Fayzan Adroos, Warwick
Bradford, Shaka Buthelezi, Luke Camerer,
Kimon Christodoulou, Isa Gani, Nicholas
Hughes, Connor MacKenzie, Noah Moulder,
Joshua Nyakoe, Jaden Paxton, Daniel Shuter,
Nicholas Smithers, Zachary Sweidan, Michael
van Heerden, Adrian von Klemperer, Milo
Thornhill-Davis
The following boys receive Outstanding
Cultural Recognition: Aiden Barberini,
Dhruv Bhana, Thomas Dewar, Logan du Preez,
Makena Githiri, Devashen Govender, Themba
Gwabe, Michael Jeong, Vashiv Naidoo, Gcobani
Ndadana, Bonolo Ndumela, Reza Salojee,
Matthew Thomson
The following boys receive Cultural
Honours:
Sebastian Bruinders, Kabir Budlender, Thabo
Mngomezulu
SPORT
In terms of recognising our top sportsmen, the
three categories are as follows:
All-Round Contribution to Sport
• Participated in a minimum of 4 different
sporting codes per year since Gr 4
• Played in at least 3 B teams since Gr 4 –
this includes 3rd or 4th teams
• Has been awarded an All-Round
Contribution to Sport certificate in at
least 2 of the 3 years from Gr 4 – 6.
Outstanding Contribution to Sport
• Participated in a minimum of 5 different
sporting codes per year since Gr 4
• Participated in at least 3 A teams since
Gr 4 – this includes 1st or 2nd teams
• Has been awarded an Outstanding
Contribution to Sport certificate in at
least 2 of the 3 years from Gr 4 – 6.
Sporting Honours
• Participated in a minimum 6 different
sporting codes since Gr 4
• Participated in at least 5 A teams per year
since Gr 4 – 1st team in Gr 6
• Has been awarded an Outstanding
Contribution to Sport certificate in all
three years from Gr 4 - 6
• Received provincial colours for a sporting
code in 2020
The following boys recognised for their Allround
contribution to Sport: Sebastian
Bruinders, Dimitri Campbell, Giulio Cianfanelli,
Miles Collier, Tyler Dendere, Thomas Dewar,
Isa Gani, Nicholas Hughes, Connor Mackenzie,
Tate Millar, Albert Mochan, Gcobani Ndadana,
Nicholas Smithers, Zachary Sweidan, Milo
Thornhill-Davis
The following boys are recognised for their
Outstanding contribution to Sport:
Aiden Barberini, Luke Camerer, Logan du
Preez, Oliver Johns, Jaden Paxton, William
Russon, Robert Steyn, Benjamin Wyborn
The following boys are recognised for their
Sporting Honours: Sam Brown, Joshua
Kok, Matthew Thomas, Michael van Heerden,
Ben Westaway
HEADMASTER’S LEADERSHIP
PROGRAMME
The following boys have completed all
4 components of the Headmaster’s
Leadership Programme: Fayzan Adroos,
Kemka Amaonwu, Aiden Barberini, Dhruv
Bhana, Warwick Bradford, Kabir Budlender,
Christopher Butcher, Luke Camerer, Dimitri
Campbell, Yusuf Cassim, Dan Chemaly, Kimon
Christodoulou, Giulio Cianfanelli, Logan du
Preez, Timm Eichweber, Isa Gani, Makena
Githiri, Devashen Govender, Jake Jackson,
Oliver Johns, Matthew Kaplan, Umar Kassam,
Joshua Kok, Stephanus Kritzinger, Connor
MacKenzie, Thabo Mngomezulu, Albert
Mochan, Noah Moulder, Bonolo Ndumela,
Bulumko Ngutshane, Joshua Nyakoe, Jaden
Paxton, Reza Salojee, Daniel Shuter, Nicholas
Smithers, Matthew Thomas, Matthew Thomson,
Milo Thornhill-Davis, Michael van Heerden, Ben
Westaway, Benjamin Wyborn
ACADEMICS
In terms of academic awards, each class has a:
Fellowship Prize for the boy who has
contributed the most to the goodwill and
fellowship in the class.
Progress Prize for the boy who has made
the most progress from the end of Gr 6 to the
end of Gr 7.
Industry Prize for the boy who has put the
best effort into his work throughout the year.
Form Prize for the boy who comes first in
class in Term 3
Academic Merit for the boys who have
achieved a very high academic standard of an
average of 75% for Semester 2 (Certificate)
Academic Recognition for the boys who
have achieved a very high academic standard
of an average of 80% in 1 semester as from
the beginning of Gr 6 (Badge)
Academic Honours for the boys who
have achieved 80% or above for 2 semesters
as from the beginning of Gr 6. (Pocket)
Academic Excellence for the boys
who have achieved 80% or above for 3 or
more semesters from the beginning of Gr 6
(Certificate)
Subject Prizes for the boy who achieved
the highest marks in Semester 2.
GRADE 7
GRADE 7B
Fellowship Prize: Gcobani Ndadana
Progress Prize: Albert Mochan who also
receives his Academic Merit
Industry Prize: Nicholas Smithers who also
receives his Academic Honours
Academic Merit Certificate: Awarded to
Albert Mochan, Luke Camerer, Tyler Dendere,
Vashiv Naidoo, Tendani Raphulu, Reza
Salojee
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