St Stithians College celebrates outstanding 2024 matric results with 100% pass rate and 742 distinctions

WHEN the results of the Boys’ College and the Girls’ College are combined, St Stithians’ 251 candidates achieved a 100% Matric pass rate, a 98.4 % Bachelor’s Degree (BD) pass rate, and a total of 742 subject distinctions (80% or more). 10 students achieved the St Stithians Summa Cum Laude award – an average of 90% and above. A total of 175 students achieved an average of 70% or above. 22 students achieved 36 subject marks in the top 1% of all IEB candidates across 15 subjects.

Reflecting on the St Stithians model of a College of Schools, the results of the Boys’ College and the Girls’ College are published separately.

St Stithians Boys’ College

Regis Dzenga – Head Boy, Tennis star and 7 distinctions

Gary Chapman – Dux Scholar, Triple Honours and Squash Star

Benjamin Wallis – Full house of distinctions and SA u19 Football Captain

Richard Leschner- All round top achiever, Summa Cum Laude and Public Speaking/Debating expert

Kwena Maphaka – SA Cricket Star while writing his matric – debuting in all formats of the game

Marc Smith – Academic achiever and SA Water Polo Champ

Ethan Nel – SA Power Lifting and Academic Top Achiever

Emile Odendaal – Summa Cum Laude and Afrikaans home language

St Stithians Girls’ College

Kerisha Dorasamy – Summa Cum Laude, Triple Honours, SA Badminton

Magic Number 7 Article – 7 Girls’ College students achieving Summa Cum Laude – an average of over 90%

Taliyah Thomas and Nqobile Makhubu – Scholarship academic achievers and friends with their sites set on Engineering studies

Thought leadership piece by Head of St Stithians Girls’ College – Dr Sally James on the benefits of an all-girls education