Matric 2019 Awards to Learners
Western Cape Education Department
National Senior Certificate Examinations 2019
Awards to Learners

Awards to learners will be presented for the best performance in specified subjects, outstanding performance in the Special Needs category, Special Ministerial awards AND awards to the top 40 learners in the province.
Category 1: Learner Subject Awards
In this category, one award will be made to the learner/s with the highest mark in the subject. Each learner will receive R 6 000 and a certificate.
Afrikaans HL
- Hoërskool Stellenberg: Anita van Niekerk
English HL
- Hoërskool Gimnasium Paarl: Madelein Dippenaar
Xhosa HL
- Intsebenziswano Secondary School: Bukho Ndziweni
Accounting
- Wynberg Boys' High School: Bradley Richard Buchanan
Computer Applications
- Fish Hoek High School: Connor Greathead
- York High School: Christoff Pienaar
- York High School: Emihle Phiwile Tshangana
Drama
- Herschel Girls School: Josi Menne Beare
Information Technology
- Rondebosch Boys' High School: Gary Vincent Allen
Mathematical Literacy
- Sinethemba Secondary School: Omhle Liwa Fonjana
Mathematics
- Hoërskool Outeniqua: Ivan Badenhorst
- Meridian Pinehurst Private School: Yewon Kim
- Rondebosch Boys' High School: Timothy Joshua Murphy
- Diocesan College: Thomas George Warner
Physical Sciences
- Herzlia High School: Rachel Lorin Rawraway
Technical Mathematics
- Hoër Tegniese Skool Drostdy: Ruan Matthee
Visual Arts
- Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Jade Stephanie Acton
- Westerford High School: Zoe Angelica Foale
- Hoërskool Outeniqua: Esti Louw
- Westerford High School: Saffron Rosa Myrdal Ward
- York High School: Inge Sophia Neizel
- Hoërskool Piketberg: Arend Von Wielligh Olivier
- Hoërskool Punt: Chanté Charisa van der Spuy
- Hoër Meisieskool Paarl: Hannah Wilkinson
Category 2: Excellence Despite Barriers to Learning
In this category, learners will receive R10 000 and a certificate.
The first award goes to:
Vista Nova School: Ilyaas Bassardien
Jan Krielskool: Sunra Mostert
Pionierskool: Carel Roos
Category 3: Special Ministerial Award
The Special Ministerial Award for 2019 is awarded to:
Proteus Technical High School: Ridah Khan
Bernadino Heights High School: Yusuf Arrison
Bernadino Heights High School: Yaqoob Arrison
CATEGORY 4: Excellent achievement across the province (including Independent Schools)
This is awarded to the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation) AND the top 40 candidates according to the marks obtained in their best six subjects that fulfil the requirements for the award of a National Senior Certificate (two Languages, Mathematics and three other subjects excluding Life Orientation), provided that the candidates are drawn from the ex-DET, ex-HOD, ex-HoR and new WCED schools.
NOTE: The above two categories will be combined and presented according to surnames, except for the top 5 candidates..
Top 5 candidates:
- Hoërskool Gimnasium Paarl: Madelein Dippenaar
- Rondebosch Boys' High School: Gary Vincent Charles Allen
- Milnerton High School: Anuoluwa Esther Makinde
- Diocesan College: Jakob Holm
- Rustenburg Girls' High School: Justine Verwey
- Ashton Sekondêre Skool: Leonardo Francois Abrahams
- Hoërskool Outeniqua: Ivan Badenhorst
- Spine Road High School: Moegamat-Ridaa Botha
- Wynberg Boys' High School: Bradley Richard Buchanan
- Hoërskool Durbanville: Stephan Christian Carstens
- Sophumelela Secondary School: Adriano Carlito Chambal
- South Peninsula High School: Jaden Lyle Corker
- Hoërskool De Kuilen: Tené de Wet
- Rondebosch Boys' High School: Christopher Daniel Dean
- Diocesan College: Joshua Matthew Elliott
- Rustenburg Girls' High School: Jamie Leigh Fraser
- Springfield Convent of the Holy Rosary: Jess Holing
- Livingstone High School: Mogamat Yazeed Jacobs
- Mfuleni Secondary School: Tatenda Jimu
- Rylands High School: Mariam Khan
- Hoërskool Strand: Chris Hough Langeveldt
- Hoërskool Stellenbosch: Elise le Roux
- South Peninsula High School: Abdul Kariem Lowe
- Zola Senior Secondary School: Smamnkele Mabanga
- Mondale High School: Siyakha Nomasxole Mbhejwa
- Hoërskool Swartland: Frank Oliver Mouton
- Zola Senior Secondary School: Lubanzi Mpongoza
- Diocesan College: Euan Alasdair Musselwhite
- Intsebenziswano Secondary School: Bukho Ndziweni
- Paul Roos Gimnasium: Lukas Abrie Nel
- Paarl Boys' High School: Kian John Ontong
- Herzlia High School: Lauren Morgan Peyron
- Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale: Hendrik Johannes Smit
- Spine Road High School: Mbasakazi Oyama Songololo
- Wynberg Boys' High School: Alexander Nicolas Stempels
- Hoërskool Outeniqua: Tycho van Camp
- Hoërskool Punt: Chanté Charisa van der Spuy
- Parel Vallei High School: Kayla Andrea van Rensburg
- Rustenburg Girls' High School: Kaitlyn Skye Watt
- Herzlia High School: Binyamin Menashe Zieff
Media enquiries:
Kerry Mauchline
Spokesperson to Minister Debbie Schäfer
Western Cape Ministry of Education
084 210 3003 (Whatsapp preferred)
Kerry.Mauchline@westerncape.gov.za