School Newsletter # 14 - 3 November 2023

OUTSTANDING RESULTS

“Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert,

to compel.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
We are delighted to announce that the public speakers who progressed to
the final round of the South African Literacy Association’s Public Speaking
competition achieved impressive results. A special mention of Lauren De
Klerk (pictured below right) on achieving 1st place!

Grade 8 - Thato Chokwe: A++ 2nd place

Grade 9 - Lauren De Klerk: A++ 1st place
Grade 9 - Muano Mashige: A++ 5th place
Grade 11 - Nethra Yathavan: A++ 2nd place
Grade 12 - Noluthando Mdakane: A++ 3rd place

Congratulations!

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 IMPORTANT
DATES
Grade 10 & 11 Exams
6 November
Commence

Grade 8 & 9 Exams

10 November
Commence
YEAR-END
Gr 8-11 School
ARRANGEMENTS 30 November
Exams End
The final examinations will be written until
30 November 2023. Grade 8 to 11 learners
will not be required to return to the school’s 1 December Matric Finals End
campus until school re-opens in January
2024. School reports will be issued via
email on 13 December 2023.
School Progress
13 December
Reports Issued
TEXTBOOK RETRIEVAL
Grade 9 to 12 learners must return their school-issued textbooks on the day/time indicated for their
grade. Venue: Classroom F2B. Full details have been emailed to parents/guardians.

Grade Date & Time Books to Return

Grade 8 - No books issued

Wednesday, 15 November: 12:00 - 13:00 Merchant of Venice

Grade 9
Tuesday, 21 November: 12:00 - 13:00 Via Africa - Life Orientation

The Mark
Monday, 20 November: 10:00 - 11:00
Grade 10 Romeo & Juliet
Wednesday, 29 November: 10:00 - 11:00
Ink en ander verhale

Macbeth
Tuesday, 21 November 10:30 - 11:30 Things Fall Apart
Grade 11
Thursday, 23 November 10:00 - 11:00 Verneukkind en ander verhale
Focus - Life Orientation

Hamlet
Thursday, 23 November 11:30 - 12:30
Grade 12 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wednesday, 29 November 11:30 - 12:30
Fiela se Kind
 TOP 20 ACADEMICS
TERM 3
Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10
1 OLUCHI NDUBUEZE 94.21 1 LAUREN DE KLERK 96.28 1 SENURI GOVENDER 96.09

2 MEGAN YOUNG 93.69 2 KELLY WHITTINGTON-JONES 95.35 2 JENNA KATZENSTEIN 95.10

3 TEAGAN MCKNIGHT 89.98 3 PRIYANKA SUBRAMONEY 95.26 3 BROOKLYN MC GREGOR 94.71

4 KARISSA BREDENKAMP 89.65 4 CIARA SCHROEDER 93.04 4 JENNA BIDGOOD 94.22

5 ALINA RAMANATHAN 89.39 5 JIYA NAIDOO 91.76 5 RENE DE LA GUERRE 92.60

6 TARYN RUSHWORTH 89.38 6 DEAN KINGSLEY 91.21 6 CHLOE MATTHEW 92.43

7 JEMMA GOODALL 89.19 7 SOHAAN NUNDKOOMAR 91.19 7 SETH DERBYSHIRE 91.92

8 NALEDI LIEBENBERG 88.70 8 KAUSHIK RAMNARIAN 90.93

8 QUINN VILJOEN 91.78
9 STEPHANIE LENSLEY 88.11 9 ANGEL RAMANATHAN 90.89
9 DANIEL DE VILLIERS 91.37
10 AVYANNA GOVENDER 88.07 10 AKEERIN REDDY 88.63
10 MEGAN RAMAN 90.23
11 SAYANAA YATHAVAN 87.72 11 JADE SMIT 88.42
11 ZOE SALZWEDEL 89.77
12 SHAELA MCGEER 86.66 12 MATTHEW MC LOUGHLIN 88.38
12 RHEA TIMOL 89.76
13 FRANKI THERON 86.45 13 KATELYN ANSELL 87.96
13 KETSI KHUNOU 89.35
14 TANISHKA MOODLEY 85.99 14 ANGEL EMEKPO 87.45
14 RILEY BOUCHER 89.34
15 NDUVHO MAMPHAGA 85.80 15 DANE LOVE 87.43
15 GABBY PILLAY 88.16
16 SHRIAV CHOUDHREE 85.79 16 JAIME VISSER 87.35
16 DYLAN GOVENDER 87.76
17 NIZA TAMBATAMBA 85.29 17 NNENE ALONGE 87.33
17 KEABETSWE MAPASHA 86.90
18 JORGIA PRICE 84.81 18 JAYDENE ANTAL 87.15
18 MALUANDE NKOSI 86.59
19 ZINHLE MDAKANE 84.78 19 TASHMIKA NAIDOO 87.14
19 PALESA MATLADI 86.53
20 MHLELI PHASIWE 84.65 20 ELMIELA KIDANE 86.78
20 SYDNEY BOUCHER 86.53
TOP 20 ACADEMICS
TERM 3
Grade 11 Grade 12 (year to-date)

1 ALEXIA DEGGER 93.64 1 THOMAS ANDERSSEN 94.52

2 TIYAH HURRIBUNCE 92.96 2 NOLUTHANDO MDAKANE 92.14

3 NETHRA YATHAVAN 92.37 3 MIKAYLA NASH 91.17

4 EMMA-ROSE WIDDOP 91.93 4 CHARLOTTE REYNOLDS 90.71

5 NICOLA MCFARLAND 91.62 5 KHANYI MPOFU 86.93

6 BOIKANYO MABUSELA 89.34 6 KELLY ANDERSSEN 86.72

7 AMY RUSHWORTH 88.80 7 CHIOMA OLEBUIKE 85.09

8 NICOLE JONAS 88.38 8 STEVEN ROBINSON 84.51

9 KEIRA SWARTS 87.52 9 MISHAE LEON 84.50

10 MEGAN FREESE 87.51 10 MARTIN HARRISON 83.74

11 DANIELLE NAIDU 87.48 11 MLAN DUDA 83.66

12 DANNIKA HENRY 87.41 12 SAHAANA SINGH 83.09

13 JASMIN NAIDOO 87.36 13 DEAN ARNOLD 82.85

14 BUHLE NKOSI 86.35 14 JENNA MOODLEY 82.38

15 HANNAH CHARLES 86.19 15 OLUCHI OLEBUIKE 82.24

16 STACEY JACOBS 86.07 16 KAELYN DEE 82.07

17 SERGIO FERREIRA 85.41 17 AMIEÉ COERTZEN 82.03

18 THADUKO SEBOTHOMA 85.16 18 ADAM SOROR 81.96

19 NEYUSHAN GOVENDER 84.74 19 AIMÉE YOUNG 81.94

20 DENISHA NAIDOO 84.74 20 TYLO THOMAS 80.29

 TOP 20 MERITS
TERM 3
Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10
1 MEGAN YOUNG 124 1 KELLY WHITTINGTON-JONES 120 1 ASTON BILLSON 127

2 STEPHANIE LENSLEY 119 1 MIKAYLA GREYLING 120 2 MURENDENI RAMANO 111

3 ISA SIGOLA 116 3 JAIME VISSER 115 2 NTANDO TUKO 111

4 NKOSANA NKOSI 110

4 OLUCHI NDUBUEZE 109 4 JARYD JAMESON 113
5 CHLOE MATTHEW 108
5 KYRIE MASTERS 107 5 ALLISON MUSHAVA 112
6 JENNA KATZENSTEIN 103
6 NALEDI LIEBENBERG 106 6 ANGEL EMEKPO 109
7 GREGOR MC GREGOR 102
7 JORGIA PRICE 105 7 STACY RUGOYI 105
8 DANIEL DE VILLIERS 101
8 TAYLA DOWIE 102 8 CONNOR SMITH 99
8 GEORGIA LEPPAN 101
9 MOHAMMED BUTLER 99 9 LAUREN DE KLERK 96
10 RHEA TIMOL 96
10 CHLOE WATT 97 10 EMMA CHARLOTTEAUX 95
10 ZAYLIN LAUBSCHER 96
10 GILLIA MASVAURE 97 10 ABIGAIL MUSHAVA 95
10 CONNOR LEE 96
12 KARISSA BREDENKAMP 92 12 CHLOE OHANYA 94 13 HAYLEY JOSÉ 95

13 SHAELA MCGEER 86 12 JERRY BENT 94 14 ZOE SALZWEDEL 91

13 LENHLE NKOSI 86 14 SIMISOLA ADEGBOYE 91 14 HANNAH THOMAS 91

15 CHRISTOPHER PIETERS 82 15 ASHLEY MADJANI 89 14 JOCELYN BOTES 91

15 THATOYAONE CHOKWE 82 15 RILEY MCGEER 89 17 SIMRAN NAIDOO 87

15 OBE PETER 82 17 KHANYA DUZE 88 18 MMANE SEBOTHOMA 84

18 JOSHUA MHLANGA 84
18 TABEEL SANGU 81 18 ALIX SNYDERS 86
20 KOKETSO SHABANGU 82
19 SAKHUMZI MADUMA 80 18 ROXANNE JONES 86
20 MUTEMBO NSOFU 82
19 NYIKO HLONGWANE 80 20 JAZZ JENKINS 84
20 RILEY BOUCHER 82
 TOP 20 MERITS
TERM 3
Grade 11 Grade 12 (year to-date)

1 TALIA EBRAHIM 116 1 THOMAS ANDERSSEN 392

2 NICHOLAS PITOUT 114 2 KAGISO MOKGWATLHENG 360

3 EMMA-ROSE WIDDOP 110 3 MIKAYLA NASH 342

4 TUMELO MORAKE 107 4 JOY CHIEMEKA 341

5 KHUMO KGALA 106 5 JASON GASKIN 335

5 TYRA JOHNSON 106 6 STEVEN ROBINSON 320

7 HANNAH CHARLES 103 7 AMIEÉ COERTZEN 290

8 CAYLA WILLEMSE 102 8 DAPHNE ALONA 286

9 RAYMOND OHANYA 101 9 KELLY ANDERSSEN 274

10 LAUREN OLIVER 98 9 MICHAELA ADOLPHE 274

10 KHANYISILE SILUMA 98 11 AIMÉE YOUNG 269

12 MUSA BALOYI 94 12 MAKHOSAZANA NKAMBULE 266

13 LUCA HILL FARNAN 93 13 ROBERT GRAHAM 265

14 MIHLALI GOBINGCA 92 14 ISAC KALONJI 260

14 EMMA FENN 92 14 NOA HILL 260

16 BELLA JONES 91 16 KHANYI MPOFU 255

17 THATO MPHAHLELE 90 17 LOGESAN VEERABADREN 247

18 DONOVAN SHIVAMBU 89 18 LAKE MOODLEY 246

19 TENDAI MUSARA 87 19 CHIZOBA NWAOKORIE 241

20 CAITLYN NEL 86 20 CHRISTOPHER DAVIES 235

SPORTS RESULTS
Cricket
Saturday, 21 October
vs Bryanston
First Team
Bryanston batted first and scored 225
all out
Rand Park batted second and scored
226 for 2 wickets
Rand Park won by 8 wickets
Exceptional performances:
Jordan Visagie scored 100 not out
JP Fourie scored 47 runs
Kyle Page scored 39 runs and took 3
wickets
Junior Team
Rand Park batted first and scored 315
all out
Bryanston batted second and scored
48 all out
Rand Park won by 267 runs
Exceptional performances:
James Buckton scored 182 runs off 111
balls
Ethan Motilal took 4 wickets for 11 runs
in 4 overs
Wednesday, 25 October
vs Dainfern
First Team
Rand Park batted first and scored 223
for 6 wickets in 20 overs
Dainfern batted second and scored 144
for 7 wickets in 20 overs
Rand Park won by 79 runs
Exceptional performances:
Jordan Visagie scored 84 runs off 48
balls
Godfrey Khuvutlu took 4 wickets for 24
runs in 4 overs
Junior Team
Dainfern batted first and scored 105
for 7 wickets in 20 overs
Rand Park batted second and scored
109 for 3 wickets
Rand Park won by 7 wickets
Exceptional performance:
James Buckton scored 46 runs
Saturday, 28 October
vs EG Jansen
First Team
Rand Park batted first and scored 148
all out
EG Jansen batted second and scored
150 for 6 wickets
Rand Park lost by 4 wickets
Exceptional performance:
Jordan Visagie scored 63 runs
Junior Team
Rand Park batted first and scored 154
all out
EG Jansen batted second and scored
155 for 6 wickets
Rand Park lost by 4 wickets
Exceptional performances:
James Buckton scored 55 runs
Ethan Smit scored 40 runs
Tyler Sharper took 6 wickets for 34
runs in 7 overs
SPORTS RESULTS
Swimming Boys’ Tennis
Tuesday, 24 October 20 October
A Team and B Team Relay Gala A Team vs Sacred Heart A
Trinity Little Falls 140 Won 8-1
Rand Park A 137
Beulieu 134 B Team vs Redhill A
Newton House 67 Lost 0-9
Rand Park B 54
Pinnacle Linden 39 23 October
A Team vs Pinnacle waterfall
Thursday, 26 October
Won 9-0
B Team
1st place Curro Aurora
2nd Reddford House C Team vs Christchurch B
3rd Rand Park Lost 3-6
4th Hyde Park
27 October
B Team vs King David Linksfield A
Lost 0-9
Girls’ Water Polo
St Stithians Invitational - 1st Team Boys’ Water Polo
26 – 29 October Friendly Games
vs Crawford Lonehill Lost 2-17 1st Team
vs Roedean Lost 1-22 vs Pretoria Boys’ High Lost 4-13
vs Kingswood Lost 1-15 vs Afrikaans Hoër Won 13-4
vs Herschel Lost 0-31 Seunskool
vs Kingsmead Lost 1-12 U15 vs Invitational Won 9-5
vs Reddam Helderfontein Won 6-4
vs Chisipite Lost 4-12 Inspired Cup - Junior Boys
RPHS placed 18th out of 20 schools vs St Peter’s Lost 4-19
vs Crawford Lost 8-18
Roedean U14 Water Polo Tournament vs Parktown Lost 2-22
26 – 29 October vs Durban High School Lost 2-27
vs Reddam BFW Lost 1-20 vs Beaulieu College Lost 7-8
vs Reddam Constantia Lost 1-24 vs Reddam House Lost 5-10
vs St Dominic’s Lost 2-27 Bedfordview
vs Pearson Lost 1-13 vs Steyn City Lost 1-16
vs St Peter’s Lost 5-12 vs Pearson Lost 0-13
vs Kingsmead Lost 2-12
RPHS placed 18th out of 20 schools
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