St Benedict’s jubilates on 50 years of a 100% pass rate

St Benedict’s College marked the historic milestone of its matriculants achieving their 50th year of a 100% pass rate, demonstrating the college’s commitment to academic excellence.

The 124 learners of the Class of 2025 produced 337 distinctions, translating to a distinction ratio of 2.72 distinctions per matriculant – the highest in the school’s recent history.

Additionally, the Class of 2025 attained an overall average of 73.7% (B), highlighting the dedication and hard work of its learners and staff.

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Achievers:
14 candidates obtained seven distinctions or more:
• Jordan Dos Santos – 93.6% average (10 distinctions)
• Charlton Chung – 91% average (10 distinctions)
• Christian Moll – 92.1% average (9 distinctions)
• Adham Gittings – 91.7% average (9 distinctions)
• Diego Brazao – 90.4% average (9 distinctions)
• Keegan Kung – 89.3% average (9 distinctions)
• Pundit Forka – 91% average (8 distinctions)
• Andrew Scott-White – 89.4% average (8 distinctions)
• Adrian Emwanu – 86.7% average (7 distinctions)
• Kevin Hubbard – 89.3% average (7 distinctions)
• Ryan Van Zyl – 87.3% average (7 distinctions)
• Diego Dos Anjos – 85.3% average (7 distinctions)
• Cameron Adams – 84.9% average (7 distinctions)
• Gabriel Bastos – 84.4% average (7 distinctions)
• Ikechukwu Ejike – 81.4% average (7 distinctions)

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IEB recognition:
• Jordan Dos Santos, Adham Gittings, Christian Moll and Pundit Forka featured on the IEB Outstanding Achievers’ List (top 5% nationally in six subjects and a distinction in life orientation)
• Diego Brazao, Charlton Chung and Kevin Hubbard featured on the IEB Commendable Achievers List (top 5% nationally in five subjects and a distinction in life orientation)

National Top 1% achievers by subject:
• English home language: Jordan Dos Santos, Pundit Forka
• Geography: Charlton Chung, Kevin Hubbard
• History: Jordan Dos Santos, Christian Moll
• Life orientation: Jordan Dos Santos, Pundit Forka, Christian Moll, Kwanda Magugula
• Life sciences: Jordan Dos Santos
• Maths: Charlton Chung, Andrew Scott-White, Kevin Hubbard, Diego Brazao
• Physical sciences: Jordan Dos Santos, Andrew Scott-White
• Business studies: Kaleb Teka, Adham Gittings

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Additional distinctions:
• Three candidates obtained six distinctions: Cristiano Brites, Nicolas Stiff, Ikechukwu Ejike
• 10 candidates obtained five distinctions: Ka Shing Mak, Keagan Kumnig, Kaleb Teka, Marcio Martins, Connor Odgers, Cayden Thompson, Tyler Pharo, Luca Saffy, Ipeleng Nare and Talhah Boda
• 12 candidates obtained four distinctions
• 11 candidates obtained three distinctions
• A further 50 boys obtained one or two distinctions.