The top end of the Class of 2018 achieved excellent Matric results, with nine boys receiving a full house of 7 distinctions each and we are exceptionally proud of them!
175 Durban High School boys passed their National Senior Certificate and overall some excellent results were achieved – 18 boys received A aggregates. Unfortunately, the tail end disappointed – eight boys were not up to scratch and failed due to poor work ethics and not listening to the advice of their educators. Having said that, the pass rate of 96%, which is slightly down from last year’s 99%, is still well over the national and provincial pass rate. We will keep working hard to achieve that elusive 100% pass rate.
134 of the boys received Bachelor (University) passes, 10 more than 2017, which is also a pleasing statistic.
The top learner was Mahil Dessai with a 93% aggregate, followed closely by Shay Naidoo with an aggregate of 92%.
The final marks of the Top 9 at Durban High School were as follows:
Mahil Dessai 93%
English 86%, Afrikaans 90%, Mathematics 94%, Life Orientation 92%, Engineering Graphics 96%, Life Sciences 96%, Physical Sciences 95%
Shay Naidoo 92%
English 86%, Afrikaans 93%, Mathematics 88%, Life Orientation 93%, Accounting 95%, Information Technology 96%, Physical Sciences 96%
Theolin Govender 90%
English 80%, Afrikaans 89%, Mathematics 90%, Life Orientation 90%, Engineering Graphics 94%, Information Technology 95%, Physical Sciences 92%
Anas Moola 90%
English 87%, Afrikaans 89%, Mathematics 86%, Life Orientation 89%, Accounting 91%, Geography 95%, Physical Sciences 91%
Neeven Naidoo 90%
English 88%, Afrikaans 92%, Mathematics 98%, Life Orientation 89%, Engineering Graphics 84%, Life Sciences 88%, Physical Sciences 90%
Santhiran Pillay 88%
English 85%, Afrikaans 89%, Mathematics 89%, Life Orientation 85%, Accounting 88%, Information Technology 88%, Physical Sciences 89%
David Moodley 88%
English 84%, Afrikaans 89%, Mathematics 87%, Life Orientation 84%, Accounting 93%, Economics 94%, History 86%
Devash Ishwarlall 86%
English 82%, Afrikaans 82%, Mathematics 86%, Life Orientation 90%, Business Studies 84%, Life Sciences 85%, Physical Sciences 90%
Kylen Moodley 83%
English 83%, Afrikaans 86%, Mathematics 82%, Life Orientation 81%, Accounting 81%, Life Sciences 84%, Physical Sciences 87%
Of the 1281 subject symbols that were awarded:
183 were A symbols (14%)
234 were B symbols (18%)
282 were C symbols (22%)
273 were D symbols (21%)
166 were E symbols (13%)
99 were F symbols (8%)
Most pleasing were the averages in many of the subjects, with isiZulu, Life Sciences, Life Orientation, Accounting, Engineering Graphics, History and Information Technology all having averages of 65% and over.
The following boys also excelled with their A aggregates:
Dhisant Hariram 87%
Nhlakanipho Mkhize 85%
Yushail Naidoo 83%
Zaheer Moola 82%
Zakariya Adam 81%
Koval Woolganathan 81%
Bhaveer Hargovind 80%
Ethan Mack 80%
Pranam Ramlugaan 80%
Congratulations to the Class of 2018 on your achievements!
Deo Fretus!
