On Thursday 10 February, Durban High School hosted the Junior Prize-Giving Awards Ceremony to celebrate the 2021 academic achievements of our young men in Grades 8 to 11. The event was attended by parents, invited guests, staff and boys, and Guest Speaker, Mr Preven Reddy.
The Junior Prize-Giving is a learner centred ceremony, with most of the formalities being conducted by the boys themselves. The Deputy Head Prefects welcomed the guests (Michael Russell) and presented a reading (Bagcine Gqweta), while the Head Prefect, Owen Morgenrood, introduced and then thanked the Guest Speaker. The audience was entertained by the Boys of DHS Music Department.
Guest Speaker Mr Prev Reddy, Class of 2013, addressed the audience. Mr Reddy is a South African actor, Stand-up comic, content Creator and Social Media star.
He stressed to the boys the importance of passion and belief. He said he had always wanted to perform and it was his passion that drove him continuously to push to perform. He said that at DHS, which has so much to offer, it was the teachers’ belief in him, and their wonderful support, which validated his dreams and made them achievable. His message to the boys was to let their passion drive, motivate and push them. His message to the parents was to support their sons’ dreams.
Mr Reddy was then invited to present the awards to the deserving learners that had achieved at the end of 2021. The prize winners were read out Mr I Lewis, Departmental Head.
At the end of the ceremony, Mr Lewis thanked the staff of Durban High School for their efforts in assisting the boys to excel.
Durban High School congratulates all the prize winners and thanks Mr Prev Reddy for taking time out of his busy schedule to share his story with the boys and guests.
The Top three boys in each grade were as follows:
Grade 11
Daniel Kreuzer – First in Grade 11, Certificate of Merit (Honours), subject prizes for Geography, Music, Physical Sciences, Life Orientation
Darian Robert – Second in Grade 11, Certificate of Merit (Honours re-award), subject prizes for Afrikaans First Additional, English Home Language, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Mathematics, UKZN Outstanding Achievement Award for Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Michael Russell – Third in Grade 11, Certificate of Merit (Honours), subject prizes for Business Studies, Life Orientation
Grade 11 Cambridge
Nureldin Mohamed – First in Grade 11 Cambridge, Certificate of Merit (Honours re-award), subject prizes for Computer Sciences, Chemistry, German, Physics and Mathematics
Grade 10
Vadivelu Naiker – First in Grade 10, Merit Certificate (Honours), subject prizes for Afrikaans First Additional Language
Ubayd Shaik – First in Grade 10 Certificate of Merit (Honours), subject prizes for Accounting, Life Orientation, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
Watusila Mfumu – Second in Grade 10, Certificate of Merit
Troy Getkate – Third in Grade 10
Certificate of Merit, subject prize for Visual Arts
Grade 10 Cambridge
Abhay Nunan – First in Grade 10 Cambridge (Honours), subject prizes for Afrikaans, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cambridge International Mathematics, English
Tariq Ayyoub – Second in Grade 10 Cambridge (Honours), subject prizes for Accounting and History
Jamie King – Third in Grade 10 Cambridge (Honours), subject prizes for Physics
Grade 9
Taresh Naidoo – First in Grade 9, Certificate of Merit, subject prizes for Economics Management Sciences, Life Orientation and Social Sciences
Connor Rixon – Second in Grade 9, Certificate of Merit, subject prizes for Creative Arts, Natural Sciences, Economics Management Sciences, English Home Language and Mathematics (Trevor Wadley Prize)
David Snyman – Third in Grade 9, Certificate of Merit, subject prizes for Afrikaans First Additional Language
Grade 9 Cambridge
Ruben Peters – First in Grade 9 Cambridge, subject prizes for Afrikaans, Biology, Economics, English, Mathematics and Physics
Bryce Woolf – Second in Grade 9 Cambridge, subject prize for Chemistry
Liam Stokes – Third in Grade 9 Cambridge, subject prize for Accounting
Grade 8
Nirav Ramjuguth – First in Grade 8, Certificate of Merit, subject prize for Afrikaans First Additional Language
Siyabonga Chonco – Second in Grade 8, Certificate of Merit, subject prize for isiZulu First Additional Language
Thiren Naidoo – Second in Grade 8, Certificate of Merit, subject prize for Social Sciences
Well done to the young Gentlemen of Durban High School on their achievements!
