The Old Diocesan Issue 12 - Magazine - Page 17
SCHOOL NEWS
MATRIC RESULTS
Here are the highlights of the academic results for the class of 2025
With a pass rate of 100%, a bachelor rate of 98.6%, and an average number of distinctions per boy at
3.31, Bishops’ 2025 academic results are quite remarkable, in both the NSC and Cambridge curriculum.
Both sets of results are broken down below.
NSC EXAMINATION STATS
143 boys
58
wrote the NSC examinations
The overall pass
rate was 100%,
with 98.6% of the students
achieving a bachelor’s pass
16
boys achieved an overall
average of 80% and above
(41% of the class)
boys achieved an overall
average of 90% and above
subject distinctions
(3.31 per boy)
The top student was Grant Weich (B)
with an average of 95.3%, followed
by Daniel van den Heever (S) with
94.6%, and Noah Macnab (G)
with 94.4%
of all subject results
were above 90%
9
474
14%
45%
of all subject results
were above 80%
CAMBRIDGE
A LEVEL STATS
Cambridge
grade
NSC
equivalent
A*
96-100%
A
91-95%
B
86-90%
C
81-85%
D
76-80%
distinctions were achieved
by Jack Buckham (M), Noah
Macnab, David Tripe (W) and
Daniel van den Heever
9 boys
wrote Cambridge International GCE
A Level examinations, specialising
in three subjects each in their
Grade 12 year
100%
3
of them passed
their exams
A*s and 9 As were achieved,
which equates to 57% of
all grades
The top three Cambridge students
were Matthew Walker (B),
James Thunstrom (B) and
Matthew Griffin (K)
8
distinctions were achieved by
Zeno Benolich (W), MuhammadZayd Bhorey (B), Christopher du Toit
(M), Connor Fletcher (O), Massimiliano
Hunt (B), David Lewis (G), Ben
Myburgh (S), Samuel StavelyAlexander (O), John van der Watt
(K), Reece van Wyk (W), Daniel von
der Heyden (W) and James Wilkin (K)
10
boys achieved 7 distinctions,
9 achieved 6 distinctions,
and 12 achieved 5 distinctions,
with 33% of the class achieving
5 distinctions or better
1%
Noah Macnab scored in
the top 1% of IEB Further
Studies Mathematics
The school is extremely proud of
these results, and congratulates
every boy on his achievement.
Thanks go to all their teachers,
whose guidance and motivation
made such a big difference – and
to the parents, family members
and Bishops community at large
for their support.
Turn the page for a
comparison between NSC
and A Levels. And for more
about A Levels at Bishops,
see college.bishops.org.za/
Academic/Cambridge
To read the Bishops Vision, visit bishops.org.za/VisionStatement
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