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Hermanus High School

Academics

Shaping Futures at Hermanus High School:
A Legacy of Excellence

Hermanus High School is a co-educational, dual-medium, public school. The school has a proud history of outstanding academics based on firm discipline and a keen interest in the well-being and development of each individual learner. The school follows the National Curriculum (NCAPS) culminating in learners obtaining their National Senior Certificate (NSC) from the Department of Basic Education.

Subjects, Pass and University Admission Requirements

Subject Choices

Gr 8-9 Subjects choices

  • Afrikaans Home Language or Afrikaans First Additional Language
  • English Home Language or English First Additional Language
  • Mathematics
  • Life Orientation
  • Natural Sciences (Biology and Science)
  • Human and Social Sciences (History and Geography)
  • Art and Drama or Dance
  • Economical Management Sciences (Business Studies & Accounting)
  • Technology
  • Advanced Program in Mathematics (optional)

Gr 10-12 Subject choices

Compulsory subjects

  • Afrikaans Home or First Additional Language
  • English Home or First Additional Language
  • Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy
  • Life Orientation

Choose 3 of the following subjects

  • Physical Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Accounting
  • Computer Applications Technology (CAT)
  • Geography
  • History
  • Tourism
  • Consumer Studies
  • Business Studies
  • Engineering Graphics & Design
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Dramatic Arts
  • *Dance Studies
  • *Design
  • *Visual Arts
  • *Advanced Program in Mathematics

*Extra Subjects

The school offers learners the opportunity to take additional subjects in Grade 10, 11 and 12 in addition to the seven core subjects. These are Dance Studies, Design, Visual Arts and Advanced Program in Mathematics which are taught privately.

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Advanced Program in Mathematics

Admaths is available as an additional subject for Grades 8-12. Grade 12’s write the IEB at the end of the year.

Academic Achievers

ACADEMICS

Hermanus High School is particularly proud of its top academic achievers. 368 matriculation candidates obtained A-aggregates during the past seventy five years.

Six of these pupils were respectively placed first, second and fourth on the Cape Senior Certificate Merit List (1942-1994):

Mervyn Gotsman 1951: 2nd

Peter Janson 1959: 1st

Louise Voigt 1961: 4th

Jacques Grové 1991: 4th

Danie Coetzee 1994: 1st

Bjorn Ladwig 1994: 2nd

while the last four were placed on the Western Cape Senior Certificate Merit List

(1995-2016)

Tarryn Rudnick 2007: 4th

Nita Wiegman 2012: 1st in Western Cape ad 2nd in South Africa

Conrad Strydom 2016: 1st in Western Cape and 1st in South Africa

Sian Bourdin 2016: included in the Western Cape Education Department Merit List

MATRIC RESULTS 2023

CONGRATULATIONS HERMANUS HIGH SCHOOL!

The SGB, teachers and staff of Hermanus High School would like to congratulate the Matric Class of 2023 with their outstanding results. The school is very pleased to announce that it has a 96,1% pass rate.
 
More importantly, 77,3% of the candidates (172) achieved a Bachelor Degree pass (university exemption). 
20 Candidates achieved an A aggregate. This exceptional class of 2023 achieved 172 subject distinctions!
 
These results, once again, is testimony to the quality teachers and the quality education offered at Hermanus High School. 
 
Congratulations to each and every 2023 Hermie Matric!

CONGRATULATIONS MATRIC CLASS

Hermanus High School would like to congratulate the matric class of 2021 on their outstanding results. The school is very pleased to announce that it has achieved a 100 pass rate. More importantly 86% of the candidates (132 out of 152) have achieved a Bachelor Degree pass (university exemption) and 186 pupils achieved subject distinctions. This is once again a clear indication of the quality education offered by the school.

Nineteen candidates achieved A aggregates. These candidates are:

  1. Vion Wium (91.8%)
  2. Caleb Riordan (90.7%)
  3. Kara Slabbert (90%)
  4. Helena Nolte (89.2%)
  5. Kirsten Koen (88.7%)
  6. Mikhael van Baalen (88.4%)
  7. Shonay Oelofse (87.3%)
  8. Kirsten Sutherland (86.7%)
  9. Jordan Theron (86.2%)
  10. Naude van Dyk (86%)
  11. Hanno Scheepers (85.3%)
  12. Nielen Seldte (84.7%)
  13. Mia le Roux (83.5%)
  14. Mieke Ludek (82,7%)
  15. Chwayita Mananga (82.3%)
  16. Misha Horn (81.5%)
  17. Kian Carstens (80.7%)
  18. Francois Theron (80.3%)
  19. Shannon Moody (80%)

Hermanus High School would like to thank the parents and Governing Body for their support in achieving these results. Above all the school would like to thank the staff, who continue to go over and beyond the call of duty, for their dedicated service.

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