Month: January 2014

The Grade 12 Students of 2014 were officially welcomed into Knighthood today in a moving ceremony held in the school hall.

Mr McAvoy spoke about the process of becoming a Knight.

Our guest speaker, Mr Alan Willson, past Head boy, Knights committee member and a current member of the governing body, encouraged the students to always “Dream big” and reminded them they need to always uphold the Northwood name.

Each grade 12 student was knighted by their father/mother, Old Boy or Knights member – who pinned the Knight badge to their blazer, marking their transition from Squires to Knights.

The 2013 Northwood Matric group worked diligently and consistently throughout the year and were rewarded with a very strong set of results.  Thirteen boys produced seven distinctions each, and they, along with the many others who achieved so well, will now enjoy the benefits of the all-round educational experience that we are so proud to offer.  Our fine young graduates now tackle the challenges of the post-school well equipped, and secure in the knowledge that over 90 % of their fellow Matrics have qualified to study at tertiary level going forward.

 

The outstanding achievers, amongst a total of 268 individual subject distinctions, were:

 

• 7 Distinctions
  • ABDOOL, MM
  • AMBROSE, SC
  • CAPELL, R
  • CONNIE, JS
  • JANSE VAN RENSBURG, J
  • JUGROOP, A
  • KAJEE, IE
  • NAIDOO, SHELDON
  • NAIDU, N
  • SINGH, AKHIL
  • SINGH, ASHAV-LEE
  • SINGH, AVIKAL
  • THUSINI, P

     

• 6 Distinctions

• JOSEPH, L
• PILLAY, KA
• PILLAY, Y
• SULLIVAN, S

   

• 5 Distinctions

• HARIPERSAD, KR
• MCMANUS, SJ
• NAIDOO, B
• REDDY, R
• RUGNATH, A
• SICWEBU, M
• SINGH, M

   

• 4 Distinctions

• CHETTY, D
• DE SOUSA, MS
• GETKATE, GL
• MAPHANGA, MS
• NAIDOO, C
• NGCOBO, MG
• PILLAY, N

   

• 3 Distinctions

• CHETTY, S
• DU PLESSIS, SD
• GOVENDER, M
• MARNIES, ME
• NAIDOO, SERESHAN
• PILLAY, S
• VENNING-PRIDHAM, HM

  We wish our Northwood Knights all the best in their future endeavours, and look forward to seeing them excel in their chosen fields.  They will forever remember their time with us and we look forward to seeing them cheering on future generations from the side of the field – proudly supporting the school that helped make them who they are.