The South African school with 100% bachelor’s degree passes and 3.5 distinctions per student

 ·13 Jan 2025

Redhill School’s 2024 matric class achieved 100% university entrance, an average of 3.5 distinctions per student, and 10% achieving seven or more distinctions.

Redhill School is a private English medium co-educational day school in Morningside, Sandton, Gauteng.

The school’s roots date back to 1907, when St Winifred’s School for Girls was founded in a small, double-storey building in Yeoville, Johannesburg.

At the beginning of 1924, the school was relocated to Parkview, where a new, ‘modernised’ building was erected.

In 1941, Catherine Hill became the headmistress with a vision to transform and revitalise the school’s image.

St Winifred’s School for Girls became Redhill School, named for the headmistress and the vibrant colour of the new uniforms.

In 1968, amidst financial difficulties, the school’s governing body approached Dr Isaac Kriel, the principal and majority shareholder of the Damelin Group.

In 1968, Redhill School officially came under the guidance of the Damelin Group in a widely publicised deal worth R300,000.

From that point onwards, Redhill underwent fundamental changes. From a girls’ school of 150 pupils, the numbers would increase over the next ten years to 630, including boys.

Major progress would be made towards achieving academic excellence through a more traditional and rigorous approach to education.

Today, Redhill is part of the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa and is the only school in South Africa offering students two important graduation options.

Redhill scholars can graduate with either an Independent Examination Board (IEB) or International Baccalaureate (IB) qualification.

It had standout results over the latest year, with 100% of the learners writing the IEB exam, achieving university entrance through a bachelor’s degree pass.

Even more impressive is that Redhill School matriculants achieved an average of 3.5 distinctions per student, for a total of 309 distinctions.

One student achieved an average of over 90%, 40 students recorded an average of over 80%, and 33 students had a 70%+ average.

10% of its matriculants achieved seven or more destinations, 45% achieved an A average, and 83% achieved a B average or above.

The top achievers were Christopher Ferreira, with a 93.43% average and seven distinctions, and Taqiyya Osman, with seven distinctions.


Read: Where you can get your 2024 matric results

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