13 March 2020
Every year the University of the Western Cape (UWC) receives thousands of applications from young hopeful learners across Africa - and as the University celebrates its 60th anniversary, the Institution continues to change the lives of students, one graduate at a time.
On Friday 13 March 2020, the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic honoured and rewarded its top 50 feeder schools and its top five community engagement schools at a special ceremony on the UWC campus.
The top 10 feeder schools for 2020 are;
- The Settlers High School
- Fairbairn College
- Spine Road High School
- Mondale High School
- Parow High School
- Pinelands High School
- Livingstone High School
- Norman Henshilwood High School
- Groote Schuur High School
- De Kuilen High School
The University invited the Principals and Life Orientation educators of the relevant schools to learn more about UWC’s undergraduate programmes and its focus on excellence in learning and teaching for student success, from a systematic and faculty perspective.
UWC’s Acting Rector and Vice-Chancellor, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Professor Vivienne Lawack, said the 3rd Annual Schools’ Recognition and Awards Breakfast fosters strong relationships with the University's top feeder schools, and schools that are involved in UWC’s community engagement projects.
“It is a pleasure to host our Annual Schools’ Recognition and Awards Breakfast at UWC. In its six decades of existence, UWC has conferred hundreds of thousands of degrees to students, including an Honorary Doctorate to the former President Nelson Mandela. We started this event in March 2018 as a means of recognising and rewarding exceptional schools, thanking them for their contribution to UWC and the communities we serve,” Professor Lawack explained.
“I know that some schools display their certificates proudly on-site, and this event allows for a relaxing atmosphere where we can discuss challenges and opportunities that schools may have. I look forward to hosting this event in the year in which we are celebrating our 60th year of existence, both as Acting Rector and as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic.”
The Recognition and Awards Breakfast also provides UWC’s seven faculties with the chance to showcase themselves in the lead up to the University’s Open Day, which happens in May every year.
Full list of top seeder and Community Engagement Recognition awardees below;
Top Feeder Schools 2020
- The Settlers High School
- Fairbairn College
- Spine Road High School
- Mondale High School
- Parow High School
- Pinelands High School
- Livingstone High School
- Norman Henshilwood High School
- Groote Schuur High School
- De Kuilen High School
- Malibu Secondary
- Elsies River Secondary
- Excelsior Secondary
- Rylands High School
- Milnerton High School
- Worcester Gimnasium
- Wynberg Girls’ High School
- J.G Meiring High School
- South Peninsula High School
- Stellenberg High School
- Hottentots-Holland High School
- Bernadino Heights Secondary
- Monument Park High School
- Belhar Secondary
- Fairmont High School
- Good Hope Seminary High School
- Oaklands Secondary
- Thandokhulu HS
- Bellville HS
- Wynberg Boys’ High School
- Islamia College Girls and Islamia College Boys
- Manzomthombo Secondary
- Claremont HS
- Paarl Boys HS
- Bergvliet High School
- Edgemead High School
- Eben Donges High School
- Centre of Science and Technology
- Protea Heights Academy
- Plumstead High School
- Manyano HS
- Cedar Secondary
- Strand HS
- Meridian Pinehurst Private School
- President HS
- Oracle Academy
- Vredendal HS
- DF Malan HS
- New Orleans Secondary
- Bosmansdam HS
Community Engagement Recognition Awards 2020
- Ned Doman High School
- Beacon Hill Senior Secondary
- Mount View Secondary (Hanover Park)
- Belgravia High School
- Alexander Sinton
