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SENIOR SCHOOL
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The School is an open academic institution and admits learners of all races and religious denominations. We pride ourselves on our high academic standard which is made possible by the excellence of our staff and the small classes. Our classes are kept to 25 learners. In the High School, subject choices result in the classes dividing into even smaller groups. Most of the pupils who enter St Dominic's in the Primary School continue through the grades and matriculate here, thus giving their school years a continuity and stability which is of great value in these times of rapid change.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION BOARD MATRIC EXAMINATIONS |
| St Dominic's matrics write the school leaving examination set by the Independent Examinations Board (IEB). The IEB is an organization whose examinations are written by private schools throughout South Africa . These examinations conform to the requirements of the Certification Board and are recognized by all Universities and Technicons. The aim of the IEB is to maintain a high standard of education and to encourage learners to think critically and to apply the knowledge and skills taught in the classroom. The examinations are set on a syllabus which is virtually identical to the National Core Syllabus although the prescribed literature books for the languages (English, Afrikaans, French and Zulu) are different from those studied at Gauteng Education Department schools. |
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The 2009 Matrics have kept up our wonderful track record by achieving a 100% matric pass rate. Of the 76 candidates, 73 received University Entrance (96%).
Our eleven top achievers were:
Deerah Pillay- Lungoomiah |
1. Deerah Pillay-Lungoomiah: 8 A's for
English (87%), Afrikaans (89%), Accounting (91%), Geography (90%), L.O. (90%), Maths (97%), Maths Paper 3 (95%), and Science (90%).
Nationally, Deerah is in the top 5% in six or more subjects. Special mention by IEB for Outstanding Achievement |
| 2. Tarryn Retief: 7 A's |
3. Laura Trosky: 7 A's |
| 4. Natalie Hide: 6 A's |
5. Donnalee Wade: 6 A's |
| 6. Kerri Jurgens: 5 A's |
7. Sangritha Vengatraman: 4 A's |
| 7. Sane Bingo: 4 A's |
8. Chantal Gil: 4 A's |
| 9. Malerato Motloung: 4 A's |
10. Tamryn Short: 4 A's |
There were 110 distinctions and 3 girls have been ranked within the top 1% of learners in the country for a subject:
- Deerah Pillay-Lungoomiah: Geography, Physical Sciences
- Donnalee-Tamzyn Wade: CAT
- Sane Bingo: Isizulu (First Additional Language)
- Robyn-Leigh Lindsay: Math Literacy
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ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AND COURSES |
The School follows the curricula of the National Core Syllabus from Pre-Grade to Grade 12
Grade 8 and Grade 9
Examination Subjects:
- Language and Literacy
(English, Afrikaans and Zulu/French)
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences (Science and Biology)
- Social Sciences (History and Geography)
- Economic Management Sciences
- Arts and Culture
(Art, Music and Speech & Drama)
- Design and Technology
(Home Economics and Technology)
- Life Orientation
(Life Skills and Physical Education)
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Non-Examination Subjects:
Religious Education, Liturgical Singing, Computer Literacy |
Grades 10 -12: FETC
(Number of Examination Subjects: 7)
Group A - Compulsory Subjects
Home Language (English) | Life Orientation |
First Additional Language (Afrikaans or Zulu)|
Mathematics or Mathematics Literacy |
Group B - Choose 3
Accounting | Visual Art| History| Geography | French|
Life Science| Physical Science|
Consumer Studies | C.A.T. |
Non-Examination Subjects:
Religious Education |Liturgical Singing|Music,Speech & Drama Gr 11|Computer Literacy Gr 10
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COMPUTER CENTRE FACILITIES |
Our school has excellent computer facilities. There are two computer rooms - one for Grade 0 to Grade 7 and the other for Grade 8 to Grade 12. Grade 0 - 7 follow the Knowledge Network Programme and Grade 8 - 10 follow Computers for Kids. The computer programmes encourage co-operative learning and covers all aspects of word processing, spreadsheets, graphics and access to the Internet.
A Computer Club is run twice a week in the primary school and time is made available in the afternoons for the high school girls to use the computers for project work. |
ST CATHERINE OF SIENA MEDIA CENTRE |
St Dominic's has two interleading Media Centres. One serves the Junior School learners while the other serves the Senior School learners. In the Media Centres, learners have access to a comprehensive book collection, CD ROM facilities, the Internet, reprographic equipment and magazines.
These facilities are available to teachers and learners from 07h00 to 16h00 each day during the school term. At St Dominic's we are committed to multi-media use across the curriculum and we encourage extra curricular use of media.
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