Clifton School IEB National List of Outstanding Achievement Ayush Koovarjee, Jinwon Ha, Jadyn Naidoo, Yasheen Naidoo, and Jake Savage, were placed on the IEB List of Outstanding Achievers countrywide (this is the list of the top 5% of candidates in 6 subjects, who also scored 80% or more for Life Orientation).

In addition, Yash Bhika, Jonathan Hoarau, and Rushil Parbhoo, were placed on the IEB List of Commendable Achievers countrywide (the list of the top 5% of candidates in 5 subjects, who also scored 80% or more for Life Orientation).

 Pass Rate and Bachelor’s Degree Pass Rate

The matric group of 2024 maintained Clifton’s 100% pass rate (compared to the IEB rate of 98,41% for 2024), and achieved a 96,36% Bachelor Degree pass rate (compared to the IEB rate of 89,31% for 2024).

Top distinction candidates:

11 Distinctions: • Jinwon Ha (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Further Studies Mathematics -Standard (Calculus & Algebra), Electives (Graph Theory and Matrices; Finance; Statistics))

Jinwon Ha

9 Distinctions (4 students):

• Jake Savage (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, History, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Music, Physical Sciences, Further Studies Mathematics -Standard (Calculus & Algebra))
• Ayush Koovarjee (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Further Studies Mathematics- Standard (Calculus & Algebra), Elective (Finance))
• Jadyn Naidoo (Afrikaans, Engineering Graphics and Design, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Further Studies Mathematics- Standard (Calculus & Algebra), Electives (Graph Theory and Matrices; Finance))
• Rushil Parbhoo (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Further Studies Mathematics- Standard (Calculus & Algebra), Electives (Graph Theory and Matrices; Finance))

Jake Savage

Ayush Koovarjee

Jadyn Naidoo

Rushil Parbhoo

8 Distinctions: • Jonathan Hoarau (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Further Studies Mathematics- Standard (Calculus & Algebra)

Jonathan Hoarau

7 Distinctions (6 students):

• Yash Bhika (Afrikaans, Engineering Graphics and Design, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• James Close (Afrikaans, Engineering Graphics and Design, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Nihal Maharaj (Afrikaans, Engineering Graphics and Design, English, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Kivashin Naicker (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Information Technology, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Yasheen Naidoo (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Matthew Turner (Accounting, Afrikaans, Business Studies, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics)

Yash Bhika

James Close

Nihal Maharaj

Kivashin Naicker

Yasheen Naidoo

Matthew Turner

6 Distinctions (4 students): • Ismail Bana (Afrikaans, English, Geography, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences) • Jared Maingard (Accounting, Afrikaans, Business Studies, English, History, Mathematics) • Rehaan Ramjith (Afrikaans, English, Geography, History, Life Orientation, Mathematics) • Zavar Sayed (Afrikaans, Business Studies, English, History, Life Orientation, Mathematics)

5 Distinctions (4 students): • Abdullah Ally (Business Studies, English, Geography, Life Orientation, Life Sciences) • Rahul Boligarla (Business Studies, Hindi FAL, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physical Sciences) • Owen Field (Business Studies, English, History, Information Technology, Mathematics) • Yaasir Shaik (Accounting, Geography, Life Orientation, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)

4 Distinctions: (6 students): • Dawood Akoob (Business Studies, English, Geography, Life Orientation) • Thomas Ehrich (Accounting, Engineering Graphics and Design, Mathematics, Physical Sciences) • Yusuf Jadwat (Business Studies, Geography, Life Sciences, Mathematics) • Hamza Joosab (Accounting, Business Studies, Geography, Life Orientation) • Guy McCarthy (Engineering Graphics and Design, History, Mathematical Literacy, Visual Arts) • Lee’esh Poona (Accounting, English, Mathematics, Physical Sciences) In addition,

8 students achieved 3 distinctions, 15 students achieved 2 distinctions, and 34 students achieved 1 distinction.

Top 1%

10 of our Matric students achieved results that placed them in the top 1% of the IEB candidates in individual subjects:

• Rahul Boligarla (Hindi)
• Thomas Ehrich (Engineering Graphics and Design)
• Jinwon Ha (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physical Sciences Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Ayush Koovarjee (Accounting, English, Physical Sciences)
• Jared Maingard (Business Studies)
• Jadyn Naidoo (Engineering Graphics and Design, English, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Yasheen Naidoo (Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Rushil Parbhoo (English, Mathematics, Physical Sciences)
• Jake Savage (Accounting, Afrikaans, English, History, Music, Physical Sciences)
• Matthew Turner (Business Studies)

Academic Honours Cum Laude Award Clifton College awards the “Academic Honours Cum Laude Award” to students who achieved an average of 90% or higher in their final exams. We are delighted that 7 of our Class of 2024 achieved this incredible result: Jinwon Ha (96,7%); Jake Savage (95%); Jadyn Naidoo (93,3%); Yasheen Naidoo (93%); Ayush Koovarjee (92,9%); Rushil Parbhoo (91,3%) and Yash Bhika (91%) will be receiving their Clifton Academic Honours Cum Laude Awards at the Academic Awards Ceremony, to be held on 22 January 2025, where they will be our guests of honour.

 Other Interesting Statistics:

• The group achieved an average of 2,2 distinctions per candidate;
• 20% of our boys achieved an average of 80% and above;
• 53,6% of our boys achieved an average of 70% and above.

To the Clifton College Class of 2024, we are very proud of you, and thank you for your years of dedication to the school. Your outstanding performance in the final examinations serves as your crowning achievement in our Centenary year.

I leave you with this quote by Jimmy Dean which I read at your Valediction Service: “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Gentlemen of the Class of 2024, I wish you fair winds and following seas, as you adjust your sails on the adventures that await you!