The Department of Education hosted an awards ceremony last week at Laerskool Hoëveld in honour of the Top 3 students in the Highveld Ridge West en Higveld Ridge East areas. The following 2019 Grade 9 students received awards:
Mathematics:
| 1. Jan-Hendrik Groenewald | 100% |
| 2. Olivia Joubert | 96% |
Natural Sciences
| 1. Jan-Hendrik Groenewald | 97% |
| 2. Masindi Nekhubvi | 96% |
Technology
| 1. Lianke de Vries | 98% |
| 1. Chenique van der Vyver | 98% |
| 2. Zelri de la Rey | 97% |
| 3. Emmarentia Viljoen | 97% |
English FAL
| 1. Cabous Harmse | 94 |
| 2. Lianke de Vries | 93 |
| 2. Chana Dunn | 93 |
| 2. Chenique van der Vyver | 93 |
English HL
| 1. Masindi Nekhubvi | 94% |
| 2. Mercy Ambat | 89% |
Recognition was also given to Grade 12 learners who were the top performers in 2019 in the Highveld Ridge West and East areas in their NSC exams.
The following 2019 Grade 12 learners received trophies and certificates from the Department of Education:
| Kaylie Strydom | Top performer overall. Top learner at the school. | 93% average |
| Best performer in Physical Science | 97% | |
| Best performer in Accounting | 96% | |
| Best performer in Life Science | 96% | |
| Lize Smit | One of the top performers at the school | 91,5 % average |
| NInè Rudolph | One of the top performers at the school | 91% average |
| Best performer in Business Studies | 83% | |
| Best performer in English FAL | 89% | |
| Janine Orsmond | Best performer in Agricultural Science | 86% |
| Ferdi Janse van Rensburg | Best performer in Math Literacy | 78% |
Nicole Maciel and Jean van der Merwe received certificates and trophies for 100% attendance.
Recognition was also given to the Grade 12 teachers for outstanding subject performances:
| Elsabè Cilliers | Accounting |
| JJ Hennop | Agricultural Science |
| Stephnie Kroucamp | Mathematics |
| Jan Koekemoer | Life Science |
Hoërskool Secunda received the award for the best perfoming school: 95,8% pass rate and also the awrd for quality results in the highest university exemption for Quintile 4 – 5 schools.
