The Girls' College Academic Awards for the 2023 academic year were held on 19 January 2024, the awards were presented during a highly anticipated ceremony in Mears Hall.

We were honoured to have Adv Andrea Johnson  as our guest speaker, Adv Johnson is the Investigating Director at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Her mantra in life is, "I am truly, uniquely me and this ensures that I am fit for whatever purpose and circumstances that require of me any day, all the time."  

Adv Johnson is an admitted advocate and has been in the employ of the NPA for 25 years having commenced as a junior prosecutor at the Magistrate’s Court in Alberton on 1 June 1996. She has throughout her career prosecuted in all the levels of court on various matters.

Adv Andrea Johnson is a passionate, robust and well-respected advocate. Her stakeholder management skills are beyond reproach and expectation. She is respected by law enforcement, her peers, the legal fraternity, business and the everyday person.

It was a morning filled with inspiration as Adv Johnson addressed parents, teachers, and the entire student body in a distinctive manner. Her purposeful approach and adaptability in any situation were evident, serving as a great source of encouragement for everyone present.

Matriculants of 2023, Hester Oelofse, Jozi Nupen & Anri van der Walt , were invited to the Awards so that we could recognise their outstanding achievement in the 2023 IEB final examinations (see the full 2023 results here). Hester, Jozi & Anri achieved averages of over 90%, earning them the College's coveted Academic Honours Summa Cum Laude award.

In addition to Certificates of Subject Excellence and overall Distinction, the following Academic Awards were presented on the morning:

Dux Scholars and Runners-Up

Grade 11

Grade 10

Grade 9

Grade 8

Triple Honours

Summa Cum Laude

Congratulations, One and All!

Photo credit: Nicolise Harding