Academics

Edgemead High prides itself in producing top level results consistently, with on average 10% of our student body achieving averages of above 75% in the year-end exams each year.

Academic Awards Criteria

These awards recognize achievements in examinations

SCROLL AWARDS

Scroll awards are announced at the beginning of a year based on the entire years work, test and exam marks only.

Only two levels of awards are offered, namely Colours and Honours.

The awards will be made retrospectively at the Academic Awards Ceremony (AAC) at the beginning of the year. The candidate must display a satisfactory attitude towards his/her schoolwork and the school.

The qualifying percentages are as follows:

Grades 8 – 11: Colours 75% and Honours 80%;
Matrics are awarded a Canterbury Cross if they achieve 4 distinctions or more (based on the NSC result), or if they have an aggregate of 80%.

BOOK PRIZES

These are awarded at ARE and JCE.

THERE ARE PRIZES FOR:

The top learner in each subject in each grade.
The top 5 learners overall

Subject prizes

GRADE 8 & 9:

Each subject is calculated as follows: June exam (200 marks) plus each assessment test (100 marks each).

GRADE 10 & 11:

Each subject is calculated as follows: June exam (300 marks) plus each assessment test (100 marks each).

GRADE 12:

Each subject is calculated as follows: June exam (300 marks) plus assessment one test (100 marks) plus September exam mark (300 marks).

TOP 5 LEARNERS PER GRADE OVERALL:

GRADE 8 & 9:

The total for all subjects based on the final mark as calculated by the WCED CEMIS system.

GRADE 10 & 11:

The total of all seven subjects based on the test/exam marks is added up using a weighting as follows:

Term one assessment: June exam: Term 2 assessment = 1:3:1

GRADE 12:

The total for all seven subjects based on the exam/test marks is added up using a weighting as follows:

Term one assessment: June exam: September exam = 1:3:3

TROPHIES

Special awards for academics are announced at the Annual Review Evening:

Most Improved Matric Academic
Extra-curricular Academic Achievement (Olympiad participation)
Scholar of the Year (top academic)

LISTING IN THE PRIZE-GIVING PROGRAM

In addition, the names of certain learners are printed in the programmes:

Those who are placed 1^st – 5^th in each subject in each grade
Those who are placed 1^st – 10^th overall in each grade