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I
n an unusual twist, Kearsney’s 2014 head
and deputy head prefects are cousins
Stephen and Tristan Tedder. They are
the fourth generation of Tedders with a
Kearsney connection: great-grandfather
Lawrence taught at the school from 1946-
1963. Grandfather Robin (1956) had
four sons: Stephen (1981, now deceased);
former head boy Clive (1985, whose son
James is in Grade 10), Roger (1987) whose
son Stephen is head prefect, and Bruce
(1992) whose son Tristan is deputy head
prefect and whose younger son Torin is in
Grade 8.
From left: Roger (1987), Stephen (2014),
Bruce (1992) and Tristan (2014) Tedder.
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| Vol 11 December 2013
Greyhound News |
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SCHOOL NEWS
SCHOOL NEWS
K
earsney’s incredibly high academic
standard was once again highlighted
at the 2013 Speech Day and Prize
Giving, with one third of Matric boys
achieving academic colours and honours
(for an aggregate of over 75 percent).
Thirteen of the Class of 2013 were
awarded Honours Cum Laude, for an
average of over 86%. The school looks
forward to this group of boys emulating
the successes of their predecessors in the
Matric finals and wishes them well.
The 2012 IEB matric results saw Kearsney
as the only independent school in KZN
achieve six pupils in the country’s top 78
TOP
of the Class
M
anzini Zungu, Kearsney Maths and Zulu teacher and
Master in Charge of Community Service, has been
awarded a top three place in the national ‘2013 Stars
in Education’ initiative. He was nominated for the work he
does in the community, particularly relating to outreach work
and the passion for service which he instils in the boys.
The only KZN teacher who was in the top three, the award
was announced to coincide with World Teachers Day
in October. The organisers said Kearsney’s remarkable
community service programme was far beyond what other
schools did, and they were impressed at the involvement of
the boys in outreach programmes.
Mr Zungu’s prize of R10 000 followed the announcement that
two matric boys, Edwin Bunge and Greg Keal, won R50 000 in
a national Rage for Good fund-raising competition entered by
thousands of young South Africans. The financial beneficiary of
both awards was Makaphutu Children’s Village in the Valley of
a Thousand Hills, home to 48 vulnerable children and orphans,
which also acts as a community outreach hub supporting the
adjoining HIV/Aids-affected community.
Stars In
EDUCATION
2O14
HEADS OF SCHOOL
candidates. Only one other independent
school in SA matched this achievement.
Kearsney’s reputation for Maths and
Science excellence was enhanced with
a remarkable 48% of those who wrote
Mathematics obtaining distinctions and 38%
distinctions in Science.
Headmaster Elwyn van den Aardweg
said the academic results mirrored
equally outstanding sporting and cultural
achievements.
We aim to develop the whole man, providing a balanced education in
every respect. It is remarkable what can be achieved when young men
are brought up in a disciplined environment and are motivated to succeed.
They relish a challenge.
K
earsney will be one of the first non-
Chinese schools within South Africa to
offer boys the opportunity of studying
Mandarin Chinese, to assist them to operate
in a global economy.
The school has entered into a partnership
with the HanBan Confucius Institute in
China to establish a Confucius Classroom,
where Mandarin Chinese will be taught as
part of the academic programme. From
2014 the Institute will sponsor a Chinese
teacher to take up a two-year residential
contract at Kearsney.
Mr Zungu was honoured for the work he does in the community, particularly relating
to outreach work and the passion for service which he instils in the boys.
Operating in a
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Edwin Bunge (left) & Greg Keal with children from Makaphutu