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Knysna 2016 Matric Results Rollercoaster

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The good 2016 Matric results news for 3 Knysna schools is dampened by the drop in two others. Concordia High School’s situation is alarming.This is after 28 subjects had their results questionably adjusted upwards by Umalusi, South Africa’s education quality control board. 55.1% – Concordia High School (vs 68.2% pass rate in 2016 – dropped 13.1%) 78.1% – Percy Mdala High School (vs 86.8% pass rate in 2016 – dropped 8.7%) 86.6% – Knysna Secondary School (vs 79.5% pass rate in 2016 – up 7.1%) 100% – Knysna High School … Read the full article…

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Kindness for Knysna Schoolgirls

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A wonderful thing happened this week. I made an appeal on Facebook for help in purchasing school shoes for twin teens in need. Strangely, sadly, no one responded. But then, coincidentally, someone who had owed me R200 for months, paid me. So off we went to PEP Stores (opposite Checkers), thinking that’d be the cheapest place to get them. Unfortunately, i wouldn’t be able to get them socks as they’re the striped kind that costs a fortune elsewhere (R35 each, R26 more than a sock without a stripe) – why … Read the full article…

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Concordia High Gets Cool Logo

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‘Simply the Best’ is the slogan for Concordia High School and it’s 1170 pupils. This wonderful logo was designed by Clinton Louw, a teacher at the school. Thanks to Anne Frelick (or Miss Frelick to her English class) for emailing it to me. Well done, Concordia High. Reach for your dreams and your future!  

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Children Possessed by Devil at Concordia High School in Knysna?

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Were 2 students possessed by the devil at Concordia High School in Knysna? Was the school’s teen stabbing the work of the devil too… or Amakhubalo spirits who’ve been blamed for other disturbances across South Africa? It’s a topic that’s had residents of the northern communities abuzz. In central town, yesterday, a waitress insisted that the two students couldn’t move from their chairs and were speaking in strange tongues. Although that was second-hand info, she was adamant. I mentioned that there are Christians who spoke in tongues too but my … Read the full article…

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Concordia High School Protest

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Parents barricaded the entrance to Concordia High School in Knysna this morning, July 28.  Kids in school uniforms joined them in protest. Their goal was to stop the appointment of a third temporary principle in a row. The were demanding a permanent principle. With the opening of the new school in 2012, Star Geldenhuys proved to be a popular principle. She was then replaced by Anton Titus (from Knysna Secondary) who is to be replaced by Mike Lourens (from Knysna High School) who will serve for only 6 months. The … Read the full article…

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Kudzai Sibanda Does Knysna Proud

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Kudzai Sibanda is quite a character. I’d previously mentioned him on Knysna Schools after he’d won a provincial speech contest which took him to the national finals where he came 2nd! He did Concordia High School, Knysna, immigrants and South Africans proud. I had the pleasure of hearing both his speeches (which i hope to post online soon) at the last Council Meeting. Coincidentally, i bumped into him a few hours later when he was walking to the bus stop. I took this photo. His threads give you an idea … Read the full article…

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Concordia Learner Wins Provincial Speech Contest

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Concordia High School learner, Kudzai Sibanda, has won the provincial YCA contest held in Paarl, on 17 August 2013. YCA – Young Communicators (Ambassadors) Award, sponsored by Anglo American and the Sowetan newspaper, is the most prestigious speech contest for English second language speakers in the country. As the winner of the Eden and Central Karoo Education district competition, Kudzai competed against 13 district winners in the province. He triumphantly returned as the provincial winner of the YCA speech contest. Under the tutelage of his teacher, Ms. Verhaelst, Kudzai – … Read the full article…

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Facebook Fundraiser for Julie was a SUCCESS!

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A last moment call to help Julie Jacobs, a learner at Concordia High School, was met with an overwhelming positive response on our Facebook, raising, in a few hours, more than double what was needed – R1070. Julie came first in her Grade 10 class at Hornlee Secondary last year. The top 10 get to go on an educational tour, at month end, to Cape Town where they’ll visit universities, stay on the Bellville Campus and get to visit fun places like Canal Walk. I know Julie through Love Knysna … Read the full article…

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