The teacher in charge of an activity can be a member of the Awards committee for the discussion of his/her recommendations.

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GENERAL POLICY FOR THE AWARDING OF AWARDS

Adopted by the Awards Committee: 04 June 2019 Approved by the Executive Head: 06 June 2019 Review date: Second Term 2020

AWARDS COMMITTEE

The Awards committee comprises:

 The Heads of Schools and Executive Head  School Management Team

 Head of Sport (where applicable for sports awards)  Head of Culture (where applicable for cultural awards)  Head of Academics (where applicable for academic awards)  Head of Leadership (where applicable for leadership awards)

The teacher in charge of an activity can be a member of the Awards committee for the discussion of his/her recommendations.

Meetings of the Awards Committee

The Awards committee should convene at the end of the relevant season/activity.

The staff member in charge of each activity must present nominations in writing with a brief motivation.

The committee will review the policy annually in the second term of each year.

Aims of the committee

The task of the committee is to ensure that criteria for awards remain constant from year to year and to ensure consistent application of such criteria.

Standards should always remain of high. The number of awards must be directly proportional to the team’s overall performance in that year.

If a new activity is to be considered for awards, a complete memorandum on the activity, selection criteria and aims of the activity must be submitted to the committee.

It must be clearly understood by learners and teachers that the awarding of any award is not merely a reward for an activity well performed, but rather recognition of overall excellence of achievement, behaviour and loyalty towards the school. The committee has the right to remove an award of learners who do not continue with the activity without sufficient reason, or those whose behaviour is not a credit to the school

Exclusion from Awards on the grounds of unsatisfactory school/classroom behaviour  Repeated complaints to Grade Tutor/ head or any one major offence

 Misconduct

 Awards decisions may be suspended for a period (e.g. one term) to allow for rehabilitation

General stipulations

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 Honours’ cords and badges worn in Primary School must be removed when the learner enters a Curro High School

 Academic, Sport and Cultural Awards must take place by the end of the year. This includes honours awards for the respective codes.

ACADEMIC AWARDS FOUNDATION PHASE

This will take place at the end of an academic year following the final assessments. Promotion marks will be used for Terms 1 - 4.

All learners passing their grade receive a certificate during the Prize Giving Function.

CRITERIA Academic

 Academic (50% - 64%)

 Academic success (65% - 74%)  Academic achievement (75% - 84%)

 Academic excellence (85% - 100%) overall mark of a 7 in terms 1 – 4 Most improvement per grade

100% School Attendance

 1 or 2 years (consecutive) – Merit Award  3 years (consecutive) – Half Colours

Recognition for any other area of achievement  Integrity: honesty and reliability

 Helpfulness and friendliness: Always helpful, even without being asked.  Artistic ability: A learner losing him-/herself in art activities in class  Good leadership skills: A good leader leading in the right direction  Dramatization: The little actor/actress in class, always ready to ‘perform’

 Good progress in reading: A competent reader, even if other language marks aren’t up to standard

 Courteous and respectful conduct: Always displays good manners and behaves in a respectful way

 Good sense of responsibility: Uses own initiative to do the right thing

 Good time management: Work always completed in a timeous manner, work space tidied up and manages time effectively

 Independent work: Uses their own thought processes to solve problems

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ACADEMIC AWARDS INTERSEN PHASE

This will take place at the end of an academic year following the final examinations. Promotion marks will be used for Terms 1 - 4.

Recipients of full colours will be invited to a gala dinner.

CRITERIA Academic Merit Certificate

 Gr 4 and 5 average of 80-84%  Gr 6 and 7 average of 70-74% Half colours (Academic Badge)

 Gr 4 and 5 average 85% and higher  Gr 6 and 7 average 75-79%

Full colours (Academic Badge and Cord)  Gr 6 and 7 average 80% and higher Top Achievers per subject per grade Merit Certificate

 One learner per subject rounded off to the nearest 2 decimals. Sub-minimum of 80% a requirement (Grade 7 receives the subject trophy).

Top 5 learners per grade Merit Certificate

 First 5 learners with highest average per grade rounded off to the nearest 2 decimals. Grade winner

Merit Certificate and Trophy

 Only one learner per grade (Gr 4-6) with the highest average rounded off to the nearest 2 decimals.

DUX

 Only one learner in Grade 7 with the highest average rounded off to the nearest 2 decimals. “Voorslag Kruinie” Award

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Participation: 1 point Merit: 2 points

Half-colours: 3 points Full colours: 4 points

100% School Attendance

 1 or 2 years (consecutive) – Merit Award

 3 or 4 years (consecutive) – Half Colours Badge

 5 to 6 years (consecutive) – Full Colours Badge and Cord  7 years – Rectors’ Medal

Leadership

Merit Certificate for Grade 7 leaders

Robotics

 Participation in provincial finals in Gen 2 – Merit Award  Participation in national finals in Gen 2 – Half Colours Badge

 Participation in international finals in Gen 2 – Full Colours Badge and Cord ACADEMIC AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL

This will take place for Grade 8-11 at the end of an academic year following the final examinations. Promotion marks will be used for Terms 1 - 4.

Grade 12 Awards will take place at the Matric Tea before the start of the final exams. SBA-marks according to the IEB will be used, including all oral papers (Languages) and practical assessments. Recipients of full colours will be invited to a gala dinner.

CRITERIA Academic

Note: The averages for Grade 8 to Grade 9 will be calculated over all the subjects weighted equally. The averages for Grade 10 to Grade 12 will be calculated over 7 subjects including Life Orientation excluding AP Mathematics. (Note: An 8th_{or 9}th_{subject cannot substitute a subject from the Core}

Curriculum but can substitute a subject from the Electives).

Merit Certificate

 Gr 8 and 9 average of 80-84% with at least 4 subjects 80% or more  Gr 10 average of 75-79% with at least 4 subjects 75% or more  Gr 11 average of 70-74% with at least 4 subjects 70% or more  Gr 12 average of 65-69% with at least 4 subjects 65% or more Half colours (Academic Badge)

 Gr 8 and 9 average of 85 or more with at least 4 subjects 85% or more  Gr 10 average of 80-84% with at least 4 subjects 80% or more

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Full colours (Academic Badge and Cord)

 Gr 10 average of 85% or more with at least 4 subjects 85% or more  Gr 11 average of 80% with at least 4 subjects 80% or more

 Gr 12 average of 75% with at least 4 subjects 75% or more Top Achievers per subject per grade

Merit Certificate

 One learner per subject round off to the nearest 2 decimals. Sub-minimum of 80% a requirement for Grades 8-10 and 75% for Grades 11 and 12.

Top 5 learners per grade Merit Certificate

 First 5 learners with highest average per grade round off to the nearest 2 decimals. Grade winner

 Only one learner per grade (Gr 8-11) with the highest average round off to the nearest 2 decimals.

DUX

 Only one learner in Grade 12 with the highest average round off to the nearest 2 decimals. “Voorslag Kruinie” Award

 One learner per phase with achievements over the full spectrum of academics, sport, culture and leadership.

 Participation: 1 point  Merit: 2 points

 Half-colours: 3 points  Full colours: 4 points 100% School Attendance

 1 or 2 years (consecutive) – Merit Award

 3 or 4 years (consecutive) – Half Colours Badge  5 years (consecutive) – Full Colours Badge and Cord  12 years – Rectors’ Medal

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 RCL Grade 8-12 and Grade 12 Cabinet members Full colours and Trophy

 School Captains SPORTS AWARDS Foundation Phase Participation Certificate

 All learners who attended and participated in 80% of all mini-netball, mini-hockey and Bulletjie-rugby practises and matches receive a certificate of participation at a special assembly at the end of the respective seasons.

 Best wrestler (boys) and best ballet dancer (girls) receives a merit certificate and trophy at the annual sport and cultural prize-giving ceremony.

Note: All other sports awards for the Foundation Phase are done at the annual Primary School Prize-giving ceremony.

Primary and High School Sports Awards

Prize-giving ceremonies will take place at the end of an academic year prior to the final examinations where participation, merits and half-colours will be awarded.

Curro Regional and National Sport

Award Curro 7’s Rugby Curro Netball Curro Hockey

Participation Certificate Member of a school team

at Regionals

Member of a school team at Regionals

Merit Certificate Member of a school or

representative team at Nationals Member of a school or representative team at Nationals Member of a school or representative team at Nationals Half Colours

Certificate and Badge

Team winners at Nationals Chosen for National Curro Team

Summer Sport 1

Award Athletics Cross Country Swimming

Participation Certificate Member of the Inter

Primary/High team

80% participation in

schools meetings

Member of school team

Merit Certificate Medal at Inter

Participation:

circuit/regional meetings

Participation:

circuit/regional meetings

Medal at inter schools’ gala Team winners of inter schools’ gala

Participation in Top 10 gala Half Colours

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Full Colours

Certificate, Badge and

Cord Gold at provincial championships Participation in national championships Gold at provincial championships Participation in national championships Gold at provincial championships Participation in national championships Summer Sport 2

Award Cricket Tennis Jukskei

Participation Certificate 80% participation in a

school team

80% participation in a school team

Merit Certificate Team provincial

runners-up

Selected for a regional team

Team provincial runners-up

Half Colours

Team provincial winners Team provincial winners Team provincial winners

Full Colours

Cord

Team Noordvaal winners

Represent province in

youth tournament

Winter Sport 1

Award Rugby

(15-man and 7’s) (including Fast 5) Netball

Hockey

school team

Merit Certificate Team provincial

runners-up

Half Colours

Team provincial winners Team provincial winners Team provincial winners

Full Colours

Cord

youth tournament

Team under Top 20 at SA Top Schools Represent province in youth tournament Team Noordvaal or Champ-of-Champs winners Represent province in youth tournament Winter Sport 2

Award Chess Golf Horse Riding

(all SANESA disciplines)

school team

Participated in 3 out of 4 shows

Merit Certificate Team provincial schools

leaugue runners-up Selected for a regional team

Participated in all 4 shows

Half Colours

Team provincial schools league winners

Team provincial winners Placed in any of the

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Full Colours

Cord Represent province in youth tournament Represent province in youth tournament Represent province in SANESA national championships

Note: Soccer being introduced as a school sport in 2019. Criteria as for rugby to be used for soccer. To be reviewed in 2020.

All sports codes in which learners participate which do not form part of the official Curro Heuwelkruin offering named above, including where a learner participate for any other entity other than the school (such as a club/academy).

Award Team Sport Individual Sport

Participation Certificate Participation in a sport Participation in a sport

Merit Certificate Provincial/National Colours Provincial/National Colours

Sport Trophies

Merit Certificates and trophies will be handed over at the Sport Prize-giving at end of the year. These awards will be made by the Awards Committee taking into consideration achievements in the following order:

 International  National  Provincial

 Regional/District/Cluster  School First Team

 School A-team  School B-team  Participation

Note: The committee reserves the right not to make an award if no achievement justified such an award.

Trophies are made for both primary and high school separately at two separate ceremonies, except when stated otherwise.

Athlete of the year  Best track athlete  Best field athlete

Cross Country athlete of the year Swimmer of the year

Cricketer of the year

 Batsmen of the year  Bowler of the year Tennis player of the year Golf player of the year Jukskei player of the year Rugby player of the year

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Girls hockey player of the year Boys hockey player of the year Chess player of the year

Horse Rider of the year

Wrestler of the year (foundation phase only) Special Awards – Gala dinner

Best Achiever in an Extra Curricular Sport

 For the best achievement in a sport code not officially offered by the school. Sport Star of the year – Boys and Girls separate

 For the highest achievement in one sport code – only official sport offered by the school Sport Man/Sport Girl of the year

 80% participation in a minimum of 3 different codes offered by the school the minimum criteria

 Points awarded for every code in which the learner participated with a maximum of 4 points per code:

4 points for full colours 3 points for half colours 2 points for merit

1 point for participation

 The award is made to the learner with the highest total CULTURAL AWARDS

Primary and High School Cultural Awards

Prize-giving ceremonies will take place at the end of an academic year prior to the final examinations where participation, merits and half-colours will be awarded.

Cultural Awards 1

Award ATKV Redenaars

Radikale Redenaars Rojack

English Public Speaking

WOW-Spelfees Spelling Bee Acting Musical Tienertoneel CCNYT

Participation Certificate Participated in internal

orators

Part of school team Participated in a school

production/Tienertoneel

Merit Certificate Chosen for ATKV orators

team and participation in regional rounds (Limpopo first round)

Participation in district

elimination rounds of

provincial 1st_round

Participated in semi-final OR any individual prize e.g. best actor, etc.

Half Colours

Participated in provincial

rounds or national

competition

Participated in the national competition

Participated in regional finals of Tienertoneel CCNYT Top 2 Full Colours

Cord

Top 5 position in national competition

Participated in National Finals Top 16 Tienertoneel

Winners of national

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Cultural Awards 2

Award Arts Festivals:

NEA

Limpopo Eisteddfod CAS

Choir

Participation Certificate None Member of the school choir

Merit Certificate 1 – 15 points Winner of a choir

competition

3 year’s member of the junior choir

4 year’s member of the senior choir

Half Colours

16 – 23 points Participated in CAS-National Participated in final of national competition Full Colours

Cord

24 + points Winners of a national

competition

Points System for Arts Festivals

Honours (80+) – CAS Silver Surfer 1

Highest Honours (90+) – CAS Black Raven 2

Bursary winner – CAS Kryptonite 3

Trophy/Category winner 4

Prestige evening – Kryptonite Concert 4

All cultural activities in which learners participate which do not form part of the official Curro Heuwelkruin offering named above, including where a learner participate individually or for any other entity other than the school (such as a studio/academy/dance school).

Award Dance Music

Participation Certificate Pass national examination

(DASA,RAD,Chegetti)

Pass a UNISA/Royal

School examination

Merit Certificate Distinction in national

examinations (DASA,RAD)

Distinction in UNISA/Royal School examination

Culture Trophies

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Note: The committee reserves the right not to make an award if no achievement justified such an award.

Primary culture trophies

Trophy for top achievement in a Public Speaking (Grade 1-3) (Afr and Eng) Trophy for top achievement in a Public Speaking (Grade 4-7)

Trophy for top achievement in Music (Grade 1-3) (Vocal and instumental) Trophy for top achievement in Music (Grade 4-7)

Trophy for top achievement in Dance (Grade 1-3) Trophy for top achievement in Dance (Grade 4-7)

Trophy for top achievement in Drama (Grade 1-3) (Boy and girl) Trophy for top achievement in Drama (Grade 4-7)

Trophy for top achievement in Art

Trophy for top achievement in Sight Reading

High school culture trophies

Trophy for top achievement in a Public Speaking (Grade 8-9) Trophy for top achievement in a Public Speaking (Grade 10-12) Trophy for top achievement in Music (Grade 8-9)

Trophy for top achievement in Music (Grade 10-12) Trophy for top achievement in Dance (Grade 8-9) Trophy for top achievement in Dance (Grade 10-12) Trophy for top achievement in Drama (Grade 8-9) Trophy for top achievement in Drama (Grade 10-12) Special Awards – Gala dinner

Extra-curricular culture trophy

 For the best achievement in a cultural activity not officially offered by the school - done at outside organisations such as dance studios, SAATME, SATCH, etc.

Culture star of the year

 This is awarded to a student who meets the criteria as stipulated in the addendum below. The student with the highest score in one specific category receives this award which consist of a floating Trophy and certificate

Culture personality of the year

 This is awarded to a student who meets the criteria as stipulated in the addendum below. The student with the highest score receives this award which consist of a floating Trophy and certificate

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1. Only learners who excel in different cultural activities.

2. This includes all Curro and private cultural activities (music, drama, art, public speaking, ballet, modern dancing, etc.).

3. Points will be awarded according to the point system below.

4. Each activity will be calculated separately then added together for the final total. 5. These awards can be shared.

6. The Head of Culture as well as the specific coordinators will collect the information and meet before the candidates are given to the Awards Committee.

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CULTURE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR TROPHY Best versatile achievement in Culture

NAME: _______________________ GRADE:___________

Points Quan Total External Exams (eg Music/Ballet) :Merit (80+) 1

:Distinction (90+) 2

Art Festivals :Honours (80+) 1

:Highest Honours (90+) 2

:Trophy winner 4

:Bursary winner 4

:Prestige evening performance 4 National Competition :Gold 2 :Silver 1 Final round in National Competition and/or main cast in production at external Performing Arts Theatre

4

Public Speaking :Provincial winner 3

:National winner 4 School Choir/ Band (3 years school participation) 1

Provincial Youth Choir or Band 4

School Play: Minor Role 1

: Lead Role 2

WOW spelfees/ Spelling Bee 2

Other (specify)

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CURRO HEUWELKRUIN EISTEDDFOD/ ARTS FESTIVAL CAPTURE SHEET NAME: _____________________________________ GRADE: ______

Honours (80+) 1

Highest honours (90+) 2

Bursary winner 4

Trophy / category winner (90+) 4

Prestige evening 4

Total:

Eisteddfod/Arts Festival Item Achievement Points