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          Cambridge biology lesson                            Cambridge physics lesson

                 ainfern College is a proudly south                             group of students will be writing a Levels at
                 african school which also places                               the end of 2021.
                 huge emphasis on the value of
         dinternationalism. since inception                                     ms  Karamichael  acknowledged  that  2020
          in  1997,  the  College  has  offered  the  IEB                       was by no means an easy academic year
          National  Senior  Certificate  (Matric)  as  its                      due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “the results
          exit  examination,  and  the  first  Grade  12                        attained in the 2020 Cambridge assessment
          cohort wrote matric in 2001.                                          international  education  examinations
                                                                                by our  dainfern College  students  are
          as  dainfern College is a member of the                               testament to the professionalism and
          international round square association of                             dedication of our academic staff, as well as
          schools, internationalism is one of its key                           the resilience, grit and commendable work
          drivers.  thus, in 2019, the College added                            ethic of our students.
          Cambridge  assessment  international
          education to its academic offering with                               “We are most grateful for the wholehearted
          the introduction of the Cambridge a Level                             support of parents and salute the
          programme as an optional exit examination.                            achievements of our Cambridge students
          this international education option is                                in the Class of 2020.”
          offered in parallel at the College, alongside
          its excellent ieb matric curriculum. students
         choose between the  a Level and  matric   Ms Joulia Karamichael, Director of Cambridge Studies
         programmes at the start of Grade 11.
                                             of  ms Joulia Karamichael, the  director of
         dainfern College is proud to announce an   Cambridge studies at our College.”
         exceptional set of  a and  as Level results
         in the 2020 Cambridge examinations.   the students who wrote the  a Level
         this is  the  first time  that students at   examinations achieved a 100% pass rate
         dainfern College have written the a Level   and  100%  access  to  tertiary  studies.  top
         examinations and they did not disappoint.  student, Xiaoya huang, wrote four a Levels
                                             and  achieved  ‘A’s  for  Mathematics  and
         College Principal,  mr  matthew  davies,   Chemistry and an ‘A*’ for Chinese, with an
         commented: “the results from the inaugural   outstanding overall average of 83,75%.
         A  Level  class  are  cause  for  celebration  of                      For  further  information  about  the
         the excellent integration of this additional   the  Grade  11  as  students  also  achieved   Cambridge  Studies  programme  at
         academic programme at dainfern College   superb  results,  particularly  hamza  Dainfern  College,  please  contact
         as well as the superb teaching of the   Mahmood, who attained four ‘A’s for Biology,   Ms  Joulia Karamichael at 011 469 0635 or
         Cambridge  staff,  under  the  leadership   Chemistry,  mathematics and Physics.  this   jkaramichael@dainferncollege.co.za.

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