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celebrating college honours

ainfern College is a proudly independent, stand-alone Nerissa
and non-profit school situated in Greater Fourways. Govender:
It opened its doors in 1997 and welcomes boys and Full Colours
Dgirls from Grade 00000 to Grade 00 through Country for Academics,
Service (First
Readiness preschool and Grades 0 to 12 at the College itself. Aid), Public
Speaking and
The visionary education environment at Dainfern College Leadership
is built on traditional core values and a Christian ethos; the
College celebrates diversity and is driven by innovation,
internationalism and transformational leadership. It is affiliated
with the international network of Round Square schools which
gives students international networking and student exchange
opportunities as well as the intrinsic value of structured
character education. High School students also have the choice
of either the IEB Matric or Cambridge A Level exit exams,
benchmarking them against the top schools both in South Africa
and internationally.

Students are encouraged to take full advantage of the holistic
education opportunities at the College. In line with its motto
of ‘Celebrate’, the College recognises and rewards both effort
and excellence from its students. The Preparatory School
gives students exposure to the wide variety of sporting and
cultural activities on offer and recognises both commitment
and skill. High School students are encouraged to hone their
skills and work towards specific goals through a structured and
innovative colours and awards system that celebrates effort and
achievement in all areas of College life.

The highest award that the College can bestow on a student is
College Honours in the form of the Red Blazer. The Red Blazer Sampson in Grade 12, and Jeff du Toit in Grade 11. The countless
celebrates the achievements of those exceptional students who hours of commitment and the high level of skills required to
have achieved a minimum of full colours in at least three of the achieve across their varied disciplines show that these recipients
pillars of a Dainfern College education: Academics, the Cultural of the Red Blazer are genuine all-rounders at the highest level,
Arts, Sport, Service and Leadership. A white scroll extracurricular rather than specialists in one field.
award recognises provincial or national representation in codes
not offered at the College, and can replace an internal sporting The College is immensely proud of these young men and women
or cultural achievement. who have shown grit and determination in such challenging
circumstances. They have taken every opportunity afforded
As the College believes in encouraging growth through extended them during their High School journey and shown that Dainfern
effort and dedication, Red Blazer recipient students also need to College is indeed a ‘World of Education’, offering ‘An Education
show evidence of their commitment to an activity over a period for the World.’
of time and thus must have achieved Prestige awards (which
recognise four years of commitment to an activity) in at least two
of these areas. In addition, students will only be considered for
a Red Blazer award if their conduct is exemplary and epitomises
the values of the College.

Despite the restricted opportunities resulting from the COVID
pandemic, the College recognised seven students with the
prestigious Red Blazer in 2021: Nerissa Govender, Simone
Killops, Katelyn Marais, Devashen Naidoo, Megan Pike and Jenna

To find out more about Dainfern College, contact enrolment manager, Mrs Fiona Siebert, on 011 469 0635 or enrol@dainferncollege.co.za.

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