30 September 2025
(Feature photo: guest speaker, best-selling author and professional endurance adventurer Peter van Kets, runner-up dux Hayden Dunsdon, Kearsney’s 2025 dux Liam Oets, best all-rounder Joel Steyn, and headmaster Patrick Lees).
Kearsney College celebrated and recognised its matric achievers at the end of term, with Liam Oets being announced as Dux for 2025.
The College’s exceptional academic standard was highlighted, with 38 percent of boys achieving an aggregate over 75 percent.
Oets was awarded Academic Honours Cum Laude (over 86 percent), as well as the subject trophy for Afrikaans, while runner-up Hayden Dunsdon, was also awarded Academic Honours Cum Laude, with subject prizes for mathematics, engineering graphics and design, and information technology.
The school’s coveted trophy for best all-rounder in the 6th Form was awarded to Joel Steyn. He, too, achieved Academic Honours Cum Laude, and subject prizes for drama, life sciences (shared), English and English literature.
Steyn’s exceptional sporting talent saw him captain Kearsney’s 1st hockey team, and represent the school in indoor hockey, cricket and cross country. As evidence of his leadership skills, he was also a prefect and head of Sheffield House.
In total, 12 matrics achieved Academic Honours Cum Laude. In addition to Oets, Dunsdon, and Steyn, Josh Robertson, Joshua Griffiths, Jason de Gryse, Oliver Tubb, Kaylin Moodley, Thayuren Pillay, head prefect Luca Sandri, Nicholas Comrie, and Lefa Kgomo also achieved over 86 percent.
Academic Honours (80-85 percent) were awarded to Kunashe Kamwendo, Joshua Painting, Kade Rencken, Connor van Heerden, Doan Nel, James Hastings-Brown, Luca Mindry, Othandwayo Mvelase, Thendekayi Moto, Jamie van Wyk, Austin Clewlow, Connor Grenfell, and Raine Scoular.
Tjama Keta, Oagile Dingake, Kudakwashe Kachambwa, Ryan Osborn, Emre Ozok, Kantse Masilo, Tyler Jelliman, Nkolo Mthembu, James Sim, Cullen Abrahams, Luke Minne, Thabang Ramokgopa, Oliver Hind, Callum McGill, Petrus Snyman, and Samuel Maziya achieved Academic Colours (75-79%).
A feature of Kearsney’s annual prize-giving is the celebration of the matric achievers, the College’s dedicated staff and supportive families.
When the procession entered the Dr Skweyiya SportZone, the school orchestra played Gaudeamus Igitur, with Kearsney Choir providing further entertainment before the presentation of the awards by professional endurance adventurer and best-selling author, Peter van Kets.
The school chaplain Rev Kym Bishop closed the Speech Night with a Benediction.
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