At HeronBridge College, we believe that all children are gifted and talented by God in different areas but still need to learn life skills. We aim to educate children in such a way so as to achieve their personal best while allowing them to honorably face the challenges that life places in their path, thereby glorifying God.

1. Welcome to 2019 …
CONTENTS
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
“The faithful love of the
LORD never ends! His
mercies never cease.”
Lamentations 3 vs 22
A warm welcome to our parents, staff and students and a special hearty
welcome to all our new families in 2019. We are pleased that you have
made HeronBridge College your first choice education provider for your
children. Our School’s vision clearly articulates the transformation that
we hope to see in every student who enters the gates of HeronBridge
College. At HeronBridge College, we believe that all children are gifted
and talented by God in different areas but still need to learn life skills.
We aim to educate children in such a way so as to achieve their personal
best while allowing them to honourably face the challenges that life
places in their path, thereby glorifying God.
While each child is developed academically, other aspects of their being
such as the social, emotional and spiritual are nurtured with equal
fervour resulting in well-rounded pupils. This is evident in a number of
our alumni who continue to excellence in their chosen fields post
HeronBridge. The first edition of the Heron in 2019, highlights the
different facets of our school namely, outstanding Grade 12 results for
2018, a special welcome to all our new students, especially in Grade 1
and Grade 8! We feature both the Preparatory and High school Inter-
House Galas. Happy reading.
May God bless you and your family abundantly in 2019.
Marketing team
Matric Results 2018 pg 2
Pre-Prep First Week pg 6
Prep First Week pg 7
High School First Week pg 8
Inter-House Galas pg 9
Simon Says ... pg 11
Open Day &
Scholarship Grade 8
2020 Information
pg 12
Lesedi Volunteers pg 13

2. Ashley Kreft Daniel Copeland Jessica Rowe
8
• 100% pass rate
• 100% access to tertiary studies
• 96% university exemptions
• 88 students
• 158 subject distinctions
• Average for all students across all subjects 70%
• 16 students A aggregate
• 25 students B aggregate
8 Distinctions - average 93,7%
Accounting
Afrikaans
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
AP Mathematics
Top 1% of IEB candidates for
Accounting, Afrikaans, Life
Orientation, Life Science,
Physical Science
8 Distinctions - average 91,6%
Afrikaans
English
History
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
AP Mathematics
Top 1% of IEB candidates for
History, Life Orientation, Life
Science, Mathematics
8 Distinctions - average 90,4%
Afrikaans
English
History
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
AP Mathematics
Top 1% of IEB candidates for
History, Mathematics
We celebrate our Matric Class of 2018
Congratulations to Ashley, Daniel and Jessica who received an IEB Outstanding & Commendable Achievement, placing
them in the top 5% of all learners in 6 or more subjects and in the top 60 of all students countrywide.
No school had more students than HeronBridge in the top 60, and we are one of only five schools in the entire country to
have three students receiving this award.
8 8

3. Matthias Venayagamoorthy
6 Distinctions - average 86,4%
English
History
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
6
Dylan White Shasta Swan Beverly CouttsDeyna Barnard
6 7 6 7
6 Distinctions - average 86,3%
English
Geography
Information Technology
Life Orientation
Mathematics
AP Mathematics
7 Distinctions - average 86,1%
Afrikaans
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
Art
6 Distinctions - average 84,7%
Afrikaans
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Art
7 Distinctions - average 84,0%
Afrikaans
Drama
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Art
5 5 4 5
Tamlyn de Beer
5 Distinctions - average 83,9%
Afrikaans
English
History
Life Orientation
Mathematics
Top 1% of IEB candidates for
Afrikaans
Brandon Simpson David Walker Thomas de Villiers
5 Distinctions - average 83,7%
Engineering & Graphic Design
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
4 Distinctions - average 82,9%
Afrikaans
English
Information Technology
Life Orientation
Top 1% of IEB candidates for
English
5 Distinctions - average 82,5%
Afrikaans
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Abbey Houghton
6 Distinctions - average 82,3%
Afrikaans
English
Geography
Life Orientation
Life Sciences
Mathematics
6
Caela Kleynhans Luke van Greuning Ryan Richardson
6 4
6 Distinctions - average 81,3%
Afrikaans
English
Life Orientation
Life Science
Mathematics
Art
4 Distinctions - average 81,0%
Afrikaans
Geography
Life Orientation
Mathematical Literacy
4 Distinctions - average 80,4%
Afrikaans
Engineering & Graphic Design
Life Orientation
Mathematics
4

4. James Smith
4 Distinctions
4
Michaela Jackson
4 Distinctions
Alexa de Greef
3 Distinctions
Lisa Rotter
3 Distinctions
4 3 3
Mark Jennings
3 Distinctions
3
Devon Holland
Top 1% of IEB candidates for
Mathematics Literacy
5 3
Catherine Davies
3 Distinctions
3
Caitlin Steytler
3 Distinctions
3
These outstanding results are particularly significant to us for several reasons:
• We make every effort to enrol every student who wishes to be at our school.
• It is our desire to assist every child to achieve to his/her greatest potential and, as a result, our pass rate across all
grades is in excess of 98%.
• We believe that each and every student has what it takes to pass at matric level and we encourage our students to
persevere including those that may find academic rigour challenging.
• Our overarching goal is to provide an all-round educational experience comprising sport, culturals, outreach and
academics to every student who joins our community.
God has given the HBC class of 2018 wonderful gifts. We are grateful to Him for His hand on this group of young people
as they have seen school to completion. All glory to God for these magnificent results! It is our prayer that our 2018
matriculants will use what they have been given to become significant and responsible adults, impacting the lives of those
less fortunate than themselves and honouring the Lord in all that they do. We wish them well and hope that they will now
go out and ‘do’ life with Heart.
Keith Wilke
College Head

5. Juliet Burch, Daniel Copeland, Jarred David, Tatum Evans, Avela Mbuyazi & Jessica Rowe
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
Page 5
DUX SCHOLAR
CANIS MAJORIS
Ashley Kreft

6. PRE-PREP
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
Page 6
We have had a happy start to the new year which is evident in the lovely pictures taken of your children and we
look forward to a year of learning through play. When defining what constitutes a Pre-Preparatory curriculum, I
would like to believe that it is everything that happens in a day. “Curriculum happens when the child meets
materials” (Gordon and Browne). It is very different from a curriculum for older children, as it is more concrete,
integrated, interrelated and comprehensive. Young children are unique and need adults to care for them and
teach them in ways that enhance all areas of their development, i.e. social, emotional, physical, cognitive and
spiritual. It also recognises the vast amount of development that occurs in the early years of a child’s life and
hence the need to explore, experience and discover different things in their immediate environment. We are so
privileged to be involved in this journey with your children, whether it be at a Grade 0000 level or Grade R. We
look forward to a fun-filled year, where we strive to develop each child to their full potential.
#HappyChildren #HappyParents #Learning

7. PREP
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
Page 7
The Prep have had a happy and busy start to the new year. We welcome all our Grade 1s at the special Blue
Heart Assembly. We can recognise many of our favourite teams by a logo, at HeronBridge we strive to Educate
with Heart! As we welcome the new Grade 1’s into our Prep school, each child is given a Blue Heart. This heart
serves as a reminder that they are HeronBridge kids and that whatever they do, they strive to make God proud.
The Grade 4s began 2019 with a bang as they participated in a team building orientation morning. Fun in the
sun set the tone for the interactive and engaging year ahead.

8. HIGH SCHOOL
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
Page 8
There was lots of excitement as the Grade 8’s of 2019 enjoyed their Orientation Programme at the High School
over the first few days of school, ending off with a lovely pool party.
We have a tradition that was started by the Grade 12 class of 2006, every Grade 8 that enters HeronBridge
College has the unique opportunity to ring the bell to signal the beginning of their high school chapter. In their
final year, at their Valediction ceremony, each child once again rings the bell to signal the end of their HBC
chapter.

9. Prep
INTER-HOUSE GALA
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
Page 9
On Monday 28 January, a wonderful morning was spent celebrating with the talented children who swam with all their heart!
The Spirit trophy was awarded to: Turaco
The winner was: Weaver!
Top Left: Turaco - Spirit Trophy
Bottom Left: Weaver - Winner
Danni Nogueria (Junior Victrix Ludorum), Callan Lotter (Senior Victrix
Ludorum), Travis Donnelly (Senior Victor Ludorum) and Jamie
Holroyd. (Junior Victor Ludorum).

10. INTER-HOUSE GALA
Term One, Issue 01
February 2019
Page 10
On Wednesday 23 January, a fun filled and exciting morning was spent at the High School Inter-House Gala.
The Participation Award was awarded to: Barbet
The Spirit Award was awarded to: Starling
The winner was: Weaver!
Gabriella Edwards (Junior Victrix Ludorum), Enzo Nogueira (Junior Victor
Ludorum), Alexa van Thiel (Senior Victrix Ludorum), Luke Hanlon and Aiden
Griffith (Senior Victor Ludorum).
High School

11. Stained-glass Window
In mid-January we welcomed into our College heart
118 Grade 8 boys and girls as well as 21 new pupils
in the other grades.
Each one is a precious son or precious daughter. Each
one possibly a cousin, maybe a niece or nephew,
probably a sister or brother. Each one a priceless indi-
vidual never seen before and never to be repeated.
And each one will make a unique and invaluable con-
tribution to the constantly evolving tapestry of our
school.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the English poet, had a theo-
ry that we see life through a metaphorical stained-
glass window. Each experience that we have adds an-
other piece of coloured glass into that window.
And so, you and I could conceivably look at the same
thing and because our “window” is different, we would
see the same thing differently.
And so, as these young men and women join Heron-
Bridge College we need to be prepared and under-
stand that they won’t necessarily see things the same
way that anyone else will.
This begs the question, how do you run a school
where precedent is by definition illogical?
We know that we are dealing with a school filled with
different people. Each one is unique and therefore our
response to each individual, needs to consider the
specific needs of the individual and it therefore needs
to be appropriate.
It’s quite daunting and it is very different from my own
school days where my individuality wasn’t seen as be-
ing all that important to others. I just had to confirm
and get in line and be exactly the same as everyone
else.
As an adult, if my employer wants the best from me, I
will do far than is expected from me if I feel valued as
the unique individual I am rather than just being seen
as a cog in the machine. Why would it be any different
for the younger adults within our care?
Watching Manchester United under the smiling Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer produce very different results to
those of perennially grumpy Mourinho, makes me
think the days of the exacting and feared boss are
way in the past. To me it feels like the players have
been set free.
And they are playing all the better for it.
Football management might be under the whitewater
of change as the civility of Gareth Southgate produced
the best English World Cup performance for nearly
three decades and I do believe that the manners on
display from the manager filtered down into a team
who were media friendly and evidently well-behaved
during the tournament too.
Consider the warmth generated by Jürgen Klopp to-
wards his Liverpool players. It is more akin to a father/
son relationship than that of a business manag-
er. Watch how Klopp embraces his players at the end
of a match. It’s as if he has a paternal role. And they
top the Premiership at the minute.
Coincidence? Possibly, but maybe not.
Education has changed too and what we might be
seeing on the international football arena has been in
play in good schools for some time now. What we are
seeing on the global stage is already being embraced
in modern educational practice.
Maybe I am wrong. I’ve been wrong many times be-
fore and I will fall short in the future too. But perhaps
this focus on wellness and the genuine care for others
is just what we all need, in our schools and in our
country and dare I say it, in our world too.
I am proud to work in a school community that cares
for the heart of the parents, staff and pupils.
For me that is the only and the best way forward.
Simon Crane is Deputy Head in the High School.
Look out for his articles which will be published twice
a month

12. Applications are now open to current Grade 7 students who would like to apply for a Scholarship for Grade 8 in 2020.
A brochure has been sent home with every HeronBridge Grade 7 child. To make the process as user friendly as possible,
there is an online Scholarship Application Form: http://bit.ly/scholarship2020

13. LESEDI OUTREACH