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Life’s a Laugh. The Olympiad was somewhat different from those set in recent years and focused more
on an academic response rather than a creative response. The Olympiad also re-introduced a separate
section on language study, which elicited a mixed
response from candidates.
As part of their prize, Taryn and Pierre were invited to attend the 2014 National Schools’ Festival in
Grahamstown, courtesy of the De Beers English Olympiad and they each received one year’s free tuition at Rhodes University. They thoroughly enjoyed
their time at the National Schools Festival and made
many lasting friendships.
The rank order of the Top 15 was announced at the
De Beers English Olympiad Prize Giving ceremony
on Thursday 17 July. Miss P Meyer and Mrs T van
der Merwe attended the Olympiad breakfast and
the Olympiad Prize Giving ceremony. They were
delighted when it was announced that Taryn was
ranked 8th and Pierre was ranked 5th nationally. The
Top 3 received R25 000 and those ranked 4 to 15
received cash or book prizes. Taryn and Pierre were
thrilled with the positions they achieved at the Olympiad and with the prizes awarded to them.
We applaud all the winners on an outstanding
achievement and wish them all the best.
The English Olympiad is organised jointly by the
Grahamstown Foundation and the South African
Council for English Education (SACEE).
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