The press release issued by the IEB included the following observation made by PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment):
“High-performing education systems stand out with clear and ambitious standards that are shared across the system, focus on the acquisition of complex, higher-order thinking skills, and are aligned with high stakes gateways and instructional systems.”
Marist Brothers Linmeyer 2011 Matric Results

We had 102 candidates writing a total of 726 subjects in Matric in 2011.
A 100% pass rate was achieved with 81 students passing with a Bachelor Degree level.

  • One student achieved 8 distinctions, one achieved 6 distinctions, 3 achieved 5 distinctions and 8 achieved 4 distinctions.
  • 72% wrote Core Mathematics compared to 65% of students writing in other Independent IEB Schools.
  • 33.3% of our students achieved
TOP CANDIDATE - Claire Flowerday
8 distinctions 86% average
Ryan Tirant
6 A’s		 Jason Leong
5 A’s		 Tyler De Villiers
5 A’s		 Matthew Monteiro
5 A’s
Lauren Kennedy
4 A’s		 Kelsey Edwards
3 A’s		 Kezia George
4 A’s		 Jade Bruggeman
4 A’s		 Kirsten Mohamed
4 A’s
SYMBOL COMPARISON FROM 2008 TO 2011

Four of our students achieved marks which placed them
in the top 1% for that subject in the country...

Emma Thompson and Kirsten Mohamed achieved 93% and 95% respectively for Dramatic Arts.
Top 1% of IEB students in South Africa

Claudio de Almeida achieved 91% for Business Studies, and Claire Flowerday achieved 91% for Life Sciences.
They were both placed in the Top 1% of IEB students for these subjects in South Africa.
Emma Thompson
achieved 93% for Dramatic Arts		 Kirsten Mohamed
achieved 95% for Dramatic Arts		 Claudio de Almeida
achieved 91% for Business Studies		 Claire Flowerday
achieved 91% for Life Sciences
PERFORMANCE ABOVE THE IEB AVERAGE IN 11 OUT OF 17 SUBJECTS
SUBJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

BUSINESS STUDIES:
We achieved an average 15% above the IEB average with 31% of the students achieving distinctions and 38 % achieving a B.

MATHEMATICS:
30 Mathematics related distinctions were achieved. 36% of students doing Maths Optional Paper 3 (Probability, Data handling, & Geometry) achieved a distinction and 36% achieved a B.

LIFE ORIENTATION:
43% of our Matrics obtained distinctions and 33% obtained a B.

LIFE SCIENCES:
36% of our students achieved a distinction and 35% achieved a B.

DRAMATIC ARTS:
50% of the students achieved a distinction or a B. 22 % received an A and 28% received a B.

CIVIL TECHNOLOGY:
60% of these students achieved an A or B. 40% achieved an A.