Prize Giving 2024

Celebrating Excellence and Success: Port Rex Technical High School’s Remarkable Annual Prize Giving Ceremony

This year’s glitzy prize giving was held on the evening of the 9th of October. As always, it was one of the year’s highlights as It is the most formal event in the school calendar, one where we can acknowledge the top students in the school, throughout the year, in both sports and academics. We were privileged to hear from the guest speaker, Mr Roy Angelbeck, an old pupil who did not disappoint in his motivational message to the learners.

The headmaster also delivered his annual report which reminded us of the many activities that the school and our students took part in since the last prize giving, whether it was in sports, academics, or cultural spheres of the school.

The highlights of the event, besides the individual prize winners, were undoubtedly the announcement of the new prefects and the headmaster’s special awards. These are the premium awards of the evening – nominated, seconded and elected by the Port Rex Staff – the recipients of these awards were not aware of the fact that they were nominated or elected until the night of Prize Giving. The following special awards were awarded as such.

THE ROB PIDERIT MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR DEMONSTRATING THE VALUES OF A TRUE PORT REXIAN: David Bwema
THE OLD PORT REXIAN SHIELD FOR THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL SPORT: David Bwema
THE DENNIS KIETZMANN MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUND SPORTSMAN: Uyanda Makupula
THE DE LA SALLE TROPHY FOR GROWTH, PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT: Kiyara Swartbooi
THE P.A. VENTER TROPHY FOR SERVICE: Cwenga Ncetshana
TROPHY FOR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE: Kiyara Swartbooi
COLIN NEL MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR SPORTSMANSHIP, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE: David Bwema
The STEM Award: Tjaart van der Walt
J.M. BRITTZ SHIELD FOR THE DUX: Siphenaye Sibindlana

Congratulations to all those learners and teachers who received awards and we look forward to their continued effort to excel on the field and in the classroom.