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Top achiever in the 2024 matric exams is a Kovsie

16 January 2025 | Story Lacea Loader | Photo Supplied

Jurie Blignaut, top achiever in the 2024 matric exams for quintile four schools in SA and finalist of the UFS 2024 Matriculant of the Year competition.

The University of the Free State (UFS) is proud to announce that the top achiever in the 2024 matric exams for quintile four schools in the country, Jurie Blignaut, will be studying towards an MBChB at the UFS from 2025.

Blignaut, a pupil of the Rustenburg High School, was one of the 14 finalists in the 2024 UFS Matriculant of the Year competition.

“Congratulations to Jurie on this wonderful achievement. We look forward to welcoming him and our cohort of 2025 first-year students to our campuses,” says Prof Anthea Rhoda, acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UFS.

Boasting 11 distinctions and an average of 96,5%, Blignaut is not only an exceptional academic achiever but also participates in several cultural activities. He was the winner of the Kovsie Alumni Trust’s special award for personal cultural achievement in the final round of the competition. This head boy of his school is an excellent public speaker and musician.

Blignaut’s highest achievement in public speaking was his national second place in last year’s ATKV public speaking competition in the section for Afrikaans home language. He plays the cello and has performed solo with the Pretoria Symphony Orchestra, was part of the school choir and band, and participated in the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival.

“On behalf of the university management, I would also like to congratulate Dr Mantlhake Maboya, MEC for Education in the Free State, and her executive team on the Free State being the top-achieving province in South Africa,” says Prof Rhoda.

Other finalists in the 2024 UFS Matriculant of the Year competition who excelled during the matric exams include Susan Bender from Voortrekker High School – top achiever in the Free State province – and Chris Goosen from Grey College Secondary School, who is also one of the top achievers in the Free State.

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Intervarsity: Kovsies vs Pukke

2009-07-15

Intervarsity: Kovsies vs Pukke

The annual Rugby Intervarsity between the University of the Free State (UFS) and the North-West University (Pukke) will take place in Potchefstroom on Saturday, 1 August 2009. The programme for the UFS and residence teams is as follows:

UFS teams

10:30:
UFS U/19 vs. PUK U/19 Olien Park

12:00:
UFS U/21 vs. PUK U/21 Olien Park

13:30:
IRAWAS vs. Ibbies Olien Park

15:00:
SHIMLAS vs. PUK 1 Olien Park

Residential teams

09:00
PUK vs. Kovsies, Patria vs. Armentum B field Olien Park

09:00
PUK vs. Kovsies, Villagers vs. Karee Potch’s local rugby field

10:15
PUK vs. Kovsies, De Wilgers vs. Veritas (UV) B field Olien Park

10:15
PUK vs. Kovsies, Heimat (NWU) vs. Vishuis Potch’s local rugby field

11:30
PUK vs. Kovsies, Overs vs. JBM B field Olien Park

11:30
PUK vs. Kovsies, Veritas (NWU) vs. Heimat (UFS) Potch’s local rugby field

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