schoolsthatrockPinnacle of Youth Athletics. The High School Teams are Announced for Curro Podium National Finals!
The wait is finally over! Independent school group Curro Holdings is delighted to unveil the teams, for the Pinnacle of Youth Athletics, that have also secured their well-deserved place in the Curro Podium National Finals. It takes place on Saturday, 17 February 2024, at Pretoria’s Pilditch Stadium.
Billed as the most prestigious high school athletics event in Southern Africa, the grand finale is scheduled to take place one day after the inaugural Curro Podium Primary Schools event, at the same venue.
The national finals also promise to be a spectacle of athletic brilliance, featuring over 2200 of South Africa’s most talented young athletes from 75 schools. The journey leading to this heart-pounding event began with the inaugural Curro Podium meeting earlier this year, followed by subsequent events in the North and South regions.
A battle of two regions
In September, young sports stars from the North also delivered a thrilling performance at Pilditch Stadium, with Chris Swanepoel, Megan Nieman (Die Hoërskool Menlopark), Hencu Lamberts (Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool), and Matodz Ndou (Curro Hazeldean High School) each achieving a perfect score of 1000 points on the ASA points system.
Their triumphs were swiftly followed by an equally electrifying event in the South, which happened at the Dal Josefat Stadium in Paarl in October 2023. The event also saw outstanding displays from Brandon-Lee Bothma (Bellville High School), Mia Wilson (La Rochelle High School), Liam van Rooyen (Paarl Gimnasium), and Chris-Mari Nel (Vredendal High School). These cohorts of athletic elite will now compete on the track and field for the ultimate prize – being crowned a national high school champion.
“The Curro Podium National Finals are the culmination of months of hard work, skill, and passion. We congratulate all the qualifying athletes and schools who have shown exceptional talent in the previous meetings. This grand finale is a celebration of the relentless pursuit of excellence in both individual and team sports and we cannot wait to witness sporting brilliance and hopefully, the breaking of a few athletic records,” says Cindy van der Merwe, Portfolio Manager at Curro Sport.
Qualifying Teams per province: Male
| Province | School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Pretoria |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Helpmekaar Kollege |
| Western Province Athletics | Stellenberg High School |
| Boland Athletics | Paarl Boys’ High School |
| Athletics Vaal Triangle | DF Malan High School |
| Athletics Mpumalanga | HTS Middelburg |
| Athletics Southwestern Districts | Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale |
| Athletics Central Northwest | Ferdinand Postma High School |
| Limpopo Athletics | Northern Academy |
Qualifying Teams Per Province: Female
| Province | School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria |
| Boland Athletics | Paarl Girls’ High School |
| Central Gauteng | Noordheuwel High School |
| Athletics Vaal Triangle | Transvalia High School |
| Western Province Athletics | Stellenberg High School |
| Athletics Mpumalanga | HTS Middelburg |
| Limpopo Athletics | Northern Academy |
| Athletics Central Northwest | Ferdinand Postma High School |
Qualifying Male Teams
| Province | School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Curro Hazeldean |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Die Hoërskool Menlopark |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Zwartkop High School |
| Boland Athletics | Paarl Gimnasium |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Prestige College |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Noordheuwel High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Montana High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Midstream College |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Randburgh High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | King Edward VII School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Kempton Park High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | TuksSport High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Waterkloof High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Pretoria Boys High School |
| Western Province Athletics | Fairmont High School |
| Western Province Athletics | Durbanville High School |
| Western Province Athletics | Tygerberg High School |
| Boland Athletics | Paul Roos Gymnasium |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen |
| Athletics Mpumalanga | Nelspruit High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Garsfontein High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Hans Moore High School |
| Western Province Athletics | Bellville High School |
| Boland Athletics | Hoër Landbouskool Boland |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Overkruin High School |
Qualifying Female Teams
| Province | School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Die Hoërskool Menlopark |
| Boland Athletics | La Rochelle Girls’ High School |
| Athletics Gauteng | Montana High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Waterkloof High School |
| Boland Athletics | Paarl Gimnasium |
| Boland Athletics | Bloemhof Girls’ High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Curro Hazeldean |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Randburg High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Garsfontein High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Zwartkop High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Prestige College |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen |
| Boland Athletics | Rhenish Girls’ High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Hoërskool Monument |
| Athletics Gauteng North | Midstream College |
| Western Province Athletics | Tygerberg High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Marais Viljoen High School |
| Western Province Athletics | Durbanville High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Hans Moore High School |
| Athletics Vaal Triangle | DF Malan High School |
| Athletics Mpumalanga | Nelspruit High School |
| Athletics Gauteng North | TuksSport High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Helpmekaar Kollege |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Kempton Park High School |
| Central Gauteng Athletics | Dinamika High School |
| Invited Teams | Invitational Teams |
| Cloetesville High School | Curro School Teams |
| Curro Durbanville | Curo Academy Teams |
| Windhoek Gymnasium | |
| Grey College | |
| C&N Sekondêre Meisieskool Oranje | |
| For English: Ellisras High School | |
| Queens High School |
Expanding to Primary Schools
Curro is also proud to announce the inauguration of the Curro Podium Primary Schools event, taking place on Friday, 16 February 2024, again at the iconic Pilditch Athletics Stadium. This new addition to the Podium series will cater to budding primary school athletes aged between 7-13 years to solidify the independent school group’s commitment to fostering sporting excellence from the grassroots level.
Mirroring its high school counterpart, the event offers a platform for young talents to shine in various track and field events, with learners competing for individual and team honours. All the high school podium meetings, including the national finals, and primary school event, have earned the stamp of approval from Athletics SA (ASA) and received the full backing of Athletics Gauteng North (AGN).
The hugely successful high school meetings have enjoyed tremendous turnout and participation, and the primary school leg is expected to be no different.
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