“IT ALL STARTS HERE” – so aptly reflects the passion, mission and drive of our brilliant Gauteng Province, and their approach to our Precious Youth and Young Athletes. To affirm this, they will once again celebrate and honour our young stars, and their entire support systems from schools, to coaches, to administrators, come this Friday evening at a star studded and sought after event in Jozzie. Well done to ALL the finalist in the different categories, to have made it this far is an enormous honour already!
Excellence in Gauteng School Sport to be honoured
The Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts Culture and Recreation, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education are honoured to once again be hosting the fourth edition of the Gauteng School Sport Awards, set to take place on Friday, 03 March 2017 at the Liner Auditorium in Johannesburg. The glittering ceremony will award excellence and outstanding achievements in school sports in 2016.
The nomination process for the awards this year took a unique approach this year as it was the first time the finalists were selected from district school sport awards, which took place in the 15 education districts of Gauteng, in addition to the sporting federations submitting candidates. This inclusive and transformational process has ensured the very best standard nominees have been selected from a pool of provinces top schools, athletes, teams and officials who have performed the best at school sport level in the past year.
“School sport is the foundation sport development and talent identification. To be able to recognize the achievements of those who are excelling in their passion for sports is a great honour and it encourages further growth and inspires others to strive for greatness.”
“Athletes at school level have limitless potential and could follow in the footsteps of Ntando Mahlangu, our LSEN School Male Athlete Of The Year recipient last year who went on to have phenomenal success in 2016, winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics and being named Sportsman of the Year with a disability at the Gauteng Sport Awards”, says Gauteng MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Faith Mazibuko.
The finalists in the categories are:
| COACH OF THE YEAR | ||
| Dewald Peters
Rugby |
Vereeniging Gymnasium | |
| Nkosilathi Moyo
Volleyball |
Troyeville Primary School | |
| Khotso Mashego
Wheelchair Tennis |
Adelaide Tambo Special School | |
| TECHNICAL OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR | ||
| Maggie Dicks
Athletics |
Brenthurst Primary School | |
| Marcus Connor
Tennis |
Everest Primary School | |
| Isabel Du Piesanie
Netball |
Afrikaans Meisies, Laerskool Wierda Park | |
| ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR | ||
| Di Woolley
Netball |
Hoerskool Florida | |
| Khethiwe Ndala
Gauteng Intellectually Impaired |
Isipho Sethu Special School | |
| RONELLE NEL
Netball |
Hoerskool Linden | |
| SPORT TEAM OF THE YEAR | ||
| Hlangabeza Primary School Mixed 13 | Chess | |
| Troyeville Primary School Boys 13
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Volleyball | |
| Boekenhout Primary School Girls 13 | Hockey | |
| PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR | ||
| Danie Malan Primary School
Tshwane West |
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| Loratong Primary School
Tshwane North |
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| Troyeville Primary School
Johannesburg East |
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| LSEN SCHOOL OF THE YEAR | ||
| Gresswold Senior School
Johannesburg East |
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| Hope School
Johannesburg North |
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| Isipho Sethu Special School
Ekurhuleni South |
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| SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR | ||
| Hoërskool Pretoria Noord
Tshwane West |
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| Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool
Tshwane South |
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| Modilati Secondary School
Tshwane North |
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| CODE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Netball | ||
| Table Tennis | ||
| Athletics | ||
| Volleyball | ||
| PRIMARY SCHOOL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Lukholo Phongolwana
Volleyball |
Troyeville Primary School | |
| Mncedi Nguse Football | Bree Primary School | |
| Lonwabo Fihla Chess | Hlangabeza Primary School | |
| PRIMARY SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Filo Tembe
Volleyball |
Troyeville Primary School | |
| Nombulelo Saidi
Chess |
Hlangabeza Primary School | |
| Sanelisiwe Lebese
Athletics |
Akasia Primary School | |
| LSEN SCHOOL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Emile Burgers
Athletics |
Sonitus Special School | |
| Jenovic Kanyida
Athletics |
Elandspark School | |
| Kabelo Zwane
Swimming |
Hope School | |
| LSEN SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Kgalalelo Kelobonye Volleyball | St Vincents School for the Deaf | |
| Lindokuhle Sithole
Netball |
Domnican School for the Deaf | |
| Mary Dzimba
Athletics |
Isipho Sethu Special School | |
| SECONDARY SCHOOL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Keletso Makgalwa
Football |
Clapham High School | |
| Mpho Tladi
Athletics |
Jeppe Boys High School | |
| Ruan De Swardt
Cricket |
Afrikaans Seuns Hoerskool | |
| SECONDARY SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Mariella Venter
Swimming |
Hoerskool Linden | |
| Armoure Le Roux
Athletics |
Hoerskool Marais Viljoen | |
| Puseletso Dieta
Athletics |
Leshata Secondary School | |
Issued by the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation
