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Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
CALL FOR ENTRIES 2016
The English Olympiad is an English competition that draws over 8000
entries each year. The competition is organised jointly by the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).
AIMS OF THE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
To enrich learners through the study of English and to encourage critical thinking and creative writing.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATION? Candidates are required to prepare for a 3-hour open-book examination. Candidates may take the Anthology into the examination room, but not the Study Guide.
WHEN AND WHERE?
The 3-hour Examination will be written at your school on Tuesday, 1 March 2016. Please note the following: It is not possible, for practical and security reasons, to allow schools to write the Examination on different dates. Schools are requested to take the set date and time into account when planning their calendars for 2016. Please make sure that your Candidates will be able to write on this day. Schools may start the Examination at any time between 11h00 and 14h00 on the examination day, provided the Candidates are allowed 3 hours to write. The date of the Examination is determined by the time needed to process the results, so that the Top 15 Candidates can be invited to attend the Grahamstown National Schools Festival in July.
WHAT IS THE SYLLABUS FOR 2016? The THEME for the Olympiad will be “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart will include excerpts from well-known novels. The 2016 examination paper will consist of two sections: Section A will require Candidates to respond to and analyse the excerpts, while Section B will focus on language. A Study Guide will be posted to Candidates with the Anthology.
WHO MAY ENTER?
The competition is open to ALL learners who will be in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in 2016, that is, those learners who are currently in Grades 9 to 11.
The English Olympiad is online!
Log on to:
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
Print out the Call for Entries and Entry Form
Or fill it out ONLINE with our new, upcoming Online Entry
system !
Check that your school’s information is accurate and up to date at all times
View your Candidates’ entries
View your Candidates’ results once released in June!
View the rank order of the Top 100 winners in mid-July!
Please note that your school needs a Username and Password, issued by the Olympiad
Officer, to view your entries online.
Contact the Olympiad Officer for more information:
Tel: 046 603 1145
Email: [email protected] South African Council
for English Education Grahamstown
Foundation
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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2016
The English Olympiad is an English competition that draws over 8000
entries each year. The competition is organised jointly by the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).
AIMS OF THE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
To enrich learners through the study of English and to encourage critical thinking and creative writing.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATION? Candidates are required to prepare for a 3-hour open-book examination. Candidates may take the Anthology into the examination room, but not the Study Guide.
WHEN AND WHERE?
The 3-hour Examination will be written at your school on Tuesday, 1 March 2016. Please note the following: It is not possible, for practical and security reasons, to allow schools to write the Examination on different dates. Schools are requested to take the set date and time into account when planning their calendars for 2016. Please make sure that your Candidates will be able to write on this day. Schools may start the Examination at any time between 11h00 and 14h00 on the examination day, provided the Candidates are allowed 3 hours to write. The date of the Examination is determined by the time needed to process the results, so that the Top 15 Candidates can be invited to attend the Grahamstown National Schools Festival in July.
WHAT IS THE SYLLABUS FOR 2016? The THEME for the Olympiad will be “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart will include excerpts from well-known novels. The 2016 examination paper will consist of two sections: Section A will require Candidates to respond to and analyse the excerpts, while Section B will focus on language. A Study Guide will be posted to Candidates with the Anthology.
WHO MAY ENTER?
The competition is open to ALL learners who will be in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in 2016, that is, those learners who are currently in Grades 9 to 11.
The English Olympiad is online!
Log on to:
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
Print out the Call for Entries and Entry Form
Or fill it out ONLINE with our new, upcoming Online Entry
system !
Check that your school’s information is accurate and up to date at all times
View your Candidates’ entries
View your Candidates’ results once released in June!
View the rank order of the Top 100 winners in mid-July!
Please note that your school needs a Username and Password, issued by the Olympiad
Officer, to view your entries online.
Contact the Olympiad Officer for more information:
Tel: 046 603 1145
Email: [email protected] South African Council
for English Education Grahamstown
Foundation
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BANKING DETAILS FOR ALL PAYMENTS Name: The Grahamstown Foundation Bank: Standard Bank Branch: Grahamstown Branch code: 050917 Account number: 081996071 **NB** Reference to appear on Deposit Slip/EFT: EO & your School’s Name
ENGLISH OLYMPIAD SPONSORSHIP (EOS)
There are a limited number of partial bursaries for students who cannot afford the entry fees. This is a wonderful opportunity for your students to engage with the English language via the theme “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. If your Candidates are not able to afford the full entry fee, please request that your: Candidates each write and sign a short letter of application saying: - why they would like to write the Examination - how they plan to prepare for the Examination, and - confirming that they will write the Examination on 1 March 2016. School Principals write a supporting letter to endorse Candidates’ bursary
applications. (There is a limit to the bursaries available.) Please submit the letters to the Olympiad Officer with your Entry Form. Please do not send through payment until the Olympiad Officer has confirmed approval of your bursary applications.
Bursaries will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, and will be based on the commitment of learners to writing the exam in previous years. The cost of an EOS entry is
a contribution of R20.00 payable as outlined above. The closing date for bursary applications is 9 September 2015. Please send your application to the Olympiad Officer.
POSTAGE LIABILITY
If you have not received your Anthology and Study Guide within 4 weeks of receiving an email acknowledging your entry and proof of payment, please contact the Olympiad Officer on 046 603 1145. The Grahamstown Foundation cannot be held responsible for the loss of texts in the post. Should your correctly addressed parcel be returned to our offices, you will be liable for an additional postage fee for the parcel to be re-sent to your school. Courier costs, if requested by the school or a teacher, will be for the school’s account. International schools must ascertain and cover all courier costs i.e. study and exam materials, and certificates.
The 2015 English Olympiad Top 15 winners take a bow to celebrate their achievements after the Prize Giving ceremony held during the National Schools Festival in July in Grahamstown.
WHAT ARE THE REWARDS?
Top 3
The 2016 Top 3 Candidates will receive substantial cash prizes as follows: First place: R32 000; Second place: R29 500; Third place: R27 000 This can broaden their opportunities for possible further study or travel.
Top 20
During June 2016, the names of the Top 100 achievers are announced. The Top 15 Candidates are invited to attend the National Schools Festival in Grahamstown in July, free of charge. The rank order of the Top 100 is announced at the English Olympiad Prize Giving which is held during the National Schools Festival.
Learners who are ranked between 4th and 20th positions will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
Top 50
The Top 50 Candidates will be offered free tuition scholarships for their first year of any course of study at Rhodes University immediately upon successful completion of their Matriculation examination, subject to their meeting the University’s entry requirements.
Top 10 First Additional Language (FAL)
The Top 10 Candidates who write the First Additional Language (FAL) examination paper in 2016 will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
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BANKING DETAILS FOR ALL PAYMENTS Name: The Grahamstown Foundation Bank: Standard Bank Branch: Grahamstown Branch code: 050917 Account number: 081996071 **NB** Reference to appear on Deposit Slip/EFT: EO & your School’s Name
ENGLISH OLYMPIAD SPONSORSHIP (EOS)
There are a limited number of partial bursaries for students who cannot afford the entry fees. This is a wonderful opportunity for your students to engage with the English language via the theme “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. If your Candidates are not able to afford the full entry fee, please request that your: Candidates each write and sign a short letter of application saying: - why they would like to write the Examination - how they plan to prepare for the Examination, and - confirming that they will write the Examination on 1 March 2016. School Principals write a supporting letter to endorse Candidates’ bursary
applications. (There is a limit to the bursaries available.) Please submit the letters to the Olympiad Officer with your Entry Form. Please do not send through payment until the Olympiad Officer has confirmed approval of your bursary applications.
Bursaries will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, and will be based on the commitment of learners to writing the exam in previous years. The cost of an EOS entry is
a contribution of R20.00 payable as outlined above. The closing date for bursary applications is 9 September 2015. Please send your application to the Olympiad Officer.
POSTAGE LIABILITY
If you have not received your Anthology and Study Guide within 4 weeks of receiving an email acknowledging your entry and proof of payment, please contact the Olympiad Officer on 046 603 1145. The Grahamstown Foundation cannot be held responsible for the loss of texts in the post. Should your correctly addressed parcel be returned to our offices, you will be liable for an additional postage fee for the parcel to be re-sent to your school. Courier costs, if requested by the school or a teacher, will be for the school’s account. International schools must ascertain and cover all courier costs i.e. study and exam materials, and certificates.
The 2015 English Olympiad Top 15 winners take a bow to celebrate their achievements after the Prize Giving ceremony held during the National Schools Festival in July in Grahamstown.
WHAT ARE THE REWARDS?
Top 3
The 2016 Top 3 Candidates will receive substantial cash prizes as follows: First place: R32 000; Second place: R29 500; Third place: R27 000 This can broaden their opportunities for possible further study or travel.
Top 20
During June 2016, the names of the Top 100 achievers are announced. The Top 15 Candidates are invited to attend the National Schools Festival in Grahamstown in July, free of charge. The rank order of the Top 100 is announced at the English Olympiad Prize Giving which is held during the National Schools Festival.
Learners who are ranked between 4th and 20th positions will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
Top 50
The Top 50 Candidates will be offered free tuition scholarships for their first year of any course of study at Rhodes University immediately upon successful completion of their Matriculation examination, subject to their meeting the University’s entry requirements.
Top 10 First Additional Language (FAL)
The Top 10 Candidates who write the First Additional Language (FAL) examination paper in 2016 will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
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Certificates
Candidates who enter and write the English Olympiad are eligible for a certificate indicating their exam evaluation (Participation, Merit, Bronze, Silver or Gold). Those Candidates who do not complete the paper, or whose answers are clearly insufficient, will not receive a certificate.
HOW TO ENTER? Entries are only accepted through schools. Home Language (HL) paper or First Additional Language (FAL) paper? All schools are encouraged to enter their Candidates to write the Home Language paper, however, Candidates may choose to write the First Additional Language paper. Indicate whether your Candidates are writing the HL paper or the FAL paper. Mark the choice clearly in the appropriate column. If there is no indication for the First Additional Language exam it is assumed that the Candidate will write the Home Language exam.
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (FAL) ENTRIES The First Additional Language exam paper will be based on the same Anthology and theme as the Home Language paper. It will require just as much preparation for the Examination as the Home Language paper. The FAL paper will differ from the HL paper in that there will be fewer question choices and simpler language will be used in some of the exam questions. It is by no means an easier paper, but it is a more truncated one, that is better suited to FAL Candidates. Condition applied to First Additional Language Entries: To be eligible to write the FAL examination paper, Candidates must already be registered at their school for English First Additional Language as a Matric subject.
ANTHOLOGY TO BE STUDIED FOR ALL ENTRIES The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart is the prescribed text for the 2016 English Olympiad. As the Examination is based on an open-book system, every Candidate receives a copy of this Anthology, together with a Study Guide, both of which are included in the entry fee. While this adds to the cost of entering the Olympiad, an open-book examination allows the Candidates to take the Anthology into the exam and enables more creative answers. The organizers of the English Olympiad cannot permit the use of photocopies. It is illegal in terms of copyright laws. Note that the Study Guide may not be taken into the exam.
ENTRY FORMS Please fill out both sides of the enclosed Entry Form to enter your Candidates, and fax/email it to the Olympiad Officer before the closing dates shown under the section ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES below.
DETAILED ASSESSMENTS
Provision has been made for a limited number of Candidates to apply for comment on their examination scripts. Application should be made in writing when your school sends through their entries and payment to the Olympiad Officer. Each Detailed Assessment costs R135.00 over and above the actual entry fee. A maximum of 2 Detailed Assessments per school is allowed. The assessment will be sent to the Candidate via their school after the results have been released. The deadline for requests for Detailed Assessments is Friday 30 October 2015.
ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES
Entry fees are payable upon application i.e. when you submit your school’s Entry Form. The entry fee covers the administration, study and exam materials for the Olympiad, and postage costs as follows: Study materials: Ordinary Registered Mail If schools would like to receive their study materials by courier, please see the PostNet Courier Price schedule (on website or contact office). Please indicate this clearly on your Entry Form and submit it with your proof of payment, including the required amount for courier costs. Exam materials: Registered Mail or Courier Whichever one is deemed appropriate by the organisers at the time of postage. Certificates: Ordinary post
MAIN CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 9 September 2015 (R120.00) If your school enters before 9 September your entries
will cost R120.00 each.
LATE ENTRY CLOSING DATE: Friday 30 October 2015 (R130.00) If your school enters between 10 September and 30 October, your entries will cost
R130.00 each. Please note that entering earlier will benefit your Candidates as they will receive their texts earlier and have more time to prepare.
Teachers may purchase separate copies of the Anthology for R32.00 per copy.
Proof of payment needs to be received by the Olympiad Officer, with your Entry
Form, before the entry closing dates, to qualify for the respective entry fees above. Entries will not be processed without a proof of payment.
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Certificates
Candidates who enter and write the English Olympiad are eligible for a certificate indicating their exam evaluation (Participation, Merit, Bronze, Silver or Gold). Those Candidates who do not complete the paper, or whose answers are clearly insufficient, will not receive a certificate.
HOW TO ENTER? Entries are only accepted through schools. Home Language (HL) paper or First Additional Language (FAL) paper? All schools are encouraged to enter their Candidates to write the Home Language paper, however, Candidates may choose to write the First Additional Language paper. Indicate whether your Candidates are writing the HL paper or the FAL paper. Mark the choice clearly in the appropriate column. If there is no indication for the First Additional Language exam it is assumed that the Candidate will write the Home Language exam.
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (FAL) ENTRIES The First Additional Language exam paper will be based on the same Anthology and theme as the Home Language paper. It will require just as much preparation for the Examination as the Home Language paper. The FAL paper will differ from the HL paper in that there will be fewer question choices and simpler language will be used in some of the exam questions. It is by no means an easier paper, but it is a more truncated one, that is better suited to FAL Candidates. Condition applied to First Additional Language Entries: To be eligible to write the FAL examination paper, Candidates must already be registered at their school for English First Additional Language as a Matric subject.
ANTHOLOGY TO BE STUDIED FOR ALL ENTRIES The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart is the prescribed text for the 2016 English Olympiad. As the Examination is based on an open-book system, every Candidate receives a copy of this Anthology, together with a Study Guide, both of which are included in the entry fee. While this adds to the cost of entering the Olympiad, an open-book examination allows the Candidates to take the Anthology into the exam and enables more creative answers. The organizers of the English Olympiad cannot permit the use of photocopies. It is illegal in terms of copyright laws. Note that the Study Guide may not be taken into the exam.
ENTRY FORMS Please fill out both sides of the enclosed Entry Form to enter your Candidates, and fax/email it to the Olympiad Officer before the closing dates shown under the section ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES below.
DETAILED ASSESSMENTS
Provision has been made for a limited number of Candidates to apply for comment on their examination scripts. Application should be made in writing when your school sends through their entries and payment to the Olympiad Officer. Each Detailed Assessment costs R135.00 over and above the actual entry fee. A maximum of 2 Detailed Assessments per school is allowed. The assessment will be sent to the Candidate via their school after the results have been released. The deadline for requests for Detailed Assessments is Friday 30 October 2015.
ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES
Entry fees are payable upon application i.e. when you submit your school’s Entry Form. The entry fee covers the administration, study and exam materials for the Olympiad, and postage costs as follows: Study materials: Ordinary Registered Mail If schools would like to receive their study materials by courier, please see the PostNet Courier Price schedule (on website or contact office). Please indicate this clearly on your Entry Form and submit it with your proof of payment, including the required amount for courier costs. Exam materials: Registered Mail or Courier Whichever one is deemed appropriate by the organisers at the time of postage. Certificates: Ordinary post
MAIN CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 9 September 2015 (R120.00) If your school enters before 9 September your entries
will cost R120.00 each.
LATE ENTRY CLOSING DATE: Friday 30 October 2015 (R130.00) If your school enters between 10 September and 30 October, your entries will cost
R130.00 each. Please note that entering earlier will benefit your Candidates as they will receive their texts earlier and have more time to prepare.
Teachers may purchase separate copies of the Anthology for R32.00 per copy.
Proof of payment needs to be received by the Olympiad Officer, with your Entry
Form, before the entry closing dates, to qualify for the respective entry fees above. Entries will not be processed without a proof of payment.
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Certificates
Candidates who enter and write the English Olympiad are eligible for a certificate indicating their exam evaluation (Participation, Merit, Bronze, Silver or Gold). Those Candidates who do not complete the paper, or whose answers are clearly insufficient, will not receive a certificate.
HOW TO ENTER? Entries are only accepted through schools. Home Language (HL) paper or First Additional Language (FAL) paper? All schools are encouraged to enter their Candidates to write the Home Language paper, however, Candidates may choose to write the First Additional Language paper. Indicate whether your Candidates are writing the HL paper or the FAL paper. Mark the choice clearly in the appropriate column. If there is no indication for the First Additional Language exam it is assumed that the Candidate will write the Home Language exam.
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (FAL) ENTRIES The First Additional Language exam paper will be based on the same Anthology and theme as the Home Language paper. It will require just as much preparation for the Examination as the Home Language paper. The FAL paper will differ from the HL paper in that there will be fewer question choices and simpler language will be used in some of the exam questions. It is by no means an easier paper, but it is a more truncated one, that is better suited to FAL Candidates. Condition applied to First Additional Language Entries: To be eligible to write the FAL examination paper, Candidates must already be registered at their school for English First Additional Language as a Matric subject.
ANTHOLOGY TO BE STUDIED FOR ALL ENTRIES The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart is the prescribed text for the 2016 English Olympiad. As the Examination is based on an open-book system, every Candidate receives a copy of this Anthology, together with a Study Guide, both of which are included in the entry fee. While this adds to the cost of entering the Olympiad, an open-book examination allows the Candidates to take the Anthology into the exam and enables more creative answers. The organizers of the English Olympiad cannot permit the use of photocopies. It is illegal in terms of copyright laws. Note that the Study Guide may not be taken into the exam.
ENTRY FORMS Please fill out both sides of the enclosed Entry Form to enter your Candidates, and fax/email it to the Olympiad Officer before the closing dates shown under the section ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES below.
DETAILED ASSESSMENTS
Provision has been made for a limited number of Candidates to apply for comment on their examination scripts. Application should be made in writing when your school sends through their entries and payment to the Olympiad Officer. Each Detailed Assessment costs R135.00 over and above the actual entry fee. A maximum of 2 Detailed Assessments per school is allowed. The assessment will be sent to the Candidate via their school after the results have been released. The deadline for requests for Detailed Assessments is Friday 30 October 2015.
ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES
Entry fees are payable upon application i.e. when you submit your school’s Entry Form. The entry fee covers the administration, study and exam materials for the Olympiad, and postage costs as follows: Study materials: Ordinary Registered Mail If schools would like to receive their study materials by courier, please see the PostNet Courier Price schedule (on website or contact office). Please indicate this clearly on your Entry Form and submit it with your proof of payment, including the required amount for courier costs. Exam materials: Registered Mail or Courier Whichever one is deemed appropriate by the organisers at the time of postage. Certificates: Ordinary post
MAIN CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 9 September 2015 (R120.00) If your school enters before 9 September your entries
will cost R120.00 each.
LATE ENTRY CLOSING DATE: Friday 30 October 2015 (R130.00) If your school enters between 10 September and 30 October, your entries will cost
R130.00 each. Please note that entering earlier will benefit your Candidates as they will receive their texts earlier and have more time to prepare.
Teachers may purchase separate copies of the Anthology for R32.00 per copy.
Proof of payment needs to be received by the Olympiad Officer, with your Entry
Form, before the entry closing dates, to qualify for the respective entry fees above. Entries will not be processed without a proof of payment.
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Certificates
Candidates who enter and write the English Olympiad are eligible for a certificate indicating their exam evaluation (Participation, Merit, Bronze, Silver or Gold). Those Candidates who do not complete the paper, or whose answers are clearly insufficient, will not receive a certificate.
HOW TO ENTER? Entries are only accepted through schools. Home Language (HL) paper or First Additional Language (FAL) paper? All schools are encouraged to enter their Candidates to write the Home Language paper, however, Candidates may choose to write the First Additional Language paper. Indicate whether your Candidates are writing the HL paper or the FAL paper. Mark the choice clearly in the appropriate column. If there is no indication for the First Additional Language exam it is assumed that the Candidate will write the Home Language exam.
FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE (FAL) ENTRIES The First Additional Language exam paper will be based on the same Anthology and theme as the Home Language paper. It will require just as much preparation for the Examination as the Home Language paper. The FAL paper will differ from the HL paper in that there will be fewer question choices and simpler language will be used in some of the exam questions. It is by no means an easier paper, but it is a more truncated one, that is better suited to FAL Candidates. Condition applied to First Additional Language Entries: To be eligible to write the FAL examination paper, Candidates must already be registered at their school for English First Additional Language as a Matric subject.
ANTHOLOGY TO BE STUDIED FOR ALL ENTRIES The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart is the prescribed text for the 2016 English Olympiad. As the Examination is based on an open-book system, every Candidate receives a copy of this Anthology, together with a Study Guide, both of which are included in the entry fee. While this adds to the cost of entering the Olympiad, an open-book examination allows the Candidates to take the Anthology into the exam and enables more creative answers. The organizers of the English Olympiad cannot permit the use of photocopies. It is illegal in terms of copyright laws. Note that the Study Guide may not be taken into the exam.
ENTRY FORMS Please fill out both sides of the enclosed Entry Form to enter your Candidates, and fax/email it to the Olympiad Officer before the closing dates shown under the section ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES below.
DETAILED ASSESSMENTS
Provision has been made for a limited number of Candidates to apply for comment on their examination scripts. Application should be made in writing when your school sends through their entries and payment to the Olympiad Officer. Each Detailed Assessment costs R135.00 over and above the actual entry fee. A maximum of 2 Detailed Assessments per school is allowed. The assessment will be sent to the Candidate via their school after the results have been released. The deadline for requests for Detailed Assessments is Friday 30 October 2015.
ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES
Entry fees are payable upon application i.e. when you submit your school’s Entry Form. The entry fee covers the administration, study and exam materials for the Olympiad, and postage costs as follows: Study materials: Ordinary Registered Mail If schools would like to receive their study materials by courier, please see the PostNet Courier Price schedule (on website or contact office). Please indicate this clearly on your Entry Form and submit it with your proof of payment, including the required amount for courier costs. Exam materials: Registered Mail or Courier Whichever one is deemed appropriate by the organisers at the time of postage. Certificates: Ordinary post
MAIN CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 9 September 2015 (R120.00) If your school enters before 9 September your entries
will cost R120.00 each.
LATE ENTRY CLOSING DATE: Friday 30 October 2015 (R130.00) If your school enters between 10 September and 30 October, your entries will cost
R130.00 each. Please note that entering earlier will benefit your Candidates as they will receive their texts earlier and have more time to prepare.
Teachers may purchase separate copies of the Anthology for R32.00 per copy.
Proof of payment needs to be received by the Olympiad Officer, with your Entry
Form, before the entry closing dates, to qualify for the respective entry fees above. Entries will not be processed without a proof of payment.
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BANKING DETAILS FOR ALL PAYMENTS Name: The Grahamstown Foundation Bank: Standard Bank Branch: Grahamstown Branch code: 050917 Account number: 081996071 **NB** Reference to appear on Deposit Slip/EFT: EO & your School’s Name
ENGLISH OLYMPIAD SPONSORSHIP (EOS)
There are a limited number of partial bursaries for students who cannot afford the entry fees. This is a wonderful opportunity for your students to engage with the English language via the theme “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. If your Candidates are not able to afford the full entry fee, please request that your: Candidates each write and sign a short letter of application saying: - why they would like to write the Examination - how they plan to prepare for the Examination, and - confirming that they will write the Examination on 1 March 2016. School Principals write a supporting letter to endorse Candidates’ bursary
applications. (There is a limit to the bursaries available.) Please submit the letters to the Olympiad Officer with your Entry Form. Please do not send through payment until the Olympiad Officer has confirmed approval of your bursary applications.
Bursaries will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, and will be based on the commitment of learners to writing the exam in previous years. The cost of an EOS entry is
a contribution of R20.00 payable as outlined above. The closing date for bursary applications is 9 September 2015. Please send your application to the Olympiad Officer.
POSTAGE LIABILITY
If you have not received your Anthology and Study Guide within 4 weeks of receiving an email acknowledging your entry and proof of payment, please contact the Olympiad Officer on 046 603 1145. The Grahamstown Foundation cannot be held responsible for the loss of texts in the post. Should your correctly addressed parcel be returned to our offices, you will be liable for an additional postage fee for the parcel to be re-sent to your school. Courier costs, if requested by the school or a teacher, will be for the school’s account. International schools must ascertain and cover all courier costs i.e. study and exam materials, and certificates.
The 2015 English Olympiad Top 15 winners take a bow to celebrate their achievements after the Prize Giving ceremony held during the National Schools Festival in July in Grahamstown.
WHAT ARE THE REWARDS?
Top 3
The 2016 Top 3 Candidates will receive substantial cash prizes as follows: First place: R32 000; Second place: R29 500; Third place: R27 000 This can broaden their opportunities for possible further study or travel.
Top 20
During June 2016, the names of the Top 100 achievers are announced. The Top 15 Candidates are invited to attend the National Schools Festival in Grahamstown in July, free of charge. The rank order of the Top 100 is announced at the English Olympiad Prize Giving which is held during the National Schools Festival.
Learners who are ranked between 4th and 20th positions will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
Top 50
The Top 50 Candidates will be offered free tuition scholarships for their first year of any course of study at Rhodes University immediately upon successful completion of their Matriculation examination, subject to their meeting the University’s entry requirements.
Top 10 First Additional Language (FAL)
The Top 10 Candidates who write the First Additional Language (FAL) examination paper in 2016 will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
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BANKING DETAILS FOR ALL PAYMENTS Name: The Grahamstown Foundation Bank: Standard Bank Branch: Grahamstown Branch code: 050917 Account number: 081996071 **NB** Reference to appear on Deposit Slip/EFT: EO & your School’s Name
ENGLISH OLYMPIAD SPONSORSHIP (EOS)
There are a limited number of partial bursaries for students who cannot afford the entry fees. This is a wonderful opportunity for your students to engage with the English language via the theme “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. If your Candidates are not able to afford the full entry fee, please request that your: Candidates each write and sign a short letter of application saying: - why they would like to write the Examination - how they plan to prepare for the Examination, and - confirming that they will write the Examination on 1 March 2016. School Principals write a supporting letter to endorse Candidates’ bursary
applications. (There is a limit to the bursaries available.) Please submit the letters to the Olympiad Officer with your Entry Form. Please do not send through payment until the Olympiad Officer has confirmed approval of your bursary applications.
Bursaries will be awarded on a first come, first served basis, and will be based on the commitment of learners to writing the exam in previous years. The cost of an EOS entry is
a contribution of R20.00 payable as outlined above. The closing date for bursary applications is 9 September 2015. Please send your application to the Olympiad Officer.
POSTAGE LIABILITY
If you have not received your Anthology and Study Guide within 4 weeks of receiving an email acknowledging your entry and proof of payment, please contact the Olympiad Officer on 046 603 1145. The Grahamstown Foundation cannot be held responsible for the loss of texts in the post. Should your correctly addressed parcel be returned to our offices, you will be liable for an additional postage fee for the parcel to be re-sent to your school. Courier costs, if requested by the school or a teacher, will be for the school’s account. International schools must ascertain and cover all courier costs i.e. study and exam materials, and certificates.
The 2015 English Olympiad Top 15 winners take a bow to celebrate their achievements after the Prize Giving ceremony held during the National Schools Festival in July in Grahamstown.
WHAT ARE THE REWARDS?
Top 3
The 2016 Top 3 Candidates will receive substantial cash prizes as follows: First place: R32 000; Second place: R29 500; Third place: R27 000 This can broaden their opportunities for possible further study or travel.
Top 20
During June 2016, the names of the Top 100 achievers are announced. The Top 15 Candidates are invited to attend the National Schools Festival in Grahamstown in July, free of charge. The rank order of the Top 100 is announced at the English Olympiad Prize Giving which is held during the National Schools Festival.
Learners who are ranked between 4th and 20th positions will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
Top 50
The Top 50 Candidates will be offered free tuition scholarships for their first year of any course of study at Rhodes University immediately upon successful completion of their Matriculation examination, subject to their meeting the University’s entry requirements.
Top 10 First Additional Language (FAL)
The Top 10 Candidates who write the First Additional Language (FAL) examination paper in 2016 will receive cash prizes, and/or books or book vouchers.
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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2016
The English Olympiad is an English competition that draws over 8000
entries each year. The competition is organised jointly by the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).
AIMS OF THE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
To enrich learners through the study of English and to encourage critical thinking and creative writing.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATION? Candidates are required to prepare for a 3-hour open-book examination. Candidates may take the Anthology into the examination room, but not the Study Guide.
WHEN AND WHERE?
The 3-hour Examination will be written at your school on Tuesday, 1 March 2016. Please note the following: It is not possible, for practical and security reasons, to allow schools to write the Examination on different dates. Schools are requested to take the set date and time into account when planning their calendars for 2016. Please make sure that your Candidates will be able to write on this day. Schools may start the Examination at any time between 11h00 and 14h00 on the examination day, provided the Candidates are allowed 3 hours to write. The date of the Examination is determined by the time needed to process the results, so that the Top 15 Candidates can be invited to attend the Grahamstown National Schools Festival in July.
WHAT IS THE SYLLABUS FOR 2016? The THEME for the Olympiad will be “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart will include excerpts from well-known novels. The 2016 examination paper will consist of two sections: Section A will require Candidates to respond to and analyse the excerpts, while Section B will focus on language. A Study Guide will be posted to Candidates with the Anthology.
WHO MAY ENTER?
The competition is open to ALL learners who will be in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in 2016, that is, those learners who are currently in Grades 9 to 11.
The English Olympiad is online!
Log on to:
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
Print out the Call for Entries and Entry Form
Or fill it out ONLINE with our new, upcoming Online Entry
system !
Check that your school’s information is accurate and up to date at all times
View your Candidates’ entries
View your Candidates’ results once released in June!
View the rank order of the Top 100 winners in mid-July!
Please note that your school needs a Username and Password, issued by the Olympiad
Officer, to view your entries online.
Contact the Olympiad Officer for more information:
Tel: 046 603 1145
Email: [email protected] South African Council
for English Education Grahamstown
Foundation
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CALL FOR ENTRIES 2016
The English Olympiad is an English competition that draws over 8000
entries each year. The competition is organised jointly by the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).
AIMS OF THE ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
To enrich learners through the study of English and to encourage critical thinking and creative writing.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT OF THE EXAMINATION? Candidates are required to prepare for a 3-hour open-book examination. Candidates may take the Anthology into the examination room, but not the Study Guide.
WHEN AND WHERE?
The 3-hour Examination will be written at your school on Tuesday, 1 March 2016. Please note the following: It is not possible, for practical and security reasons, to allow schools to write the Examination on different dates. Schools are requested to take the set date and time into account when planning their calendars for 2016. Please make sure that your Candidates will be able to write on this day. Schools may start the Examination at any time between 11h00 and 14h00 on the examination day, provided the Candidates are allowed 3 hours to write. The date of the Examination is determined by the time needed to process the results, so that the Top 15 Candidates can be invited to attend the Grahamstown National Schools Festival in July.
WHAT IS THE SYLLABUS FOR 2016? The THEME for the Olympiad will be “A journey into darkness: Excerpts from stories exploring the darker side of human nature”. The Anthology entitled The Darkness in Man’s Heart will include excerpts from well-known novels. The 2016 examination paper will consist of two sections: Section A will require Candidates to respond to and analyse the excerpts, while Section B will focus on language. A Study Guide will be posted to Candidates with the Anthology.
WHO MAY ENTER?
The competition is open to ALL learners who will be in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in 2016, that is, those learners who are currently in Grades 9 to 11.
The English Olympiad is online!
Log on to:
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
Print out the Call for Entries and Entry Form
Or fill it out ONLINE with our new, upcoming Online Entry
system !
Check that your school’s information is accurate and up to date at all times
View your Candidates’ entries
View your Candidates’ results once released in June!
View the rank order of the Top 100 winners in mid-July!
Please note that your school needs a Username and Password, issued by the Olympiad
Officer, to view your entries online.
Contact the Olympiad Officer for more information:
Tel: 046 603 1145
Email: [email protected] South African Council
for English Education Grahamstown
Foundation
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Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education
Winner of the 2015 English Olympiad, Ms Hannah Fagan of Camps Bay High School, is congratulated by Mr Tsepo Monaledi, Head of De Beers Zimele, and applauded by Dr Sizwe
Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University and Dr Malcolm Venter.
If you wish to enter the 2016 English Olympiad, please complete the enclosed Entry Form and return it to:
The Olympiad Officer Email: [email protected] Fax: 046 622 7462 or 086 262 6048
Postal Address: Grahamstown Foundation
P. O. Box 304 GRAHAMSTOWN
6140
Please ensure that you receive a Receipt of Entries acknowledgement from the Olympiad Officer after you have sent in your entries and payment.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Tel: 046 603 1145
www.SAEnglishOlympiad.org.za
2016 ENGLISH OLYMPIAD
Enrichment through English
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A joint venture of the Grahamstown Foundation and the
South African Council for English Education