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Laddsworth wins the Quarry Centre Showstopper Bake-Off!

Laddsworth Primary School took home 1st Place at the Showstopper Great Schools’ Bake Off on Saturday, 17 May 2025.

17 Grade 7 girls under the guidance of Mrs Ilijevski and Miss Joubert took three weeks, working hard until late in the afternoons to create an amazing cookie, fondant, and cake masterpiece. This year’s theme was “2025: The Year We All Thrive,” and they showed how our school shines by building a cookie version of The Quarry Shopping Centre.

A train leaves the Quarry, carrying symbols of Education, Culture, Music / Drama, Sport, Health and Family, all the ways the Hilton Community is thriving. It chugs up the railway line around the tasty two-tiered cake and towards the rainbow bridge. At the top, the Laddsworth mascot Zeeb, lounged proudly on a Hilton daisy!

Every detail of this huge cake-and-cookie creation was carefully planned by the girls, telling Hilton’s story from past to future in one dazzling display.

The best part? Fireworks lit up the cake as the judges arrived – a perfect way to celebrate our Hilton community thriving together!

The win is amazing, but the true joy was seeing the girls’ vision come to life. Laddsworth is so proud of you all!

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Great Schools Bake-Off & Expo 2025 a success! A special thanks to Mrs Ilijevski for her dedication and patience in guiding the girls to decorate their cakes.

We are grateful to Mrs Jager, Mr Binedell, Mrs Pienaar, the School Management Team, Mr Pieters, and the Laddsworth Security Guards for their hard work in organising the Expo.
A big thank you to the Grade 2, 4, and 6 parents for their generous donations and for providing popcorn, toffee apples, and cupcakes for sale during the event.

Finally, thanks to Mrs Nicky Downes and Hilton Quarry SuperSpar for hosting and to Foodpak for their kind sponsorship and ingredient discounts.

LADDSWORTH SWIMMING MAKES HISTORY

Following the outstanding success of the Laddsworth Boys’ and Girls’ A Swimming teams, we are proud to confirm that Laddsworth has made history as the first school to ever win both the Boys' and Girls' PMB & Districts Schools Swimming Championships in the same year.

Bringing home two prestigious trophies, each with an incredible 95-year legacy, is a moment of immense pride for the entire Laddsworth community. These trophies represent decades of dedication, excellence, and fierce competition, and to have both find a home at Laddsworth this year is a testament to the hard work, teamwork, and commitment of our swimmers, coaches, and supporters.

This achievement will be remembered as a milestone in Laddsworth’s history - Well done to every swimmer for once again, Aiming High.

Laddsworth 1st Team Kit 2025

A massive thank you to Hilton Quarry SuperSpar for this beautiful set of 1st Team Rugby and Netball Kit.

We continue to #AimHigh on the sports field, in the classroom, and on the cultural stage.

 

Laddsworth Pupils make Umgungundlovu Hockey

HOCKEY

Congratulations to the following Laddsworth boys and girls who have been selected to represent the Umgungundlovu District for Hockey. Both the boys and girl’s teams will attend an Inter-District Trials Festival on Sunday, 4 May 2025.

GIRLS:

Under 13: Thandile Ndlovu; Simnikiwe Sokhabase, Morgan Pretorius,
Sophie Drew, Kirsten Francis

Under 12: Georgia Floros
Non-Travelling Reserve: Naomi Morgan

BOYS:

Under 13: Jonny Johnson, Dean Taylor, Liam Rampaul
Non-Travelling Reserve: Liam Freeman-Smith

Under 12: Matthew Koopman, Odwa Ndlovu

Well done and congratulations to all players.



Laddsworth Old Boys and Girls Accolades

Laddsworth is extremely proud to congratulate the following Old Boys and Girls who continue to Aim High in their respective high schools:
 
HEADS/DEPUTIES/PREFECTS FOR 2025
 
- Madison Guy - Head Girl of Howick High
- Fanele Mzangwe - Head Boy of Grace College 
Mia du Preez - Deputy Head Girl of Grace College
- Prefects at Grace College - Amy Goddard, Emily Napier, Mmathapello Sakuneka, Robyn Walters
- Matthew Bishop - Head Boy of St. Charles College
- Musa Mnisi - Head of Day Girls of St. Anne’s Diocesan College
- Adam Tilbury - Prefect at Maritzburg College
- Prefects at St. John’s DSG - Izzy Armstrong, Imogen Kirby, and Milan Michaux
- Crystal Viljoen - School Mentor at Epworth High School
 
2024 ACCOLADES
 
Maritzburg College:
- Jonathan Werth - Maritzburg College Dux 2024
Jonathan also received the Economics, English, and Further Studies in Mathematics 1880 High School Memorial Award, Midlands Cross Country
- Ryan McKean - Best Academic and Sports Awards
- Owen Haasbroek - Prize for Art
- Evan Taylor - Prize for Mathematics
- Jamie Kloppers - Prize for Music, Prefect for 2024
 
St. Anne’s Diocesan College:
- Keira Feely - Proxime Accessit, Caroline Levey Prize (runner-up Dux)
Keira also received the L.M. Woods Prize for History, The Tony Cheetham Memorial Prize for Languages; Lady Duncan Prize for Afrikaans (shared)
- Ella Shuttleworth (Day-Girl Deputy for 2024) - Forsyth Trophy for Outstanding Achievement in Senior Sport, Sportsmanship Trophy (shared), The 21st Century St. Anne’s Award, National Representative for Hockey (U18B)
- Jessie Usher - General Knowledge Quiz Prize
 
Howick High School:
- Thando Nkala - The Sam Morris Prize for Sportsmanship
- Jessica Andrews and Jordan Edwards - The Bruce Summerfield Trophy for Engineering Graphics and Design
- Colin Robertson - The Mathematics Trophy
 
Drakondale School of The Arts:
- Mieke van der Merwe - Miss Eco-Tourism World Africa 2024 (was crowned Miss Teen International in 2021)
 
St. John’s DSG:
- Emily Whitley - The Abbot Cup For Dux, and the University of Pretoria Dux Scholarship with an average of 91,35%
Emily was also awarded with The Berry Jennings Trophy for English, the History, Physical Sciences, Visual Arts (shared), Visual Arts Practical (shared) Prizes
- Leah Stewart - Service to Boarding Award, Life Orientation (shared) Prize
- Jess Allen, Savanna-Belle Fyvie, Leah Stewart and Emily Whitley - Merit Certificates for Academics (average of over 75%)
- Savanah-Belle Fyvie - The Debi Shreeve Trophy For Fellowship, Dramatic Arts (shared)
 
St. Charles College:
- Nathan Raubenheimer - Deputy Head Boy for 2024, certificate of academic excellence for achieving three distinctions in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics, Awarded academic honours, The Robin Savory Memorial Award
- Owami Sibeko - certificate of academic excellence for achieving three distinctions in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
 
Grace College:
- Reilly Shuttleworth - Head Boy for 2024, DUX (shared)1st in Grade for EGD, Life Science and Physical Science, Exceptional Diligence Award in 5 subjects, Trophy for Service to the School, The Leadership Award, Founders’ Award, Academic Honours re-award
- Carlene Burgess - 2nd in Grade for English, Afrikaans, Accounting, Life Orientation, Further Studies English, 1st in Grade for Geography and Maths, Academic Full Colours re-award, Exceptional Diligence Award in 7 subjects, Trophy for Senior Diligence (shared)
- Nirav Dhanesar - Academic Half Colours Re-award, Exceptional Diligence Award in 6 subjects, Grade 12 Mentorship Trophy
- Mandisa Kunene - 2nd in Grade for Drama, Academic Half Colours
- Sisanda Mokoena - 1st in Grade for isiZulu
- Sibusisiwe (Sli) Vilakazi - Head Girl for 2024.
 
Congratulations to these outstanding alumni!

Laddsworth 2025 Interns

Introducing the 2025 Laddsworth Interns
Ms Nel, Ms Meintjies, Ms Cornell, Mr du Plessis, Mr Woodgate, Ms Kiln, and Ms Hardman, welcome to the Laddsworth Family.

Laddsworth Open Day 2025

Come and see how Laddsworth has served the Hilton and surrounding community, providing value-driven, quality education to boys and girls from Grades One to Seven for 122 years.

Laddsworth strives to honour its traditions and fiercely guards the values of Loyalty, Honesty, Self-Discipline, Sincerity, Courage and Respect. Our pupils are continuously encouraged to strive for excellence in the classroom, on the sports field, and on the cultural stage, through the school motto: “AimHigh”

Join us at the 2025 Laddsworth Open day

Date: 19 February

Time: 09:30-11:00

1 Winstead Rd, Hilton, 3245

Laddsworth High Schools Expo 2025

Get ready to take the next step in your child’s educational journey. Don't miss the 23rd edition of the Laddsworth High Schools Expo, taking place on 5 February 2025, in the Laddsworth School Hall.

An event designed to help both learners and parents from Primary Schools all around the Midlands and neighbouring area, to meet 22 High Schools under one roof. The Expo is the perfect platform to explore your high school options.

The Laddsworth High Schools Expo opens at 14h00 and closes at 17h00, allowing visitors the opportunity and flexibility to attend during these times, to accommodate their busy work and school schedules.

Laddsworth Primary School would like to thank the exhibiting High Schools, and looks forward to welcoming the Midlands community to this year’s Expo.

For more information about the Expo or Laddsworth Primary School, visit the Laddsworth website, ADMISSIONS page, or follow the school on Instagram and Facebook.

Laddsworth Nativity Play 2024

 

Performed by the Laddsworth Grade One and Two pupils, Bethlehem The Musical is a brilliant new nativity that charts the exciting events leading up to one very special night in Bethlehem.

This all-singing, all-dancing, 90-minute production weaves the extraordinary story of the birth of Jesus into the ordinary lives of the people of Bethlehem and draws on the important themes of community and hospitality.

Dates: 19 & 21 November 2024

Time: 18:00 - 19:30 (Tea served from 17:30)

Venue: Laddsworth School Hall

Children 13 and under (not in High School) can sit in the front on the floor for free.

Book your tickets by following the link below.