Do you know of an excellent secondary school teacher?


If so read further …


UCT students are invited to nominate a teacher who is currently teaching in a secondary school and who, in your opinion, deserves recognition for years of dedicated teaching to students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds


The successful teacher will receive a monetary award of R 5 000, and will be expected to give a talk at an award ceremony

The UCT student who nominates the successful teacher will receive R 4 000

Each nomination should include

(should you require it, a nomination template is available from Kathy.erasmus@uct.ac.za)

  • Your name and contact details
  • Teacher’s name and contact details
  • Name and address of school
  • The name and contact details of at least one UCT student who has been taught (whilst at school) by the teacher being nominated
  • a detailed motivation providing reasons why in your opinion you believe that the teacher you are nominating has acted as a role model in encouraging students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to register at UCT.
  • The motivation should also answer (as far as possible) the following questions:
    • Can you provide any information on your teacher's results, especially at grade 12 level? eg. pass rates or distinctions achieved by students
    • Can you think of any specific classroom teaching method/ form of testing that really helped you and others to understand and/or enjoy the subject?
    • Can you think of any specific efforts that your teacher made outside of school hours that helped you and your fellow students?
    • Can you provide any information about how long your teacher has been teaching his/her subject and at what levels?
    • Can you recall anything that your teacher said or did that motivated you to further your studies?

(should you require further information please email kathy.erasmus@uct.ac.za)


CLOSING DATE: Monday 03 July 2023

Submit nominations to: Kathy Erasmus, CHED, Hoerikwaggo Building, kathy.erasmus@.uct.ac.za