Key Achievements

Jandré du Plessis is a balanced individual and his achievements reflect this:

  • Small business owner of Kaplyn. A business that manufactures historical handmade replicas.
  • Graduated high school with 8 distinctions and placed 13th in the Northern Cape province.
  • Fluent in Afrikaans and English at Home Language level.
  • Placed second in South Africa with the FAK History Olympiad
  • Attained a national 7th place in the Taalbond Multilingual Olympiad, 2020.
  • Treasurer of the Senior Committee in 2020.
  • Member of the School Governing Body as representative of RCL.
  • Editor-in-chief of School paper: Aitsa in 2020.
  • Fourth Class position in 2019 and 2018.
  • 6 Trophies for best achievement in subject- 2018 and 2019.
  • Master of Ceremonies for the largest sport tournament in South Africa (Wildeklawer)-2019.
  • Freelance Journalist for FiND iT in Kimberley in 2018 and 2019.
  • Final/National round of ATKV Redenaars (Unprepared Public speaking) in 2015,2018 and 2019.
  • Poem, Lewenssom and Alleen, published by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap enKuns in their publication: Poort 2019 and 2020.
  • SAIPA Accounting Olympiad, 3rd in Northern Cape Province-2018
  • Mentorvennoot Entrepreneur of the Year- 2018.
  • De Beers Home Language English Olympiad, Silver and Bronze -2018 and 2019. Shodan/ Black belt in JKA Karate. Grading handled by Sensei Johan le Grange, South African JKA Chief Instructor.
  • Avid military historian and collector. His Collection featured on Kwêla, Afrikaans TV program, in January 2019. Click here to watch segment.