Due to popular demand as we have done for the past decade compiled a rankings for the Top Boys Sports Schools for 2023.
In the ever-competitive realm of school sports, discerning the crème de la crème is no small feat and is always going to be greeted with howls of disdain by some and cheers from others. We get it! We have been doing the rankings for 17 years now and realise not all can be pleased.
These rankings are the outcome of rigorous analysis and a nuanced ranking methodology applied to six prominent sports codes: Soccer, Rugby, Hockey, Basketball, Water Polo, and Cricket.
Methodology:
Our ranking process involved a thorough evaluation of each school’s performance in the final first team rankings across the designated sports codes. Recognizing the diverse popularity and significance of these sports, we implemented a deliberate weighting system to ensure a fair representation of each school’s overall athletic prowess.
- Double Weighting for Rugby: Rugby, acknowledged as the most popular and widely played boys school sport, received a double weighting in our rankings, a testament to its significant impact on a school’s standing.
- 1.5 Weighting for Cricket, Hockey, and Soccer: In acknowledgment of the considerable participation and interest in Cricket, Hockey, and Soccer, we applied a 1.5 weighting to these sports. This nuanced approach aimed to underscore their prominence while maintaining equilibrium in our evaluation.
- Original Values for Basketball and Water Polo: Basketball and Water Polo retained their original values in our rankings, although they are growing sports many schools do not participate in these codes or are limited with having adequate facilities.
Scope and Limitations:
It is crucial to recognize that our rankings are based exclusively on the six sports codes for which SA School Sports generates rankings. Regrettably, other popular sports, including Athletics, Tennis, and Rowing, were excluded due to the absence of established metrics for evaluation. Consequently, several schools may have achieved higher rankings if these sports were considered.
A Nuanced Evaluation:
Compiling this list was undertaken with the utmost seriousness, emphasizing our commitment to providing a reliable guide for parents, students, and sports enthusiasts. However, it is imperative to acknowledge that our rankings favor schools that have demonstrated consistency across all designated sports rather than those excelling in a singular discipline. Some schools have excelled profoundly in a particular sport but may not have achieved comparable success across the board.
Beyond the Rankings:
While our list offers valuable insights, it is essential to recognize that factors such as facilities, coaching expertise, and provincial representations are pivotal aspects not explicitly covered by our methodology. The absence of these metrics underscores the need for a comprehensive evaluation beyond the rankings.
Enjoy the Rankings:
We hope you relish exploring the rankings, as they offer a unique perspective on the prowess of boys’ sports schools in 2023. Most open-minded sports lovers appreciate them and hopefully you will too.
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TOP BOYS SPORTS SCHOOLS FOR 2023 |
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RANK |
TEAM |
AVG BONUS POINTS |
1 |
HILTON COLLEGE |
107.085 |
2 |
PAUL ROOS GYM |
104.391 |
3 |
KES |
104.287 |
4 |
MARITZBURG COLLEGE |
100.210 |
5 |
KEARSNEY COLLEGE |
99.310 |
6 |
WYNBERG |
98.071 |
7 |
WESTVILLE |
97.411 |
8 |
MICHAELHOUSE |
96.881 |
9 |
GREY COLLEGE |
96.695 |
10 |
JEPPE |
96.592 |
11 |
RONDEBOSCH |
95.567 |
12 |
ST STITHIANS |
94.058 |
13 |
ST JOHNS COLLEGE |
89.733 |
14 |
NORTHWOOD |
87.779 |
15 |
SACS |
87.669 |
16 |
DHS |
86.341 |
17 |
AFFIES |
84.538 |
18 |
BISHOPS |
84.294 |
19 |
GREY HIGH SCHOOL |
82.818 |
20 |
ST CHARLES COLLEGE |
81.795 |
21 |
PRETORIA BOYS HIGH |
78.736 |
22 |
CLIFTON |
78.352 |
23 |
ST ANDREWS COLLEGE |
78.327 |
24 |
GLENWOOD |
77.480 |
25 |
ST DAVIDS |
76.165 |
26 |
GARSFONTEIN |
73.388 |
27 |
PAARL GIM |
73.194 |
28 |
ST BENEDICTS |
72.453 |
29 |
ST ALBANS COLLEGE |
70.470 |
30 |
SELBORNE COLLEGE |
66.430 |
31 |
PAARL BOYS HIGH |
63.695 |
32 |
WATERKLOOF |
62.891 |
33 |
PARKTOWN |
60.523 |
34 |
PEARSON |
56.165 |
35 |
HELPMEKAAR |
55.361 |
36 |
KINGSWOOD |
53.744 |
37 |
OUTENIQUA |
53.107 |
38 |
DURBANVILLE |
52.378 |
39 |
NOORDHEUWEL |
52.205 |
40 |
QUEENS COLLEGE |
52.118 |
41 |
MENLOPARK |
51.853 |
42 |
MONUMENT |
50.665 |
43 |
STELLENBERG |
48.449 |
44 |
BOLAND LANDBOU |
47.627 |
45 |
ELDORAIGNE |
47.574 |
46 |
HUDSON PARK |
40.664 |
47 |
GRAEME COLLEGE |
39.880 |
48 |
DALE COLLEGE |
37.327 |
49 |
MARAIS VILJOEN |
36.487 |
50 |
PAREL VALLEI |
36.245 |
51 |
STIRLING |
36.133 |
52 |
CURRO HILLCREST |
36.009 |
53 |
CHARLIE HOFMEYR |
35.998 |
54 |
FRAMESBY |
35.600 |
55 |
HTS DROSTDY |
34.927 |
56 |
CORNWALL HILL |
34.538 |
57 |
ASHTON |
34.402 |
58 |
KEMPTON PARK |
34.153 |
59 |
BELLVILLE |
33.703 |
60 |
NELSPRUIT |
33.570 |
61 |
POTCH GIM |
33.110 |
62 |
DF MALAN |
32.424 |
63 |
ST PETERS |
31.230 |
64 |
NICO MALAN |
30.173 |
65 |
EG JANSEN |
28.864 |
66 |
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE |
28.845 |
67 |
WOODRIDGE |
28.772 |
68 |
RUSTENBURG |
28.642 |
69 |
NORTHCLIFF |
28.175 |
70 |
WORCESTER GYM |
28.066 |
71 |
ST ANDREWS SCHOOL |
27.945 |
72 |
SOMERSET COLLEGE |
27.203 |
73 |
FICHARDTPARK |
27.170 |
74 |
GOUDVELD |
26.896 |
75 |
OAKDALE |
26.734 |
76 |
CENTURION |
26.337 |
77 |
STRAND |
26.328 |
78 |
PIETERSBURG |
26.170 |
79 |
VOORTREKKER BETH |
25.090 |
80 |
MIDDELBURG |
24.322 |
81 |
SECUNDA |
23.828 |
82 |
TRIO |
23.416 |
83 |
REDDAM UMH |
23.238 |
84 |
MARLOW |
23.134 |
85 |
CURRO DURBANVILLE |
22.912 |
86 |
JIM FOUCHE |
22.698 |
87 |
WESTERING |
22.406 |
88 |
DANIEL PIENAAR |
22.333 |
89 |
KLOOF |
22.098 |
90 |
WELKOM GYM |
22.032 |
91 |
DIAMANTVELD |
21.696 |
92 |
TRANSVALIA |
21.546 |
93 |
CAMBRIDGE |
20.511 |
94 |
RANDBURG |
20.340 |
95 |
BEAULIEU |
20.170 |
96 |
LABORI |
19.952 |
97 |
HEIDELBERG VOLKIES |
19.944 |
98 |
FOURWAYS |
19.922 |
99 |
LIGBRON |
19.590 |
100 |
LINDEN |
19.544 |
101 |
HOPEFIELD |
19.106 |
102 |
MONTANA |
19.029 |
103 |
HUGENOTE WELL |
18.966 |
104 |
UPLANDS |
18.585 |
105 |
POINT |
18.336 |
106 |
ZWARTKOP |
18.302 |
107 |
WITTEBERG |
17.970 |
108 |
FAIRMONT |
17.878 |
109 |
MIDSTREAM |
17.242 |
110 |
TRINITY HOUSE |
17.164 |
111 |
LANGENHOVEN GIM |
17.010 |
112 |
BRACKENFELL |
16.686 |
113 |
EDGEMEAD |
16.234 |
114 |
DUINEVELD |
16.198 |
115 |
OUDTSHOORN |
15.944 |
116 |
DIE ANKER |
15.640 |
117 |
MUIR COLLEGE |
15.322 |
118 |
SWARTLAND |
15.252 |
119 |
BENONI |
15.036 |
120 |
SASOLBURG |
14.710 |
121 |
REDDAM BEDFORDVIEW |
14.574 |
122 |
LYDENBURG |
14.136 |
123 |
BERGSIG |
14.090 |
124 |
HTS LOUIS BOTHA |
13.980 |
125 |
ROB FERREIRA |
13.814 |
126 |
OOS MOOT |
13.800 |
127 |
HILLCREST HS |
13.702 |
128 |
POTCH VOLKSKOOL |
13.600 |
129 |
WESTERFORD |
13.365 |
130 |
WILGERIVIER |
12.980 |
131 |
CURRO LANGEBAAN |
12.932 |
132 |
HERMANUS |
12.650 |
133 |
ELLISRAS |
12.328 |
134 |
WESVALIA |
12.232 |
135 |
KRUGERSDORP |
12.230 |
136 |
NORKEM PARK |
12.132 |
137 |
MONTANA PTA |
11.908 |
138 |
WATERFORD |
11.740 |
139 |
MERENSKY |
11.558 |
140 |
BERGSIG UITENHAGE |
11.530 |
141 |
LEEUWENHOF |
11.476 |
142 |
SENTRAAL |
11.428 |
143 |
HAYTHORNE |
11.357 |
145 |
ROSINA SEDIBANE |
10.884 |
146 |
QUEENS HIGH |
10.767 |
147 |
MONUMENT PARK |
10.734 |
148 |
GEORGE CAMPBELL |
10.680 |
149 |
YORK HIGH |
10.654 |
150 |
REDDAM Con |
10.630 |
151 |
CLAPHAM |
10.586 |
152 |
MICHAELMOUNT |
10.580 |
153 |
HTS WITBANK |
10.460 |
154 |
DIE BRANDWAG |
10.426 |
155 |
CARTER |
10.327 |
156 |
VRYBURG |
10.324 |
157 |
OTTO DU PLESSIS |
10.248 |
158 |
CURRO NELSPRUIT |
10.230 |
159 |
BASTION |
10.200 |
160 |
BRANDWAG |
10.110 |
161 |
REDDAM HELDER |
10.030 |
162 |
HTS BELLVILLE |
9.952 |
163 |
PIET RETIEF |
9.916 |
164 |
MERRIFIELD |
9.912 |
165 |
UPINGTON |
9.826 |
166 |
DINAMIKA |
9.726 |
167 |
ROBERTSON |
9.700 |
168 |
PINETOWN |
9.652 |
169 |
PIKETBERG |
9.638 |
170 |
BOSMANSDAM |
9.614 |
171 |
BREDASDORP |
9.558 |
172 |
PINELANDS |
9.383 |
173 |
WOLMARANSSTAD |
9.328 |
174 |
MONTAGU |
9.262 |
175 |
ST HENRYS |
9.240 |
176 |
PORTERVILLE |
9.186 |
177 |
NOORD KAAP |
9.184 |
178 |
BURGERDORP |
9.178 |
179 |
BEN VORSTER |
9.162 |
180 |
ELSPARK |
9.050 |
181 |
BRIDGE HOUSE |
8.946 |
182 |
ST DOMINICS |
8.946 |
183 |
HENTIE CILLIERS |
8.934 |
184 |
BECHET |
8.920 |
185 |
FRIKKIE MEYER |
8.760 |
186 |
KINGSWAY |
8.746 |
187 |
PORT SHEPSTONE |
8.723 |
188 |
SUID NATAL |
8.564 |
189 |
HTS MIDDELBURG |
8.534 |
190 |
RANDPARK |
8.372 |
191 |
LICHTENBURG |
8.294 |
192 |
DESPATCH |
8.290 |
193 |
STELLENBOSCH |
8.176 |
194 |
HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND |
8.040 |
195 |
ERMELO |
8.036 |
196 |
AUGSBURG |
7.906 |
197 |
HERONBRIDGE |
7.646 |
198 |
KLERKSDORP |
7.614 |
199 |
NEWTON |
7.606 |
200 |
HUGENOTE SPRINGS |
7.600 |
201 |
MILNERTON |
7.517 |
210 |
OVERKRUIN |
7.346 |
202 |
VREDE |
7.250 |
203 |
PRETORIA NOORD |
7.226 |
204 |
POSTMASBURG |
7.212 |
205 |
SELLY PARK |
7.196 |
206 |
FISH HOEK |
7.018 |
207 |
RIEBEECKRAND |
6.946 |
208 |
FERRUM |
6.890 |
209 |
HTS EDEN |
6.820 |
210 |
VREDENDAL |
6.756 |