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AGEC was established by Allan Gray and developed by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation. The Challenge was designed to develop a culture of entrepreneurship in the minds of grades 8-12 using digital learning and gamification.
Currently in its second year, the challenge seeks to inspire learners on how to influence change in their community, their country and the world. Learners were required to complete weekly micro-challenges that further exposed them to a variety of entrepreneurial skills, which were then applied to real-world scenarios. During weeks one to three, learners began their entrepreneurial journey by exploring local challenges and opportunities in the areas of social entrepreneurship, transportation and healthcare. In weeks four to six, the competition shifted focus to global themes of climate change, artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. The final event wrapped-up six weeks of inter-school and inter-pupil participation across the country.
According to Anthony Selley, AGEC’s head of Gameplay, entry participation doubled for the 2018 season, from 4,000 in 2017 to more than 8,000 in 2018. In addition, more than 600 schools across the country participated in this year’s challenge.
The AGEC top five candidates include:
Selley says the challenge seeks to directly address the country’s alarming levels of unemployment using entrepreneurship as the main vehicle for change. The competition focused on developing five overarching ‘habits of thought’, identified through academic research as key components of an entrepreneurial mindset. These include: intellectual imagination (innovation); personal initiative (initiative); courageous commitment (resilience); spirit of significance (change maker) and achievement excellence (drive).
Generation Schools Hermanus is the challenge’s top performing school with Glenwood House in second place, followed by Maris Stella, Kloof High School, Somerset College, in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.
“It’s been a phenomenal season, candidates have demonstrated impeccable skill and they’ve proved that they have what it takes to think like entrepreneurs. The success of this year’s event means we’re already in planning phase for a bigger and better 2019 season,” Selley says.
Top 20 Performing High Schools (no particular order) | Top 20 Performing Learners (no particular order) |
Kitsong High School | Sabrina Isaac |
Theodor Herzl High School | Lesli Jane Williams |
Horizon International High School | Sam McQuirk |
Generation Schools Hermanus | Malaika Maharaj |
Glenwood House | Lesedi Mnguni |
Crawford College La Lucia | Emihle Tshangana |
Bishops Diocesan College | Aphile Shabalala |
Durban Girls' High School | Sara Gopal |
Sutherland High School | Michael Kotze |
Bridge House School | Zuhayr Khan |
Maris Stella | Michael Dunlop |
Kloof High School | Jacquiline Isaac |
Somerset College | Tahir Omar Carrim |
Curro Hazeldean | Sachiel Subramoney |
Rustenburg Girls' High School | Kai Lemel |
Jeppe High School for Girls | Saheel Rajnarain |
Crawford College North Coast | Nina Lewis |
Eden College Durban | Sachin Mohan |
Westville Girls' High School | Shriyaa Sooklal |
Reddam House Constantia | Kai Parsons |