iStore Education has announced the two three finalists in each category of the 2025 Excellence in Education Awards, following a record 225 submissions from 32 schools across five provinces. A total of 62 standout entries were shortlisted and sent to the international judging panel for review.
The Awards will be held on 5 November, where all winners will be announced.
The judging panel represents leading global Apple in Education Specialists, including Alicia Bankhofer (Austria), Daniel Sundaram (India), Laura Wright (Netherlands), Jacob Woolcock (UK), Mark Andersen (UK) and Bronwyn Desjardins (Mauritius).
The top three finalists per category (in no particular order) are:
Creative Excellence
Grades R–3: Stop Motion Afrikaans Oral (Rallim Prep); Superheroes Adventure (Dorothea Special School); Super Gingerbreadman vs Big Bad Wolf (Dorothea Special School)
Grades 4–7: Claude Monet; Edgar Degas; Banksy Stop Motion (all Heronbridge College)
Curriculum Excellence
Grades R–3: Bookcreator Insects and Bugs (The Kusasa Academy); What Pets Need (Grey Junior); Ocean Pollution (Parklands College)
Grades 4–7: Future Farming: From Seeds to Sales (Parklands College); Biome Blitz: Escape the Poacher (Stirling Primary); Song for a Whale (Cannons Creek)
Tech Excellence
Grades R–3: Retelling of the Three Little Pigs (Rallim Preparatory); The Three Little Pigs (Rallim Preparatory); Forward Thinking for the Future (Maragon Olympus)
Grades 4–7: The Great Boerewors Heist of South Africa (Stirling Primary); How the Lion Got Its Roar (The Wykeham Collegiate); HitSmart: Measure the Hit, Master the Game (Stirling Primary)
Combined Categories
iPlanet, A Living Curriculum on the iPad (Durban Girls College); “Ow! My iBack” (Durban Girls College); StudyPal (St John’s College)