• The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

    We're an independent boarding school, founded by Oprah Winfrey to provide world-class education to previously disadvantaged girls in South Africa from Grade 8 to Grade 12.

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  • We're Celebrating

    10 Years

    of Educating Young Women to Impact, Influence and Inspire their World.

Students

We strive to raise future leaders who are able to navigate a variety of social and cultural contexts, and who will remain committed to the development of South Africa and the African continent.

The Foundation

From the start, Oprah Winfrey knew that university study was essential to the students achieving their professional and personal goals, contributing to society and establishing financial independence.

News

OWLAF Corporate Day 2017

The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation (OWLAF) hosted its second Corporate Day career networking event

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Masego Mothei: Talks her way to top award

Sesotho, English, Sepedi, Setswana, Afrikaans and French. Add Chinese to that and you have a full mouth of languages spoken by Stellenbosch University student, and OWLAG alumna

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OWLAG Alumna Represents SA in Washington

Earlier this year Gugu Resha, an OWLAG alumna, was selected to be a member of the South Africa-Washington International Program (SAWIP)

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2016 Matric Results

The OWLAG Class of 2016 once again achieved a 100% pass and a 100% Bachelor’s Degree Pass, permitting the entire cohort to enroll for degree studies at university.

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