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SOMERSET COLLEGE STUDENT RANKED 3RD IN SA PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

Christina de Kock was involved in a Public Speaking Competition over the long weekend and made it to the Final Round in all categories. Christina ranked third nationally, and she will be part of the South African team for the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competitio ...

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, JOHAN HOLTZHAUSEN

I look forward to my tenure as Chairman of our wonderful institution, Somerset College. I am grateful to be aided by a very competent Board of Governors: Adam Pyle, Siham Boda (independent), Samara Totaram (independent), Stuart Young, Alita Lemmer (Old Oaks representative), Louise Ehret (PA repre ...

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STEM HONOURS COMPLETED BY NOKS MPINGA

Somerset College Life Sciences Educator, Nokubonga Mpinga recently added to her post-graduate qualifications by completing her STEM Honours.   Here she explains why and how she implements her STEM qualification in teaching at Somerset College. Reason for doing STEM I have d ...

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Somerset College Music Students excel

Congratulations to Tyla Shepstone and Victoria Still on completing the ABRSM Gr 5 Theory examination with distinction. Well done, Ladies! ...

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SOMERSET COLLEGE PARENTS ASSOCIATION LOTTERY 2022 WINNER ANNOUNCED

The Somerset College Parents Association Lottery 2022 winner has been announced.  Congratulations go to Somerset College Prep School parent, Mrs Dalene Bosman, on winning a R100 000. The draw was facilitated and audited by the Exceed Auditors.  Thank you to all ...

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SOMERSET COLLEGE MOURNS MR LARSEN

Somerset College mourns the loss of Mr Gavin Larsen, who was fatally injured on Monday afternoon in a traffic collision at the intersection between Bredell Road and the R44. As a Senior School Mathematics teacher, Mr Larsen had a profoundly positive impact on the school and his students. He will be ...

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SATURDAY SCHOOL LAUNCHED

As part of the Somerset College 25-year initiatives, a Saturday School program was launched on 22 January 2022.  We have partnered with Nomzamo High School, and a group of 24 Matric students from Nomzamo will be tutored in Mathematics, Science, and English at Somerset College.  Experienced ...

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SOMERSET COLLEGE IEB 2021 MATRIC RESULTS

We are once again extremely proud of our Matric results and congratulate our staff and especially our students for showing remarkable fortitude over the course of the last two years. We are very pleased to have maintained an unbroken record of 100% Bachelor Degree pass and our average of 3 A symbols ...

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Cambridge Results: November 2021

We are very proud to announce the results achieved by our Cambridge AS and AL students who completed their examinations in October/November 2021. The examinations were the culmination of a very difficult year with COVID restrictions and some online learning. These results are a testament to the comm ...

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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE

Congratulations to Nicky Newton-King (Chair: Board of Governors and Past Parent) who received the degree Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa from the University of Stellenbosch. She is honoured for her contribution to developing South African financial law and regulation, and strengthening the Joh ...

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