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Somerset College Student Kira Bester Represents South Africa at ICF Ocean World Racing Championships

Kira represented South Africa at the 2019 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships, which was held in Saint-Pierre de Quiberon, France, in mid-September. She placed fifth in the junior female division, with competitors from 10 countries competing in this division. She finished the 22km course in j ...

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SOMERSET COLLEGE STUDENT LEADERS FOR 2020 ANNOUNCED

The Somerset College prefects and portfolio leaders for 2020 were announce at assembly on Monday, 19 August 2019. We wish to congratulate each one of them on their election. The new head prefects for 2020 are as follows:  Head Boy: Zachary Van Cuyck Head Girl: Michaella Beart Deput ...

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U19 WP Cricket Manager

Congratulations to Hilton Toro, Head of Boys' Physical Education at Somerset College Prep on his selection as U19 Western Province Cricket Manager. ...

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Somerset College Teacher completes the 2019 Comrades

Somerset College Pre-Prep Phys Ed teacher, Danette Smith, recently completed the Comrades as the 16th lady across the finish line. Congratulations, Danette!   ...

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Independent Education Magazine 2019

The latest edition of Independent Education Magazine Winter 2019 includes an article on building ESTEAM at Somerset College by Clare Searle, Deputy Head: Academics & Innovation. It makes for interesting reading. https://www.isasa.org/books/winter2019/46/ ...

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SA Road Cycling Champs - Sophia Friedrich

Somerset College student, Sophia Friedrich came 3rd in the Junior (u19) Girls Time Trial at SA Road Cycling Champs held on 22 and 23 June in Durban. Great achievement, Sophia!     ...

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New Chairman elected to the Old Oaks Committee

It is with pleasure that we announce Mr Doug Batchelor as the new Chairman of the Old Oaks Committee. Doug is married to Lynn and they have two daughters, Kirsten and Jade, who matriculated at the College in 2010 and 2014 respectively. We are pleased that Mr Batchelor has accepted this appointment a ...

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ESTEAM

For some time developed countries have focused on the advancement of STEM subjects in their schools. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. This focus has served these countries well and they have produced top engineers, designers, computer scientists, creators of softwar ...

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