Welcome to 2021

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Your 3 burning questions

Gershom Aitchison (Headmaster) Jax Aitchison (Executive Head)

Welcome to the New Year.

While 2020 may be behind us, the Covid-19 pandemic is not.

As the start of the 2021 academic year approaches we answer your top 3 burning questions...

1) When do we start?
2) How do we start? and
3) What do we have to do to prepare for the start?
7 Jan 2021 English South Africa Education · Society & Culture

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