Congratulations to the Class of 2022
A world-class educational platform for girls, founded by Oprah Winfrey
Putting Our Girls Front & Center
Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls
Congratulations to the O’Icons. We are extremely proud of your achievements. You truly are examples of what being an OWLAG Girl is. You are tenacious, courageous, resilient and all sorts of smart. We wish you well as you enter the next phase of your life. Our hope and wish is that we have contributed towards making you the best you can be and that we have provided you with the tools to keep shining.
#528
Graduates
So far there has been 528 number of girls who have graduated from OWLAG.
90%
percentage of students who attend college (graduates have attended top universities including Spelman, Oxford and Stanford medical School). In South Africa, only 20 percent of students attend college.
1%
There is 1% percentage of students accepted to attend OWLAG. Each year, over 6000 of the smartest and brightest girls across the country apply to the school. The average class is roughly 60 students.
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Our Academics
Browse Our Academics
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls is a forward-thinking, ‘cutting edge’ all-girls school with a focus on learning. ‘Strategy 2025’ defines – the key objective of the academic team – the provision of excellent and high-quality education, and skills that will prepare the girls for the future.
Sciences
In the 21st century, we find ourselves living in a technological era. We use a variety of machines and gadgets to entertain ourselves and to improve our everyday lives: cell phones, computers, washing machines, cars with electric windows and automatic gears, and even electric toothbrushes!
Online + Onsite
Mathematics
Contributing to developing South Africa by developing young scientifically-minded African women leaders. The teaching of Mathematics entails equipping students with the necessary skills, knowledge, beliefs, and values to develop thinking processes that are mathematical.
- Why we teach this subject?
- Skills & knowledge they gain.
- Relevance of this subject.
Online + Onsite
Arts
The value of Arts education goes further in that it has been shown to assist students in their personal, social and academic development.
- How this subject link to other subject areas?
Online + Onsite
APPLY
01
You Apply
Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll help with the rest. Our convenient online application tool only takes 10 minutes to complete.
02
We Connect
Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll help with the rest. Our convenient online application tool only takes 10 minutes to complete.
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You Get Ready
Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll help with the rest. Our convenient online application tool only takes 10 minutes to complete.
STUDENTLIFE
STUDENTLIFE
Our students create a vibrant and inclusive community
School News
School News is produced by the Press Office, a team of of student who research, interview, photograph and write each story themselves. Our aim is to keep the OWLAG and wider community informed, and to celebrate the diversity of our school life.





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We are excited to host our final webinar for this year, 2022, on the ‘Six Core Strengths’ that correspond with brain growth and functioning. Indeed these are shaping how at OWLAG we are constantly mindful of ‘the Stage and State’ of development. Join us to learn more practical lessons on the topic: Tapping into 6 Core Strengths: Developing the Full Potential of Young People/Students is essential in all settings!
When: Nov 8, 2022 04:00 PM Johannesburg
Topic: Tapping into 6 Core Strengths: Developing the Full Potential of Young People/Students is essential in all settings. Register in advance on the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TbvlQYPMS-6so-y21d-Kuw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
For more information, kindly contact @Palesa Mofokeng
Invited Guest Panel
Hosted By:
We are excited to host our final webinar for this year, 2022, on the ‘Six Core Strengths’ that correspond with brain growth and functioning. Indeed these are shaping how at OWLAG we are constantly mindful of ‘the Stage and State’ of development. Join us to learn more practical lessons on the topic: Tapping into 6 Core Strengths: Developing the Full Potential of Young People/Students is essential in all settings!
When: Nov 8, 2022 04:00 PM Johannesburg
Topic: Tapping into 6 Core Strengths: Developing the Full Potential of Young People/Students is essential in all settings. Register in advance on the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TbvlQYPMS-6so-y21d-Kuw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
For more information, kindly contact @Palesa Mofokeng
Invited Guest Panel

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The Neurosequential Mode is neurobiology informed and helps educators and therapeutics act on the fundamental principles of development and brain functioning to facilitate optimal learning. This webinar will provide an overview of the developmental stages of the brain and its relation with memory. There will also be a strong focus on classroom strategies to assist the teacher in creating a conducive learning environment for all students to learn, especially those learners challenged by trauma.
Invited Guest Panel
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The Neurosequential Mode is neurobiology informed and helps educators and therapeutics act on the fundamental principles of development and brain functioning to facilitate optimal learning. This webinar will provide an overview of the developmental stages of the brain and its relation with memory. There will also be a strong focus on classroom strategies to assist the teacher in creating a conducive learning environment for all students to learn, especially those learners challenged by trauma.
Invited Guest Panel

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It is undeniable that Covid-19 has touched the lives of everyone. It is no longer possible to say that trauma belongs to this or that group of people, or that not everyone has experienced some form of traumatic experience or event. Through ongoing bereavement, illness, financial challenges and relational disengagement, the trauma of Covid-19 is a global experience. This has consequences for not only how we understand children and youth, but also for our families, ourselves and our colleagues.
Trauma-informed leadership is necessary now more than ever, as it involves the awareness of both developmental adversities, and also any other traumatic experience that touches the lives of employees. We need an understanding of how our world is shaped and shaken by shared traumatic experiences. Trauma-informed leadership practice has safety not only as a fundamental principle, but also safety at the core of how it is modelled by leaders (Perry & Jackson, 2018).
This webinar will start to unpack leadership from a trauma-informed lens: what is required of our leaders and of ourselves to create an environment that is healing, allows for innovation, and that encourages success and productivity while maintaining compassion.
Invited Guest Panel
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It is undeniable that Covid-19 has touched the lives of everyone. It is no longer possible to say that trauma belongs to this or that group of people, or that not everyone has experienced some form of traumatic experience or event. Through ongoing bereavement, illness, financial challenges and relational disengagement, the trauma of Covid-19 is a global experience. This has consequences for not only how we understand children and youth, but also for our families, ourselves and our colleagues.
Trauma-informed leadership is necessary now more than ever, as it involves the awareness of both developmental adversities, and also any other traumatic experience that touches the lives of employees. We need an understanding of how our world is shaped and shaken by shared traumatic experiences. Trauma-informed leadership practice has safety not only as a fundamental principle, but also safety at the core of how it is modelled by leaders (Perry & Jackson, 2018).
This webinar will start to unpack leadership from a trauma-informed lens: what is required of our leaders and of ourselves to create an environment that is healing, allows for innovation, and that encourages success and productivity while maintaining compassion.
Invited Guest Panel

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In this Webinar, we will be exploring the importance of relationships in healing early childhood trauma and broken attachments through attuned care at home and residential settings.
How do we transform the care of young people at home and in residential settings?
Invited Guest Panel
Hosted By:
In this Webinar, we will be exploring the importance of relationships in healing early childhood trauma and broken attachments through attuned care at home and residential settings.
How do we transform the care of young people at home and in residential settings?