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Academic Life
Matric is a five-year project
Study skills, timed writing and past-paper practice begin in Grade 8, not in Grade 12. Afternoon study is supervised four days a week and is compulsory for the senior phase.
School Life
Life at Tembalethu
What happens between the lessons matters just as much as what happens in them.
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Sport
Rugby, soccer, netball, athletics
The school fields teams in rugby, soccer, netball, cricket and athletics. Fixtures against Kokstad-area schools run through both winter and summer seasons.
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Clubs and Societies
Beyond the timetable
Debating, chess, the science club, the media team and the environmental club meet weekly. Learners may propose a new society with a staff sponsor and ten members.
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Learner Leadership
Prefects and the RCL
Grade 11 learners apply for prefect positions in the fourth term. The Representative Council of Learners is elected annually and runs its own budget for learner initiatives.
