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06/10/2026

Some superheroes wear capes. Others carry red pens and can hear a sweet wrapper opening from three classrooms away. 🍬👀

Happy World Teachers’ Day to the people who explain it again, notice when something’s wrong, and believe in a child until that child starts believing in themselves. ❤️

From all of us at AWSUM: thank you for the lessons that last long after the bell rings.

Tag a teacher who deserves a gold star — and a coffee they actually get to drink while it’s hot. ☕⭐

28/09/2026

Local School News!

Matric pressure is real: helping learners handle the final stretch.

Mastering the Psychology of Matric- Matric exams are looming large for almost 900 000 South African learners who are on the final leg of their 12-year school journey.

18/09/2026

The Wykeham Collegiate basketball players reach 100-cap milestone. Click here!

The Wykeham Collegiate congratulates Grade 12 learners S’bongumusa Ngobese and Kate Armstrong on reaching an impressive milestone of 100 caps for the TWC 1st Team Basketball.

17/09/2026

Local news!

What human tutors still do better than AI

Only time will tell if the recent alignment of the world’s most powerful AI leaders around Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s call to rein in the pace of advanced AI development will have any protective effect.

15/09/2026

Calling shop, deli and farm stall owners in the area!

Looking for something new for your snack shelves? Explore Snackoo’s wholesale range below and get in touch for a selection suited to your shop.

Follow Snackoo for more product updates. 🧡

14/09/2026

Local School News!

St Charles College bringing books to life through World Literacy Day.

World literacy day gave us a wonderful opportunity to celebrate something that sits at the heart of our learning: a love of books and stories.

14/09/2026

Local School News!

The Wykeham Collegiate are proud of their SA Girls U10 Pump Track Champion.

Congratulations to Emily Eloff, a Grade 4 pupil at The Wykeham Collegiate, who is currently the South African BMX Cup Series leader in the 9–10 Girls Expert category.

10/09/2026

Local Schoolnews!

Prelims are underway: four things every matric learner and parent should be checking now.

Grade 12 results provide a critical reality check on tertiary study plans With the June examinations behind them, Grade 12 learners are entering one of the most important phases of their academic journey. Preliminary examinations are fast approaching, final examinations are on the horizon, and decis...

25/08/2026

If there is a matriculant in your house, this one is for you.

The AWSUM Career Guide 2027 is free to read online and written for the conversations that are hard to have — what happens if the marks are not what we hoped, what a qualification really costs once accommodation and transport are counted, how to tell an accredited provider from one that just looks convincing.

It covers university, TVET, learnerships, apprenticeships and going straight to work, without pushing any one of them as the right answer.

20 downloadable worksheets come with it, including a total-cost-of-study sheet and a parent-and-learner decision sheet designed to be filled in together.

👉 https://www.awsumnews.co.za/career-guide-2027/

Share it with a parent who is going through the same year.

Skip to start CAREER GUIDE 2027 YOUR FUTUREHAS MORE THAN one route Study Train Work Build Explore Practical guidance for the decisions that come after matric. ● University, TVET, apprenticeships & alternative routes ● Application, funding & document checklists ● Opportunities & your first CV ....

21/08/2026

Local Schoolnews!

Curro Halala Cup: 16 Girls' Football Teams, One New National Stage

Sixteen U19 girls' football teams are competing this weekend in the inaugural Curro Halala Cup, a tournament built to give girls' school football the kind of national stage that has, until now, largely belonged to the boys' game.