Oprah's school opens

January 03, 2007

The first intake of 152 mostly black students, chosen from thousands of applicants, will eventually be followed by another 300 young teenagers. Admission criteria means the family of each girl must earn less than 60,000 rand (8,663 USD) annually to get their foot in the door. After that, pupils were hand-picked by Winfrey for displaying strong leadership qualities in interviews. Tuition and board is free at the residential school.