The Yeshiva College of South Africa (Yeshivat Beit Yitzchak), commonly known as Yeshiva College and formerly known as Yeshivat Bnei Akiva. It has around 900 pupils, between the ages of 3 and 18. The school is located in the Glenhazel area of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
The school consists of a nursery school (up to age 6), a coeducational primary school (grades 0-6), and separate boys' and girls' high schools (grade 7-12).
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