Admissions Officers

ALA welcomes admissions officers to our campus from September to June. We have hosted several universities and college fairs including the CIS Africa tour and look forward to having you visit our students. If this is your first visit to ALA, please let us know so we can arrange a tour and meeting with the counselling team before your presentation.

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ALA Campus

The campus is located in Honeydew which is about 35 minutes from the CBD, Sandton and Rosebank areas. We are about 50 minutes from OR Tambo International Airport and 25 minutes from the local Lanseria Airport which services flights to Cape Town and Durban.

Directions: Click here for directions to the ALA campus

Best Times to Visit

ALA follows the northern hemisphere calendar so we are open from September to June. We recommend college visits from Sept – November, March – May. The best time to visit the ALA campus is after school starting from 3:40pm. Monday visits following the ALL school assembly at 2:20pm to which you are invited are recommended. (Weekend visits can also be arranged on occasion.)

Hotels

There are very few options close to our campus. We recommend staying in and around the following areas: Sandton, Rosebank Mall and Melrose Arch. Both Sandton and Rosebank are accessible via Gautrain from OR Tambo International Airport and will be central to more of your school visits. Admission officers also recommend staying by the airport for early morning flight from OR Tambo.

Transport

We strongly recommend hiring a driver and car for your visits to Johannesburg especially if visiting 2-3 schools a day. Uber is present and an extremely efficient method to zip around for short distances. To arrange a shuttle, please do so through your hotel or through Avis Shuttle Service – http://www.avispoint2point.co.za/

Visiting Other Schools

Johannesburg has a number of schools that will be open to receiving university representatives during the school term. (Please call ahead) With the exception of AISJ and ALA, most schools follow a southern hemisphere calendar.

From ALA

  • American International School of Johannesburg – 40 minutes.
  • Crawford College – 35 minutes
  • John’s College – 35 minutes
  • Stithians College – 25 minutes
  • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – 55 minutes

Within Southern Africa

We recommend visiting these campuses as well if you have some time.