“Love How They Celebrate Each Other”: St Anne’s Diocesan College Announces 2027 Leaders in Video

• St Anne's Diocesan College announced its 2027 Head Girl and Deputy Head Girls in a ceremony that left students emotional and cheering
• Frances Chisanga was named Head Girl, with Beayu Chiang and Tori Pearson appointed as her deputies
• The moment of celebration between the girls moved viewers online, with many praising the school's strong sense of community

St Anne's Diocesan College named its 2027 student leadership team on 9 September 2026, setting off a wave of celebration across the school's chapel and grounds.

Frances Chisanga was announced as the 2027 Head Girl, with Beayu Chiang and Tori Pearson appointed as her Deputy Head Girls. The school shared the moment on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DdE3m7gt2cs/), capturing the announcement ceremony followed by jubilant scenes of students embracing, cheering and sharing in one another's joy.

A moment the girls will never forget

The video, filmed inside the school chapel and on the surrounding grounds, showed the raw emotion of the occasion. Students rushed to congratulate one another the moment the names were read out, with cheers filling the room. The atmosphere was one of genuine warmth, with the new leaders clearly overwhelmed by the support of their peers.

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St Anne's Diocesan College, a well-known girls' school in KwaZulu-Natal, captioned the post:

"And just like that… we have our 2027 leaders! Today was a very special day of celebration as we announced the girls who will lead St Anne's next year. A huge, heartfelt congratulations to our 2027 Head Girl, Frances Chisanga, and our Deputy Head Girls, Beayu Chiang and Tori Pearson."

View the Instagram video below:

Mzansi celebrates the new leaders

Watch the announcement that had the whole school celebrating on the page:

Viewers online were deeply moved by the camaraderie on display, flooding the comments with praise for the three young women and for the school community as a whole:

@whatthetechtumelo said:

"Congratulations leaders of 2027 🙏🏾💙👏🏽"

@caseybees wrote:

"So so so special 💙💙💙💙"

@zaziwem commented:

"Congratulations to the young ladies in blue 🥹💙💙💙💙"

@_.dorothy.masie_ said:

"Oh Francie 🥹🩵💙!!"

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@mukololofaith wrote:

"I love how they celebrate each other 🥹😍"

@bongeka.co shared:

"💙💙💙 Such a beautiful community of young ladies. The love is palpable"

@ndileka14 added:

"💙💙💙 Congratulations to the new leadership team"

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Source: Briefly News