Six-year-old Janique Willemse could not wait for her first day in Grade 1 at Mitchell’s Plain Primary School in Westridge. “I want to become a doctor one day,” she said.

Six-year-old Tyrese Demes was excited for his first day at big school. The little star, who is in Grade 1 at Mitchell’s Plain Primary School, wants to become a carpenter like his father.

Six-year-old Sulayla Khan was dressed for success on her first day in Grade 1 at Mitchell’s Plain Primary School. “I want to be a doctor one day when I grow up,” she said.

Five-year-old Lisa Plaatjies, who had a her first day in Grade R at Parkhurst Primary in Westridge, wants to be a dentist when she is older. “She wants to see what they do with the teeth because she is looking for hers,” her mother Medina Plaatjies shared.

Five-year-old Sabir Waterloo started Grade R at Searidge Park Primary in Tafelsig and wants to become a police officer one day.

Five-year-old Mahalia Matthews, who started in Grade R at Imperial Primary in Beacon Valley, has big dreams.“ I want to be a soccer player like Kylian Mbappé and Cristiano Ronaldo,” she said, adding that she also wants to want to be a mermaid and an “actress in big movies” alongside American actress and singer Zendaya.

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Little ones’ first day at big school