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She added that, nowadays, students are applying via the Central Applications Office (CAO), so it is important for them to ensure that they work hard, especially in Grade 11 because they use those results when applying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baka added that they were not concentrating on those two schools only, but on all schools, both in the rural and urban areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will be communicating with the principals of these two schools that we visited so that we can find all the documents that we need from these learners. 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