According to Oprah Daily, the school’s initial collaboration agreement called for the campus to be restored to the Gauteng Department of Education in South Africa after the 2027 academic year. With continuous financial assistance, current students will still be able to finish their education.

Even though local authorities will oversee operations, Winfrey will continue to provide support through a new scholarship program that will launch upon the graduation of OWLAG’s students. The initiative will “double the amount of girls who will have access to education through this model,” a Winfrey representative told People.

The rep added, “That is the core of the decision to shift to this new model after seeing the success of the students the past 20 years.”

The remaining pupils “will go to other top-tier schools with their tuition paid for in total by Ms. Winfrey through their graduation,” according to Winfrey’s representative.

“I am dazzled and in awe of them,” the 72-year-old said in a video shared by Oprah Daily. “Spanning every area of the workforce, they are businesswomen and lawyers, mothers, doctors, digital content creators, artists, managers, CEOs.”

“The dream that began with one academy will now reach even farther,” she added, “opening doors for even more young women across South Africa through scholarships and educational partnerships.”

Winfrey also affirmed that her goal is still to “help young women discover their own power, transform their own lives, and in doing so, transform the future of South Africa” with the new initiative.

“That promise doesn’t end here,” she said. “It just keeps growing.”