Moipone ‘Queen Bey’ Molopo

Every school needs a troublemaker, and Moipone is very proud to wear that label. Played by Makgotso M.

Moipone ‘Queen Bey’ Molopo

Every school needs a troublemaker, and Moipone is very proud to wear that label. Played by Makgotso M.

Megan Clayton

Megan might not be the most beautiful, smart or sporty girl in the school, but she knows just how to play her cards to her advantage. It helps her dad is influential farmer Gary Clayton. Played by Paige Bonnin.

Megan Clayton

Megan might not be the most beautiful, smart or sporty girl in the school, but she knows just how to play her cards to her advantage. It helps her dad is influential farmer Gary Clayton. Played by Paige Bonnin.

Kholwa

Kholwa is St Agnes’s head girl, clever and accomplished. It’s a huge honour and one she wears with pride. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Kholwa must set the tone for the rest of the girls. Played by Celeste Khumalo.

Kholwa

Kholwa is St Agnes’s head girl, clever and accomplished. It’s a huge honour and one she wears with pride. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Kholwa must set the tone for the rest of the girls. Played by Celeste Khumalo.

Jenna Galloway

Jenna Galloway is the golden girl of St Agnes, always getting top marks and excelling at sport. But Jenna’s perfection comes at a price. Played by Shamilla Miller.

Jenna Galloway

Jenna Galloway is the golden girl of St Agnes, always getting top marks and excelling at sport. But Jenna’s perfection comes at a price. Played by Shamilla Miller.

Gary Clayton

Dairy farmer Gary Clayton is an active and influential member of the community who clings to his old-school “boys will be boys” beliefs and conservative ways. Played by Robert Hobbs.

Gary Clayton

Dairy farmer Gary Clayton is an active and influential member of the community who clings to his old-school “boys will be boys” beliefs and conservative ways. Played by Robert Hobbs.

Lexi Summerveld

Alexis “Lexi” Summerveld has it all. She’s beautiful, popular, a high achiever with a bright future … until it’s all cut tragically short.

Lexi Summerveld

Alexis “Lexi” Summerveld has it all. She’s beautiful, popular, a high achiever with a bright future … until it’s all cut tragically short.

Chris Whittaker

Veteran actor Graham Hopkins plays school principal Chris Whittaker who must deal with the aftermath of his student's death.

Chris Whittaker

Veteran actor Graham Hopkins plays school principal Chris Whittaker who must deal with the aftermath of his student's death.

Shane Moolman

Shane Moolman is the security supervisor at St Agnes, and drama teacher Kate Ballard’s ally in the hunt for Lexi's killer. Played by Tyrone Keogh.

Shane Moolman

Shane Moolman is the security supervisor at St Agnes, and drama teacher Kate Ballard’s ally in the hunt for Lexi's killer. Played by Tyrone Keogh.

Kate Ballard

Kate Ballard is the school's drama teacher and part-time investigator. Played by Nina Milner.

Kate Ballard

Kate Ballard is the school's drama teacher and part-time investigator. Played by Nina Milner.

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