Mr Lester Lalla is the 11th Headmaster of St John’s Preparatory.
Lester is an educational leader with a wealth of experience in the classroom and in administration, having held senior positions within school environments for the past nine years.
He was the previous Deputy Head: Curriculum & Innovation at St Stithians Boys’ Prep and led the team that won the Apple in Education Award for their submission on Inquiry-Based Learning in 2017. Lester has been involved in the International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC) Action Research Programme, where his report placed in the top ten in 2018. He has been a speaker at a number of conferences, including the Google Summit and the inaugural ResearchEd Africa Conferences and serves as an educationalist on the
He began his teaching career at Briardene Primary, his alma mater in Kwazulu Natal, where he was also a sports coach. He went on to teach IT at Sandown High School and was the Deputy Head and then Headmaster of Summit College Preparatory School before joining St Stithians Boys’ Prep as Deputy Head. He holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Kwazulu Natal.
Lester is married to Corinne and they have a son and daughter.