Plenty of schools around. Which area would you prefer? Highveld thunderstorm season coming up but the days are usually good until about 3pm. Coastal weather has usual cycles of rain and sun but a bit dryer than their winter weather now. Highveld in winter is cold and clear on the whole.
As for aiming for the so called top rated schools, it's down to the individual in the end. I've worked with a couple of real doozies from the supposedly best school in SA and heard of a couple more that slipped through the net from friends and colleagues. Flown with some good crew from the lesser known schools too, so it gives the lie to the idea that the school has much bearing on the issue. Problem is, some try to use the school they attended to score points and are quite miffed when it gets them no additional bump up the ladder.