 The school expanded further with new buildings and was able to take larger numbers of children as well as hosting conferences and work placements for special needs teachers.Although this was during the Apartheid era, Japari operated from the start on a non-racial basis, and also supported black pupils with scholarships to mainstream schools.After her early death aged 52 in 1977, there was a period of uncertainty, after which the school re-established itself on a new site.