Parents looking at online schooling options for their children start by researching curriculums, subjects, fees, and reviews of different online schools. To simplify the comparison, we’ve compiled the information comparing the fees, curriculums, subjects and reviews of Teneo and CambriLearn.
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Before we continue comparing the curriculums available, here are the most popular online schooling curriculums available in South Africa:
CAPS - Also known as a National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement. The CAPS curriculum follows a structured schedule aligned with the South African school year.
British Curriculum/ Cambridge Curriculum - A globally recognised system of learning and assessment that allows for a seamless integration with national curricula worldwide. It offers more flexibility for students to work at their own pace and students are able to write the Cambridge International Assessments in exam centres anywhere in the world.
IEB - This curriculum is one that is used by many private schools. The IEB curriculum focuses on teaching students problem solving skills throughout their school career and then testing these skills during the students matric exams.
Pearson Edexcel - Edexcel is a British multinational education and examination body formed in 1996. It is a privately owned examination board in the United Kingdom. Edexcel regulates school examinations under the British Curriculum and offers qualifications for schools on an international and regional scale.
CAPS
IEB
British Curriculum
Each of these providers offers different schooling packages to meet different needs.
To ensure that parents have the most comparable information to work with, we’ve compared both school’s packages on the International British Curriculum for the senior schooling levels (Lower Secondary to A Levels).
The International British Curriculum is the Cambridge curriculum in the case of CambriLearn and the Pearson EdExcel curriculum in the case of Teneo.
Structured learning content prepared by qualified teachers
Daily / weekly virtual classes by qualified teachers
Access to qualified teachers
Access to online lesson library
Academic support
Tests, exams, and assessments
Marking of tests, exams and assessments by subject specialists
Receive progress reports after each assessment cycle
Student lesson progress tracker
Student chat forums / Virtual Clubs
Online Q&A Sessions*
Direct Chat with Teachers*
Class Size
10 (max)
+/- 25
Lower Secondary
(year 7, 8 and 9)
5 Subjects
R34 000-R69 000*
R39 588
International GCSE**
6 Subjects
R48 000-R84 012*
R39 588
AS Levels
5 Subjects
R43 500-R93 500*
R39 588
A Levels
3 Subjects
R26 500-R56 500*
R39 588
Afrikaans
Computing
Economic Management Sciences / Entrepreneurship
English
French
Geography
Mathematics
Science
Spanish
Teen Coding Python
World History
Art & Technology
Accounting
Afrikaans Second Language
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Computer Science
Economics
English First Language
English Second Language
French
Geography
History
Information Communication Technology / Computer Science
Mathematics
Physics
Teen Coding Python
Art & Design
Accounting
Afrikaans Second Language
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Economics
English Language
French
Geography
History
History of Art
Mathematics
Physics
Information Communication Technology
Accounting
Biology
Business Studies
Chemistry
Economics
English Language
Geography
History
History of Art
Mathematics
Mathematics Statistics
Physics
Information Communication Technology
Below is a comparison of the both schooling providers in terms of their review rating on the most popular rating platforms:
Disclaimer: The information in this piece was collected from public sources on 5 January 2023, and may have changed since the date it was published.