Making Smart High School Subject Choices
Parents and students in South Africa face an important decision in Grade 9; matric subject choices!
6 May 2024
We want to keep you in the know! Below, you will find a collection of articles about online schooling, news specifically from Koa Academy and education in general in South Africa.
Parents and students in South Africa face an important decision in Grade 9; matric subject choices!
Education is such a crucial aspect of child development, and a traditional approach to school choice has long been the norm. Lately, we are seeing rapid changes in the educational landscape
In South Africa, learners following the CAPS curriculum achieve their Matric qualifications (National Senior Certificate – NSC) either through writing the assessments of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) or the Independent Examinations Board (IEB).
Online schooling is ALL ABOUT accountability. We’ve seen several other online learning models crash because they assume that kids and teens are able to learn either in very large groups or completely alone…
A lot of parents get that wide-eyed, helpless look when they talk about their children being on social media. We constantly feel behind the times!
As a fellow school principal, I feel that it is important to join the conversation triggered by a report from some South African school leaders which was the topic of a series of articles
We have new neighbours who recently moved in – I’ll call them Sash and Malik. My wife and I bumped into them outside their house and we got chatting.
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Faure is the Head of Merchandising, Promotions, & Catalogue at Takealot. He is responsible for onsite marketing, product merchandising, and promotional campaigns, ensuring customers have a seamless and engaging shopping experience. He has been at Takealot for over six years, helping bring e-commerce to millions of South Africans.
Before that, he worked at a tech start-up developing proof-of-concept grocery shopping and payment apps and began his career as an investment analyst, gaining a strong foundation in business understanding and financial modelling.
Sandras is the founder and CEO of Pranary. With his expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation, and tech education, he helps business leaders unlock new potential with AI. He is building a pan-African institute for practical tech and business education.
With global experience across 50+ countries, he has worked with entrepreneurs, led gender-lens investing initiatives, and lectured at top universities. Sandras has also shared stages with tech leaders, including Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and YouTube co-founder Steve Chen.
Sasha Knott, an EY winning woman, is the Global CEO of Crystal AI and the CEO of Job Crystal. A visionary in the recruitment space, she is revolutionising hiring by integrating AI and technology to make recruitment faster, smarter and more effective. She co-founded Job Crystal to help businesses find top talent efficiently and led the development of Crystal AI, an AI-driven recruiter transforming the hiring landscape.
Majozi, Koa’s Head of Arts and Culture, is an award-winning South African musician. He rose to prominence in 2013 when he released his first EP, ‘Marvelous Light’. The track went to number 9 on the South African iTunes chart and resulted in him being signed with Universal Music South Africa. He has worked with internationally acclaimed artists such as The Lumineers and Mango Groove.
