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Explore a more personalised, future-ready high school experience.

Koa Academy is a fully online, IEB-registered school designed specifically for engaging, future-ready learning. Students learn in small Pods of 8 through interactive live lessons, flexible online coursework, and personalised teacher support.

Preparing Students for the Future

Success in the future will require more than strong academics alone. Students need to think critically, communicate confidently, adapt to change, and build the skills to thrive in a modern world.

At Koa, students develop these future-ready skills alongside strong academic foundations through real-world projects, collaboration, and opportunities to build confidence, independence, and responsibility within a highly supported environment.

What High School Looks Like at Koa

Pods of 8

Students learn in small online classes designed for meaningful participation, connection, and personalised teacher support.

Strong Academic Foundations

Koa Academy is registered with the Independent Examinations Board (IEB), an assessment body known for its rigorous academic standards and strong focus on critical thinking.

Students work toward the South African Grade 12 matric certificate through personalised teacher support and a purpose-built online learning model.

Structured Flexibility

Students learn through purposefully designed online coursework that can be worked through independently, alongside regular live lessons with dedicated teacher support.

This balance of structure and flexibility helps students build confidence, responsibility, and strong learning habits within a highly supported environment.

Mastery-Based Learning

Koa’s coursework is built around mastery-based progression, meaning students move forward once they have demonstrated a strong understanding of each concept.

This approach helps ensure that gaps in understanding are identified and addressed before students progress further.

Real-World Relevance

At Koa, students regularly apply their learning through project-based experiences that encourage critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Rather than simply memorising content, students are challenged to explore ideas, solve problems, and present their learning in meaningful, real-world ways.

Designed for Engagement

Koa’s model is purpose-built to keep students connected, engaged, and actively involved in their learning.

Explore High School at Koa

High school is an important transition, and for many families, an opportunity to rethink what kind of learning environment will best support their child’s future.

Join our dedicated Grade 8 Online Open Day to experience how learning works at Koa – from our small Pods of 8 to our engaging, future-ready approach to high school learning.

See what our Koa families have to say about their experience with our school.

About Faure

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.

About Sandras

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.

About Sasha

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.

About Majozi

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.