The South African Olympiads are prestigious national competitions that test learners' knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills across various subjects. Thousands of learners from schools nationwide participate each year, with medals awarded to top performers.

Record-breaking performance across the board

Teneo learners excelled in the national competitions, earning:

• 25 gold medals

• 17 silver medals

• 14 bronze medals

Teneo School achieved an impressive 85% medal rate across all participants, with five subjects achieving a perfect 100% medal rate – a remarkable showcase of academic excellence and consistency.

Here's a comprehensive look at what they achieved:

Mathematics led the charge with 25 participants, who achieved outstanding results:

• Emilee Longo, Azaydon Lakbaran, Azayleah Lakbaran, Hemani Naidoo, and Nathan Hendrik Bam each received a gold medal.

• Nine silver medals were awarded to the following learners: Voninga Maluleke, Hannah Osborne, Leandri Botha, Muhammad Muhiuddin Khan, James Drummond, Luan Botha, Sumia Visagie, Jashvik Kovelamudi, and Mishaye Govan

• Rebeckah Le Roux, Rebecca Laubscher, Abigail Bottger, and Carla Kruger all received bronze medals.

Natural Sciences showcased strong performance with seven participants:

• Azaydon Lakbaran, Azayleah Lakbaran, Muhammad Muhiuddin, Leandri Botha, and Sumia Visagie each received a gold medal.

• Maryam Khan received a silver medal.

• Mianke Geldenhuys was awarded a bronze medal.

Natural Sciences (Technology) achieved perfect results as Kitana Inderpal and Hemani Naidoo each received a gold medal.

Coding & Robotics demonstrated digital excellence with six participants:

• One gold medal awarded to Muhammad Muhiuddin.

• Hemani Naidoo, Jashvik Kovelamudi, and James Drummond each received a silver medal.

• Emilee Longo received a bronze medal.

Economic and Management Sciences impressed with six participants:

• Four gold medals awarded to the following Teneo learners: Azaydon Lakbaran, Azayleah Lakbaran, Tanav Gopal, and Muhammad Muhiuddin.

• Two bronze medals awarded to Rebeckah Le Roux and Sumia Visagie.

Business Studies showed strong commercial acumen with five participants:

• Two gold medals awarded to Aiden Haffajee and Tirhannah Nero.

• Three bronze medals awarded to Hayley Van Der Schyff, Reuben Geldenhuys, and Sithabisile Olerato Khoncha.

English achieved 100% medal rate:

• Six gold medals awarded to the following Teneo learners: Azayleah Lakbaran, Kitana Inderpal, Luan Botha, Hemani Naidoo, Emilee Longo and Mishaye Govan.

• Three silver medals awarded to Aiden Alvin Naicker, Muhammad Muhiuddin and Zane Marandu.

• One bronze medal awarded to Rebeckah Le Roux.

Mathematical Literacy earned:

• One silver medal awarded to Tirhannah Nero Nero

• One bronze medal awarded to Kahil Rampersadh

The Smart School System™ advantage

"This is what excellence looks like when you combine expert teaching with intelligent technology," says Teneo School Chief Marketing Officer, Taryn Jankes. "Our Smart School System™ tracks every learner's activity and performance in real time, identifying trends, knowledge gaps and early risk signals. This enables our teachers to step in early with targeted individual support — ensuring no learner is left behind.”

The results speak for themselves: Teneo School learners improve their average marks by 12% within their first year, and by 25% by their fourth year.

“Our learners compete comfortably against peers from across South Africa — from prestigious private schools to well-established public institutions — and continue to excel, year after year," adds Jankes.

How the Smart School System™ drives success

The Smart School System™ is an intelligent, integrated schooling ecosystem that reimagines and elevates the structure and quality of premium in-person private schooling. At its core is a next-generation digital learning platform, powered by data intelligence, behavioural science and AI, which enhances every aspect of private schooling to unlock transformative teaching, a richer, more intelligent learning experience, and better results for every child of any ability.

The Smart School System™ brings together the best of human teaching with effective motivation and actionable insights in one connected platform, creating a smarter, more inclusive school that drives measurable improvement, enabled through smart technology. Teachers, learners and parents have instant visibility into progress driven by the Smart School System™, enabling human-led, data-informed, digitally-enabled teaching and oversight.

Building future-ready learners

While the medals are impressive, Teneo’s leadership believes that the real achievement goes beyond physical rewards.

"These results demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving, and perseverance. These are skills that extend far beyond any single competition," notes Jankes.

"Whether our learners brought home gold or participated for experience, they all challenged themselves, represented our community with excellence, and proved that Teneo School is a powerful choice for parents wanting better results for their children."