Rows of uncomfortable desks.

Lessons that neither engage nor motivate.

A one-size-fits-all teaching approach.

As parents, we see it every day – the spark in our children's eyes when they learn something new online, and the frustration when school feels like it's standing still. The world is moving fast, but education hasn't kept up. We feel it in the pressure of homework that doesn't make sense, and in dusty textbooks that can't keep up with the digital world.

"Education should no longer be one-dimensional," says Lientjie Pelser, Head of Academics at Teneo School. "Our learners live in a dynamic, connected world, and their school experience needs to reflect that. We've designed a learning platform that gives every learner the tools, structure, and support to thrive at their own pace."

Meet Teneo's Smart School System™, designed for a smarter future

Teneo School hasn't just brought school online – it has reimagined what learning can be.

Teneo's Smart School System™ combines the best of teachers, technology, and insight to help every learner achieve their best. It's learning that's measurable, motivating, and meaningful.

Here's how it works:

Human connection

Our caring, qualified teachers have deep insights into every learner's strengths and areas for improvement. They bring lessons to life, spark curiosity, and guide learners with empathy and expertise, because great teaching still starts with real people who care.

Smart technology

Our next-gen learning platform blends artificial intelligence, behavioural science, and gamified learning to track progress and ensure learners stay motivated. The platform provides teachers with the real-time insights needed to identify knowledge gaps early and make meaningful interventions to give the right support at the right time.

Better insights

Teachers, parents, and learners can track learners' behaviour and performance dynamically, staying informed in real time – no guesswork or waiting for report cards. Families receive immediate academic alerts, nudges and feedback, ensuring parents can stay proactively connected to their child's learning journey without any burden.

Motivation that works

Learning at Teneo School is designed to keep learners engaged and on track. Through content that caters to different learning styles and is delivered in fun and interactive ways, learners are more consistently engaged. Game mechanics like leaderboards, progress streaks, and real rewards make progress visible and achievement rewarding. Every element is thoughtfully designed to motivate learners to form good habits, helping them stay consistent, confident, and excited to achieve more every day.

Provably better results for every learner

Teneo's Smart School System™ isn't just smarter – it's proven to deliver better outcomes for every child. On average, learners improve their marks by 12% within their first year. By their fourth year, learners improve by 25%.

Learners with self-reported learning barriers or neurodiversity show similar improvements: 13% by Year 1 and 25% by Year 4.

Pass rates improve dramatically: after just two years at Teneo, learners are 60% more likely to pass, and more than twice as likely to pass by Year 5.

Unlike legacy schools that often highlight only top achievers, Teneo School's results are inclusive of every learner. In fact, 21% of Teneo's top 100 most improved learners in 2025 have at least one self-reported learning barrier.

These results are the outcome of real-time insights, expert teaching, and an environment built to motivate (not just measure) success.

Real teachers. Real results. Real support.

Every Teneo School lesson is led by SACE-qualified teachers who understand how each learner learns best. Our teachers combine world-class teaching with the best of digital lesson content to make learning come alive. Gone are the dull, black-and-white pages of old textbooks. We bring fun and focus together with videos, games, quizzes, escape rooms, virtual laboratories, and podcasts, transforming lessons into dynamic, memorable experiences. And every lesson is recorded so learners can rewatch and revise.

With triple accreditation (IEB, SACAI, and Pearson Edexcel), Teneo delivers globally recognised qualifications with the flexibility of live, hybrid, or recorded school formats – making it South Africa's most advanced and inclusive pre-primary, primary and high school.

With over 3 500 successful matriculants and 5,000 learners currently enrolled, Teneo is South Africa's largest and top-performing online school, recognised for having the highest pass and university entrance rates among all online schools, homeschooling and distance learning providers.

94.7% of Teneo's IEB learners and 89.2% of Teneo's SACAI learners achieved a Diploma Pass or higher, qualifying them for entrance to tertiary institutions. 6 of the 16 national SACAI matriculants who achieved six or more distinctions were Teneo learners. Teneo learners also took the top Maths and top English spots.

The future of education is here

The world has changed. Your child's education should advance with it.

Teneo's Smart School System™ is redefining what modern schooling can be: Flexible, intelligent, and human.

As Saul Geffen, CEO of Teneo and founder of the Smart School System™, puts it, "Teneo School is a smarter school that reimagines and elevates the structure and quality of premium in-person private schooling to deliver better results for every child of any ability."

Because education shouldn't just prepare them for the future, it should evolve with it.

Teneo School, the smarter school for a smarter future.

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