Without Classes or Without Classes and Reports? Choosing Your Homeschooling Option
Teneo’s two homeschooling options share the same foundation: the content modules for every subject lesson, a schedule to work through them, CAPS, and access to MyTeneo. The difference is assessment. Without Classes adds timetabled assessments set, marked and moderated by qualified teachers, termly promotion reports and after-school group tutorials. Without Classes and Reports gives you the content and leaves assessment to you — and costs about 40% less in Grades 4 to 6. Which fits depends less on budget than on one question: will you mark every subject, every term, with confidence?
Teneo's two homeschooling options share the same content modules and schedule. Without Classes adds teacher-marked assessments, termly reports and teacher-led group tutorials. Without Classes and Reports is content only, for families who'll manage assessment themselves — and costs about 40% less in Grades 4 to 6.
Teneo's homeschooling options, new for 2027, are built for families who want to guide learning at home with a school's content behind them. The two options look similar on paper, but they ask very different things of parents. This guide sets out the difference, what each costs, and how to choose.
What both options include
The same foundation:
Teneo's content modules for every subject lesson
A schedule to work through them
CAPS, South Africa's national curriculum
English or Afrikaans in Grades 4 to 9 and on SACAI in Grades 10 to 12; English only on the IEB in Grades 10 to 12
24/7 access to MyTeneo for learners and parents
Full curriculum or single subjects
From Grade 4
Neither includes teacher-led classes, a class timetable or direct teacher messaging, because the parent guides the day. Those come with Teneo's three online school options.
The difference, in one list
Without Classes adds:
Timetabled assessments set, invigilated, marked and moderated by qualified teachers
Termly promotion reports
After-school, teacher-led, subject-specific group tutorials
Optional add-ons: the lesson recordings library (per subject), gap detection and personalised academic support (all subjects), and mastery reports (all subjects)
Without Classes and Reports offers instead:
Prior-year content and assessments with memorandums in IEB Grades 4 to 9, on a schedule, for families to use and mark themselves
Current-year content with no assessments in Grades 10 to 12
One optional add-on: the lesson recordings library (per subject)
In short: Without Classes gives you a teacher's assessment of your child's progress. Without Classes and Reports gives you the content and leaves assessment to you. Everything else — the content, the schedule, the curriculum and the language options — is the same.
What each costs in 2027
Monthly fees (annual in brackets):
Grades 4 to 6
Without Classes: R1,333.33 (R16,000)
Without Classes and Reports: R800 (R9,600) — R6,400 a year less
Grades 7 to 9
Without Classes: R1,750 (R21,000)
Without Classes and Reports: R1,050 (R12,600) — R8,400 a year less
Grades 10 to 12, IEB
Without Classes: R2,083.33 (R25,000)
Without Classes and Reports: R1,562.50 (R18,750) — R6,250 a year less
Grades 10 to 12, SACAI
Without Classes: R1,666.67 (R20,000)
Without Classes and Reports: R1,250 (R15,000) — R5,000 a year less
Registration: R750 for Without Classes; R500 for Without Classes and Reports.
Single subjects are available on both — from R241.67 a month on Without Classes and from R145 on Without Classes and Reports. See the 2027 fees.
Choose Without Classes if…
You want an outside check on progress. A qualified teacher marks the work and reports every term
You're not confident assessing every subject yourself — especially Mathematics and the sciences as your child gets older
Your child benefits from occasional teacher contact, through after-school group tutorials
You want the option of academic support — gap detection and personalised support can be added
Your child is approaching high school, where assessment matters more and gaps are harder to close later
You'd like a record of progress — termly reports are useful if your child later moves to a school
Choose Without Classes and Reports if…
You're an experienced homeschooler comfortable setting and marking work
You want maximum flexibility over how and when assessment happens
Cost is the deciding factor — it's Teneo's lowest-cost option
You need single subjects to supplement another curriculum, or your child's school
You already have a tutor who can assess your child's work, and you need the content and schedule to work from
Your child attends another school and needs Teneo's content for extra structure in a subject
When neither is right: choose an online school option
Homeschooling depends on an adult guiding the day. If that isn't possible, or your child needs a teacher to explain new work, Teneo's online school options may suit better:
100% Recorded Classes — from R2,600 a month in Grades 4 to 6: every lesson taught by a qualified teacher, on a schedule, with direct teacher messaging
Mix of Live and Recorded Classes — from R3,700 a month
100% Live Classes — from R4,800 a month
The gap between Without Classes and 100% Recorded Classes in Grades 4 to 6 is R1,266.67 a month — and buys a teacher for every lesson, teacher messaging and built-in academic support. For a family where no adult can guide the day, that difference is usually worth it. See what each option includes.
Worked example: two children at home
A family homeschooling two children — Grade 5 and Grade 8:
Both on Without Classes
Grade 5: R1,333.33 a month
Grade 8: R1,750 a month
R3,083.33 a month — R37,000 a year, plus R1,500 registration
Both on Without Classes and Reports
Grade 5: R800 a month
Grade 8: R1,050 a month
R1,850 a month — R22,200 a year, plus R1,000 registration
Mixed: Grade 5 on Without Classes and Reports, Grade 8 on Without Classes
R2,550 a month — R30,600 a year, plus R1,250 registration
Why mixing can make sense: many parents are comfortable assessing primary-level work themselves, but want a teacher's marking as subjects get harder in high school.
The 5% sibling discount applies to Teneo's class options only, not the homeschooling options.
Can you switch options?
Yes. Learning options can be changed in the first term of the school year, by submitting a form before the monthly cut-off.
A common pattern:
Start on Without Classes to see how homeschooling suits your family
Move to Without Classes and Reports once you're confident assessing yourself — or
Move to an online school option if your child needs more teaching, often for Grades 10 to 12
Adding to either option
Without Classes can add:
The lesson recordings library, per subject — Teneo's recorded lessons, useful for subjects your child finds hardest
Gap detection and personalised academic support, for all subjects
Mastery reports, for all subjects
Without Classes and Reports can add the lesson recordings library, per subject.
One thing to know: adding recordings to Without Classes and Reports doesn't add assessments or reports. Add-ons are priced separately in the fees calculator.
Before you enrol: a checklist
Who will guide the learning day, and for how many hours?
Which subjects will you find hardest to assess yourself?
Do you need the full curriculum or only some subjects?
English or Afrikaans? Afrikaans is available in Grades 4 to 9, and on SACAI in Grades 10 to 12
Have you registered for home education with your Provincial Education Department, for Grades R to 9?
What's the plan for matric? Decide before Grade 10
See Teneo's primary school and high school by grade.
A quick way to decide
Ask yourself three questions:
Will I mark every subject, every term, with confidence? If not — Without Classes.
Is there an adult available to guide the learning day? If not — an online school option.
Is my child heading into Grade 10 soon? If so, plan the matric route now — talk to admissions.
Still unsure? Talk to admissions — they can recommend a starting point for your child. Many families begin with Without Classes for the first term, then adjust once they've seen how homeschooling fits their week.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Without Classes and Without Classes and Reports? Both include Teneo's content modules and a schedule. Without Classes adds teacher-marked assessments, termly reports and teacher-led group tutorials; Without Classes and Reports is content only.
Which homeschooling option is cheaper? Without Classes and Reports — R800 a month in Grades 4 to 6, against R1,333.33 for Without Classes.
Does Without Classes include a teacher? It includes qualified teachers who set and mark assessments and run after-school group tutorials, but no classes or direct teacher messaging.
Can I switch between the options? Yes, in the first term of the school year, by form before the monthly cut-off.
Can I buy single subjects? Yes, on both options — from R145 a month on Without Classes and Reports and R241.67 on Without Classes.
Is the sibling discount available on homeschooling options? No. Teneo's 5% sibling discount applies to its three class options only.
Can I use Without Classes and Reports alongside my child's school? Yes. Without Classes and Reports is available to IEB and SACAI learners at other schools, for single subjects or a full curriculum.
Which option is better for high school? Most families find teacher-marked assessment more valuable as subjects get harder, so Without Classes is often the better fit from Grade 8. For Grades 10 to 12, plan the matric route with admissions.