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It’s back to school time and you’re frantically trying to organise your workbooks! We’ve all been there, parents and learners alike. I’ve spent the last few days putting together some top tips on how... Read more
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How to cover a school book – life hacks
It’s back to school time and you’re frantically trying to organise your workbooks! We’ve all been there, parents and learners alike. I’ve spent the l... Read more
Advantage Learn’s Class of 2019 IEB AP Maths results
All the Independent Examination Board results are in and, at Advantage Learn, we have been just as excited as the Matrics to see how our learners did... Read more
Why we prepare our learners for Advanced Programme Mathematics and not Alpha Maths
What’s the difference and which one should I do? When I matriculated from Thomas More College in 2005, only one advanced Mathematics curricu... Read more
2019 Bloopers Video
As you may imagine, not every lesson goes to plan here at Advantage Learn. Sometimes mistakes are made and we have to go back and redo them.&nb... Read more
Black Friday
Advantage Learn has had a great year! We’ve had the awesome opportunity to celebrate the Bokke win the Rugby World Cup with our fellow South Africans... Read more
When Things Seem To Be Falling Apart, Just Go To The Bathroom
Imagine a really stressful/high-stakes situation at school. Maybe it’s writing a difficult test or exam, waiting for your turn to do an oral, making ... Read more
Durban exam preparation courses 2019
With the third term coming to a close, learning switches to revision and exam preparation. This is possibly the most important time for all students. ... Read more
A story of circumstances
From catching up on the Advanced Programme maths syllabus on his cell phone after midnight to landing distinctions in his matric trials exams, ... Read more
How to use the new Maths Online search feature
This search feature is available within Maths Online. If you want to learn more about Maths Online or sign up then visit the Maths Online produ... Read more
NBT Preparation Online 2.0
“Bloody amazing, I am normally an A candidate in school but this course let me get unimaginable marks! I got 84 for AL, 98 for QL, and 98 for Math in... Read more
Help! The NBT website is currently unavailable.
If you have tried to access the NBT’s website to find out information about the NBTs then you will have discovered that the website is currently unde... Read more
NBT test dates 2019
The NBT project has released all of the test dates in 2019 for the 2020 university intake. A full schedule of dates and venues can be found at thi... Read more
A story of perseverance
Online tuition from Advantage Learn helped improve Grade 12 pupil Olivia Noyce’s mathematics mark by 30% in just 18 months setting her up nicely to st... Read more
AP Maths results review: Class of 2018
The results are in and it’s time for our annual analysis on how our Matric AP Maths class performed in the final IEB exam in 2018. This is always ... Read more
Plan for success in 2019
With 2018 almost over, it’s time to make sure all your ducks are in a row for 2019. How are you going to make sure that you or your learner succeeds i... Read more
During Exams Tips
This article has been written by one of Advantage Learns students, Isabelle Pattenden. Isabelle has been using Maths Online to help prepare her for th... Read more
Pre-Exam Prep
This article has been written by one of Advantage Learns students, Isabelle Pattenden. Isabelle has been using Maths Online to help prepare her for th... Read more
NBT schools we worked with in 2019
In 2019 we had our biggest year for preparing students for the NBTs. We had over 1,800 students attend our workshops around the country. If you are in... Read more
Maths Online gets an upgrade
We are excited to announce some changes to our Maths Online offering. Our team has been working hard since November 2017 to get to this point. We have... Read more
5 top tips when using previous question papers
Completing Grade 12 previous question papers is a popular and effective study technique for your final exams. We have listed some of our top tips to h... Read more
Let your teen sleep on it
As learning increases, so does the brain’s need for sleep. Have you noticed that your teenager is requiring more sleep than they used to? Or perhaps... Read more
Achieve success in your Grade 12 final Mathematics exams
For lots of Grade 12’s NBTs are finished and the Matric farewell dances are over and all captured on instagram as memories which will last forever. Th... Read more
How to improve your marks
June exams are over and the holidays have begun! Some people will be relieved that they do not have to think about school for a month, whereas others ... Read more
DGHS Sponsored walk
This morning we joined Durban Girls High School (DGHS)on their annual 8km Big Walk. The walk, recently renamed as The Pixie Hardman Memorial Walk afte... Read more
How to create a study schedule
Planning your studying is the first and most important step in exam preparation. It is important that before you even touch your text book or go and l... Read more
How to ask Maths questions effectively
Or any questions for that matter. We like to say that “there is no such thing as a stupid question” and we try our level best to live by i... Read more
Why do I need to learn this when I can just google it?
“Why do I need to learn this when I can just google it?” I wouldn’t be surprised if this question is asked daily by some student or ... Read more
What is the purpose of the NBT test for universities?
The NBT is a test that all Grade 12 learners, or any other students wishing to apply for university study have to write. This test assesses your mathe... Read more
Let Adam walk you through how to register for the NBTs
To register for an NBT test click this link. Below is a video of Adam booking an NBT test to help you to see how to do it and to specifically talk abo... Read more
A roadmap to the NBTs
For years Advantage Learn has been helping parents and students on their journey of navigating the NBTs. For the majority of people, this is their fir... Read more
Is your child a good candidate for extra lessons/workshops?
If you have a child in education you will know that there are always extra lessons/workshops available. Your child might already be involved in extra ... Read more
5 Top tips to navigate your child’s calendar
It seems that high school students (and students in general actually) are busier than ever. I’m not sure why this is – perhaps the pace of life ... Read more
Preparing for the NBTs begins before Grade 12
If you haven’t already heard about the NBTs then you’ve been out of the loop for how entrance to University has evolved in South Africa over the last ... Read more
Three reasons why you should prepare for the NBT
Most of you will know about our NBT preparation course(s). We were the first to bring a training course to South African learners in 2013 and have bee... Read more
How to spot a good Maths tutor
I have been a private maths tutor for three years now and during that time I feel I’ve learnt a few things which you might find useful to know. ... Read more
The days of only having a Maths Tutor are over, the future is online learning
We live in a strange time. The gap between private education and government education continues to grow each and every year. In order to send your stu... Read more
AP Maths results review: Class of 2017
As we can see by the matric results, 2017 was a tough year for matric learners across South Africa. With this in mind, we are proud to say our AP Math... Read more
Studying AP Maths Online works!
Three years ago we ventured into taking our AP Maths courses online. It was a big leap for us in a change in how we run our courses. Our AP Maths Cent... Read more
Get a head start in 2018
We know that life is busy, and you’re probably already well into your personal 2018 planning. With family holidays, work commitments, school tou... Read more
Who’s Online?
Here at Advantage Learn we are lucky to have gathered a fine bunch of mathematicians as part of our team. What we can say? Where you find one, you fin... Read more
End of year exams special – Maths Online
We are offering a 3 months for the price of 1 special to all new Maths Online subscribers who sign up before the 30th November. Those eligible for the... Read more
Quizzes now available with Maths Online
Learn-practice-assess How many times have you sat in class and understood EXACTLY what your teacher means when they explain a concept, only to get hom... Read more
How to change the video playback speed
Do you find that you’re a fast learner? Sometimes when we are being taught the teacher can go a bit too slow for our liking. The same goes for s... Read more
PriceCheck Tech & E-commerce Awards Nomination
Advantage Learn has been nominated for the PriceCheck Tech & E-commerce Awards!! Love Advantage Learn? We’d be so stoked if you voted for us... Read more
Ask a teacher!
A tutor when you need one! Did you know that all students who have signed up for Maths Online get FREE access to our Ask a Teacher feature? I’ve... Read more
South Africa’s best Past Paper Resource
We are really proud of our easy to use, super organised Past Papers resource section! The best part is? If you get stuck working through a maths quest... Read more
Backup best practices
I decided to write an article on backup best practices thinking I could share the lessons I have learned over my years as both student and lecturer. I... Read more
Real Life Careers: Architect
This article is the eighth in our series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes u... Read more
Maths Online: the answer is here
Are you ready to encounter one of the most exciting innovations that Advantage Learn has to share? We have been working on this for the last two years... Read more
Real Life Careers: Social Entrepreneur
This article is the seventh in our series on ‘Real Life Careers’ in which we chat to people about their career and look at the (sometimes ... Read more
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