Curriculum

At Curro, we provide quality education in a manner that provides our learners with the best possible academics while supporting their development into well-rounded citizens. Through specialised subjects and an enhanced curriculum, our schools prepare learners for various end-of-school examination options.

IEB (Independent Examinations Board) 

Curro Schools and several Curro Select schools offer an enhanced curriculum that prepares learners to write the IEB examinations at the end of Grade 12, in accordance with legislation and Umalusi directives. Although Curro learners still follow the CAPS curriculum, they are prepared for the more challenging questioning method of the IEB examinations, which uniquely prepares learners for the difficulty level of tertiary education institutions.

Click here to visit the IEB website. 

NSC (National Senior Certificate) 

Curro Academy schools, Curro Digied schools, and Meridian schools prepare learners for the NSC examination at the end of Grade 12. Our enhanced curriculum approach provides Curro learners with a head start in their dreams, by introducing them to technology in the classroom and specialised subjects such as Information Technology.

Click here to visit the website of the Department of Basic Education. 

NCV (National Certificate: Vocational) 

Curro have five private college campuses that offer a career-focused matric alternative to learners with a Grade 9 pass. NCV programmes allow learners to specialise in their chosen field from a young age. Instead of Grades 10, 11 and 12, learners complete NCV Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4, and receive an accredited certificate upon completion of each level. These programmes provide learners with quality education as well as workplace-ready skills.

Cambridge Assessment International Education 

Five Curro Select schools offer the Cambridge curriculum throughout school, or during their high school phase. The Cambridge pathway has four stages that lead seamlessly from primary to secondary and pre-university years. Each stage builds on the learners’ development from the previous one and offers a wide range of subjects with an emphasis on English, Mathematics and Science. A level and AS level are completed in stage 4. AS level is completed at the end of year 12, and A level is completed a year after ‘matric’, which is the equivalent to a first-year Cambridge University course. 

Read some informative infographics about the Cambridge curriculum.