Academics
A Commitment to Excellence
UJ Academy aims to offering all our students a broad and balanced curriculum that provides rewarding and stimulating activities to prepare them for the best social and cultural life.
The UJ Academy is ideally suited for learners who will cope with a demanding curriculum and who:
• Show an aptitude for Mathematics.
• Display creative problem-solving abilities and are curious and willing to work in a consistent manner.
• Display creative problem-solving abilities and are curious and willing to work in a consistent manner.
Our subject choices for the FET phase
- English Home Language
- Afrikaans / isiZulu / Sesotho (dependent on the number of applications) First Additional Language
- Life Orientation
- Mathematics (We do not offer Mathematics Literacy as a School of Specialisation)
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Economics
- Accounting
- Computer Applications Technology (CAT)
- Advanced Programme Mathematics offered as an 8th subject for Grades 10 to 12
Our Achievements
- High academic standard maintained – excellent NSC results
- Participation in Olympiads
- Excellent performance in District Learner competitions
- Third place in the South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy competition
- First place in the Maths, Science, & ICT category of the 2022 Schools of Specialisation Festival
Our learner activities
- Coding and Robotics
- Scratch Coding
- Hands Committee community outreach group
- 6 a side soccer
- Public Speaking / Debate
- Protec Next Engineers
- STEM for Girls – in partnership with Melisizwe
- Accounting
