Pioneer Academy

Pioneer Academy is a Cambridge Associate (CIE) multi-cultural, English medium School offering quality education from Grade 1 through to Grade 12. A strong Christian ethos creates a firm foundation both in the classroom and on the sports field. Our aim is to develop and encourage all our students to become confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged, in order to succeed in all areas of their school careers. Pioneer Academy is a school that accommodates children from both the local and international community in and around Ghanzi.

Primary Phase Grades 1 – 3
We follow the Cambridge curriculum with Language, Mathematics and Sciences as our key learning areas. A variety of other education programs are used to enhance learning in this phase.Setswana is also taught as a second language in the primary phase.
Intermediate Phase Grades 4 – 7
Grades 4 to 6 follow the Cambridge curriculum core subject areas:
• Mathematics
• English
• Science

Alongside these core subject areas, the following are taught concurrently:
• Setswana / Afrikaans
• Global Perspectives
Lower Secondary Grade 8 & 9
These two years are based on the Cambridge requirements and give students a firm grounding in the following subjects:
• English Home Language
• Afrikaans 2nd Language
• Technology
• Mathematics
• Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics)
• Geography
• Economic & Management Sciences
Upper Secondary Grade 10 – 11

These years are based on the standardised Cambridge requirements. We offer the following subjects at this phase, of which the learner must choose seven:
These years are based on the International Cambridge requirements. We offer the following subjects at this phase, of which the learner must choose seven:

• English Home Language (Compulsory)
• Mathematics (Compulsory)
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Geography
• Business Studies
• Travel and Tourism
• English Literature
• Design and Technology
Cambridge Advanced AS Levels Grade 12