IEB & Cambridge · Grade 8–12 · Online, anywhere in SA

Tutored by students who wrote the same exams 1–3 years ago, and scored 85%+.

Your child learns from a university Maths or Engineering student who sat in their exact seat, remembers what was confusing, and is young enough that your teen will actually listen.

Choose your tutor → How it works

✓ Love the first lesson, or it's free
✓ R300/hour flat, any subject, any grade
✓ Pay after each lesson, not before

85%+matric average, every tutor

R300per hour, flat. That's it.

24hyour tutor WhatsApps you

0 kmof driving. 100% online.

Sound familiar?

Most tutoring fails for one of three reasons.

"They nod in class, then freeze in the test."

Understanding a worked example isn't the same as doing it under exam pressure. We drill the exact question styles IEB and Cambridge love to ask, because we answered them ourselves, recently.

"They just won't listen to an adult."

Teenagers tune out parents and teachers. A 19-year-old engineering student who aced the same paper? That's a different conversation. Think cool older sibling, not another teacher.

"I spend my life in traffic driving to lessons."

Every lesson is online. No driving, no waiting in the car, no rushing across town after school. Your child logs on from their desk.

Step 1

Pick your tutor.

Each tutor takes a small number of students so every child gets real attention. When they're full, they're full.

How it works

Four steps. No contracts. No admin.

1
Choose your tutor

Read their real marks and pick the one that fits your child's subjects and language.
2
Book a R50 Match Call

Pay R50 to reserve your spot. It's fully credited to your first lesson, so it really costs nothing.
3
Your tutor WhatsApps you

Within 24 hours. They learn what your child needs and build a schedule around your family, not ours.
4
Learn, then pay

After each lesson you get a short progress report, and your card is charged R300/hour. Stop anytime.

What you get after every lesson

You'll never wonder "is this actually working?"

After every single lesson, your tutor sends you a 3-line WhatsApp: what they covered, how your child did, and what's next. You see the progress without having to ask.

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Tristan · The 85 Clubonline

Hi Mrs Naidoo 👋 Lesson update for Liam:

✅ Covered: Essay planning + one past-paper comprehension (IEB 2023 P1)

📈 How he did: Planned a full essay in 10 minutes on his own. Big jump from last week.

🎯 Next: Poetry analysis. He'll draft an intro before Thursday.

17:42 ✓✓

Our promises

We take the risk. You don't.

If we're as good as we say, these cost us almost nothing. If we're not, you shouldn't pay.

🛡️

Love the first lesson, or it's free.

Not a fit? You don't pay for it. We'll match you with another tutor or refund your R50. No questions, no awkwardness.

📈

Their mark goes up, or the next lesson's on us.

Have at least 3 lessons before a test. If the mark isn't higher than the one before you started, your next lesson is free.

The fair-play fine print →

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Exam-season backup tutor.

We write university exams too. If your tutor has one, a second tutor who already knows your child's progress steps in. No lost weeks.

Honestly

Why we're not for everyone.

We'd rather tell you our weaknesses now than have you discover them later.

The downside Why it's actually the upside

We're not qualified teachers. We wrote this exact syllabus 1–3 years ago, and remember exactly what confused us.

We're 18–21 years old. Your teen will actually listen to us. We speak their language (and know their apps).

Online only. No in-person. No driving, no traffic, no waiting in the car. Lessons from anywhere in South Africa.

We're not a big company. No call centre, no sales team. You deal directly with the person teaching your child.

We have exams of our own. Which is why we built the backup-tutor guarantee. You never lose a week.

We only teach STEM-heavy subjects well. So we stick to what we're great at: Maths, Science, IT, Economics and languages.

Pricing

One price. Any subject. Any grade.
Even Advanced Programme Maths.

R300

per hour, online

✓ Grade 8–12, IEB & Cambridge
✓ Progress report after every lesson
✓ Schedule built around your family
✓ Charged after each lesson, never upfront
✓ No contract. Stop whenever you like.

Today you pay just

R50

for your Match Call, credited in full to your first lesson.

Secure card payment by Paystack.

Why we started

We're students. That's the whole point.

A couple of years ago we were sitting the same IEB and Cambridge papers your child is preparing for. We each finished with an average above 85% and went on to study Maths and Engineering.

What helped us most wasn't a textbook or an expensive tutoring centre. It was an older student who'd just done it, who explained things the way we thought, and who made it feel possible.

So we started The 85 Club to be that person for your child. No corporate. No franchise. Just three students who are very good at this, and who still remember what it felt like to be stuck.

The 85 Club team

Questions

Parents usually ask…

Is it safe for my child to have lessons with a student?

Every tutor is personally known to us, and we check their ID, matric results and university registration. Lessons happen on Google Meet or Zoom, you're always welcome to sit in, and we'll record any lesson on request.

How does payment work?

You pay R50 today to book your Match Call, securely through Paystack. Your card is saved by Paystack (we never see your card number). After each lesson we charge R300 per hour. Your R50 comes off your first lesson, so lesson one costs R250.

What happens on the Match Call?

Your tutor WhatsApps you within 24 hours. They'll chat to you (and your child) about what's going on in the subject, upcoming tests and goals, and set up a schedule that fits your week.

What do we need for lessons?

A laptop or tablet, a stable internet connection, and ideally a pen and paper (or a tablet with a stylus). We share a digital whiteboard during the lesson.

What if our tutor has university exams?

That's what our exam-season backup guarantee is for. Another tutor who's been kept up to date on your child's progress steps in, so you never lose a week.

Can we switch tutors?

Of course. Just WhatsApp us. If it's after the first lesson, that first lesson is free too.

Do you offer lessons in Afrikaans?

Yes. Choose a tutor marked "Afrikaans" or select Afrikaans as your preferred language when you book.

Do you help with Life Orientation?

Yes, we can help with LO projects and tasks. Just tick it when you book.

Can we cancel?

Anytime. There's no contract. Because you pay after each lesson, you never pay for a lesson you didn't have. We just ask for 24 hours' notice to move a lesson.

The best time to start was last term.
The second best is this week.

R50 today. Credited to lesson one. Love it or it's free.

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