Our Tutors

Without the right tutor, everything else that we do is irrelevant. We match the right tutor to the right student.

Students who connect with and look up to their tutors will naturally want to do well and impress – this is why we work so hard to find, train, and nurture our tutors. At Genius, successful tutor applicants must not only be academically brilliant, but they need to be the kind of people who care about making a difference. We admit it: we expect a lot from our tutors, which is why only 3% of applicants with As in matric actually make it through our vetting and training programme.

Zoë

Tutor
Zoë achieved 6 A’s in Matric at Alma Mater International School where she was the Head Girl and received the Dux Scholar Award. She is currently doing a BEng in Biomedical Engineering (WITS).

Nicola

English, Academic Coaching
Nicola achieved 4 A’s in Matric and is currently doing a BA in Communication and Media, and Psychology (UJ). She has completed more than 170 hours of tutoring with Genius.

Chloë

Maths, Science, Biology, Academic Coaching
Chloë received 2 A’s in Matric at Somerset College. She is currently studying Marine Biology and Oceanography (UCT).

Ashleigh

Academic Coaching, English, History
Ashleigh matriculated with 3 A's and 4 B's from Crawford College Sandton. She went on to complete a BA (with distinction) majoring in Psychology and Criminology and a BSocSci Honours in Psychology at the University of Pretoria. She then went on to study Psychometry at UJ and is currently registered under the HPCSA as a Psychometrist.

Kerryn

Math, Science, Accounting
Kerryn is Maths, Science and Accounting tutor with Genius who achieved 7 A’s in Matric at St Peter’s College and is currently doing a BSc in Actuarial Science at the University of Pretoria. She has tutored over 420 hours with Genius

Nawailah

English
Nawailah received 4 A’s in Matric from Parktown Girls High School. She completed a BA Honours in Media and Journalism with distinction (WITS) and is currently studying a PGCE (WITS).

Harshini

Maths, Biology, Science
Harshini achieved 6 A’s in Matric at Girls’ College, Bulawayo where she received Full Academic Colours. Harshini has her BSc in Genetics, BScHons in Genetics, and MSc in Genetics (UP). She is currently studying a PGCE (UP). She has tutored over 120 hours with Genius.

Ezra

Maths, Biology
Ezra matriculated with 6 A’s from St Peter’s College. He is currently in his 3rd year studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (WITS).

Gathuku

Maths, Science, Academic Coaching
Gathuku matriculated with 9 A’s and is currently a 3rd year Mechatronics Engineering Student (UCT). He has received the Mark Twamley Award for best academic performance in the engineering department.

Tamahrah

Maths, Economics
Tamahrah matriculated with 7 A’s from the Cape Academy of Mathematics, Science & Technology. She holds a BCom Economics and an Honours in Economics (UWC).

Himara

Maths, Accounting
Himara achieved 5 distinctions in matric at Durban Girls High School. In 2017, she was place 2nd in Kwa-Zulu Natal in the SAIPA Accounting Olympiad. Himara is currently pursuing a degree in Actuarial Science at the University of Cape Town.

Justine

Maths, Biology, Geography
Justine completed matric with 7 distinctions at Roedean School. She is currently studying a BSc majoring in Genetics and Biochemistry at the University of Cape Town.

Kathryn

English, Biology, Science, Geography
Kathryn completed matric with 5 distinctions and received the award for excellence in Biology. She holds a BSc Honours in Environmental Sciences and is a member of the Golden Key Honours Society. Kathryn is currently a third year Medical student at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Jadin

Maths, Physical Science, English, Geography, Biology
Jadin matriculated from Southlands Secondary School with 6 A's. He completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy with honours (summa cum lande) and was the top performing student in the country. Jadin is currently in his 4th year of Medicine at WITS

Marion

Academic Coaching, Maths, English, German, Psychology
Marion matriculated with 5 A's from Hatfield Christian School; she then completed a BA (with distinction) majoring in Psychology and English as well as a BScoSci Honours in Psychology (with distinction) at the University of Pretoria. She then went on to complete Psychometry (with distinction) at UJ and is currently registered under the HPCSA as a Psychometrist.

Cameron

Maths
Cameron matriculated from Crawford Ruimsig with seven distinctions. He is currently studying computer engineering (UP) where he attained a Golden Key.

Shannon

Academic Coaching, English, Psychology
Shannon matriculated at Crawford College with 4 A's; she then went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in English Literature at UCT. After teaching English in Vietnam in 2007, she moved back to South Africa where she studied while running a small nursery and pre-primary school. Shannon holds a BSocSci undergraduate & an Honours BSocSci in Psychology (Cum Laude). She is currently studying a Masters in Counselling Psychology (UP).

Liso

Economics
Liso matriculated with four distinctions. She has a first class honours in tax technical and compliance (UCT). Liso is currently a tax associate at PWC.

Armando

English, Maths, IT
Armando achieved 6 distinctions in his matric year, as well as top student for English. He achieved colours for academics and public speaking, as well as Vice Captain for basketball and head of Model UN. He is currently in his final year at Wits, studying a BSc in Computer Science as his double major with Psychology and Philosophy as his minors. Armando loves reading and would like to write and design his own video game after university.

Pia

Maths
Pia matriculated with 7 A's from Westville Girls High School. She went on to complete a BSc (with distinction) majoring in Physiology, Psychology and Genetics at UNISA where she achieved the top achiever award. She has also completed Honours in Psychology with distinction (UNISA). Pia is currently completing an Honours in Neuroscience (UCT). She really enjoys mountain trail running and recently completed a 100km trail running race.

Kian

Afrikaans, English, Biology, Academic Coaching
Kian achieved 4 A's in matric at Fairbairn College where he received numerous English and Afrikaans merit awards. He has graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences (cum laude) from UNISA and is currently completing his honours in Biomedical Forensics at UCT. He has tutored over 110 hours at Genius.

Tristan

Maths, Physical Science, IT
Tristan is a Maths, Physical Sciences, and IT tutor. He is currently studying a BSc. majoring in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, and Mathematical Statistics at the University of Cape Town. He matriculated with seven distinctions and finished with an average of 94.8%. Additionally, he also received the certificate for the Top NSC Mark for Information Technology in the Cape Metro Central District. He recently achieved a Certificate of Excellence in Computer Sciences for being in the top 5% of his class

Chandré

Maths, History, English, Afrikaans
Chandré matriculated from Bloemhof Girls' High School with 5 A's in 2016 and completed her BCom Industrial Psychology degree at Stellenbosch University. Following her passion for psychology, she completed her BSoSci Honours in Psychology at SACAP where she developed an interest in Psychometry. Chandré went on to complete the BPsych Equivalence Programme (with distinction) at the University of Johannesburg, as well as her required practicum hours at a private practice based in Cape Town. She is a Registered Psychometrist with the HPCSA.

Megan

English, Geography, Afrikaans
Megan matriculated from Rhenish Girls' High School with 3 distinctions and school colours for hockey, choir and first aid. She then went on to study a BA in Sport Science at Stellenbosch University. After this, Megan completed a Postgraduate Certificate of Education (with Cum Laude), also at Stellenbosch University. She then went on to live and teach in Budapest, Hungary, for 18 months. Megan is an EL at Genius and is tutoring English, Geography and Afrikaans

Ethan

Maths, Physics, Business, History
Ethan attended Stanford Lake College and matriculated with 8 distinctions. He achieved colours for Rugby, Hockey and Athletics. Ethan achieved Academic Honours. Ethan is in his second year in Mechanical Engineering at UCT. In his free time, Ethan enjoys watching rugby and football.

Chamell

English, Afrikaans and Science
Chamell matriculated from Northcliff High School with 5 A's. She completed a BSc in Physiology, Genetics and Psychology with distinction and went on to complete a BScHons in Forensic Sciences at WITS where she was awarded a postgraduate merit award.

Obakeng

Math, Biology
Obakeng graduated from Curro Thatchfield High School with an outstanding achievement of 7 distinctions. Following this, he pursued his degree in Computer Engineering at UP. Notably, he held the positions of President of the SRC and Dux Scholar during his time at Curro. In his leisure hours, Obakeng finds enjoyment in playing soccer and hitting the gym.

Alexia

English
Alexia is an English tutor with Genius. She matriculated from Roedean School (SA) where she achieved 5 distinctions as well as Music Honours and Public Speaking Colours. She was also the Head of various musical groups and the Vice-Captain of the squash team. Alexia is currently a second-year student at the University of Cape Town, where she is studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Law and English. She was on the Dean's Merit List for her first-year results. Her hobbies include singing, playing the guitar, running, and cooking.

Tlou

Academic Coaching, Math
Tlou matriculated from St Mary's DSG, where she was Deputy Head Girl, with 3 distinctions. She played provincial netball throughout her high school career. She has 12 years of tutoring experience. She studied a BCOM Accounting (CA) at UCT.

Luelsa

English
Luelsa matriculated from Menlopark High School with 4 distinctions. She graduated from Eduvos Institute of Higher Education with a BA in Psychology and English; Where she won the Top Achiever Award for 3 consecutive blocks. During this time, she became a member of the Golden Key Society. Luelsa is finishing her PGCE in 2024. She is also completing her honours degree in Linguistics through UNISA. Luelsa loves going to the gym and walking her Jack Russels.

Niall

English, Academic Coaching
Niall achieved 3 A’s in Matric and received international awards for public speaking at Benoni High School. Niall has a BA in Media and Psychology, an Honours in Journalism and is completing his Masters in Film and Television (WITS).

Shayleigh

English, Biology, History
Shayleigh is an English, Biology and History tutor with Genius who achieved 4 A’s in matric from Northcliff High School where she received full academic colours with honours. She completed a BSC in Physiology and Psychology (Cum Laude) from UJ and is currently completing an honours degree in Forensic Sciences at Wits. Shayleigh has tutored more than 350 hours with Genius.

Christalla

English, Academic Coaching
Christalla achieved 2 A’s in matric from Northcliff High School where she was the RCL Chairperson. She has her BA Psychology, Anthropology and SASL (WITS). She is currently completing her Honours in Organisational Psychology. She has over 520 hours of tutoring experience.

Leanco

Science, Afrikaans, English
Leanco achieved 4 A’s in matric from Morgenzon Agricultural Academy where she was the Head Girl. Leanco has her BSc in Genetics and BScHons in Medical Virology and is currently studying Medicine (UP). She has tutored over 670 hours with Genius

Carly

English, Maths, Biology
Carly matriculated from Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard with 7 distinctions. She is currently completing her Master’s of Philosophy in Biomedical Forensic Science (UCT). For her undergrad, she completed a BSc in Human Anatomy and Physiology (received with distinction) and Genetics and then her Honours in Clinical Anatomy, with a first class pass.

Tawanda

Mathematics, Science
Tawanda received his BSc in Physics and Chemistry (UP) and is completing a BSC in Applied Maths and COS. He has over 5 years of tutoring experience and has tutored over 3200 hours with Genius

James

Maths
James achieved 2 A’s in matric from Benoni High School. He is currently in 3rd year studying his BSc in Mathematics (UP).

Chad

Maths
Chad achieved 5 distinctions in Matric in Pinelands High School and is currently in his 4th year of studying BSc Electrical Engineering (WITS) where he is on the Dean’s list.

Lavanya

Maths, Science
Lavanya received 6 A’s in Matric at Southdowns College, and was the Top Achiever for Mathematics. She completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences at the University with distinction (WITS). Lavanya is now in her 3rd year of a Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (WITS). She has tutored over 100 hours with Genius.

Minette

Maths, Science
Minette achieved 8 distinctions in matric at Helpmekaar Kollege. She is currently in her 3rd year of studying a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (WITS).

Saxon

Maths, Science
Saxon achieved 5 A’s in matric at Horizon International High School, where he was the deputy head boy and is currently studying his BSc in Mechanical Engineering (WITS).

Heather

Maths, Science, Accounting
Heather completed matric with 7 distinctions and a 96.7% average. In 2017, she was awarded for being the top overall achiever in the Eastern Cape and obtaining 100% for Accounting. Heather holds an Honours degree in Medical Sciences with a major in Medical Biochemistry from UCT. She was on the Dean’s Merit list every year of her Bachelor of Science and was the top achiever of her course during her Honours year.

Kyesha

Maths
Kyesha matriculated from St Barnabas College with 5 distinctions. She started the Peer Teaching Group at yhe school, which still run successfully today. Kyesha is currently in her 3rd of BCOM Corporate Finance at WITS

Victor

Academic Coaching, Maths, Science
Victor matriculated with 4 A’s from Hoërskool Drie Riviere where he was an executive member of the student council. Victor studied Mechatronics Engineering at UCT but has now transferred to Wits where he is completing his final year of Mechanical Engineering.

Francois

Maths
Francois matriculated with 6 As and 1 B from Rand Park High School and is currently studying a Bsc in Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Johannesburg.

Kyle

English, Academic Coaching
Kyle matriculated with 2 distinctions from St David's Marist Brothers Inanda. He completed his BA in Psychology at UP (Cum Laude) and holds an Honours in Psychology from Varsity College.

Michael

Maths
Michael is currently studying Computer Science (WITS). He matriculated from Randpark Ridge High School with 7 distinctions.

Layla

Academic Coaching, Maths
Layla matriculated with 7 distinctions as Deputy Head Girl and Director for the EADS Play. She received her Honours blazer for full colours in Academics, Public speaking, and Drama. She completed her BSc majoring in Psychology and then went on to complete her Honours degree in Psychology, both at the University of Johannesburg.

Tyler

English, Maths and Physics
Tyler matriculated with 6 distinctions from St Martin's High School where he was head of boarding and was the 2nd highest achiever in his grade. He is currently in his 2nd year of medicine at Wits University and he is a member of the Golden Key and Mensa societies In his spare time he avidly enjoys gaming and exploring the arts.

Zak

Maths, Biology, Afrikaans
Zak matriculated from Jeppe High School with 3 A’s and achieved colours for academics and debating. He has completed his undergraduate and honours in genetics at WITS where he is a member of the Golden Key Honorary Society. Zak is currently pursuing his masters in genetics (WITS). In his spare time, Zak enjoys running, gardening and drawing.

Kelly-Ann

English, Business and Biology
Kelly-Ann matriculated at Trinity House Randpark Ridge in 2020 with 4 A’s and full academic colours. She is currently in her first year of Bcom in Economics (UCT).

May

Maths, IT and Biology
She went to Randpark High School and got 6 distinctions. She was awarded for creative thinking and problem solving in IT in high school. She’s currently studying Computer Science in her 2nd year at the University of Witwatersrand. May tutors Life Sciences, IT, and mathematics.

Caitlin

Maths, English and Afrikaans
Caitlyn matriculated from Hoerskool Randburg with 7 distinctions. She is currently studying a BSc Actuarial and Financial Mathematics at UP.

Ian

English
Ian is an English Tutor with Genius. He achieved 2 distinctions in matric at De La Salle Holy Cross College High. In 2019, he was sent as an ambassador for his school to Rome to represent the South African Branch of the Organisation to which his school belongs (The De La Sallian Brothers). Ian is currently studying a BA at Wits and is majoring in Psychology and English. In his free time, Ian enjoys reading and playing board games with friends. He also enjoys swimming and has completed the Midmar mile 4 times.

Sergio

Biology and English
Sérgio matriculated from Jeppe High School for Boys where he achieved academic, public speaking, dramatic arts and first aid colours. Sérgio matriculated with 5 distinctions. He completed his BSc in Genetics and Human Physiology in 2022 and his BHSc in Forensic Sciences in 2023 at Wits University with distinction.

Aidan

Maths, English and Accounting
Aidan matriculated with 8 A's from St Stithians boys college. He achieved in the top 1% in the IEB nationally for Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Accounting. He is currently in his second year at the University of Cape Town, pursuing a degree in Actuarial Science.

Naldo

Maths, IT and Afrikaans
Naldo is a Mathematics, IT and Afrikaans tutor. Naldo attended Cornwall Hill College where he was the Head of Pupil Management, and matriculated with 7 distinctions. He is currently studying Electronic Engineering at UP.

Andrew

Maths and Physical Science
Andrew matriculated with 8A's and 100% for mathematics from Crawford College La Lucia where he was the Dux scholar of his year. He is currently in his third year of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University and is the top performing student in the faculty.

Dylan

Maths, Physical Science and IT
Dylan matriculated from Northcliff High with 4 distinctions where he was part of the Technical Crew. He is currently studying a BSc Computer Science at Wits. Dylan also has a black belt in karate.

Erin

Life Science and English
Erin matriculated from Pearson High School where she achieved 6 distinctions. She also received service colours, academic honours and was part of the academic top 20. Erin went on to study a BSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, majoring in Genetics and Microbiology. She then completed her Honours in Genetics at Stellenbosch University and is currently completing her MSc Medicine at UCT. In her free time, Erin enjoys cooking, reading and going to CrossFit.

Siphiwokuhle

Zulu, Mathematics and English
Siphiwokuhle, also known as Kuhle, is a English, Math, and Zulu tutor at Genius. He excelled in his matric exams, achieving 6 distinctions, and served as the head boy of his high school. Kuhle was placed in the top 1% in IEB English. Additionally, he earned full academic, cultural, and sporting colors for three consecutive years, a remarkable achievement known as the triple crown. Currently, Kuhle is pursuing a degree in BCom Law at Wits. In his leisure time, he enjoys playing football, guitar, and reading.

Natasha

Maths and Life Science
Natasha matriculated at Jeppe High School for Girls with an A in Mathematics and Bs in both Science and Biology. She completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences at The University of the Witwatersrand majoring in Molecular Medicine and Pharmacology, and is now completing her Masters in Molecular Medicine and Haematology. She also studied conflict resolution at UCLA during her time abroad. In her free time she enjoys reading, baking and exploring new games.

Josh

Mathematics
Josh is currently pursuing a BSc. in Mechatronic Engineering at the university of Cape Town. He completed matric with six distinctions and an average of 85%, and an outstanding 93% in Mathematics and 80% in Further Studies Mathematics. In his free time, Josh enjoys playing the guitar and maintaining an active lifestyle.