Why choose Olympus Academy
Since the existence of Olympus, the academy has grown into two prime teaching institutions in Potchefstroom as well as Klerksdorp that provide learners with a high-quality education. In the almost 15 years that Olympus has existed; the center can boast with excellent results from our learners. At Olympus, we believe that all learners can learn and reach their full potential. Our extremely dedicated and highly qualified staff have years of experience.
With us, everyone is challenged, encouraged and involved in a unique way. With the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, our online platform in Mathematics and Physical Sciences was already in place. Olympus’ mission is to provide learners with affordable high-quality extra education.
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What stands out most in the 15 years that Olympus has existed is the relationship and trust we have with the learners.
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The most important factor in a child's education is the extent to which we teach them to understand and enjoy work! Teaching a child to enjoy learning is the greatest guarantee of intellectual success!
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Highly Qualified Subject Experts
Our subject specialists are among the best with excellent academic qualifications.
Meet Our Teachers
Our enthusiastic team of subject specialists are among the best in their respective fields of study with excellent academic qualifications and the necessary experience to guide your child’s learning journey.
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Lerina van der Westhuizen has 25 years of experience in teaching Physical Sciences. She obtained a B.Sc. Biochemistry degree at the North-West University, after which she obtained her Honours in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Master’s degree in Chemistry Education as well as a Higher Education Diploma.
She was in the public education sector at Potchefstroom Gimnasium and Potchefstroom Girls High until the inception of Olympus in 2008, where she has since been involved full-time in teaching Physical Sciences.
She recently completed a PhD study at the NWU.
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Gustav Potgieter obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (Cum Laude) in Mechanical Engineering as well as Postgraduate Teaching Certificate (Cum Laude) at the North-West University. During his university years he was a tutor and educator in various mathematics and engineering subjects as well as an Alpha Mathematics teacher for high school students. He was also a math teacher at a high school.
Currently, he enjoys teaching mathematics at Olympus immensely. With more than five years of teaching experience, mathematical content creator for Netwerk24 Huisgenoot, teaching various university modules, and moderating Alpha Mathematics papers, we are happy to say that he has deep knowledge about high school mathematics.
It remains one of his passions in life to explain mathematics to anyone in such a way that they will fully understand and appreciate the beautiful way it all comes together.
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Niël has completed his BCom in Charted Accountancy degree in 2015. He started his Articles in 2017 and in the same year completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Accounting (the Certificate in Theory of accounting). In 2019 he wrote and passed the two board exams: the ITC (Initial Test of competence) and the APC (Assessment of Professional Competence). He completed his articles at Bakertilly Greenwoods and was asked to stay on as an audit manager. After his external audit career he decided to move to internal auditing which is much more operational. All of these roles has exposed him to various accounting practices.
Niël has an absolute passion for accounting, and uses it daily. But he found it much more rewarding to teach accounting and helping others to also develop a passion for the subject. Teaching trainees was the most rewarding part of his time as audit manager. Accounting is part of our daily lives and and essential to any business. He loves bringing the theory that students needs to learn from handbooks to a more practical way of learning. Seeing how everything they learn from an invoice or a till slip and follow that transaction through to see how it fits into the final financial results. He loves teaching the subject that might be labelled as boring in a fun and understandable way
He also lectures ACCC 111 & ACCC 121, ACCF & ACCS 111 & 121 and assists university students.
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Rika Goede has recently completed the IT school syllabus and achieved a mark of 97% on her Grade 12 year Practical Assessment Task. In both Grade 11 and 12 she obtained Gold Certificates at the National IT Olympiad since she finished in the top 7% nationally. She is currently studying Mechatronic Engineering at the NWU. She is responsible for conducting the online lectures and creating the course material representative of the requirements of the Department of Education, previous examination papers, and her own experience in acquiring the required knowledge.
Rika has a strong academic background and understands the pressures of school learners to balance the demands of performing in all school subjects as well as extracurricular activities.
Prof Roelien Goede holds a PhD from the University of Pretoria and a Teaching Diploma from UNISA. She has 35 years of experience in teaching computer programming on various levels at different higher education institutions. Along with Rika, she is responsible for creating the course material and providing PAT assistance to learners.
Roelien has published a large number of journal papers on the teaching of programming skills. She focuses on problem-solving methodology, and learners are equipped with skills which are transferable to their other subjects. She has supervised several successful PhD students in the education of technology-based subjects. She has received an award for distinguished teaching from the NWU. Roelien is a born teacher and has a passion for teaching programming to novices.
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Riekie van der Nest is a dedicated educator with 26 years experience of which 24 years at Vryburg High School.
She earned her Master of Science in Agriculture (MScAgric) in Reproductive Physiology from the University of the Free State (UFS) in 1997. During her studies she lectured first year students in Life Science and Mathematics.
She also has experience in teaching Life Science and Mathematics in grades 10 to 12 but teaching Physical Science was always her main focus.
Her long tenure in education highlights her commitment and passion for teaching, making significant contributions to the academic and personal growth of countless students over the years.
