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Siyavula Leaderboards

The Siyavula Leaderboard celebrates the mastery and hard work of our community. By opting in, you can see where you stand in your grade and subject, against other learners and schools across the country. Plus your individual effort boosts your school’s total ranking.

Why join:

Track your progress: Compare learner activity or school rank with others across the country
Celebrate consistency: It’s about regular practice, not just about being number 1
Support your school: Learner or grade scores contribute to a school's overall rank

Learners need to opt in to participate and represent their school. This can be done on sign up, or on your My Account page. It also means that you agree that your name and school can appear on the leaderboard. See our Terms and Conditions below.

There are three type of national leaderboard on Siyavula:

Learners leaderboard
Grades leaderboard
Schools leaderboard

Our national leaderboards show learners where they are, relative to other learners in the country. They show the level of mastery for the year, plus the number of questions completed and atoms accumulated for the current month.

Where to find the national leaderboards

To find the national leaderboard:

Click on Leaderboards on the navigation menu
Select the leaderboard that you are looking for (either learners, grades or schools leaderboard)

How the learners leaderboards work

There are separate leaderboards for each subject and grade (Mathematics Grade 8 - 12 and Physical Sciences Grade 10 - 12).
In each grade, the learners leaderboards have four leagues, each representing how much of the curriculum the learner has mastered. The leagues are:

Platinum: 75 % - 100% mastery

Gold: 50% - 74% mastery

Silver: 25% - 49% mastery

Bronze: 0 - 24% mastery

Within each league, ranking will depend on the overall mastery (stars earned), then atoms earned and lastly on questions answered. Mastery is shown for all work done in the current year, whereas the number of questions completed and atoms earned are for the current month. The leaderboards are shown for the current month, and are updated once a day.

How to move up the leaderboards

As learners master sections and chapter, their overall mastery will increase, and they will see stars appearing on their practice dashboard. These are mastery stars. To move into the next league (e.g. from bronze to silver), learners must practise regularly, and ensure that once they have mastered a section, they move on to the next section.

How to opt-in for national leaderboards

To take part in grades and schools leaderboards, you will need to opt in to our national leaderboards. You can also opt out of leaderboard participation anytime.

Click on your name on the bottom left.
Scroll down to Leaderboards
Click on Update school and grade leaderboard preferences

To opt-in specific grades

Click on I want to opt in specific grades

Tick the grades that you want to be part of the leaderboards
Select the teacher you want to oversee the grade
Agree to the terms and conditions
Click on Save

To opt in the entire school

Select the subjects you want to opt-in
Agree to terms and conditions
Click on Save

Siyavula Leaderboard Terms & Conditions

By opting in, you agree that your first name, last name, grade group, and school name (along with your current rank) will be displayed publicly on our site to celebrate your mastery and progress.
For learners under 18, you confirm that you have obtained the consent of your parent or guardian to participate and have your details displayed publicly. If you do not have this consent, you may not opt in.
You can opt out of the leaderboard at any time through your account settings.
Note that while opting out removes you from the active leaderboard, your name and school may remain visible on archived leaderboard snapshots for previous periods.
Leaderboards are generated automatically, at midnight (GMT + 02:00) each night, based on practice data.
Grade Leaderboards are generated by aggregating performance data from all learners enrolled in the relevant classes and grade groups for a specific curriculum, subject, and grade.
School Leaderboards are generated by aggregating performance data from all learners enrolled in the relevant classes and grade groups for a specific curriculum, and subject across all grades.
Siyavula reserves the right to adjust the ranking calculations.
Siyavula reserves the right to remove any user from the leaderboard for behavior that undermines the fairness of the rankings.
You agree to indemnify Siyavula Foundation NPC against any claims resulting from the public display of your information as authorised by these terms.

Need help? If you have questions, suggestions, or need support, please reach out to our team at info@siyavula.com.

Updated on: 26/03/2026

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