The South African National English Olympiad was established in 1976, and is a joint project of the Grahamstown Foundation and the South African Council for English Education (SACEE).

The Chief Examiner for the 50^th Olympiad, Dr Malcolm Venter, started the project in 1976. The theme of the 2025 Olympiad was “Celebration”, and the examinations were based on an anthology of literary works and a study guide compiled by Dr Venter and Co-Examiner Yvette Morgan.

The Olympiad is open to all learners (English HL and FAL) who will be in Grades 9-12 in 2026 – that is, those learners who are in Grades 8-11 in 2025.

Please note that entries are only accepted via schools. No individual or private entries are accepted.

The theme for 2025 is “Celebration”.  The examinations are based on the anthology, Let us Celebrate, a selection of poetry,  compiled by 2025 Chief Examiner Dr Malcolm Venter and co-examiner Yvette Morgan.

Please note: copies of the 2025 anthology and study guide are only made available to schools that participate in the 2025 English Olympiad.

To view your school’s results, please click on your school’s link below and log in using your unique password which has been emailed to you.

Please note that ONLY teachers registered by the Olympiad will have their school’s login details sent to them and only registered teachers may log in to view these results.

If you have not received a password via email or cannot access your school’s results please contact the Olympiad Officer for assistance.

2025 Olympiad Entries

The Call for Entries for the 2025 English Olympiad will open on 1 August 2024. Entry forms will be available on this website from that date.

The 2025 English Olympiad is open to all learners (English HL and FAL) who will be in Grades 9 – 12 in 2025, that is, those learners who are in Grades 8 – 11 when applying.

Entries will close: Monday 30 September 2024