In 2025, the Matric Live app’s assessment platform was recognised as one of South Africa’s top impact‑driven startups by the Llama Impact Accelerator, affirming its role in advancing digital assessment innovation in public education. The Llama Impact Accelerator is a regional initiative by Meta that supports African startups in developing scalable, impactful AI solutions using Meta’s open-source Llama large language models (LLMs). The programme focuses on addressing critical challenges in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, education, safety and public services. “Now I can practise so many different questions without waiting for the teacher to bring us past papers.” Learner, Soweto Digital access and curriculum support In a world where digital tools play a significant role in whether learners progress and thrive, the multi-award-winning Matric Live mobile app provides a crucial point of access for learners in Grades 10 to 12, able to reach where support is needed most. The app aims to address barriers many young people continue to face such as limited access to quality study materials, overcrowded classrooms and uneven availability of specialised subject teachers, by providing direct access to high‑quality, curriculum‑aligned content. The app supports offers support for a wide range of subjects including mathematics, maths literacy, life sciences, physical science, geography, history, tourism, business studies, accounting, economics and English. Its design is intentionally user‑friendly and mobile‑centric, ensuring even low‑bandwidth users can benefit from structured learning pathways. In 2025, the app was enhanced with AI‑driven features to improve accessibility, personalisation, and learner autonomy. These updates helped drive higher engagement, with learners better able to revise independently and receive instant feedback, building their confidence at their own pace. All practice examinations on the platform are independently validated to fully comply with DBE standards, to ensure that learners are using credible, high‑quality content. Engagement on the platform remained very strong in 2025, with maths literacy achieving the highest completion rate at 91,9%, followed closely by life sciences at 88%. This reflects a consistent trend of high demand for accessible support in these subjects. Learners who use the app continue to show measurable academic improvement: in the 2024 matric examinations, learners using Matric Live achieved an average increase of 6,2% in subjects such as Mathematics and Life Sciences. The Matric Live app levels access to quality learning by enabling learners to study independently, strengthen understanding and approach their academic journey with confidence – regardless of circumstance. Socio-economic development continued Education continued Sanlam Foundation Annual Report 2025 13 About this report Sanlam Foundation social impact 2025 Message from the Group Executive: Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Message from the Head of the Sanlam Foundation Strategic aspirations Our theory of change Programmatic performance Monitoring and evaluation Income and expense report Group-wide social impact intent Our partners
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