Welcome to the History Olympiad South Africa (HOZA)
Our 2026 events are as follows:
- 14 May – HOZA Senior – Grades 10, 11 & 12
- 13 October – HOZA Junior – Grades 8 & 9
To Express Interest in your school's first-time participation in these events, please complete the webform available here: https://hoza.org.za
Teachers with an existing Olympus account can log in here:
https://app.olympus.org.za
Guidelines on how to participate are available here.
Aims:
HOZA aims to: (1) foster a love of and literacy in History as a subject, (2) support the South African History Curriculum and (3) build capacity to encourage tertiary studies in History.
Entry requirements for HOZA Senior:
Only school learners in Grades 10, 11 or 12 are eligible to participate. Learners must have their own individual email addresses to participate. Schools must provide learners adequate internet facilities to access the online Olympiad on the day. The Olympiad can be accessed via cell phones, tablets, laptops, and PC’s.
Entry requirements for HOZA Junior:
Same as above except learners must be in Grades 8 and 9.
Costs:
Payments are organised and made through schools. Schools pay an R90 registration fee per Olympiad, and each participating learner pays R70. There are no refunds.
To Express Interest in participating please apply here: https://hoza.org.za
Why participate:
Inspires learners by stimulating their interest in History, tests their History knowledge in a fun way, learners have the opportunity to receive recognition for their achievements, and it is a learning opportunity as we adhere to the learning from assessment principle.
How it works:
Round 1: Schools pay for and pre-register learners. This is an online competition, undertaken at schools’ premises (or at home in the case of lockdowns), between 7am and 5pm under exam conditions.
There are 40 multiple choice questions, each with graphics/data. All learners are awarded an official electronic certificate in the following categories: Participation, Bronze (top 15%), Silver (top 10%), Gold (top 5%), and Platinum (top 1%).
Round 2: to be announced.
Testing covers:
- CAPS Curriculum
- Stretch Curriculum
Call for Multiple Choice Questions:
Contribute to the MCQ’s for this year's online History Olympiad South Africa (HOZA)! Submit MCQ's to: [email protected]
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HOZA is run by Olympus Online Education, a South African Not-for-Profit Company (NPC registration number: 2020/886551/08).