Where to Buy Accredited Homeschooling Textbooks in South Africa
Where to find CAPS, IEB, and Cambridge curriculum materials in South Africa. New, second-hand, free government workbooks, and what accredited actually means for homeschoolers.
"Accredited" is a word that gets used loosely in the homeschooling market. For CAPS, what matters is that the material aligns with the DBE curriculum. For IEB and Cambridge, the exam bodies publish their own approved lists.
Where to Buy New
- Impaq — Full CAPS packages by grade.
- Van Schaik and Exclusive Books — Standard CAPS textbooks.
- Oxford, Pearson, Macmillan — Publisher direct.
- Cambridge University Press — Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary.
Second-Hand
- Homeschool Facebook groups — Very active, especially at year-end.
- Gumtree and Bob Shop — Wide range, verify editions.
- Local homeschool co-ops — Often run swap tables.
Free Government Workbooks
The DBE publishes free Rainbow Workbooks for Grades R to 9 in every home language and English. Excellent starting point, especially for CAPS families on a budget.
What Textbooks Cannot Do
They cannot personalise. They cannot decide what to skip because your child already knows it. They cannot slow down when your child is not ready. That is what P² does — daily personalised lesson plans on WhatsApp, aligned to your curriculum. Join the waitlist - we open soon.