The 2026 Tutors & Exams SA Team
Meet your 2026 Tutors & Exams South Africa team.
We are excited to kick off the new year and guide our candidates through the upcoming exam seasons with support, consistency and a strong sense of community.
We are not just names in an email signature or faces behind a screen. We are real people with real strengths, quirks and personalities, and we want our candidates, their families and our learning partners to get to know us a little better.
Here is who you will find behind the scenes at Tutors & Exams SA in 2026:
Brings the innovation, the ideas and just the right amount of chaos to keep things interesting.
Mari-etta van der Bank, Operations Director
The doer of all things, fixer of all problems and the pillar of T&E SA. Her best friend, without question, is Temu.
Jordan Joubert, Growth & Relationships Manager
The connector of people, the team cheerleader and, of course, the unmistakable redhead in the room.
Laura Cotton, SENCo and In-House Registered Psychometrist
Brings calm and care to every candidate, holds a wealth of access arrangement knowledge and is known for the driest wit you will ever encounter.
Shakira Poots, Growth & Relationships Coordinator
Our social media and marketing guru, full of young vibrant energy, and powered almost entirely by quotes from Hamilton the Musical.
Wanda du Plessis, Pretoria Exams Officer
The calm. The zen. The Dory of the team who always reminds us to “just keep swimming”.
Carmen Julies, Pretoria Exams Assistant
The organiser and the strong one, with a personality as bold as her spice levels.
Shaafi Kamaldien, Cape Town Exams Officer
The steady presence who checks in on everyone and the unofficial jokester of the team.
Amy Rex, Cape Town Exams Assistant
Reliable, patient and quietly competent. Our very own Excel queen.
These are the people who make Tutors & Exams South Africa what it is. We are all just normal people who care about what we do and about the candidates and families we work with. We look forward to the year ahead and to supporting you through every exam season in 2026.
