Achievers & Top Matrics
Their achievements deserve attention.
Your business can share the occasion.
Advertise alongside the school achievements families celebrate, with a choice of local town booklets and regional tabloids. Book Achievers at the end of 2026, Top Matrics at the start of 2027, or ask about both.
The two editions
Which one fits your year?
| Achievers 2026 | Top Matrics 2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrates | Academic, sporting, cultural and leadership achievements | Leading matric achievers and their schools |
| Publishes | End November 2026 | End January 2027 |
| Advertising timing | Ahead of festive-season shopping | As families plan the new year |
| Booking closes | 2 November 2026 | 15 January 2027 |
| Explore Achievers | Explore Top Matrics |
Achievers 2026
Celebrate academic, sporting, cultural and leadership success in an edition published at the end of November. Give your business visibility in participating school communities ahead of the festive season.
Achievers bookings close 2 November 2026.
Top Matrics 2027
Celebrate leading matric achievers and the schools behind them at the end of January. Put your business alongside their success as families plan the year ahead.
Your business does not need to sell to matric learners. Parents, staff, alumni and the wider school community are part of the audience around these achievements.
Top Matrics bookings close 15 January 2027.
Formats
Choose local or regional coverage
Town booklet
For businesses focused on a selected town or local area.
3 000 printed copies per edition.
Advertising from R2 250Regional tabloid
For businesses serving a wider region.
10 000 printed copies per edition.
Advertising from R5 150Rates below apply to either edition, booked separately. All prices exclude VAT.
| Advert size | Town A4 booklet | Regional tabloid |
|---|---|---|
| Printed copies | 3 000 | 10 000 |
| Eighth page | R2 250 | R5 150 |
| Quarter page | R3 850 | R7 750 |
| Half page | R6 750 | R14 500 |
| Full page | R9 650 | R25 500 |
Scroll sideways on a narrow screen to see both columns. Print quantities are copies, not a count of individual readers.
The same size is not the same space
An eighth-page advert is physically larger in the regional tabloid than in the town booklet. Shown here to scale.
See how your advert appears alongside school achievements
Your advert runs in the printed edition and in its online version. Participating-school sharing can extend exposure to the edition; social reach is not guaranteed.
Inside a previous edition. Advertising runs above, below and alongside the feature. Open either page to inspect the advert spaces full size.
Coverage
Find your edition
Regional tabloids
Choose one region, or ask for a quotation across several.
Achievers town booklets
Pick your town and we’ll confirm what is still open.
Town booklets for Top Matrics in January 2027 are subject to confirmation. Tell us your town and we’ll confirm whether it is running.
Plan your booking
Specific positions are subject to availability and confirmed in writing.
Both editions
Advertise before the holidays and again at the start of the year
Ask for a combined quotation for Achievers and Top Matrics. We’ll confirm available positions, artwork adaptation and any applicable booking benefits.
Editions are sold separately and each is quoted on its published rates.
Artwork specifications
| Size | Town A4 booklet | Regional tabloid |
|---|---|---|
| Eighth page | 93 × 66 mm | 128 × 93 mm |
| Quarter page | 93 × 136 mm | 128 × 190 mm |
| Half page | 190 × 136 mm | 259 × 190 mm |
| Full page | 210 × 297 mm | 259 × 384 mm |
Full-page adverts are supplied to trim size. Add 3 mm bleed on all sides and keep essential text 8 mm inside the trim. Fractional sizes are supplied to type area — no bleed required.
Print-ready PDF preferred (PDF/X-1a). CMYK, 300 dpi at final size, fonts embedded or outlined. Printed on 60 gsm newsprint — avoid very fine reversed type, heavy solid blacks and tints below 15%. Supply to [email protected], quoting the edition, region or town, and the size booked.
Ready to reserve your space?
Send us your preferred edition and town or region. We’ll confirm the available space, total price and artwork requirements.