African-first education gaming technology

Gamifying Mathematics forLearners in Algeria

Vorqela is a South African EdTech company redefining how African learners relate to and understand Mathematics. We combine gamification, game-based design, personalisation and diagnostics through Q-Learn for Primary Years 1–5 and V-Learn for Middle School Years 1–4; Secondary Years 1–3.

Algeria

Mathematics learning for Algeria

Q-Learn and V-Learn bring game-based Mathematics practice to families, schools and partners in Algeria.

Start with Q-Learn

Primary Years 1–5. Build confidence through practice, feedback and opportunities to try again.

Continue with V-Learn

Middle School Years 1–4; Secondary Years 1–3. Explore Mathematics problems and practise the steps behind an answer.

Use the school-stage labels for Algeria when choosing a product. Grade numbers are not interchangeable between countries.

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An empty classroom. Written on the chalkboard: We are still asking digital children to learn like the chalkboard generation.

We are still asking digital children
to learn like the chalkboard generation

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Average Maths score

PISA Mathematics score points, not a percentage.

PISA · 2015

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50.6%

Below Maths Level 1

Students whose Mathematics performance was below PISA Level 1.

PISA · 2015

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30.4%

At Maths Level 1

Students at PISA Level 1 in Mathematics, below the Level 2 baseline.

PISA · 2015

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Q-Learn

Our Maths response

Build Maths foundations

Primary Years 1–5

Game-based Maths practice with feedback and opportunities to try again.

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V-Learn

Our Maths response

Practise Maths problem solving

Middle School Years 1–4; Secondary Years 1–3

Explore Maths problems and practise the steps behind an answer.

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V-Teacher

Our Maths response

Find the Maths learning gap

Use learner activity to identify missing micro-skills and guide the next practice task.

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Historical assessment of 15-year-old students; not a current pass rate.

Assessments, years and benchmarks differ. These figures describe the Maths challenge; they do not measure Vorqela product outcomes.

Mathematics Is Not Only a Marks Problem

Many learners experience Mathematics as intimidating, abstract, repetitive, and disconnected from their everyday lives. When learners lose confidence, they practise less. When they practise less, learning gaps grow. These gaps affect classroom participation, subject choices, STEM readiness, and future opportunities.

Intimidation

Mathematics often feels like a high-stakes exam rather than a subject to explore.

Numo looking shocked and intimidated

Practice Gap

Traditional worksheets fail to provide the feedback and retry cycles needed for mastery.

Numo lifting the Practice Gap message

Future Opps

Without confidence, learners avoid STEM subjects and limit their long-term career paths.

Numo dressed as a doctor and sitting on the Future Opps message

Vorqela addresses this by making Mathematics more engaging, more relatable, and easier to practise through different learning formats.

Inside the learning gap

Your child understands Maths in class.So why can't they do it alone?

More lessons don't always solve the problem, because sometimes nobody knows exactly where the learning gap is.

So what's actually going wrong?

“But I explained this.”
“We covered this in tutoring.”
“I understood it yesterday…”
Numo looking confused beside a Mathematics problem

The hidden difference

The same result. Two very different explanations.

1 What the report shows

Mathematics reportAlgebra42%× Struggling
“The learner needs more Algebra practice.”

2 What Vorqela traces

  1. Algebra
  2. Solving Equations
  3. Inverse Operations✓
  4. Negative Numbers✓
  5. Fraction Operations×
  6. Common Denominators!

3 Vorqela finds the gap

Numo dressed as a detective and investigating a learning gap
Root micro-skill gapCommon denominators

This weakens fraction operations and later appears as difficulty with linear equations.

V-Teacher

Teachers shouldn't have to guess either.

Turn learner activity into clear next steps—who needs help, which micro-skill is missing, and where that gap is affecting the curriculum.

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Built differently

No. We didn't put ChatGPT behind a Maths game.

Vorqela's learning intelligence comes from our proprietary curriculum model, skill relationships and learner interaction data.

Other Edtech Start Up
Learner answers question
System sends prompt to ChatGPT
ChatGPT interprets the answer
ChatGPT generates feedback
Platform calls it "personalised learning"
Vorqela
Learner interaction
Question micro-skill
Skill dependency model
Misconception tracking
Learning insight

Measured, not hallucinated.

Built for the Whole Learning Ecosystem

Vorqela is designed to serve every stakeholder in the education landscape in Algeria.

Learners

Helping learners experience Mathematics as something they can attempt, practise, retry, and improve.

Schools

Offering curriculum-aligned learning products for classrooms, maths clubs, and learner support.

Teachers

Providing tools that support practice, revision, remediation, and learner engagement.

Partners

Creating opportunities to support Mathematics confidence, STEM readiness, and scalable learning innovation.

Parents

Helping parents support Maths confidence and visible learning progress at home.

Government & Funders

Supporting education priorities around Mathematics improvement, foundational numeracy, and measurable progress.

Let's Build Better Mathematics Learning Together

Whether you are a parent, school, partner, funder, investor, or education stakeholder, Vorqela invites you to help make Mathematics learning more engaging, relatable, and confidence-building for learners in Algeria.