The Daily Voice reports that Kurt Minnaar (33) uses "gevaarlike [dangerous] dance moves" and music to teach his Grade 8 class at Eben Dönges High School.
According to the newspaper, Minaar is working on six tracks to add to the two he already has, and will be releasing an album of the times tables in raps.
His work is a welcome relief.
Eben Dönges High School has made headlines previously, but not for the best reasons. Named after an apartheid-era minister, the school in 2013 was at the receiving end of fierce backlash after it sent two Muslim pupils home over their fez and hijab. The siblings did not attend school for five days as they were not permitted back with the traditional garb. The Western Cape government eventually intervened and returned the children to their school.
In 2014, the school was in the news again, this time because a teacher was being investigated for hitting a grade nine pupil on the head with a stick in front of classmates.
Minnaar's work hopefully signals the start of far better times for pupils at the school.
Pupil Jabulani Dyantyi, 15, says he enjoys coming to math classes, because of the raps. "I get inspired by Mr Minnaar's raps and it has helped improve my maths marks," he told the newspaper.
The teacher said he's seen a reduction in the amount of disruptions in class. "I have seen some good results in my classes, but to see an even greater result I need to create more learning material and lesson plans. I have so many other ideas that I still want to implement, but it's all going to take some time."
Watch his inspiring work in the classroom here.