The terms, stated plainly, before you sign anything.

Not for the GED. No prior achievements are necessary and we do not need a record of previous grades passed. For the other programmes we simply need to know the last grade completed so we can place the student sensibly.

Students can enrol all year round. There is no term you have to wait for, because the programmes are self-paced rather than timetabled.

Zoom lessons are available wherever you are situated, at a time which suits you. Many of our students never set foot in the centre.

Yes. Many students who have done the programmes by themselves come to us specifically to be prepared for the final exams, and that is a service we are glad to provide.

As matric-level, yes. SAQA has evaluated the GED and found the National Senior Certificate to be its closest comparable qualification, at NQF Level 4 with 130 credits, so employers, technical colleges and colleges accept it. What it does not carry is matric exemption, which is a separate thing and the point most providers gloss over. See the next question.

Not on the GED alone. Universities South Africa stopped issuing Foreign Conditional Exemption to South African GED holders from 2020, and every public university requires a matriculation exemption for degree study — that is law, not preference, and no institution can waive it. There are four working routes past it: straight into a degree at Boston City Campus, a one-year Higher Certificate followed by complete exemption and then any university, mature age exemption from 23, or an online degree with an international university. The GED programme page sets all four out with costs and timelines. If a public South African university on the normal timeline is the goal, CambriLearn CAPS is the more direct route and we will say so.

Often yes. Most colleges and many employers want a SAQA Certificate of Evaluation before they will accept a GED, because it is a foreign qualification. It is worth taking seriously: SAQA screens every application for compliance, and where an application is found non-compliant the fee is forfeited and you get thirty calendar days to fix it. We run this as a standalone service from R500 — you do not have to be a Nova student to use it, and we will tell you if you do not need it at all. See the SAQA evaluation help page.

Sixteen or older to start the programme, and seventeen to write the exams. An identity document is required to sit the exam.

The subscription runs for one year. If the student is not finished, a new subscription is paid and no work is lost.

Yes. The CAPS programme through CambriLearn is offered in both Afrikaans and English, and as an affiliate we pass on a 50% discount to every student from Grade 1 to Grade 9.

A laptop of your own and a connection. We provide internet connections for full-time students at the centre.

Exams are external. CambriLearn staff mark tasks and exams for the CAPS programme, with final exams written through SACAI. GED exams are written at accredited testing centres around the country.