Programmes
Pick the route that matches the student, not the calendar.
Three curricula, three destinations, and three different sets of trade-offs. Here is what each one costs, where each one leads, and — the part most providers leave out — what each one will not do.
Side by side
The differences that actually matter.
What each one costs, where it starts, how it is examined, and what it leaves the student holding at the end. The last row is the one worth reading twice.
| My Online School | CambriLearn CAPS | GED | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration | R1 000 once-off | R1 000 once-off | R1 000 once-off |
| Subscription | R4 800/year | — | R3 300 |
| Monthly tuition | R1 800/month | R2 000/month × 12 | R1 850/month |
| Additional fees | — | — | GED pretests: R150 each × 4 GED exams: R1 600 each × 4 |
| Discount | — | Grade R–9: 50% off when you enrol through Nova Support Center | — |
| Curriculum | International | CAPS | American |
| Grades / age | Grade 6 to 10 | Grade R to 12 | 16 and older |
| Exams | Continuous assessment, no exit exam | Paper-based, via SACAI | GED testing centres |
| Language | English | English & Afrikaans | English |
| When you can start | Any month | Any month | Any month |
| Leads to | No certificate. Continue to the GED afterwards | The National Senior Certificate — the same matric written in schools | NQF 4, comparable to matric. College here, university abroad |
| University here | Not applicable — finish on another route first | Yes, directly, with a bachelor’s pass | Not directly. One year of a Higher Certificate first, or straight into Boston |
| What it will not do | Take a student through to matric. It stops at Grade 10 and you will need a route to finish. | Let a student sit the final exams sooner than the national calendar allows. A student who is ahead still waits. | Give matric exemption. On its own it will not open a bachelor’s degree at a public South African university. |
Grade R–9 CambriLearn: 50% off tuition and administration fees when signing up through Nova Support Center. GED pretests and exams are paid when the learner is ready to write each one. The fees page has the full terms.
Still weighing up two of them?
Send us the student's age and last completed grade. We will tell you which route we would put them on, and why.