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Tests, portfolios, marking, progress reports and examination arrangements.
6 articlesKnowledge BaseWhat is taught at each grade, subject choices and how the year is structured.
9 articlesKnowledge BaseEnrolment, documents, accounts and the practical side of being registered with us.
3 articlesKnowledge BaseYour first weeks with Saving Grace — what to expect, what to set up and where to begin.
4 articlesKnowledge BaseThe questions families ask before they start — the law, the cost, the curriculum, and whether a matric is still possible.
7 articlesKnowledge BaseHow Saving Grace operates, what we commit to and what is expected in return.
4 articlesKnowledge BaseSigning in, navigating lessons, submitting work and fixing common problems.
1 articleKnowledge BaseRoutines, motivation, study skills and helping a child who is struggling.
3 articlesKnowledge BaseDevices, connectivity, browsers, downloads and getting unstuck.
1 articleMarking applies the memorandum; moderation checks that marking was applied consistently. If a mark looks wrong, ask the teacher in Canvas first, with the specific question and the specific answer — not the overall…
Yes, home education is lawful in South Africa. Under the BELA Act, which took effect at the end of December 2024, registering your home education with the provincial education department is compulsory. Guidelines published…
Anywhere from a few thousand rand a year if you teach from your own materials, to roughly R17 000–R35 000 a year per learner with a full online provider. Add a device, data, and…
A homeschooled learner writes the National Senior Certificate — the same matric — through an assessment body such as SACAI, registering in Grade 10 and sitting the final examinations in person at an approved…
Home education suits many children who struggle in a classroom, because the pace, the format and the length of the day can all be adapted. What it cannot do is replace professional assessment and…
Far less than a school day. Roughly one to two hours in the Foundation Phase, two to three in the Intermediate Phase, three to four in the Senior Phase, and four to five in…
Homeschooled children are not automatically isolated, but socialisation does not happen by itself either — it has to be deliberately arranged. That is the honest answer: it is a real thing to plan for,…
Most families arrive with the same seven questions: is it legal, what does it cost, which curriculum, can my child still get a matric, how many hours a day, what about socialisation, and can…
Seven subjects: four compulsory — a home language, a second language, Life Orientation, and either Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy — plus three electives of your choosing. You cannot take both Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy,…
Assessments run through Canvas — four formal assessments a term, marked and moderated, with a termly report. From Grade 9 upwards, formal assessments must be written using the Invigilator App, and final SACAI matric…
