Getting access to the private parent areas
Create an account, then ask Saving Grace to verify it as a parent account. Verified parents can see and post in the grade communities and the private parent support areas.
Knowledge Base
The answers we give most often, written down properly — so you can find them at any hour, without waiting for anyone.
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Knowledge Base
Assessment and Exams
Tests, portfolios, marking, progress reports and examination arrangements.
2 articlesKnowledge BaseCurriculum and Subjects
What is taught at each grade, subject choices and how the year is structured.
2 articlesKnowledge BaseFees and Administration
Enrolment, documents, accounts and the practical side of being registered with us.
3 articlesKnowledge BaseGetting Started
Your first weeks with Saving Grace — what to expect, what to set up and where to begin.
4 articlesKnowledge BaseHomeschooling in South Africa
The questions families ask before they start — the law, the cost, the curriculum, and whether a matric is still possible.
7 articlesKnowledge BasePolicies and Official Information
How Saving Grace operates, what we commit to and what is expected in return.
4 articlesKnowledge BaseStudent Portal
Signing in, navigating lessons, submitting work and fixing common problems.
1 articleKnowledge BaseSupporting Your Learner
Routines, motivation, study skills and helping a child who is struggling.
3 articlesKnowledge BaseTechnical Help
Devices, connectivity, browsers, downloads and getting unstuck.
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Building a homeschool routine that survives a bad week
Fix the start time and the order of the day rather than the clock for every subject, protect the two or three hours when your child actually concentrates, and build in a catch-up slot…
When your child says “I can’t do this”
Find out which kind of stuck it is — a gap in earlier work, a misunderstood instruction, tiredness, or fear of getting it wrong — because the four need completely different responses. Stop the…
Devices and connectivity: what you actually need
A reasonably current laptop or tablet with a proper keyboard, an up-to-date browser, and enough data for daily lesson use. A phone works in an emergency but is not a workable device for a…
Preparing for exams without cramming
Start early and work in short spaced sessions, practise by answering questions from memory rather than re-reading notes, and use past papers under real time limits. Re-reading feels productive and is the weakest way…
Telling Saving Grace about a problem
Use the feedback form for anything private — a complaint, a concern about your own child, or a suggestion. Use the forums for questions other families would benefit from seeing answered.
How the Saving Grace Community works
The community has three parts: forums where you ask questions and get answers from staff and other parents, a Knowledge Base of written answers you can read at any hour, and a private feedback…