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Parents Hub
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We’ve compiled a handy primer to help you understand your rights when it comes to accessing education for your child.

Parents Hub
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Take a look at how a South African family is able to work out what they can afford to spend on their children’s education.

Scholarships
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If you’re struggling to find answers to your top questions about high school scholarships, we’ve got you covered.

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Adult Matric
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If you’re wondering about the benefits of going back to school, look no further. We’ve detailed all the perks of getting your matric certificate as an adult learner.

Parents Hub
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All the work that we do at UCT Online High School is to create an amazing learning environment for our learners and their guardians. Alicia Cupido enrolled her daughter, Jamie to join us for Grade 11 and shared how their journey has been going.

General
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Sipho Mpisane, UCT Online High School's Head of School for South African National Senior Certificate, answers a few questions so we can get to know him better!

General
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August marks the start of Women’s Month! And each year, on 9 August we celebrate National Women’s Day, a day honouring the strength and resilience of the women who came before us, the women of today and the women who will lead the future.

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In celebration of Video Game Day, UCT Online High School hosted a fun-filled afternoon for their learners, jam-packed with all their favourite video games. And, where a Grade 10 learner took on a Southern Hemisphere Tekken Champion — and won!

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UCT Online High School is celebrating its first birthday! And we couldn’t be more thrilled about all that we’ve achieved in this first year, since we’ve launched, and all that is still to come. Celebrate with us by taking a stroll down memory lane and having a look back at all the exciting things we got up to since opening our virtual doors.