High school. Low costs.

Yes, learners and guardians are encouraged to meet up and get to know each other. UCT Online High School will do its best to enable  learners and guardians to do this by creating online spaces to get to know each other and self-organise.

Yes, there are Live Check-ins that take place every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings for 15 minutes, with Support Coaches.

As such, high school learners will have multiple opportunities to engage with their Support Coaches and peers, enriching their learning experience.

We currently offer a CAPS-aligned curriculum that will result in the SA National Senior Certificate (NSC) qualification. You can find out more about CAPS over here.

UCT Online High School hires dedicated Learning Facilitators, Support Coaches and educational professionals who are incredibly good at creating and delivering content to high school and adult learners.

UCT (the university) and Valenture Institute have a shared governance structure to manage UCT Online High School. UCT’s Vice-Chancellor is Chair of the Oversight Committee, and UCT's faculty sits on the Operations and Governance committee, which is responsible for academic quality assurance, governance and overall management of the school.

UCT Online High School learners* also gain access to UCT faculty through our virtual My Brilliant Future series, hosted by our Head of Student Culture, Kieno Kammies. In this series, Kieno will interview UCT faculty and industry experts on topics to help set learners up for success at school, university and in life. In addition, UCT Online High School's learners will benefit from access to the UCT Vice Chancellor’s Open Lecture Series, as well as faculty-led seminars on areas of research at UCT.

*This is not applicable for Adult Matric learners.

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You need to have the following key documents on hand: your identity document and your child's latest term report. Depending on your selected term, you may be required to provide an additional report.
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Once you've received a conditional offer and have accepted your placement at UCT Online High School, we will ask you to submit all of the documents referenced in the application process during the pre-orientation phase. These documents are required before starting at UCT Online High School.

To secure your place at our school and accept the conditional offer, we require a once-off Placement Fee to be paid in advance. This payment is non-refundable and will not be deducted from the total tuition cost.

This fee includes, but is not limited to the costs associated with record verification, Adult Matric learner onboarding and the purchase of technology licences on behalf of the Adult Matric learner.

Valenture Institute is an ed-tech company that partners with leading education institutions to offer aspirational high school experiences to learners worldwide. Valenture Institute's proprietary learning technology, analytics and learner support model are at the forefront of online education.

UCT (the university) has partnered with Valenture Institute to create UCT Online High School. By combining UCT’s research-driven excellence with Valenture Institute’s proprietary learner support model, we’ve created something truly special at UCT Online High School.

UCT and Valenture Institute have a shared governance structure to manage UCT Online High School, with UCT’s Vice-Chancellor as Chair of the Oversight Committee, which is responsible for setting strategy and measuring the performance of the school. UCT and Valenture Institute appoint members of the Operations and Governance committee, which is responsible for academic quality assurance, governance and overall management of the school. Valenture Institute is responsible for the technology and day-to-day operations of the school — it’s a classic case of teamwork making the dream work!

Enrolling for UCT Online High School’s Adult Matric is simple, you can:

• Contact one of our Admissions Consultants
• Call us on +27 21 140 1792

Fill in the online application form