Where Can I Do My Matric Online in South Africa? (2027)

You can do matric online through an online school registered with one of South Africa's Umalusi-accredited exam boards — the IEB or SACAI. You study online and write the final National Senior Certificate examinations in person at a registered centre. At Teneo, Grade 12 costs R1,250 to R6,800 a month in 2027.

Thousands of South African learners finish matric online every year — 94% of SACAI's 6,168 candidates in 2025 were registered through distance-education providers or online schools — and they receive exactly the same National Senior Certificate as learners at any other school. The question is where — which kind of provider, which exam board, and how much teaching your child needs. Here are the routes, what to check before you enrol, and what Grade 12 online looks like at Teneo.

The routes to an online matric

1. An online school registered with the IEB or SACAI The most common route for school-age learners. The school teaches, assesses and registers your child for the National Senior Certificate examinations.

2. A distance-education provider Similar to an online school, but usually with less live teaching and more independent study. Most are registered with SACAI.

3. Homeschooling with a registered provider A parent guides the learning, using a provider's content. For matric, School-Based Assessment still has to be completed through a registered route, so this needs careful planning.

4. Rewriting or completing subjects Learners who've already written matric can improve results through the May/June examination, including through the Department of Basic Education's free Second Chance Matric Programme.

For a full answer to whether an online matric counts, see can you do matric online?

What to check before you enrol for an online matric

1. Which exam board? The IEB or SACAI — ask for the school's registration number and confirm it with the exam board.

2. Where are final examinations written? In person, at a registered examination centre. A school that offers online final examinations isn't offering an NSC.

3. Who teaches? Live lessons, recorded lessons with teacher support, or content only?

4. Who marks School-Based Assessment? It counts towards the final mark, so it must be set and marked properly.

5. What does the full year cost? Tuition, registration, exam board fees and materials.

6. What are the results? Ask for the official pass rate and bachelor pass rate, with the number of learners who wrote — not just highlights.

Online classes for Grade 12 at Teneo

Teneo is registered with both the IEB (11489) and SACAI (99304). Grade 12 learners choose an exam board, then a learning option.

IEB — in English

• 100% Live Classes: R6,800 a month — 100% live, timetabled, teacher-led lessons

• Mix of Live and Recorded Classes: R5,300 a month

• 100% Recorded Classes: R4,300 a month — every lesson recorded to watch on a schedule, still taught by qualified teachers

• Without Classes: R2,083.33 a month — homeschooling, with timetabled assessments marked by qualified teachers

• Without Classes and Reports: R1,562.50 a month — current-year content on a schedule, with no assessments

SACAI — in English or Afrikaans

• Mix of Live and Recorded Classes: R4,400 a month

• 100% Recorded Classes: R3,000 a month

• Without Classes: R1,666.67 a month

• Without Classes and Reports: R1,250 a month

100% Live Classes is offered on the IEB only. See online Grade 12 and the full 2027 fees.

Which option is right for matric?

For most Grade 12 learners, an option with teaching and teacher-marked assessment is the safer choice. School-Based Assessment counts towards the final National Senior Certificate result, and Grade 12 is the year it matters most.

• 100% Live Classes — for learners who want a full live timetable through matric

• Mix of Live and Recorded Classes — live teaching with some flexibility

• 100% Recorded Classes — for self-motivated learners who still want a teacher for every lesson, direct messaging and marked work

• Without Classes — for homeschooling families who want Teneo's teachers to set and mark assessments

• Without Classes and Reports — content only, with no assessments; for learners whose assessment is handled elsewhere

IEB or SACAI for an online matric?

Both lead to the same National Senior Certificate, accepted equally by South African universities. At Teneo, they differ in three ways:

• Fees: SACAI tuition is lower in every option it's offered — R4,400 against R5,300 a month for Mix of Live and Recorded Classes in Grade 12

• Options: only the IEB offers 100% Live Classes in Grades 10 to 12

• Language: the IEB route is English-only from Grade 10; SACAI is available in English or Afrikaans

Choose on how your child learns best, then on budget. The certificate is the same either way.

What a Grade 12 week online looks like

An illustration for Mix of Live and Recorded Classes.

• Live lessons on a timetable in the subjects where your child needs real-time teaching

• Recorded lessons on a schedule in others, watched at a set time each week

• Timetabled assessments set, invigilated, marked and moderated by qualified teachers — the School-Based Assessment that counts towards matric

• Direct messaging with teachers, and after-school group tutorials

• Past-paper practice, increasing through the year towards preliminary and final examinations

The structure matters most in matric. A clear weekly rhythm is what carries learners through the final examinations.

What matric online costs in total

On top of tuition:

• Registration: once-off — R1,850 for the class options, R750 for Without Classes, R500 for Without Classes and Reports

• Exam board fees: in Grade 12, and on SACAI from Grade 10. The IEB's Grade 12 examination fee was R16,000 in 2026

• Textbooks, a computer, internet and backup power

Example — Grade 12, IEB, 100% Recorded Classes: R51,600 in tuition, R1,850 registration and the IEB examination fee — about R69,450 at the 2026 exam-fee rate, before materials.

Deadlines that matter for an online matric

Grade 12 enrolment closes earlier than other grades, on the exam boards' cut-off dates — so don't leave a matric move until late in the year.

Grade 12 exam board fees must be paid by 31 March under Teneo's fee policy, or the learner can't be registered for that year's examinations.

University applications open from around April of the matric year and are decided on final Grade 11 results — so a strong Grade 11 matters as much as Grade 12.

Moving to an online matric from another school

The cleanest point is the start of Grade 10, when School-Based Assessment for the National Senior Certificate begins and learners choose their final subjects.

Moving in Grade 11 or 12 is possible, but needs planning: your child's School-Based Assessment record has to carry across, and the subjects and exam board need to match. Talk to admissions before you commit.

What Teneo's matric results show

In Teneo's official 2025 SACAI results, 565 of 698 candidates passed — 80.9%, about eight points above SACAI's overall 73.16% — and 44.4% achieved a bachelor pass. Two Teneo learners achieved the highest marks in South Africa in Accounting and in Afrikaans Home Language, and eight IEB learners ranked in the top 1% nationally in their subjects.

See Teneo's accreditation, or talk to admissions about Grade 12 in 2027.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I do my matric online in South Africa? Through an online school or distance-education provider registered with the IEB or SACAI. Teneo Online School is registered with both.

Is an online matric the same as a normal matric? Yes. You write the same National Senior Certificate, certified by Umalusi, and universities treat it the same way.

Can I write my matric exams online? No. Final National Senior Certificate examinations are written in person at a registered examination centre.

How much does matric online cost? At Teneo in 2027, R1,250 to R6,800 a month for Grade 12, depending on exam board and learning option, plus registration and exam board fees.

Are there live online classes for Grade 12? Yes. At Teneo, 100% Live Classes is available for Grade 12 on the IEB, and Mix of Live and Recorded Classes on both the IEB and SACAI.

Can I do matric online in Afrikaans? Yes, on SACAI at Teneo. Teneo's IEB route is in English for Grades 10 to 12.

Can I switch to an online school in Grade 12? It's possible, but enrolment closes earlier for Grade 12 and School-Based Assessment needs to carry across. Plan the move with admissions as early as possible.

What are Teneo's Grade 12 results? In Teneo's official 2025 SACAI results, 80.9% of 698 candidates passed and 44.4% achieved a bachelor pass.