How CAPS assessment works online.
A flexible school day does not mean a lighter qualification. Here is how your child is assessed on CAPS at Saving Grace, and why it counts.
One of the biggest worries parents have about homeschooling is assessment: will it be real, will it be fair, and will it lead to a proper qualification? On CAPS at Saving Grace, the answer to all three is yes.
Assessed through SACAI
Saving Grace is SACAI-registered. SACAI, the South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute, is the body that sets and assesses exams for independent and homeschool learners, and it is the same institute behind the National Senior Certificate. So your child is measured against the national standard, not a home-made one.
Four assessment terms a year
Assessments are written online across four terms, when your child is ready rather than on a fixed exam-hall date. You receive a report card each term, so you always know how your child is doing.
Kept fair: the Invigilator App
From Grade 9 to Grade 12, formal assessments are invigilated remotely through the Invigilator App, a SACAI requirement. This is what keeps results credible when your child writes from home, and our academics team quality-checks submissions.
The end goal: the NSC
In the FET phase, Grades 10 to 12, your child works toward the National Senior Certificate, the matric certificate accepted by South African universities and colleges. It is the same qualification as a mainstream school, earned from home.
Assessment questions, answered.
Are the assessments timed?
When does invigilation start?
Is the matric the same as a normal school?
