All grades — home-educating families and cottage schools
Curriculum / approach
Not a curriculum provider — legal defence, advocacy and workshops
The legal defence fund for South African home educators. Homeschooling families and cottage schools pool membership to protect each other's right to educate their children lawfully and without unjustified interference.Read more
School type
Legal defence fund · Membership organisation
Admissions
Join as a member family or cottage school through the website
Registered as a public benefit organisation in 1998. It also runs workshops countrywide on the legal side of home and small-school education.
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
They are an online school with South African and international curriculum pathways, live and on-demand lessons, marked assessments and different support tiers. Parent involvement is higher in the younger grades.
Fees
Priced by curriculum, grade, subject and support tier
School type
Online · Co-ed
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
CAPS (National Senior Certificate) and Cambridge International
UCT Online High School is an online high school for Grades 8 to 12, run by Valenture under the University of Cape Town name and registered with SACAI.Read more
Fees
R2,985/month for the CAPS high school, plus a R599 placement fee; paying the year upfront saves 15%
School type
Online · Co-ed
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
Brainline has been teaching at a distance for close to forty years and was the first home-education provider recognised by the IEB, so a Brainline matric is an IEB matric.Read more
Fees
About R13,750 a year in Grades 4–7 rising to about R23,350 in Grades 8–12, excluding textbooks
They are a teacher-led online school offering live, hybrid and recorded formats in English and Afrikaans, with South African and international qualification pathways.
Fees
From R3,000/month (2026); varies by grade and format
They are an online IEB school built around small Pods of eight learners, daily teacher contact, individual progress dashboards and a mix of independent work and live connection.
Fees
R3,690–R4,890/month on the 12-month plan (2026)
School type
Online · Co-ed
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
They are an online school offering South African IEB and Cambridge pathways, with a personalised-learning approach and an option for prospective families to test-drive the school day.
Fees
IEB: R29,100–R50,400/year (2027)
School type
Online · Co-ed
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
They are a self-paced online school with South African CAPS, British International and US GED pathways. Lessons and assessments are completed through its learning platform with teacher support.
School type
Online · Co-ed
Admissions
Enrol online or request an admissions call-back
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
They are a fully online school with live teacher-led classes, a conventional timetable and recorded lessons for revision. Parents do not need to deliver the teaching.
Fees
R4,550–R6,530/month over 12 months, depending on grade (2027) · R2,650 enrolment
They are a Cape Town-based homeschool support service offering structured international lesson plans, assessments, live online classes and parent workshops.
School type
Homeschool curriculum and parent support
Admissions
Contact ARK Academy to choose a programme and enrol
Hours
Current school hours are not listed; check directly before visiting.
They are a learning centre offering a flexible, tutor-supported alternative for home-education families, with personalised guidance, resources and a community setting.