Every year, capable South African students under-shoot what they could achieve internationally. Not because the doors are closed, but because families find out about the requirements a year or two too late. Subject choices are locked in by Grade 10. Entrance tests sit in Grade 11 and 12. Application deadlines fall before the final matric results are even out. For 2027 entry, the UK deadline for Oxford, Cambridge and all medicine, dentistry and veterinary applications falls on 15 October 2026.
This free online evening puts the whole map in front of you early enough to act on it: the countries, the qualifications, the tests, the timelines and the true costs of studying abroad as a South African student.
The promise: you will leave knowing what is genuinely possible for your child, what it costs, what your child must do at school right now, and when each deadline falls, whether or not you ever use a tutor. This is information, not a sales pitch.
What we'll cover
- The SA schooling landscape abroad: how IEB, CAPS and Cambridge results are read by foreign universities.
- The world of options: the main destination countries and what each is actually good at.
- Country-by-country requirements: the UK, USA, Netherlands and Europe, Ireland, Australia and Canada.
- Tiers of universities: Ivy League, Oxbridge, Russell Group, and why fit beats fame.
- Faculties and the tough courses: medicine, engineering, law and business, and their extra tests.
- Subject choice at school: the Grade 9 and 10 decisions that open or close doors.
- The entrance tests, explained: NBT, SAT and ACT, AP, UCAT, IELTS, TOEFL and Duolingo.
- The master timeline: Grade 10 to matric, month by month.
- The finances, with Sable International: tuition, living costs, forex, funding and proof of funds.
- Where to start, and live Q&A: your next three steps, whatever your child's grade.
Our guest adviser
For the money questions we are joined by a guest adviser from Sable International, official in-country representatives for 500+ global universities, with a specialist forex and global-money arm. They will take you through what studying abroad really costs and how families actually fund it: scholarships, financial aid, education finance, smart forex, and the proof of funds every student visa demands.
The details
- When: Thursday 30 July 2026 at 18:30 (SAST). About 60 minutes, plus live Q&A.
- Where: Online, via Google Meet. Join from anywhere.
- Who it's for: parents and students in Grades 10 to 12.
- Cost: free.
How to attend
Registration is open to everyone. Click the Register button on this page and complete the short form; we will email you the Google Meet link before the evening.
Bring your questions: the session closes with live Q&A.