The Valenture Institute launched the UCT Online High School in June 2021.

Alignment to Vision 2030

As UCT’s Vision 2030 affirms, UCT is committed to solving the key challenges of the continent, in this case the Valenture Institute by agreement with UCT are working to close the secondary education inequality gap to unleash the potential of Africa’s children.

The UCT Online High School is an ecosystem that has been designed to enable access to affordable, high quality, online learning opportunities for learners from all socioeconomic backgrounds from across the country and continent.

The ecosystem comprises three distinct offerings, as well as a scholarship and bursary programme:

  1. South African National Senior Certificate (CAPS) Curriculum
  2. Adult Matric Preparation Programme
  3. Free Curriculum (SA National Senior Curriculum, CAPS aligned)
  4. Learning Liberated Scholarship & Bursary Programme for 2025 (SA National Senior Curriculum, CAPS aligned)

In partnership with Valenture Institute

The Valenture Institute is a leading global ed-tech company founded in 2019 with the singular mission of creating aspirational learning opportunities for high school learners. Informed by the science of online learning, the Valenture Institute brings a depth of expertise in learning design, robust technology, sophisticated analytics and excellent support services to enable their partner schools to make the greatest possible impact.

Learn more about Valenture Institute.

UCT Staff discounts

UCT offers the benefit of discounted tuition rates to a broad spectrum of staff employed by the university.

Read the UCT Online High School Staff Tuition Rates policy.

Contacts

UCT OHS enrolled learners and guardians

  • Contact your Support Coach directly via email or contact the general Student Success email address. Alternatively, you can WhatsApp your Support Coach.
  • Contact details for dedicated Support Coaches (both email and WhatsApp) are available to enrolled learners and guardians through the UCT Online High School Guardian and Learner Portals.
  • Support Coaches are available Monday to Friday, from 08:00 to 17:00, and typically respond within 24 hours.

Prospective learners and guardians

The UCT OHS admissions team can be reached via the Contact Us page on the UCT OHS website or by emailing UCT OHS Admissions.