Application for SAQA Certificate of Evaluation
Application for SAQA
Certificate of Evaluation
To submit a compliant application SAQA requires the following documents:
NOTE: Please note that failure to follow the general (1 – 6 ) and country specific requirements, your application will be non-compliant.
General Requirements
- Ensure that the online application form is signed, dated, and uploaded on the SAQA portal with all supporting documents.
- The evaluation fee is determined by the number of qualifications you want SAQA to evaluate. Please click here to view current fee structure.
- Please download and complete the SAQA consent form.
- Ensure that the form is hand signed by the qualification holder.
Accepted proof of identity:
- Clear copy valid passport or asylum seeker permit
- Valid National Identity document
- Final Graduation certificates / confirmation of completion of studies letter
- Graduation certificates and transcripts in the original language must be accompanied by sworn translation.
Note: sworn translation not required if qualification is from a country where language of learning and teaching is English.
Do you have a PhD?
- Ensure that the field of study is clearly stated in the certificate. IF not stated, please submit abstract of thesis / thesis title.
Note: Do not submit the actual thesis/dissertation.
- All school leaving certificates must be issued by the official examining body in the country of origin.
Note: For school going children – please submit official school report / letter confirming the last grade completed.
Do you have a General Certificate of Education?
- (GCE) Advanced level / Advanced subsidiary levels include the Ordinary level / General Certificate of Secondary Education).
Note: Please note that an A Level /AS level certificate will not be evaluated on its own. An O Level/ IGCSE certificate must also be uploaded as well..
- We require Full Academic transcripts / marksheets
Note: Ensure transcripts include a transcript legend (the information that appears at the back of the transcript).
- All payments are made online through the pay gate system which available on your SAQA account.
- The evaluation fee payable is determined by the online application form, which serve as a pro forma invoice.
Important: Third party verification fees: Some Institutions often charge for confirmation of authenticity (i.e. qualification documents). The verification fee is separate from the evaluation fees.
Note: where applicable, SAQA will communicate the information regarding verification fees to you, during the verification phase of the process.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
School: SAQA requires the actual Diplôme d’Etat, plus the Bulletins for the 5th and 6th years. We do not accept any Attestations de Réussite.
Higher education: We require the FINAL Diplôme together with the Attestation de Réussite and Relevé de Notes.
People’s Republic of China
Copies of qualification documents issued by education institutions must be certified and the names on seals must be readable.
Notarial certificates may be submitted in support of qualification documents but are not accepted on their own.
Submit qualifications together with either of the following:
A Credential Report issued by the China Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Centre (currently known as Student Service and Quality Development Center of the Ministry of Education (https://xwrz.chsi.com.cn/gateway); or
An Online Verification Report issued by China Higher Education Student Information and Career Centre (CHESICC now CSSD). A validity period of at least 6 months (http://www.chsi.com.cn/en/)
European countries under the Bologna Declaration
Submit your Diploma or Certificate Supplement. However, note that the Supplement does not replace an academic transcript.
France
SAQA accepts only the official versions of qualification documents in the national format. They must be in the French language, issued by the relevant official government ministry and signed by the Recteur d’Académie. Include the full transcript for all the years of study.
Nigeria (and other western African countries offering WAEC examinations)
Evaluation of WAEC and NECO Senior Secondary School Certificates requires the following information together with qualification documents that meet the General
Requirements below:
- Examination number
- Examination year
- Period of examination (May/June or Nov/Dec)
- WAEC or NECO Scratch card details
UK based vocational qualifications.
Regulated qualifications must show the Ofqual logo and registration number. For clarification, applicants can access the OFQUAL website via http://register.ofqual.gov.uk/. In Wales, Qualifications Wales is the tasked
independent regulator of vocational qualifications. In Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority assures qualifications offered in Scotland by approving awarding bodies and their qualifications. In Northen Ireland, the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and assessment regulates qualifications offered in Northen Ireland.
OFQUAL Qualifications issued since 2010 should have either the logo of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) or Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, and the corresponding QCA registration number; or those of OFQUAL. OFQUAL has authority to regulate qualifications offered in England only.
Vocational qualifications issued by UK based international examining bodies in countries outside of the UK are considered non-national where they were customised for local conditions and are not issued in the UK in line with the above requirements. SAQA requires proof of recognition in the particular issuing country.
Ethiopia
In terms of the directive from Education and Training Authority Ethiopia, applicants are required to submit to SAQA all the completed qualification documents supporting your application for evaluation (Transcripts, final graduation certificates and letters of completion) obtained within and outside Ethiopia. However, you are not required to pay an evaluation fee for all these qualifications– only record and pay for the qualification that you want SAQA to evaluate.
Applicants must not include these in the “Qualification to be evaluated” section under “History of Learning” of the applications if they are not to be evaluated as SAQA charges per qualification submitted for evaluation.
e.g., if an applicant applies for evaluation of Master of Arts, he or she must submit all the qualifications leading up to this qualification even if they were achieved from a country other than Ethiopia (this includes school leaving certificates). In all cases the transcripts are also required. Please note that SAQA will only charge evaluation fee of the qualification (s) you want SAQA to evaluate only.
Angola
In terms of the official school leaving qualifications, a Certificado de Habilitações or Certificado issued by Ministério da Educação is required as per the requirements of the ministry. Both the front side and the reverse side of the certificate are required for fair and effective evaluation. The reverse side of the certificate must be signed by the Head of the Ministério da Educação. For the qualifications issued in 2023 -onwards, a QR code and the signature of the Head of the Ministério da Educação must be visible for verification purposes.
Spain
SAQA only accepts official versions of qualification documents in the national format. It must be in the Spanish language, issued by the relevant official government ministry under the name and seal of the reigning King. Include the full transcript for all the years of study.
Mozambique
Submit school leaving certificates in the original language that have been homologated by the Ministry of Education and Human Development in Mozambique. The ministry does not verify certificates that have not been
homologated.
India
To check the accreditation status of an institution of higher learning, kindly visit the following sites:
To check the legal status regarding school leaving qualification of an autonomous board in India, kindly consult the Ministry of Education using the following link: https://www.education.gov.in/national-boards.
The Department of School Education & Literacy also has a dashboard of recognised boards and their affiliated schools, see the following link for ease of reference: https://schoolgis.nic.in/.
