Fees – SwitchedOn Education

Our Fees

Our affordable monthly homeschooling fees cover all the online curriculum, assessments, and tests with a once-off administration fee per family administration fee.

All prices are calculated on a monthly basis.

Elementary
(Ages 8-14)

$65

$130 with support

Middle School
(Ages 11-14)

$95

$160 with support

High School
(Grade 9-10)

$195

High school students need to be registered with support due to moderation requirements for the American High School Diploma.

High School
(Grade 11-12)

$250

High school students need to be registered with support due to moderation requirements for the American High School Diploma.

An additional cost of $100 will be charged for the awarding and postage of the Diploma.

Home educators are responsible for monitoring the daily progress of the children. SwitchedOn Education requires one month’s written notice should the student no longer wish to continue with the curriculum. SwitchedOn Education is structured for continuous enrollment and the student is considered enrolled until the home educator gives one month notice and withdraws the student, in writing. No refunds are given for registration fees.

Support

Academic Support & Tutoring

Grading of the academic work, personal interaction, and motivation between student, qualified teacher, and staff, is provided. Students can book a tutor session with a specific tutor via an online booking calendar.

Home Educator Conferences

Know what’s coming up with our easy-to-use handy screens that show your students daily assignments, a curriculum overview, due dates, subject reviews, and test scores. Relevant topics and training are discussed with home educators to equip them as home-based learning, home educators.

Teams Conferences

Quarterly Teams conferences take place in groups with the students as well as home educators.

Communication

Communication takes place via WhatsApp call, messages, e-mail, Microsoft TEAMS, and on the built-in program.

Student Conferences

Motivational and educational topics are discussed as a group according to the various ages.

The Institute has a mobile phone where WhatsApp calls and messages can be sent to.

Messaging

The program has a built-in Message and Help function which enables the student and teacher to speak directly with each other.

Microsoft Teams

All communication with registered families takes place via Microsoft TEAMS. (A free license will be provided)

Hours

Academic hours: 8 am – 2 pm during South African school terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the recommended hours to be online daily?

Generally speaking, a student needs to be completing 2 assignments per subject per day. As the assignments are of varying lengths students should spend approximately 45 minutes per subject per day but this is subject to the length of assignment and number of sections per assignment coupled with the ability of the student. Please factor in all these components and remember to give students comfort and snack or food breaks throughout the day.

Are there any additional costs?

The cost includes access to ALL subjects within the SwitchedOn Education USA curriculum.

Who is the curriculum accredited by?

See ACSI accreditation and Cognia.