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FROM🇰🇷 South KoreaTO🇿🇦 South Africa

South Korea university-entry stage to South Africa: education route

Compare university-entry stage in South Korea with the corresponding school stage in South Africa, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

South Korea describes this point as High school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT. South Africa describes the receiving stage as FET Phase · Grades 10–12 / NSC. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSATARRIVING STAGEFET Phase · Grades 10–12 / NSC

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇰🇷 South Korea🇿🇦 South Africa
Current stageHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSATFET Phase · Grades 10–12 / NSC
Education authorityA national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.The Department of Basic Education sets the national curriculum and examination framework, implemented through provincial departments and schools.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

National curriculum and achievement standardsNational Curriculum Information Center ↗High-school equivalency qualification, subjects and passing rulesNational Institute for Lifelong Education · High-school Equivalency Support Center ↗CSAT official informationKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗Current CSAT candidate guideKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗National Curriculum Statements Grades R–12South African Department of Basic Education ↗
South Korea education systemSchool stages, qualifications and official sources →South Africa education systemSchool stages, qualifications and official sources →South Korea Grade 4 / Year 4 to South Africa: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →South Korea Grade 7 / Year 7 to South Africa: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →South Korea Grade 11 / Year 11 to South Africa: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →South Korea school-leaving stage to South Africa: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →South Africa university-entry stage to South Korea: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →

🔎 Also described as

moving from South Korea to South Africa for university-entry stageSouth Korea university-entry stage in South AfricaSouth Korea to South Africa school transfer requirements