Your next step after school

We help you apply to university and college.

Scenda helps learners across South Africa. Add your details, school marks and documents once. Your application helper is a real person who submits your applications and keeps you updated. We also help you apply for bursaries, NSFAS and student housing.

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A real person helps you apply. You stay informed at every step.
26
Universities
9
Provinces
R649.90
Once-off fee
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Guided by your marks
Up to 5 applications

We can apply to 26 public universities using the details you add once. Applications depend on course requirements and closing dates.

  • UCT
  • Wits
  • UP
  • SU
  • UKZN
  • UJ
  • UFS
  • NWU
  • RU
  • UWC
  • UFH
  • UL
  • NMU
  • Univen
  • WSU
  • UniZulu
  • UNISA
  • CPUT
  • DUT
  • TUT
  • CUT
  • VUT
  • MUT
  • SPU
  • UMP
  • SMU

Across all 9 provinces. Don't see yours? Get in touch and we'll confirm what we can submit for you.

The process

How we help you apply

Add your details once. We help you choose where to apply, submit your applications and follow up.

Explore our university, NSFAS and bursary application help.

1. Create your account

with Scenda

Add your name, email and WhatsApp number.

2. Add your details

with Scenda

Add your school marks and upload the documents we ask for.

3. We submit your applications

with Scenda

Your helper applies to the places you choose together.

4. Check your updates

with Scenda

Read replies and see what you need to do next.

Guided choices

Choose your next step with help.

Tell your helper what you want to study and what you can spend. We help you explore courses, study funding and housing. Use our free admission points checker to start planning.

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A person in your corner

One set of details. Your own helper. Support at every step.

Find study and funding options

Tell us what work interests you and what support you need. Your helper helps you explore courses and ways to pay for your studies. A bursary is money awarded to help cover study costs.

Guided by your marks

Your marks help you explore your options. Your helper checks the requirements for each course before applying.

Get your NSFAS documents ready

NSFAS is the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. It helps students who meet its rules pay for their studies. We help you prepare your documents. NSFAS decides who receives funding.

A look inside

See your applications in one place.

Use your phone to add your details, check your admission points and see what you still need to complete.

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One application hub with every section in one place.
The current free Scenda APS calculator on a phone, explaining admission points above the certificate selector and latest school mark fields
Check your APS for free and explore application closing dates.
The current Scenda learner dashboard on a phone, showing the next step and a guide to details, documents, fees and application status with sample learner data
Follow a clear guide and see what to do next.
Why you'll love it

Less paperwork. More time to study.

Education is an investment in your future. The time, effort and money you put into learning can help you build skills and open new opportunities. Plan for course fees, transport, books and housing. Scenda helps with applications; it does not promise a job or income.

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A person helps you apply

Your application helper prepares and submits the applications in your package, and keeps you updated.

Add your details once

Use the same details for your university, funding and housing applications.

Know what you are paying for

We tell you which institutions charge their own application fee before you pay anything.

Help with your documents

Know what to bring, and have it checked before it goes in.

Closing dates and updates

See application updates and get reminders about what you need to do.

Focus on your studies

We help with your applications so you can spend more time on your schoolwork.

Free · no account needed

Check your admission points for free.

APS means Admission Point Score: points calculated from your school marks. Enter your marks to see a guide score and application closing dates. Each course has its own requirements.

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One payment for application support

Know the cost before you start.

Pay Scenda once for help with the applications listed here. This fee does not pay for tuition or housing. A parent, guardian or someone supporting you can pay using a secure link.

Once-offScenda package
R649.90/ paid once
  • University and college applications Up to 5
  • Bursary applications Up to 3
  • Student housing applications Up to 2
  • NSFAS application Included
  • National Benchmark Test (NBT) application Included
  • Career guidance Included
  • Your own application helper Included
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We apply only where applications are open. Some universities charge separate application fees. Applying directly to NSFAS is free. You pay Scenda for application help. We cannot promise a study place, funding or housing. Read the cancellation and refund rules in our Terms of Service.

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For bursary schemes, institutions & housing

Review student applications in one place.

For universities, bursary providers and student housing teams: receive applications with each learner's details and documents organised in one place. Book a partnership meeting to explore how we can work together.

Bursary providers

Review funding applications

See each learner's school marks, documents and financial information to help you make funding decisions.

Universities and colleges

Review study applications

Find each learner's details, marks and documents together, ready for your admissions team to review.

Student housing providers

Review housing applications

Review housing requests and check each learner's study and funding information in one place.

Let's talk about partnering with Scenda.

In this introductory meeting, we'll discuss your organisation's needs, how Scenda helps learners apply for study, funding and housing, and how we could share applications with your team. We'll explore a suitable way to work together and agree on next steps.

Choose an available time on our Google Calendar booking page. You'll see the meeting details there before booking.

Book a partnership meeting ↗List a bursaryDiscuss your needs · explore a partnership · agree on next steps
We help learners take the next step after school, with clear information and support through their applications.
For learners and families

A clearer next step for you and your family.

Education is an investment in your future. We help you understand your choices, the paperwork and the costs before you take the next step.

For learners

Your future. Your choices.

You do not need to figure everything out at once. Start with what you have, and we will help you understand what comes next.

  • Check your points and course requirements.
  • Get your details and documents ready.
  • See which steps still need your attention.
See what I need to apply

For parents and guardians

Help them plan with confidence.

Support the learner in your life with a clear plan for the documents, fees and decisions ahead.

  • Understand Scenda and institution fees.
  • Help gather the right documents.
  • Pay through the learner's secure payment link.
Plan for application costs

You choose where to apply. We help with the process. Each institution or funder makes its own admission or funding decision.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What does Scenda do?
Add your details once. Your application helper submits the university, study funding and housing applications in your package. They keep you updated and explain what you need to do.
Do you guarantee I'll get a place or NSFAS funding?
No. Nobody can honestly promise that: every institution and funder makes its own decision. What we do is make sure your applications are complete, correct and in before the closing date.
Isn't applying to NSFAS and universities free?
Applying to NSFAS is free, and some universities charge no application fee. You can apply yourself. You pay Scenda for a trained person to do every application for you, on time, and follow up.
Can my parent or guardian pay?
Yes. From the Payment section you can send your parent or guardian a secure payment link. They pay by card or instant EFT through PayFast, without creating an account.
What if I change my mind?
You can cancel within 7 days of paying for a full refund, unless your application helper has already started work with your agreement. After that, we refund the part of the service not yet used. The Terms of Service explain how.
Does the price include university application fees?
No. You pay Scenda R649.90 once for application help. Some universities charge their own fees separately. We tell you which fees apply before you pay.
How long does Scenda take to process my application?
Once you have added your details, uploaded your documents and paid, your helper starts the applications in your package where applications are open. Each university or funder takes its own time to reply. Check updates in your account.
How is the application processed with the institutions?
A real person is assigned to help you apply. They complete and submit each institution's application for you, using the single set of details and documents you provided to Scenda.
Do I have to wait for institutions to open before applying?
No. You can register and get everything ready with Scenda at any time. We prepare your full application and submit it the moment applications open for your chosen study year.
Can I still apply even when institutions are closed?
Yes. You can sign up and complete your Scenda form while applications are closed. We hold your ready-to-go application and watch the dates, then submit as soon as each institution reopens.
Ascending to a better future

Your future starts with one application.

Education is an investment in your future. Take the next step with help from Scenda.

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