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Registration

Once you have decided that you would like to study for the ACCA qualification you will need to register as a student with ACCA.
 

ACCA Registration Step-by-step

To register with ACCA follow the steps below:

Step 1

Register online as an ACCA student. Click here to go directly to the ACCA registration page.

You will be allocated a unique reference number by e-mail. Please keep a note of this reference number as you can use it to track your application on the web.
Should you experience any problems registering please contact ACCA South Africa:

Tel: 27 (0)11 459 1900
Fax: 27 (0)11 268 6374
e-mail: info@za.accaglobal.com

Step 2

Print out and complete the ACCA Declaration Sheet, and enclose it with appropriate supporting documentation (proof of qualifications etc).

Step 3

Return it to ACCA’s South African office.

ACCA SOUTH AFRICA
ACCA South Africa 1st Floor
18 Hurlingham Road Illovo
2196, Johannesburg
Email: info@za.accaglobal.com

Mailing address:
PO Box 924
Saxonwold 2132

Step 4

Contact IBTC for tuition support: info@ibtc.co.za / 0861 111 411

Fees

ACCA FEES FOR 2011

 

Initial Subscription (once-off and payable on registration)	£72
Annual Subscription	£72
Exam Fees:
Knowledge Level (F1-F3): per paper	£57
Skills Level (F4-F9): per paper	£72
Professional Level (P1-P7): per paper	£84

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exemption fees are the same as exam fees.

 

 

Cut-off dates

Registration can take place at any time, however if you wish to take part in specific paper-based examination sessions, the following deadlines apply:

For the June exams: Register by 31 December of the preceding year
For the December exams: Register by 15 August of the same year

You have 10 years from the date you registered to complete the ACCA exams.

How do I register for my exams?

Once registered and you know which exams you would like to sit for, you are required to register for each exam either with your chosen CBE centre (Knowledge Module exams) or ACCA South Africa (for the Skills Module, and Professional Level exams). See more in the section below under Exams.

No registration is needed for studying through IBTC. You can simply book classes or a home study course.

 

Entry requirements

A number of entry routes are available which take into account different qualifications and recognise your previous achievements:

- Minimum Entry Requirements

• two A Levels and three GCSEs or equivalent in five separate subjects, including English and Mathematics.
• full information on the minimum entrance criteria for each country is available on the ACCA global website.

- Mature Student Entry Route (MSER)

• normally over age 21
• no academic qualifications required
• must pass the equivalent of Papers F2, Management Accounting and F3, Financial Accounting within two years of registering before further progression to the ACCA exams is permitted.

 

- Graduate-entry route

• relevant degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempted from all nine exams within the Fundamentals level and register directly at the Professional level. Degrees with some relevance may also qualify for exemptions.

- Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification

• no academic qualifications required
• sit Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) qualification first and then transfer to the Skills module of the ACCA Qualification by claiming exemption from the first three papers in the Knowledge module.

Exemptions

Your previous qualifications may entitle you to exemptions from certain ACCA examinations. This will ensure that your point of entry is the most suitable for your level of knowledge and skills and will prevent you repeating areas with which you are already familiar. Up to nine exemptions are available from the Fundamentals level of the ACCA Qualification. No exemptions are available from the Professional level.

ACCA's exemption policy is subject to change, and assessments may be revised without prior notice. Students are strongly advised to obtain written confirmation of their exemption status from ACCA before embarking on any course of study.

 

How do I register my exemptions?

In order to register for your exemptions you must first register as an ACCA student. Once registered you are required to send in a certified copy of your qualification certificate to ACCA South Africa at:

ACCA South Africa
PO Box 924
Saxonwold 2132
Fax: 27 (0)11 268 6374

Students will be required to pay an exemption fee for each paper awarded. Exemption fees are the same as examination fees.

You can search for your qualification and see which exemptions you can claim on the ACCA global website here.

Exams

You must sit the modules in the following order: Knowledge, Skills, Essentials and Options. However, you can sit the papers within each stage in any order.

The pass mark for all papers is 50%.
You may take up to 4 exams in any sitting.

Exam Centres

Knowledge Module exams are held at registered CBE centres around the country. Please contact the ACCA website to find out where your nearest CBE centre is located.

Skills Module and all Professional Level exams are held at appointed ACCA exam centres in large cities around the country. Please consult the ACCA website for more information about your nearest exam centre.
The following is a list of South African exam centres:

- Cape Town (I920)
- Johannesburg (I959)
- Durban (I913)

There are also special centres which exist in the following cities:

- Port Elizabeth (S805)
- Umtata (S998)
- Bloemfontein (S827)

When are the exams?

Knowledge Module exams are held throughout the year at CBE centres around the country. Please contact the ACCA website to find out where your nearest CBE centre is located and when they are running exams for your subjects.

The Skills Module and Professional Level exams are paper-based and are sat in June and December each year at your local examination centre.
For the June exams you need to register by 31 December of the preceding year and for the December exams by 15 August of the same year.

How much do the exams cost?

2010 Exam Fees:

Knowledge Level (F1-F3): per paper	£55
Skills Level (F4-F9): per paper	£69
Professional Level (P1-P7): per paper	£81

 

 

 

NB. If you qualify for exemptions you are required to pay the same examination fee per exempted subject.

Exemption deadlines are as follows:

31 January – for June exams
31 July – for December exams.

Examination details

The Fundamentals level examinations contain 100% compulsory questions to encourage candidates to study across the breadth of each syllabus. The Knowledge module is assessed by equivalent two-hour paper based and computer based examinations. The Skills module examinations are all paper based three-hour papers. The structure of papers varies from ten questions in the Corporate and Business Law (F4) paper to four 25 mark questions in Financial Management (F9). Individual questions within all Skills module papers will attract between 10 and 30 marks.

The Professional level papers are all three-hour paper based examinations, all containing two sections. Section A is compulsory, but there will be some choice offered in Section B. For all three hour examination papers, ACCA has introduced 15 minutes reading and planning time.

The Essentials module papers all have a Section A containing a major case study question with all requirements totalling 50 marks relating to this case. Section B gives students a choice of two from three 25 mark questions. Section A of each of the Options papers contains 50-70 compulsory marks from two questions, each attracting between 25 and 40 marks. Section B will offer a choice of two from three questions totalling 30-50 marks, with each question attracting between 15 and 25 marks.

Practical experience requirement

To become a Chartered Certified Accountant, you must satisfy ACCA's practical experience requirements (PER), in addition to passing the professional examinations and completing the professional ethics module.

There are four components to your PER: 

1. completing three-years' employment in an accounting or finance-related role(s)
2. achieving the nine Essentials and any four Options performance objectives to the satisfaction of your workplace mentor
3. recording and reporting your PER progress through the trainee development matrix (TDM)
4. making a PER return each year

Within these requirements, ACCA offers you the maximum possible flexibility, enabling you to match your work experience to ACCA's training requirements in a variety of ways.

For example, you can:

• obtain the practical experience required for membership either before, during or after completing the examinations (there is also no time limit within which this experience should be gained)
• gain the experience in any business sector or combination of sectors (e.g. corporate sector, public sector or public practice)
• gain the experience in any size or type of business

The work experience must, of course, be of an accounting or accounting-related nature and properly supervised. Wherever possible your supervisor should be a line manager or partner who is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant or a member of an accountancy or audit body recognised by law in your country of employment.

Your practical experience does not have to be with only one company continuously (as is the case with CA(SA)).