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MyNSFAS Students Portal Login 2023 Account Status

In this article, you'll learn how to use the NSFAS students portal; what to do when you have problems logging in; and how to apply and check the fund application status. The headlines will help you as you are using the portal and get help.

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MyNSFAS Students Portal 2022/2023

The NSFAS (National Student Financial Aid Scheme) is the South African government's financial assistance scheme for students who completed high school and entered universities and colleges in the country.

A student who is financially disadvantaged (or cannot afford to pay tertiary institution fees) can apply for the South African National Student Financial Aid, through the NSFAS Students Portal.

The 'gateway' to securing a scholarship 2023

Since 2017, MyNSFAS Students Portal has been the 'gateway' to securing a scholarship grant for many students in South Africa. 2022/2023 MyNSFAS will be the 6th year running. And the present Grade 12 students who are selected to a university or college can apply for a 2023 grant using the portal.

Read on to find out how to create an account, apply for a grant for 2023 and check your application status.

How to create a new MyNSFAS portal account

The online portal will enable new students to create an account. Visit and access the NSFAS using either your cellphone or computer and go to the portal at https://my.nsfas.org.za.

If you already have a MyNSFAS account, you can already access this portal. See below for more information.

How to login to MyNSFAS account

The registered students can access their MyNSFAS account by following these steps:

Go to www.nsfas.org.za
Click on MyNSFAS Account.
Input your username and password.
Login to MyNSFAS account.

MyNSFAS account status check

At this stage, you should have had your login details (account name and password) to access the MyNSFAS student portal. Follow the steps given to check your account status - notes on the progress of your grant application status are indicated.

Step 1: Visit the myNSFAS student portal
Step 2: Enter Your Email and Password in the field provided,
Step 3: Click on the Sign-in button to access your application status.

Verification of documents and account status

The verification of documents and account status can take a while because there are several bodies involved in the checking. But, it should be complete before the new academic year starts. Here are the meanings of the NSFAS application status:

Application Submitted: Your application has been loaded onto the system successfully.
Filtering: The system checks if you are a returning student and whether you have any previous qualifications.
Validation: conducting third party checks with SASSA and the Department of Home Affairs.
Evaluation: verifying all the documents you have submitted during your application.
Funding Eligibility: verifying your household financial status that was declared in your application.
Awaiting Academic Results/Admission: checking your academic results and your institution admission status to ensure that you meet the requirements to be funded by NSFAS.
Awaiting Registration: receiving data from your institution to enable them to create a bursary agreement.
Signing Of Agreement: At this stage, you need to sign your bursary agreement so that NSFAS can disburse your allowances.
Payments: Your allowances are now being paid either through the NSFAS mobile wallet system or through your institution.

Forgotten Password

If for some reasons or other, you can’t log in to MyNSFAS due to Forgotten Password you do not need to worry. Follow the below steps to reset the login details:

STEP 1 – Go to www.nsfas.org.za, click on ‘myNSFAS’ and then select ‘forgot password.
STEP 2 – Type in your ID number and choose what you require help with: password or username or both, then click ‘submit’.
STEP 3 – The username and the link to change your password will be sent via SMS and email.
STEP 4 – Open the link to be redirected to the reset password page.
STEP 5 – Reset your password by following the prompts on your screen.

MyNSFAS Status Provisionally Funded - what to do

If your grant status is *Provisionally Funded, you should get in touch with your university or college (or Admin Staff) immediately and ask for clarity. They will be able to help you.

Here are two reliable online platforms where you can get help for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme

NSFS Facebook Page.
South African Government website.

MyNSFAS locked wallet - a serious problem

Many users of the MyNSFAS portal have raised concerns that their accounts are locked for some unknown reasons. The technical staff are attending to them but at a slow pace. Try this out, it might help,

Use your phone to unlock your NSFAS Wallet

If you are, still, experiencing this problem (locked wallet), here are 5 suggestions to help you;

Send us an email to unblock@nsfas.org.za for assistance.
Call, email/message via Facebook page.
Ask your university or college Admin Staff to help you.
If you are in Cape Town, visit 2nd Floor, House Vincent, 10 Brodie Road, Wynberg, Cape Town, 7800
Email/Call the Head Office Staff - their contact details are here.

Hope this article helps you when you are using the MyNSFAS Student Portal.

Cambridge Pre-U result dates

Cambridge Pre-U results will be released to schools on Wednesday 18 August at 00.01 BST (23.01 UTC/GMT Tuesday 17 August).

These results can be issued to candidates at 08.00 BST (07.00 UTC/GMT) on Thursday 19 August.

For further information about the release of results, you can visit our website.

If you are a student and have any questions about the release of results please refer these to the exams officer at the school or centre where you have taken your exams.

Candidate 2022 Results Login Help

If you need login details or have lost them, please contact the exams officer at your school or centre where you have taken your exams.

2024 Grade 12 Selection List and DHERST TESAS Award List Info

PNG Insight will continue to bring updates and information re. the Grade 12 selection and DHERST TESAS Award listings.

If you have any questions about the 2024 Grade 12 selection process, PDF list, etc., please leave a comment below or check out this latest update on PNG Universities Non-School Leavers Selection 2024.

DHERST TESAS LIST 2024 - Study Online in PNG

LATEST ARTICLE: PNG Universities and Colleges 2024 Acceptance List Info, TESAS, HELP Loan and Registration and Orientation - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.

We also provide some background information about the 6 PNG universities here. Find out about the selection lists for UPNG, UOG, UNRE, Unitech, DWU and PAU:

UPNG: University of Papua New Guinea
UOG: University of Goroka
UNRE: University of Natural Resources and Environment
Unitech: University of Technology
DWU: Divine Word University and
PAU, Pacific Adventist University.
WPU: Western Pacific University

2024 DHERST Selection Lists - HEIs

The 2024 PNG Universities DHERST Selection List for all universities and other tertiary institutions should be live after DHERST publish the PDF file online. However, note that the 2024 Grade 12 selection list for PNG tertiary institutions will not be available immediately after the release of the Grade 12 Online Results. It will take a few days for DHERST to do the online selections for each tertiary institution in the country.

The final DHERST list will be published online in PDF format. The Department of Higher Education has released the schedule for 2024, click here to find out the the 2024 Grade 12 selection list will come out.

NDOE Result vs DHERST Selection

First, the online result will come out, released by the NDOE, through the Measurement Servies Division (MSD). Note that the Grade 12 exam results for 2023 were released on the 8th of December 2024. By now, all Grade 12 students in the country should have accessed their examination results.

After that, the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHESRT) will use the marks to finalise their selections for PNG tertiary institutions; and make the selection listing for 2024 available on their website.

Here is how the online results and selection work.

TESAS Awards List - Universities

The Grade 12 selection for tertiary institutions in PNG, usually, comes out during the last week of December or the first week of January of the new year as seen in the last two years.

However, there were administrative problems with the Grade 12 selections in 2020, 2021 and 2022. The problems were fixed and the selection lists were updated and released to the public.

We hope the that 2024 Grade 12 selection list will flow smoothly according to the schedule released by DHERST.

Here is what DHERST said about the updated Grade 12 selections listing for tertiary institutions in 2020 which was retracted:

The Department of Higher Education Research Science & Technology (DHERST) wishes to advise students and higher education institutions (HEIs) that it has revised the previous TESAS awards for continuing students for new academic year. The award list published on the DHERST website on the 5th of January 2020 is retracted due to some technical problems beyond our control. This has been rectified and scholarships rewarded to all eligible students. (DHERST Press release | 19/01/2020)

When will the 2024 Selection list be published?

Here are the 2023 Selection for 2024 Academic Year Key Dates

NOAS Grace Period: Tuesday, 12 December - Friday 15 December 2023
Selection Process Launch: Thursday 21 December, 2023
Admission Selection List Release: Saturday 23 December, 2023

How to Confirm Grade 12 Students' Selection and TESAS Status

The Grade 12 selection is done online and is quick. The final list of admitted students for the 2024 academic year will be published online.

Applicants are advised to keep an eye on the DHERST website or social media pages for updates regarding the selection process.

Here is how to check the selection status (WITH VIDEO GUIDE). This article shows you how to use the Grade 12 student SLF number and search the downloaded PDF files, with ease :) So, check it out.

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NOTE: This is an update that we brought to our readers last year - we will bring the same update on the 2024 Grade 12 selections list for universities and non-universities. Visit the links above for the latest information for this year.

#5 The Grade 12 (NEW INTAKES) Selection List is now published by DHERST - See the 'stats that matter
#4 Notes on 2021 Continuing Students TESAS Awards List, why many students' names are not on the list published by DHERST.
#3 For the status updates of PNG universities' acceptance list, click here.
#2 DHERST has not released the 2021 School Leavers TESAS award list for HEIs. It is not clear why, but we believe the HEIs sent the Students' Acceptance Letters out already.
#1 As predicted in an earlier video (at the end of this article), DHERST has announced that the Tertiary Selection List will be released on Friday the 8th of January.

How to Login to MyPNGExamResults Website - Grade 10 and 12 Exam Results 2023

My PNG Exam Results 2023: The exam results for Grade 10 and Grade 12 are normally released early in December every year. If you are a 2023 Grade 10 or Grade 12 student, here is how you can check your results - but when will the results come out?

We also have the latest article here - How to Login to My PNG Exam Results Website VIDEO GUIDE

mypngexamresult.com 2023 exam results login

Read on to find out what happened last year, and how to log in to the website. If you want some more information, check the video or subscribe to the PNG Insight YouTube channel and check out this playlist.

How to access Exam Results online?

The Grade 10 and Grade 12 Students in the country can now access their results online, anywhere in PNG where there are internet and mobile phone network. Here is how to check the results online.

The Students will use their 'default password' to log in and access the 2023 Grade 10 Exam Result. The default password format is yyyyprschcand

yyyy is year E.g. 2023
pr is province code E.g. 36
sch is school code E.g. 123
cand is candidate number E.g. 1001

To access your Grade 10 and Grade 12 Exam Results for 2023, simply visit the MyPNGExamResults 2023 website at mypngexamresults.com and follow the instructions on how to log in.

What to do to access your PNG Exam results

For example, the Grade 10 student Kila KOBLE password will be 2023361231001. So, the

Surname is Koble
Given name is Kila
Password is 2023361231001

This video briefly explains the format of the default password and how to enter the characters correctly.

My PNG Exam Results 2023 Website

Grade 10 and Grade 12 students will need a smartphone or computer. And mobile data to connect to the internet to view the exam results online.

The website is called MyPNGExamResults. You can access it via the URL https://www.mypngexamresults.com 2023.

Default password does not work. Help!

Your default password will work if you follow the instruction thoroughly. In a case where your password does not work there are 5 things you must do in order:

Check with your school that the default password (yyyyprschcand) is correct, especially the candidate number.
'Clear input data' and try again.
Clear the Cache on your mobile phone or computer and try again
Ask your school to assist you by checking the log in detail, again.
Only seek assistance from MSD as the last resort, and must be done through your school or Exam Coordinators (also called PES) in the provinces.

Important: If you changed your password, it is your responsibility to set it so that ONLY you can remember it. Do not give an excuse that you 'forget' the password. It is all up to you to ensure that you recall the password every time you need it!

Access My PNG Exam Results 2023 for Grade 10 and Grade 12

The video and this article should help you to see your online result without any problem. But if you still have other difficulties, you may find help here.

We followed the developments in education over the years and have a collection of educational Apps and websites. Click here to check them out.

You may also find our article on Grade 10 Online results here helpful.

We ask that you join us on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube for up-to-date education info and developments in the education sector in Papua New Guinea.

If you have any questions about the 2023 Grade 10 My PNG Exam Result login, please leave a comment below.

Past Exam Results Dates

The results for 2023 comes out the same time as the results for the past year unless something is seriously wrong. Here is what we learnt from the past two years.

The 2020 and 2021 Grade 10 and Grade 12 Online exam results were released a week after the announcement was made by the Department of Education.

The MyPNGExamresults website mentioned the 3rd of December 2020 was the release date. However, our update indicated that the actual results were released on the 10th of December 2020 and 2021. There was a delay of 1 week.

Check out the dates for this year, here.