TOEFL iBT test centers in or nearby South Africa

The TOEFL test in South Africa costs USD 270. Please note that you may need to make extra costs such as transportation or accomodation if you need to travel to a city to take TOEFL. See our article on TOEFL costs how to save money on your TOEFL test.

First make sure that you apply for the right type of TOEFL. You can take the TOEFL exam at a test center, or take the Home Edition. Check your university which one is required. Applying for all variants of TOEFL in South Africa can be done by following this link to the official TOEFL registration website.

If you plan to take the TOEFL exam in a test center in South Africa this are the rules regarding identification on-site. The following government-issued ID documents are acceptable for admission to a test session within your country of citizenship:

• If your primary ID does not contain a signature, you can present a supplemental ID with photo and signature or a supplemental government-issued ID with a photograph, as long as they are in the same name you used when you registered.
• Passport with name, photograph and signature
• National ID with name, photograph and signature
• Government-issued driver's license with name, photograph and signature (mobile driver's license is not acceptable)
• State or Province ID card, including those issued by motor vehicle agencies with name, photograph and signature
• Military ID with name, photograph and signature
• You must present a valid passport with your name, photograph and signature as your primary ID.
• If your passport is not written in English-language letters, you must also present at least one Supplemental ID Document. This document must also contain your name, a recent and recognizable photo and be in English.
• Diplomatic and embassy IDs cannot be used as primary identification in place of passports.

There is no "best test center" in South Africa, all of them are equally good. The TOEFL test is a standardized test that is conducted in exactly the same way on different locations. So, it doesn't really matter which test center you will go, you will always get the same high quality experience. Go directly to test centers in South Africa to find a test centers that is most convenient for you.

TOEFL exams in South Africa are conducted through the whole year. You can find all dates for TOEFL exams in South Africa on the official TOEFL registration website.