RE5 and RE1 prep that adapts to you and knows exactly when you're ready to write.
PassPath measures your readiness on every FSCA qualifying criterion and points your study time at the gaps. Teams get a live compliance dashboard that shows exactly who is ready to write.
- Free readiness check
- No card needed
- About 15 minutes
Topic mastery
Weak spots closedWho is PassPath for?
For teams & FSPs
Get your team through, and prove it
For compliance officers, training managers and FSP owners who need every rep through the RE5 or RE1 inside their DOFA deadline.
- Live compliance dashboard: who is ready, borderline or at risk
- Buy seats, invite staff by email, done
- At-risk and stalled flags before deadlines bite
- One-click CSV export for the competence register
For individual learners
Know exactly when you're ready
For reps and key individuals studying on their own for the RE5 or RE1, starting with a free readiness check.
- Free 15-minute diagnostic, no card needed
- One readiness score against the real pass mark
- A daily plan and adaptive practice on your weak spots
- Timed mock exams that mirror the real format
PassPath Teams
A live compliance dashboard for your whole team
Every rep gets a personal study engine. You get the reporting: who is ready to write, who is drifting, and the evidence your compliance file needs.
- Readiness band per member (ready, borderline or below) with a 7-day trend
- At-risk and stalled flags against each rep's DOFA deadline
- Buy seats, invite staff by email, reclaim unstarted seats
- One-click CSV export for the competence register
Team RE5 from R329 per seat, Team RE1 from R429 per seat. One-time payment, from 2 seats.
The RE5 and RE1 are a gate on your career.
You can’t give financial advice until you pass, and a failed attempt costs you time, money and momentum. Most prep hands you a pile of material and a separate mock, then leaves you to guess whether you’re ready. Guessing is the expensive part.
The learner experience
From first check to exam-ready
What you see as a learner, and what your reps see if you run a team. Scroll through the journey: this is studying with a readiness engine.
- 01
Step 01
Start with the free check
16 questions across every topic on your exam. About 15 minutes later you see your true starting point, free, no card needed.
- 02
Step 02
See exactly where you stand
Your dashboard turns it into one readiness score and a heat grid of every exam task, red to green. No more guessing.
- 03
Step 03
Practice where it counts
Exam-style questions target your weakest topics first. Get one wrong and you see why immediately, so the gap actually closes.
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Step 04
Walk in knowing you're ready
Every answer updates your score and tomorrow's plan, until you're consistently above the pass mark. That's when you book the exam with confidence.
How PassPath is different
A readiness engine, not another question dump
Everything is built around one question: what should you study next?
Know when you're ready
One readiness score, measured against the real pass mark (RE5 66%, which is 33 of 50 correct; RE1 65%, which is 52 of 80) and built from your own answers, not a guess. You walk into the exam knowing where you stand.
Study only your weak spots
Every exam task is tracked on a colour-coded heat grid, red to green. Adaptive practice points you at your weakest topics, so you study what moves your score instead of everything.
Practice that knows what you know
Exam-style questions closely modelled on the real exam, with a confidence check on every answer. Timed mocks mirror the real format, length and pass mark, then break down where you lost marks per task.
A plan for today, every day
Your daily plan mixes spaced-repetition reviews with focused practice on your weakest topics, so what you learn stays learned and every session moves you toward the pass mark.
Readiness you can report on
The same readiness score a learner studies against is what a team manager tracks on the Teams dashboard: one number per rep, measured on the FSCA qualifying criteria, with a CSV export for the competence register. Training and compliance reporting always agree.
The question engine
Practice that never runs shallow
Under the readiness score sits a serious engine. However you study and however often, there is always a fresh, relevant question waiting.
A deep question bank
Exam-style questions written across every FSCA qualifying criterion, deep enough that practice stays fresh from your first check to exam day.
Countless question paths
No two learners take the same route. Every session is sequenced around your current gaps, so your path through the bank is yours alone.
Full mock exams
Timed, full-length mocks that mirror the real exam's format, length and pass mark, with a per-task breakdown after every attempt.
Dynamic tests
Tests are assembled on the spot from what you know right now: weakest topics first, difficulty stepping up as you improve.
Free vs paid
The readiness check is free and complete
Upgrade only when you want the full engine. No crippled teaser, no card to look.
Free
No card needed- The full 16-question readiness diagnostic
- Your readiness score and topic heat-map
- The reference library: glossary + legislation, updated for 2026
- 5 practice questions a day
Paid
The full engine- The full course (Learn mode)
- Spaced-repetition Review
- Timed mock exams that mirror the real exam's format, length and time limit
- Unlimited practice
- Your daily study plan (Today's plan)
Plans & pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Pay once, 180 days of access, no auto-renew. Individuals pay per exam; teams pay per seat.
Signing up is 100% free. Create your account and take the readiness check without paying anything, no card details asked. You only pay if you choose to unlock a plan below.
For individuals
Both exams, best value
RE5 + RE1 bundle
Launch price · Save 38% · 180 days access
For teams
Team RE5 · For Representatives
R329R549/ seat
Launch price · From 2 seats · 180 days per seat
Team RE1 · For Key Individuals
R429R649/ seat
Launch price · From 2 seats · 180 days per seat
- Manager dashboard with readiness bands and at-risk flags
- Email invites, seat reclaim and a weekly digest
- CSV competence register export; an invoice for every purchase
One-time payment, no auto-renew and no surprise charges. Prices shown in South African Rand. Full details on the pricing page.
FAQ
Questions, answered honestly
If it's not here, email us at support@passpath.co.za.
PassPath is an independent online prep tool for South Africa's FAIS regulatory exams: RE5 (for Representatives) and RE1 (for Key Individuals). It measures how ready you are against the real exam blueprint, then routes your study time to the topics that will actually move your score. The exam itself is written through Moonstone; PassPath prepares you for it.
Most RE prep hands you the same material in the same order for everyone (a study guide to read and a separate mock to attempt) and leaves you to guess whether you're ready. PassPath works the other way around: it measures your gap first, then continuously points you at your weakest topics, resurfaces what you're starting to forget, and shows a live readiness score against the real pass mark. You spend less time re-reading what you already know and more time closing the gaps that fail people.
A 16-question diagnostic that samples every topic on your exam and shows you, in about 15 minutes, where you're strong and where your gaps are, free, before you pay anything. It's the honest starting point most prep never gives you: instead of “here's everything, good luck”, you see exactly where you stand.
It's built into the engine. Every question you answer updates a per-topic estimate of your mastery; practice then prioritises your weak and “going stale” topics and steps up the difficulty as you improve. Your “Today's plan” and your readiness score are computed from your answers, not a fixed syllabus everyone gets.
No, and be wary of anyone who promises that. What PassPath does is show you, honestly, how ready you are against the real pass mark and where to focus so you walk in prepared. The work is still yours; PassPath makes sure it's the right work.
RE5 is R369, RE1 is R469, and the RE5 + RE1 bundle is R739: a one-time payment for 180 days of access, no auto-renew and no surprise charges. (Launch pricing; the full price is shown alongside.)
Yes. PassPath Teams is built for FSPs, brokerages, insurers and call centres: you buy seats (Team RE5 R329 per seat, Team RE1 R429 per seat, minimum 2 seats), invite your reps by email, and track everyone's readiness on a live dashboard with a CSV export for your competence register. See the For teams page for the full picture.
A manager sees each member's readiness score and band, coverage, activity and deadline countdown, plus at-risk and stalled flags. They never see an individual's answers to any question. Reps get a personal study engine; managers get the reporting.
Yes. PassPath Teams gives you a live dashboard of every rep's readiness score and band, coverage, activity and DOFA deadline countdown, with at-risk and stalled flags so the people who need attention surface themselves. You get the reporting your compliance file needs; you never see an individual's answers.
You buy seats by card: Team RE5 at R329 per seat and Team RE1 at R429 per seat, from a minimum of 2 seats, paid once with no subscription. Each seat's 180 days of access start when a rep accepts your invite, and an invoice is issued for every purchase.
Free: the full readiness diagnostic, your readiness score and topic heat-map, the reference library (glossary + legislation, updated for 2026), and 5 practice questions a day. Paid unlocks the full course (Learn mode), spaced-repetition Review, timed mock exams that mirror the real exam's format, length and time limit, unlimited practice, and your daily study plan.
Yes. The material is maintained against the current FAIS regulatory exam requirements and is dated so you can see when it was last reviewed. Studying outdated notes is one of the most common reasons people fail; PassPath is kept current.
No install. PassPath runs in your browser and is built mobile-first, so you can study on your phone between clients or on a laptop at home. Your progress syncs to your account.
That's exactly what it's built for. Instead of re-studying everything, the diagnostic pinpoints the topics that let you down, and the engine drills those until they're solid, so your rewrite time goes where it counts.
No. PassPath is an independent preparation tool. The exam is set and administered through Moonstone under the FSCA. We simply help you get ready for it.
Guides
Straight answers on the RE exams
Plain-English guides, current for 2026.
RE5 results: how long they take, how you are notified, and what happens next
RE5 results take a maximum of 20 working days and arrive by email to your registered address, not inside the exam portal. Here is the notification process, the remark and appeal routes, and the rewrite clock if you fail.
Read the guideKey Individual responsibilities: what a KI actually does (and is liable for)
A key individual is personally responsible for managing and overseeing an FSP's rendering of financial services. What that covers day to day, what the FAIS Act makes a KI answerable for when things go wrong, and where the FSCA can act against a KI directly.
Read the guideThe RE5 certificate: what it is, what it proves, how to get it
An RE5 certificate is the record that you passed the RE5 regulatory examination. Here is what it proves, why it is not a qualification, and how employers verify it.
Read the guideSee where you stand in about 15 minutes.
Start the free readiness check and study only what you need. No card required.
Getting a team through? See PassPath Teams