Central Applications Office CAO Login Portal
CAO Login Portal… Official Central Applications Office portal login, CAO Application Portal – www.cao.ac.za/login.
This page provides the direct link to access the official Central Applications Office (CAO) Portal and will guide you on how to log in, sign in/up, retrieve, change, or reset your profile/account dashboard password on the CAO portal.
To log in to upload your documents, you must have the following:
1. CAO/ID Number AND
2. Cellphone (with cell number entered on your application) OR
3. Access to your email (which was entered on your application)
AND you must have your documents saved in a file on your computer or on a memory stick/flash drive.
Minimum documents required
1. Copy of ID AND
2. Highest Qualification Achieved
Further documents
1. Any other documents requested by the institution (if any)
Central Applications Office CAO Login Portal
The Central Applications Office (CAO login portal is open for prospective Undergraduate, Diploma, Postgraduate, Certificate, master’s, and P.h.D. programs students irrespective of color, race, ethnic identity, religion, gender, or national origin.
You can access the Central Applications Office CAO Login Portal 24 hours a day from any location with an internet connection using a desktop computer, a laptop, notebooks, tablets, and even smartphones.
When accessing the Central Applications Office Portal, you will get full details of the CAO Courses, Handbook Entry, Admission Letters, Prospectus, students’ brochure/ebook, Programmes Duration, Application Dates, Registration Dates, which will help you in your journey as a student.
Applicants: For a new password to log in and complete your application or Upload Documents, click the login portal link below.
To find your CAO Number or check the status of your application, click here.
Institution Users:Â
If you are having trouble logging in, please contact CAO.
The Central Applications Office Login Portal can be accessed via the link below. Please log in by providing your Username and Password.
- Central Applications Office CAO Login Portal:Â https://cao.ac.za/login.aspx
- Official Central Applications Office Website:Â https://cao.ac.za/
How to Change/Reset Central Applications Office CAO Portal Password.
Have you forgotten your password to log in to the Central Applications Office Portal? Don’t worry, kindly follow these steps to retrieve or change your password:
- To start, go to the Portal Login screen
- Next, click on the Forgot/Change Password link, fill in and enter the required details
- Click on the submit button
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