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.
No signup. Marked instantly.
- Free readiness check
- No card needed
- About 15 minutes
“Honestly this app has been a great addition to my studies for my RE5.”
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PassPath teaches the RE5 and RE1 syllabus as well as testing it. See what you get.
Who 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
Comparing options? See RE5 training for companies compared.
New to this? Read the RE5 team setup guide.
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.
- Seats
10/12
2 unassigned
- Readiness
4 ready
3 borderline, 2 below, 1 not started
- Average readiness
RE5 70% and RE1 64%
joined members with data
- At risk
2
deadline under 45 days, not ready
- 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 R249 per seat, Team RE1 from R349 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.
- 04
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No signup
Try a free RE5 mock exam before you pay for anything
20 questions from the same bank the paid course draws on, with the answer and the law behind each one. There is no account to create and no card to enter.
20 questions, no signup
Open the page and start. No email address, no card and nothing to install.
Every answer is sourced
Each explanation names the section of the Act or of the Code it rests on, so you can check it against the law yourself.
Marked the way RE5 is marked
Your score is measured against 14 of 20, which is this paper's equivalent of the RE5 standard of 33 correct out of 50.
No signup. Marked instantly.
Free, then paid
Free is the first step, not the whole job
The free check tells you where you stand and which topics are weak. That is worth having on its own. The paid course is the plan that works through those topics, question by question. No card is needed for the free check.
Free: where you stand
No card needed- The free 20-question RE5 mock exam, with no signup at all
- 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 plan
Works the weak topics- 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. The free RE5 mock exam needs no account at all.
For individuals
For Representatives
RE5
R299
Once-off · 180 days access · No subscription
The complete RE5 course, updated for 2026.
- 74 lessons across all 8 RE5 tasks
- Hundreds of practice questions
- Spaced-repetition review
- 5 timed mocks, 1 at full 50 questions
- Readiness score vs the pass mark
- Topic mastery map across all 8 tasks
- Glossary and legislation library
Secure card payment via PayFast · Instant access
For both exams
RE5 + RE1 bundle
R549
Once-off · 180 days access · No subscription
Saves R149 against buying both
Both complete courses, updated for 2026.
- Everything in RE5 and RE1
- 210 lessons across all 24 tasks
- Hundreds of questions per exam
- Spaced-repetition review for both
- 10 timed mocks across both exams
- Readiness scores and mastery maps
- Glossary and legislation library
Secure card payment via PayFast · Instant access
For Key Individuals
RE1
R399
Once-off · 180 days access · No subscription
The complete RE1 course, updated for 2026.
- 136 lessons across all 16 RE1 tasks
- Hundreds of practice questions
- Spaced-repetition review
- 5 timed mocks, 2 at full 80 questions
- Readiness score vs the pass mark
- Topic mastery map across all 16 tasks
- Glossary and legislation library
Secure card payment via PayFast · Instant access
Full refund within 7 days of purchase if you have not started the course content. See the Refund & Access policy.
For teams
Team RE5 · For Representatives
R249/ seat
Once-off · From 2 seats · 180 days per seat
Team RE1 · For Key Individuals
R349/ seat
Once-off · 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
Card via PayFast or EFT against an invoice
Full refund within 7 days of purchase on seats nobody has started. See the Refund & Access policy.
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 R299, RE1 is R399, and the RE5 + RE1 bundle is R549: a one-time payment for 180 days of access, no auto-renew and no surprise charges.
Yes. PassPath Teams is built for FSPs, brokerages, insurers and call centres: you buy seats (Team RE5 R249 per seat, Team RE1 R349 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 through PayFast or by EFT against an invoice: Team RE5 at R249 per seat and Team RE1 at R349 per seat, from a minimum of 2 seats, paid once with no subscription. Each seat's 180 days start the day your rep accepts the invite, not when you pay, 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.
How to set up RE5 and RE1 training for your team: the FSP guide (2026)
The FSP guide to RE5 and RE1 training for a team: who must write which exam and by when, everything a new rep must complete, how to set up PassPath Teams in about 10 minutes, a 12-week plan, exam booking, evidence and the real cost per rep.
Read the guideCan a Key Individual also be the compliance officer? What the FSCA looks at
No FAIS rule says a Key Individual must not be the compliance officer, but the FSCA must approve the compliance officer as independent and objective. This is when an FSP needs a compliance officer and what the FSCA looks at.
Read the guideMissed the RE5 deadline? Can you still write it, and what about debarment?
Two years after the DOFA the supervision exemption ends. This is what the rules say happens next, including debarment and reappointment, where they are unclear, and how to stop it happening.
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