The PPRA reminds all property practitioners required to complete the PDE that, should they foresee and/or be unable to sit for the examination due to valid reasons, they must follow the prescribed postponement procedures.
Postponement requests must be submitted in writing at least 14 days prior to the scheduled examination registered for and where unforeseen circumstances apply, at least 5 days after the examination registered for, in accordance with the procedure outlined below.
All postponement requests are subject to approval by the PPRA to be considered valid. Whilst currently there is no fee applicable when examination candidates formally lodge the postponement request, from 1 April 2027, all postponement requests will be subject to an administrative fee to be determine yearly by the PPRA and which will be payable upfront. The postponement fee will be on the published PPRA schedule of fees, also published yearly before or at the beginning of April each year.
Each postponement request must include a clear reason for the postponement, supported by relevant documentation e.g. a medical certificate or a death certificate, etc. The PPRA will then advise if the request is approved or not approved and, where not approved, reasons for non-approval will be communicated accordingly.
If a postponement request is approved, the examination candidate must re-register for the next scheduled examination. Where applicable, a top-up payment may be required. Examination candidates must upon re-registration email their new examination registration confirmation, along with proof of both the original and any additional payments, to pde@theppra.org.za. This will enable the PPRA to link the registration to the payments received and allocate an examination seat.
Examination candidates who therefore fail to request a postponement and merely absent themselves from the examination will forfeit the examination fee paid and will be required to re-register for the examination and pay the applicable examination fee at the date of registration.
A simplified outline of the postponement procedure is provided below for ease of reference:
1. Current postponement procedure:
1.1. Filling of the Postponement Request:
The examination candidate submits a postponement request to the PPRA 14 days before the actual examination date or if the postponement was necessitated by unforeseen circumstances, the examination candidate submits a postponement request to the PPRA 5 days after the actual examination date. There are no exceptions to this rule.
In both circumstances, the examination candidate must submit their postponement request using the PDE Postponement Request form found on the link below, and such a submission must be accompanied by supporting evidence and reasons for the postponement to exams@theppra.org.za.
1.2 Pre-checking and Acknowledgement of receipt of the Postponement Request:
Upon receipt of the PDE Postponement Request
and supporting documents, the Education Official pre-checks the submission for completeness and
compliance and issues an acknowledgement of receipt to the Examination Candidate confirming the next stage of the postponement process. If the request is not compliant, the Examination Candidate is advised of how to rectify/remediate and make a resubmission which must be made within 5 days of thenotice from the PPRA. There are no exceptions to this rule.
1.3 Referral of the Postponement Request for consideration:
Upon completion of pre-checking, the Postponement Request with all supporting documents is referred to the Education and Training Management team and/Task Team for a further consideration (i.e. for approval or non-approval).
1.4 Outcome of the Postponement Request
Request approved request: Where the Postponement Request has been approved, the Education Official handling the postponement request provides written feedback to the Examination Candidate advising them of the approval and the fact that they will be required to follow normal PDE registration process on MyPPRA portal to re-register for the next examination.
Request not approved: Where the Postponement Request has not been approved, the Education
Official handling the request provides written feedback to the Examination to advise them to re-register for the next examination at a full PDE fee.
1.5 PDE re-registration
Upon receipt of the PDE Postponement Request
and supporting documents, the Education Official pre-checks the submission for completeness and
Upon the opening of registrations for the next scheduled examination by the PPRA, regardless of whether the postponement request was approved or not, all examination candidates who made the request must access MyPPRA portal to re-register for the next scheduled exam that they are eligible and required to comply with.
1.6 Confirmation of re-registration and payment by Examination Candidates whose Postponement Requests were approved
Approved Postponements: All examination candidates whose postponement requests were approved must immediately upon completing the examination re-registration process email the examination registration immediately, confirmation together with proof/s of payment (the payment originally made and/or top-up payment) to exams@theppra.org.za for PPRA process and allocate the examination seat number.
Postponement Request not approved: All examination candidates whose postponement requests were not approved must make the payment of the applicable examination fee for the examination they registered for
and within the set timelines. No need for these cohort of examination candidates to send any payment proofs to PPRA if they made use of the correct reference number when making payment. Reference numbers may be obtained by contacting the PPRA Contact Centre, 087 285 3222.
1.7 Post- allocation of payment and issuance of examination seat number
Upon allocation of payment by the Finance department, the Education Official handling the request will confirm finalisation of the postponement process with the affected examinsation candidates.
1.8 Checking of the examination seat number
All examinsation candidates must check and confirm the examin ation seat number by loggin in on MyPPRA portal.
2. Procedure applicable from 2027 onwards
1.1. Filling of the Postponement Request:
The examination candidate submits a postponement request to the PPRA 14 days before the actual examination date or if the postponement was necessitated by unforseen circumstances, examination candidate submits a postponement request to the PPRA 5 days after the actual examination date. There are no exceptions to this rule.
In both circumstances, the examination candidate must submit their postponement request using the PDE Postponement Request form found on the link below, and such a submission must be accompanied with supporting evidence and reasons for the postponement and the proof of payment of the required administrative fee to exams@theppra.org.za.
1.2 Pre-checking and Acknowledgement of receipt of the Postponement Request:
Upon receipt of the PDE Postponement Request
and supporting documents, the Education Official prechecks the documents for compliance and issues an acknowledgement of receipt to the Examination Candidate confirming the next stage of the postponement process. If the documents are not compliant, the Examination Candidate is advised of how to rectify/remediate and make a resubmission.
1.3 Allocation of the Postponement Administrative Fee:
The compliant PDE Postponement Request
and payment proof is registered in PDE Postponement Request Register/List and referred to the Finance department for allocation of paid fees.
1.4 Referral of the Postponement Request for consideration:
Upon confirmation of allocation of paid fees by the Finance department, the Postponement Request with all supporting documents is referred to the Education and Training Management team and/Tast Team for a further consideration (i.e. for approval or non-approval).
1.5 Outcome of the Postponement Request
Request approved request: Where the Postponement Request has been approved, the Education Official handling the postponement request provides written feedback to the Examination Candidate advising them of the approval and the fact that they will be required to follow normal PDE registration process on MyPPRA portal to re-register for the next examination. All approved postponement requests will not attract a registration fee however where fees have increased, a top-up payment will be required from the Examination Candidate.
Request not approved: Where the Postponement Request has not been approved, the Education
Official handling the request provides written feedback to the Examination to advise them to re-register for the next examination at a full PDE fee.
1.6 PDE re-registration
Upon the opening of registrations for the next scheduled examination by the PPRA, regardless of whether the postponement request was approved or not, all examination candidates who made the request must access MyPPRA portal to re-register for the next scheduled exam that they are eligible and required to comply with.
1.7 Confirmation od re-registration and payment by Examination Candidates whose Postponement Requests were approved
Approved Postponements: All examination candidates whose postponement requests were approved must immediately upon completing the examination re-registration process email the examination registration confrmation together with proof/s of payment (the payment originally made and/or top-up payment) to exams@theppra.org.za for PPRA process and allocate the examination seat number.
Postponemnt Request not approved: All examination candidates whose postponement requests were not approved must make the payment of the applicable examination fee for the examination they registered for and within the set timelines. No need for these cohort of examination candidates to send any payment proofs to PPRA if they made use of the correct reference number when making payment. reference numbers may be obtained by contacting the PPRA Contact Centre, 087 285 3222.
1.8 Post- allocation of payment and xamination seat number
Upon allocation of payment by the Finance department, the Education Official handling the request will confirm finalisation of the postponement process with the affected examination candidates.
1.9 Checking of the examination seat number
All examination candidates must check and confirm the examination seat number by loggin in on MyPPRA portal.
NB: As per standards procedure, all examination candidates who do not write the examination and fail to make a procedurally compliant postponement request will be required to re-register for the examination and the full PDE fee will be applicable.
Issued by:
Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority Education, CPD and Professionalisation Department
Date: 01 June 2026
