Social grant learners defy the odds
Latest news January 19, 2018
Thousands of child support grant beneficiaries will get a chance to break away from the cycle of poverty, when they enter institutions of higher learning, thanks to government’s social protection interventions and their good matric performance. Out of 534 484 learners who sat for 2017 Matric examination, 417 239... Read more
UFH becomes HEA strategic partner
Latest newsUniversity of Fort Hare January 18, 2018
The University of Fort Hare has become a HEA Strategic Partner – the first university in South Africa to do so. In the first steps of the partnership, staff from University of Fort Hare’s Teaching and Learning Centre are applying for HEA Fellowship. This phase of work will build... Read more
Matrics get a second chance to improve their NSC results at SU
Latest newsStellenbosch University January 18, 2018
Matriculants from 2016 and 2017 who do not meet the admission requirements for higher education, but who have passed Grade 12, can still apply for admission to the year-long SciMathUS (Science and Mathematics at Stellenbosch University) Programme. Presented by the Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP), the programme annually... Read more
SA children more at risk from sunburn at school
Latest news January 18, 2018
Copious amounts of sunscreen are sold each summer holiday in an effort to protect, in particular, children’s skin from both the damaging ultra-violet (UVA and UVB) rays of the harsh South African sun, but when kids go back to school, this dogged persistence seems to wane. Today, millions of... Read more
Bursaries for the Class of 2017
Latest newsMust-Read January 17, 2018
The Growth Institute announces that we were successful in the acquisition of ten bursaries for black female candidates who matriculated in 2017. One of our corporate clients who prefer to be anonymous sponsors all ten bursaries. Candidates must have passed the following Grade 12 subjects in 2017: Mathematics (60%),... Read more
The Private Hotel School to open Johannesburg campus
Latest news January 17, 2018
Following on from its much lauded and successful Stellenbosch campus, The Private Hotel School (TPHS) has announced it is to open a second campus in Rosebank, Johannesburg this year. In its 11 years of operation in Stellenbosch, The Private Hotel School has become renowned and esteemed for offering exceptional... Read more
DHET embarks on a countrywide private colleges inspection to enforce compliance
Latest news January 16, 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) will be embarking on a three-week long nationwide public awareness campaign aimed at enforcing compliance with the relevant legislations in the private college sector. The campaign will consist of inspections and public awareness activities in major towns and cities around the... Read more
Capricorn TVET gives students another chance to apply
Latest news January 16, 2018
The Department of Higher Education and Training has given students another chance to apply at the Capricorn Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Polokwane. “I am aware of the long queues at Peter Mokaba Stadium and have asked the principal to go and speak to them and... Read more
NSFAS assists newly qualifying students with aid
Latest news January 16, 2018
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says following the pronouncement by the President to increase the threshold for financial aid, it will work with public institutions of higher learning to assist learners who missed the initial application window of 30 November 2017. “To ensure that we provide for those... Read more
Changes to DHET funding for poor students
Latest news January 16, 2018
The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) address the changes to student funding resulting from the announcement by the President of South Africa, on 16 December 2017, that government would be phasing in “fully subsidised free higher education and training for poor and working class South Africans” over a five... Read more
