Entrance Requirements

Students are required to have between 30 and 35 points based on the National Senior Certificate (NSC).  Students should have English Language (as Home or Additional Language) and another language, both at rating 4 or above. Mathematics is required for entry into the Science Faculty and students should have Mathematics at rating 4 or above or Mathematical Literacy at rating 6 or above. Additional Science subjects are also required. Students are advised to have either Life Sciences at rating 4 or above or Physical Sciences at rating 4 or above. Provisional admission is based on final Grade 11 results with final admission based on final Grade 12 results. All offers made to students are conditional on the final NSC results meeting the University requirements. Students may be placed in the Extended Studies Programme at the discretion of the Dean of Science if he feels that it is in the student’s long-term best interests.