Registration Gateway

What to bring to registration

To make your registration as easy as possible, please bring with you the following:

Your student number.
A copy of your official school results.
Evidence that your Initial Fee Payment (IF) has been cleared (see “fees” ).
A copy of the deposit slip, if you have deposited money into the University account.
If you have been awarded a bursary or NSFAS, a copy of your letter of award, which should have been emailed through to the Fees Office before 30 January 2023.
School leavers: Your final NSC/ A level / HIGCSE results.
Transferring students: Your transcript from your previous university and course outlines.

International students:
Proof of Initial Fee (IF) clearance by no later than 30 January 2023.
Passport with a valid study visa.
Proof of your medical aid cover arranged through Simeka Health.
If your A-level or HIGCSE results are not yet available by the time of registration, you will NOT be allowed to register until your results are available.

Please submit your final results to the University before you arrive and bring a copy of your official statement of results with you to registration. If you fees have not been cleared by 30 January 2023, (by payment of the Initial Fee (IF) or by making appropriate arrangements for the payment of your fees with our Accountant) you will lose your place in residence. (Refer to the residence information).

Straight talk with Prof Dorrington – Boost your way to better protection

May 20, '22By Communications

With the fifth COVID-19 infection wave now upon us, there is no better time to get your vaccine booster. But what is a booster? And why do you need it? We asked Professor Rosemary Dorrington, virologist at Rhodes University and member of the Provincial COVID-19 Expert Panel, all the essential questions about boosters.

Straight Talk with Prof Dorrington – Welcome to the fourth wave

Nov 29, '21By Communications

Vaccines are ultimately the best way to ensure that we beat COVID-19, yet vaccine hesitancy remains a threat to protecting our community. In this series, Virologist at Rhodes University and member of the Provincial COVID-19 Expert Panel, Professor Rosemary Dorrington, addresses queries, fears, and misinformation.

Straight talk with Prof Dorrington – How Delta has moved the goalposts

Oct 13, '21By Communications

Vaccines are ultimately the only way to ensure that we beat COVID-19, yet vaccine hesitancy remains a threat to protecting our community. In this series, Virologist at Rhodes University and member of the Provincial COVID-19 Expert Panel, Professor Rosemary Dorrington, will address queries, fears, and misinformation that many of our citizens face.

Technology should not stop us trusting students

Sep 21, '21By WONKHE

From Rhodes University in South Africa, Sioux Mckenna asks whether the technological arms race of plagiarism detection is of any benefit to students and learning

Straight talk with Prof Dorrington – Getting the facts straight

Sep 16, '21By Communications

Straight talk with Prof Dorrington – All about the SARS-CoV-2 variants

Aug 4, '21By Communications

Vaccines are ultimately the only way to ensure that we beat COVID-19, yet vaccine hesitancy remains a threat to attaining herd immunity and protecting the whole community. In this series, Virologist at Rhodes University and member of the Provincial COVID-19 Expert Panel, Professor Rosemary Dorrington, will address queries, fears, and misinformation that many of our citizens face. Question: “What are all these different coronavirus variants I keep hearing about? And which ones are affecting South Africa?”

Straight Talk with Prof Dorrington – Trust me, you do not want COVID-19

Jul 29, '21By Communications

Straight Talk with Prof Dorrington – how safe are vaccines?

Jul 21, '21By Communications

[28 June 2021] COVID-19 Update | Adjusted Alert Level 4 as of 28 June 2021

Jun 28, '21By CVRTT

In a televised address to the nation on Sunday, 27 June, President Ramaphosa announced that in light of the third wave of the pandemic, the country would be moving to adjusted Alert Level 4 as of Monday, 28 June 2021. “Our priority is to break the chain of transmission by reducing person-to-person contact and thereby help to flatten the curve,” Ramaphosa said.

[8 June 2021] DVC: Academic and Student Affairs letter to students

Jun 8, '21By CVRTT

It is always a pleasure to take time to engage you on important matters that affect you as a student. In my communique to you on 9 April, I mentioned a number of important things.

[9 November] DVC letter to staff and students

Nov 9, '20By The Office of the DVC

We are almost at the end of 2020, a year that started like any other. This year being the beginning of a new decade seemed to promise big opportunities. When it started we were already aware of an outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan China, and yet none of us thought this year would bequeath us a pandemic of this magnitude; a pandemic that forced us to change the way we do things.

[19 September] VC letter to staff and students on Level 1 arrangements

Sep 19, '20By Office of the VC

On Wednesday, 16 September 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation regarding the move from national Alert Level 2 to 1. In his speech, the President emphasised the need for the country to open the economy as a result of a significant decrease in COVID-19 infections and deaths, as well as the preparedness of our health system. However, he warned us not to lower our guard as we embrace the ‘new normal’, but to keep adhering to health and safety protocols and non-pharmaceutical interventions of wearing a face mask, washing our hands regularly with soap and water or a sanitiser and practising safe physical distancing at all times.

[31 August] Arrangements for more students to return to campus

Aug 31, '20By VC's Office

The last five months have been extraordinarily difficult and unsettling for many of us and in so many ways. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives in ways no one could have imagined or predicted.

Rhodes University moves to bring back more students on campus

Aug 31, '20By Communications

More Rhodes University students are to be invited to return to campus, following an announcement by government to move the country to Alert Level 2 of its Risk-Adjusted Strategy to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.

[11 August] Those who return to campus and Makhanda must take responsibility for their wellbeing and that of those around them

Aug 11, '20By Office of the VC

In order to curb the spread of the virus in our University and the local community, all students are required to adhere the preventative measures.

[2 August] Communique to Students from DVC

Aug 2, '20By DVC: Academic & Student Affairs

As we commence the second semester on Monday 3 August, we are forced to look back with gratitude at what we have achieved during the first semester albeit under very difficult and stressful national lockdown conditions.

[2 July] VC's letter to staff and students

Jul 2, '20By VC's Office

I hope you are holding up reasonably well in this time of unprecedented uncertainty, anxiety and stress. I am acutely aware of just how difficult it is for all of us to operate under the constant threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. My thoughts are with our staff and students who are in isolation, quarantine or are receiving treatment.

Update on the phased return of students to campus

Jun 14, '20By VC's Office

Today marks day 79 of the national Covid-19 lockdown, although under eased conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives in ways no one could have imagined a short five months ago. Many of us have adjusted to this as our temporary new ‘normal’ and are ensuring that our daily business processes continue with as little disruption as possible. However, for many people these conditions are hard to comprehend.

Risk-Adjusted Level Student Return Plan

May 31, '20By VC's Office

On 23 May 2020, the Minister of Higher Education, Science & Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, laid out a set of criteria for the return of students to universities according to the declared risk-adjusted alert levels. The Ministry’s framing theme in providing guidance for the post-school in these uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic is #SaveLives, #SaveTheAcademicYear.

Pandemic launches Rhodes University into new method of teaching and learning

May 26, '20By Communications

Although the concept of remote teaching at Rhodes University is not new, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought this form of teaching and learning into focus.

International Students

The contact information for Simeka Health is as follows:

E-mail: Helpdesk@simekahealth.co.za

Telephone number: 0860 100 380

Only medical aid cover offered through Simeka Health or recognised by Simeka Health valid for the full 12 months of 2023, will be accepted for registration at Rhodes University for 2023.

If you are unsure whether your Medical Scheme is accepted by Rhodes University, please check that it is on the list of Medical Schemes registered in South Africa, see

www.medicalschemes.com/MedicalSchemes.aspx and feel free to verify it with Simeka Health Consultants.