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THERE were joyous scenes at Mnyakanya High School in South Africa recently when students and staff celebrated some quite remarkable Grade 12 Matric examination results. The national Matric exam is the final assessment for High School students and is based on students having to gain passes across a wide range of individual subjects. Of 126 students, 91 (72 per cent) passed with 49 obtaining the higher ‘Bachelor Pass’ which is the entry requirement for university. Twenty-seven students achieved the ‘Diploma Pass’ which is the entry requirement for Technical Colleges and 16 students ...

Regent Business School pays tribute to healthcare workers with limited study offer In the run up to World Health Day on 7 April 2021, and as a token of gratitude to South Africa's healthcare fraternity, Regent Business School*, a member of Honoris United Universities**, has halved the cost of its Higher Certificate in Healthcare Services Management (HCHSM). The offer on the NQF 5 qualification applies to healthcare professionals, executives and admin teams who have worked tirelessly and selflessly on the frontlines and behind the scenes to save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is ...

Minister Blade Nzimande said Cabinet agreed that funding should be reprioritised in order to ensure that all deserving NSFAS-qualifying students are able to receive funding

NSFAS to re-prioritise its budget to fund first-year students, says Blade Nzimande Share Johannesburg - The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will be releasing funds for first-year students and registration periods at public universities will be extended, Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande announced on Thursday. Nzimande was speaking at a media briefing hosted by the Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. Nzimande’s announcement comes after Wits University students took to the streets of Johannesburg this week to protest about being finan...

"Covid-19 has forced many prospective students to re-think their approach to learning." Tens of thousands of Grade 12 learners will not have achieved admission to degree study for 2021. In addition, many who did obtain an endorsement for degree study, may still not obtain a place at public universities. Of the matric class of 2020, 76,2% learners passed their final exams, from those learners 36,4% (210,820 students) receiving admission to degree studies and 26% (150,402 students) receiving Diploma passes. However, public universities are overwhelmed with applications for ...