Question NW652 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
18 April 2019 - NW652
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What (a) number of (i) undergraduate and (ii) post-graduate students are enrolled at each (aa) university and (bb) technical and vocational education and training college in the Republic and (b) is the name of each institution?
Reply:
The latest audited and verified data is for the 2017 academic year and the information is provided in the tables below.
Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions, by qualification type and institution in 2017:
|
Institution |
Qualification Type |
|||
|
Occasional |
Undergraduate Qualifications |
Postgraduate Qualifications |
Total |
|
|
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
140 |
32 426 |
2 136 |
34 702 |
|
University of Cape Town |
975 |
16 899 |
10 850 |
28 724 |
|
Central University of Technology |
118 |
16 815 |
1 252 |
18 185 |
|
Durban University of Technology |
0 |
28 533 |
1 254 |
29 787 |
|
University of Fort Hare |
32 |
11 538 |
3 856 |
15 426 |
|
University of the Free State |
496 |
30 350 |
7 256 |
38 102 |
|
University of Johannesburg |
81 |
41 779 |
8 587 |
50 447 |
|
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
669 |
34 309 |
14 118 |
49 096 |
|
University of Limpopo |
0 |
17 827 |
2 781 |
20 608 |
|
Nelson Mandela University |
326 |
23 002 |
4 293 |
27 621 |
|
North West University |
228 |
49 065 |
13 265 |
62 558 |
|
University of Pretoria |
463 |
34 536 |
15 696 |
50 695 |
|
Rhodes University |
63 |
5 598 |
2 416 |
8 077 |
|
University of South Africa |
15 659 |
272 411 |
55 945 |
344 015 |
|
University of Stellenbosch |
1 087 |
19 403 |
10 624 |
31 114 |
|
Tshwane University of Technology |
222 |
59 829 |
2 981 |
63 032 |
|
University of Venda |
0 |
13 967 |
1 738 |
15 705 |
|
Vaal University of Technology |
292 |
18 363 |
563 |
19 218 |
|
Walter Sisulu University |
0 |
28 656 |
1 861 |
30 517 |
|
University of Western Cape |
0 |
17 238 |
5 205 |
22 443 |
|
University of Witwatersrand |
498 |
24 621 |
13 261 |
38 380 |
|
University of Zululand |
104 |
15 409 |
1 695 |
17 208 |
|
Sol Plaatje University |
0 |
1 063 |
0 |
1 063 |
|
University of Mpumalanga |
0 |
1 736 |
35 |
1 771 |
|
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
0 |
12 422 |
243 |
12 665 |
|
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University |
5 |
4 556 |
1 264 |
5 825 |
|
Totals |
21 458 |
832 351 |
183 175 |
1 036 984 |
(bb) There are no categories of graduates and post-graduates for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college programme enrolment. Reflected in the tables below are the enrolled numbers for 2017 as were published in the statistical publication of the Department. These enrolment numbers are the latest officially released numbers.
|
TVET college name |
NC(V) |
Report 191 (N1-N6) |
Occupational Qualifications |
Other |
Total |
|
1. Boland |
1 468 |
5 958 |
2 501 |
162 |
10 089 |
|
2. Buffalo City |
3 098 |
5 186 |
0 |
0 |
8 284 |
|
3. Capricorn |
7 755 |
29 376 |
88 |
0 |
37 219 |
|
4. Central Johannesburg |
1 716 |
13 601 |
1 |
40 |
15 358 |
|
5. Coastal |
4 767 |
8 980 |
0 |
50 |
13 797 |
|
6. College of Cape Town |
2 901 |
9 395 |
0 |
3 992 |
16 288 |
|
7. Eastcape Midlands |
2 880 |
7 934 |
0 |
0 |
10 814 |
|
8. Ehlanzeni |
4 120 |
9 438 |
0 |
0 |
13 558 |
|
9. Ekurhuleni East |
3 537 |
13 211 |
0 |
25 |
16 773 |
|
10. Ekurhuleni West |
6 864 |
11 147 |
0 |
261 |
18 272 |
|
11. Elangeni |
3 492 |
4 452 |
269 |
25 |
8 238 |
|
12. Esayidi |
3 409 |
12 217 |
15 |
90 |
15 731 |
|
13. False Bay |
1 672 |
7 022 |
1 124 |
2 147 |
11 965 |
|
14. Flavius Mareka |
686 |
10 307 |
0 |
291 |
11 284 |
|
15. Gert Sibande |
5 593 |
7 033 |
0 |
0 |
12 626 |
|
16. Goldfields |
1 362 |
7 133 |
0 |
0 |
8 495 |
|
17. Ikhala |
1 894 |
6 182 |
0 |
0 |
8 076 |
|
18. Ingwe |
3 563 |
10 701 |
0 |
0 |
14 264 |
|
19. King Hintsa |
1 718 |
3 475 |
0 |
0 |
5 193 |
|
20. King Sabata Dalindyebo |
3 518 |
8 674 |
0 |
40 |
12 232 |
|
21. Lephalale |
623 |
8 865 |
69 |
28 |
9 585 |
|
22. Letaba |
2 223 |
4 399 |
0 |
107 |
6 729 |
|
23. Lovedale |
1 083 |
4 008 |
0 |
343 |
5 434 |
|
24. Majuba |
4 561 |
18 434 |
0 |
0 |
22 995 |
|
25. Maluti |
3 663 |
7 014 |
0 |
12 |
10 689 |
|
26. Mnambithi |
1 664 |
7 084 |
0 |
125 |
8 873 |
|
27. Mopani South East |
3 443 |
6 372 |
0 |
81 |
9 896 |
|
28. Motheo |
1 291 |
18 943 |
0 |
518 |
20 752 |
|
29. Mthashana |
1 263 |
5 358 |
204 |
0 |
6 825 |
|
30. Nkangala |
3 275 |
16 166 |
0 |
0 |
19 441 |
|
31. Northern Cape Rural |
981 |
4 340 |
356 |
0 |
5 677 |
|
32. Northern Cape Urban |
571 |
3 363 |
308 |
448 |
4 690 |
|
33. Northlink |
2 218 |
18 630 |
2 732 |
1 851 |
25 431 |
|
34. Orbit |
3 481 |
10 521 |
224 |
0 |
14 226 |
|
35. Port Elizabeth |
2 652 |
7 502 |
84 |
1 555 |
11 793 |
|
36. Sedibeng |
3 979 |
16 422 |
0 |
30 |
20 431 |
|
37. Sekhukhune |
1 905 |
7 398 |
26 |
0 |
9 329 |
|
38. South Cape |
1 359 |
3 356 |
0 |
1 068 |
5 783 |
|
39. South West Gauteng |
8 495 |
16 628 |
30 |
276 |
25 429 |
|
40. Taletso |
2 064 |
6 836 |
0 |
0 |
8 900 |
|
41. Thekwini |
1 681 |
10 264 |
197 |
135 |
12 277 |
|
42. Tshwane North |
3 137 |
19 075 |
0 |
2 471 |
24 683 |
|
43. Tshwane South |
2 184 |
19 189 |
0 |
4 143 |
25 516 |
|
44. Umfolozi |
3 521 |
9 044 |
511 |
543 |
13 619 |
|
45. Umgungundlovu |
1 936 |
8 197 |
473 |
313 |
10 919 |
|
46. Vhembe |
5 472 |
25 106 |
0 |
0 |
30 578 |
|
47. Vuselela |
1 813 |
6 794 |
281 |
303 |
9 191 |
|
48. Waterberg |
1 985 |
1 344 |
291 |
101 |
3 721 |
|
49. West Coast |
2 622 |
5 503 |
1 185 |
2 640 |
11 950 |
|
50. Western College |
1 215 |
22 576 |
0 |
319 |
24 110 |
|
Total |
142 373 |
510 153 |
10 969 |
24 533 |
688 028 |
Sources: Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa, 2017.