Question NW745 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
18 April 2019 - NW745
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of students (a) applied for funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme at each institution of higher learning in 2019, (b) who applied for funding at each institution have (i) had their applications approved and (ii) received their funding allocations?
Reply:
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provided responses to the questions posed.
a) Number of 2019 applications for funding: 555 708.
b) The breakdown of applications and approved applications (funding eligible) per institution are attached as Annexure A.
(i) Number of approved 2019 applications: 445 054.
(ii) Number of students allocated funding: 433 516.
Annexure A
2019 APPLICATIONS FOR NSFAS FUNDING |
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TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING COLLEGES |
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INSTITUTION |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED |
FUNDING ELIGIBLE |
BOLAND |
3 942 |
3 454 |
BUFFALO CITY |
2 505 |
2 285 |
CAPRICORN |
5 162 |
4 427 |
CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG |
3 800 |
3 380 |
COASTAL KWAZULU-NATAL |
5 844 |
5 308 |
COLLEGE OF CAPE TOWN |
4 238 |
3 803 |
EAST CAPE MIDLANDS |
2 701 |
2 486 |
EHLANZENI |
4 720 |
4 360 |
EKURHULENI EAST |
4 780 |
4 310 |
EKURHULENI WEST |
6 715 |
6 240 |
ELANGENI |
4 999 |
4 545 |
ESAYIDI |
2 739 |
2 544 |
FALSE BAY |
2 405 |
2 133 |
FLAVIUS MAREKA |
1 569 |
1 428 |
GERT SIBANDE |
6 600 |
6 107 |
GOLDFIELDS |
2 280 |
2 109 |
IKHALA |
1 917 |
1 778 |
INGWE |
2 156 |
2 018 |
KING HINTSA |
1 616 |
1 461 |
KING SABATA DALINDYEBO |
3 159 |
3 009 |
LEPHALALE |
1 036 |
956 |
LETABA |
1 875 |
1 700 |
LOVEDALE |
1 406 |
1 261 |
MAJUBA |
6 960 |
6 686 |
MALUTI |
4 024 |
3 594 |
MNAMBITHI |
1 642 |
1 586 |
MOPANI SOUTH EAST |
2 036 |
1 866 |
MOTHEO |
4 677 |
4 301 |
MTHASHANA |
2 064 |
1 945 |
NKANGALA |
4 274 |
3 871 |
NORTHERN CAPE RURAL |
2 164 |
1 936 |
NORTHERN CAPE URBAN |
4 684 |
4 469 |
NORTHLINK |
5 408 |
4 904 |
ORBIT |
4 135 |
3 464 |
PORT ELIZABETH |
3 065 |
2 763 |
SEDIBENG |
4 320 |
3 905 |
SEKHUKHUNE |
1 830 |
1 659 |
SOUTH CAPE |
2 875 |
2 617 |
SOUTH WEST GAUTENG |
5 659 |
5 137 |
TALETSO |
2 310 |
2 020 |
THEKWINI |
3 373 |
3 039 |
TSHWANA NORTH |
5 140 |
4 476 |
TSHWANE SOUTH |
3 733 |
3 299 |
UMFOLOZI |
4 256 |
3 897 |
UMGUNGUNDLOVU |
4 427 |
3 902 |
VHEMBE |
6 150 |
5 642 |
VUSELELA |
3 535 |
3 114 |
WATERBERG |
2 364 |
2 209 |
WEST COAST |
3 668 |
3 428 |
WESTERN |
5 768 |
5 230 |
UNIVERSITIES |
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CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
10 040 |
7 195 |
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
8 143 |
6 045 |
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
17 267 |
13 871 |
MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
7 478 |
6 003 |
NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY |
11 514 |
8 478 |
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY |
15 789 |
11 527 |
RHODES UNIVERSITY |
1 532 |
999 |
SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY |
2 125 |
1 509 |
SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY |
848 |
646 |
TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
29 558 |
23 573 |
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN |
5 178 |
3 587 |
UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE |
6 047 |
4 405 |
UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE |
20 063 |
15 485 |
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG |
34 966 |
27 522 |
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL |
24 921 |
19 849 |
UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO |
15 246 |
12 331 |
UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA |
1 453 |
1 192 |
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA |
8 543 |
5 781 |
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA |
95 444 |
66 546 |
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH |
2 912 |
1 801 |
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE |
7 594 |
5 281 |
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND |
8 532 |
5 555 |
UNIVERSITY OF VENDA |
6 911 |
5 301 |
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND |
11 138 |
9 218 |
VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY |
5 901 |
4 345 |
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY |
13 860 |
10 948 |