Question NW62 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
04 July 2019 - NW62
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
What number of payments from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme have not been paid out at each campus as at 1 June 2019?
Reply:
The following response was received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
As at 20 June 2019 for the 2019 funding cycle, NSFAS had 565 011 students on record that met the eligible criteria for funding and for which NSFAS received registration data for approved courses. Funds have been disbursed to 536 848 students in the form of allowances, leaving 28 163 students still to be paid, i.e. 22 410 university students and 5 753 Technical and Vocational Education and Training college students.
University Sector
The affected students in the university sector have outstanding National Bursary Agreements (NBA) and disbursements can only be effected once students have signed their agreements. NSFAS is liaising with institutions to assist in:
- ascertaining whether the student still requires funding or has received alternative funding support; and
- if the student still requires funding, the institutions have been requested to assist in contacting the students to sign their NBA online.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector
The affected students in the TVET sector is due to NSFAS Wallet payments not being effected successfully as the cell phone number provided during the registration period is incorrect or invalid. NSFAS is in the process of prioritising the resolution and payment of these allowances by ensuring that the correct contact number is available on the system by:
- confirming if the correct cell phone number can be provided to the NSFAS Wallet team to utilise when creating NSFAS Wallet accounts; and
- where no correct cell phone number can be found, the student is contacted to update the correct number online.
University Sector
Institution Name |
Registration Data Received |
Students Disbursed |
Unsigned NBAs Not Paid |
Total Amount of Allowances Paid |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
9 567 |
8 404 |
965 |
R170 370 555.00 |
Central University of Technology |
9 909 |
6 995 |
1 364 |
R183 079 962.00 |
Durban University of Technology |
16 663 |
14 590 |
1 367 |
R340 452 638.00 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
8 145 |
6 906 |
959 |
R179 634 638.00 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
11 003 |
10 269 |
479 |
R303 089 278.00 |
North West University |
17 275 |
16 944 |
265 |
R563 652 785.00 |
Rhodes University |
2 272 |
2 078 |
171 |
R101 041 822.00 |
Sefako Makgatho University |
2 802 |
2 754 |
35 |
R109 951 908.00 |
Sol Plaatjes University |
900 |
623 |
240 |
R13 897 981.00 |
Tshwane University of Technology |
34 138 |
30 515 |
2 331 |
R641 917 744.00 |
University of Cape Town |
3 424 |
3 302 |
91 |
R180 042 551.00 |
University of Fort Hare |
7 195 |
5 825 |
856 |
R271 461 102.00 |
University of Free State |
17 399 |
16 702 |
314 |
R442 981 472.00 |
University of Johannesburg |
20 865 |
18 800 |
954 |
R320 182 630.00 |
University of Kwazulu-Natal |
21 347 |
18 304 |
2 926 |
R631 674 722.00 |
University of Limpopo |
14 188 |
12 333 |
1 776 |
R372 904 612.00 |
University of Mpumalanga |
2 349 |
2 040 |
148 |
R46 320 332.00 |
University of Pretoria |
8 947 |
8 097 |
674 |
R380 409 104.00 |
University of South Africa |
67 073 |
64 046 |
1 999 |
R508 769 797.00 |
University of Stellenbosch |
3 180 |
2 970 |
150 |
R130 837 657.00 |
University of Venda |
11 782 |
10 390 |
830 |
R276 972 366.00 |
University of Western Cape |
7 407 |
6 554 |
729 |
R164 175 426.00 |
University of Witwatersrand |
7 810 |
7 234 |
310 |
R303 385 672.00 |
University of Zululand |
11 843 |
11 670 |
130 |
R303 346 159.00 |
Vaal University of Technology |
8 757 |
7 988 |
670 |
R187 741 797.00 |
Walter Sisulu University |
17 820 |
14 139 |
2 156 |
R470 377 137.00 |
Total |
344 060 |
310 472 |
22 410 |
R7 598 580 868.00 |
TVET Sector
Institution Name |
Registration Data Received |
Students Disbursed |
Number of Students not paid |
Total Amount of Allowances Paid |
Boland College |
5 086 |
4 277 |
0 |
R25 575 648.00 |
Buffalo City College |
2 915 |
3 016 |
140 |
R22 527 564.00 |
Capricorn College |
6 827 |
6 756 |
0 |
R51 785 368.00 |
Central Johannesburg College |
3 515 |
3 695 |
276 |
R16 889 743.00 |
Coastal College |
7 358 |
7 107 |
242 |
R37 767 170.00 |
College of Cape Town |
5 672 |
4 154 |
0 |
R20 764 665.00 |
East Cape Midlands College |
1 551 |
4 134 |
0 |
R17 346 383.00 |
Ehlanzeni College |
6 755 |
4 774 |
1 307 |
R43 704 942.00 |
Ekurhuleni East College |
6 497 |
5 556 |
128 |
R25 571 165.00 |
Ekurhuleni West College |
9 367 |
8 107 |
695 |
R39 695 199.00 |
Elangeni College |
7 895 |
6 452 |
151 |
R38 959 862.00 |
Esayidi College |
5 998 |
4 081 |
89 |
R32 312 590.00 |
False Bay College |
3 348 |
3 040 |
0 |
R14 238 858.00 |
Flavius Mareka College |
2 489 |
2 591 |
0 |
R16 103 991.00 |
Gert Sibande College |
7 049 |
6 359 |
0 |
R48 517 726.00 |
Goldfields College |
2 715 |
2 759 |
157 |
R16 034 443.00 |
Ikhala College |
3 510 |
2 958 |
0 |
R22 105 219.00 |
Ingwe College |
5 703 |
3 414 |
120 |
R20 013 472.00 |
King Hintsa College |
827 |
2 011 |
74 |
R10 074 176.00 |
King Sabata College |
5 127 |
5 117 |
0 |
R47 088 656.00 |
Lephalale College |
1 741 |
1 775 |
0 |
R11 333 670.00 |
Letaba College |
3 858 |
3 359 |
0 |
R17 753 419.00 |
Lovedale College |
3 002 |
2 154 |
0 |
R22 665 975.00 |
Majuba College |
10 056 |
9 616 |
238 |
R67 101 366.00 |
Maluti College |
6 278 |
5 203 |
0 |
R35 805 418.00 |
Mnambithi College |
4 173 |
2 552 |
197 |
R13 190 695.00 |
Mopani College |
3 857 |
4 007 |
182 |
R33 251 137.00 |
Motheo College |
7 774 |
6 093 |
149 |
R34 675 665.00 |
Mthatshana College |
3 078 |
2 823 |
137 |
R16 806 558.00 |
Nkangala College |
5 901 |
5 193 |
0 |
R43 968 353.00 |
Northern Cape Rural College |
3 292 |
2 081 |
0 |
R13 583 278.00 |
Northern Cape Urban College |
5 377 |
4 439 |
0 |
R35 389 420.00 |
Northlink College |
7 337 |
7 285 |
0 |
R39 311 295.00 |
Orbit College |
4 171 |
4 591 |
0 |
R28 235 046.00 |
Institution Name |
Registration Data Received |
Students Disbursed |
Number of Students not paid |
Total Amount of Allowances Paid |
Port Elizabeth College |
3 390 |
3 570 |
169 |
R20 061 945.00 |
Sedibeng College |
8 306 |
7 123 |
0 |
R37 834 683.00 |
Sekhukhune College |
3 377 |
2 841 |
81 |
R4 158 137.00 |
South Cape College |
2 660 |
3 139 |
0 |
R22 189 964.00 |
South West Gauteng College |
8 367 |
8 711 |
0 |
R42 489 924.00 |
Taletso College |
1 913 |
2 003 |
151 |
R8 459 548.00 |
Thekwini College |
4 479 |
3 535 |
96 |
R19 546 829.00 |
Tshwane North College |
6 266 |
6 543 |
0 |
R37 931 075.00 |
Tshwane South College |
3 523 |
3 603 |
0 |
R27 366 247.00 |
Umfolozi College |
6 171 |
5 262 |
329 |
R33 897 554.00 |
Umngungundlovu College |
3 727 |
3 011 |
89 |
R18 161 601.00 |
Vhembe College |
8 519 |
7 530 |
299 |
R41 514 943.00 |
Vuselela College |
3 141 |
2 869 |
198 |
R19 749 332.00 |
Waterberg College |
2 792 |
2 834 |
59 |
R19 960 271.00 |
West Coast College |
5 414 |
4 484 |
0 |
R34 136 123.00 |
Western College |
8 519 |
7 789 |
0 |
R53 548 635.00 |
Total |
250 663 |
226 376 |
5 753 |
R1 468 317 082.00 |