Where to Study
If you're not sure about where you should study further or which institutions offer the course you want, this directory is able to help you. Our Where To Study directory lists all of the public and private post-school education institutions that are operating in South Africa.
Where Can I Study?
If you are searching to find where you can study your preferred choice of course - you've come to the right place!
You can search by course, the institution you're thinking of attending, the type of institution or the type of qualification you're hoping to study. Our directory includes universities, universities of technology (Like Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT), TVET Colleges, and all accredited private educational institutions.
Most TVET Colleges accept online applications, as do universities, and high education institutions.
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Esri was founded to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems. They are the global market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and have helped customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results.
Esri builds ArcGIS, the world’s most powerful mapping and spatial analytics software, which operates on desktop, server, and mobile platforms with a scientific-based approach to solving problems in real-time.
Esri South Africa College was founded to enable individuals to achieve a qualification and reskill themselves to align with the latest technology trends. Our passion is geography, and our philosophy is to encourage lifelong learning in the geospatial industry.
Esri South Africa College provides an opportunity for professionals to register as geomatics practitioners and advance the role of geospatial technologies in the region.
It is their dream to offer various courses, diplomas, degrees and postgraduate qualifications within the Veterinary Industry. They believe in the success of the Veterinary Team when treating their patients.
Currently, they offer a 4-year full-time BSc Veterinary Physiotherapy degree. They are currently in the process of developing a Master's degree in Veterinary Physiotherapy as well as a diploma for Equine Dentistry.
It Is their mission to offer comprehensive theoretical and practical education to ensure confident, effective and safe professionals in the veterinary field.
The Emmanuel Nursing College Oudtshoorn strives, through dedicated effectiveness, within the policy of the SA Nursing Council to train nurses of all groups in the South African population through outcomes-based education.
The Emmanuel Nursing School Oudtshoorn is a nursing institution for the future where aspiring nurses are offered an equal opportunity to progress in the age-old noble profession of caring for the sick with feet in the present and the future.
If you have a passion and talent for music and want to pursue a career in music as a Sound Engineer, Music Producer or professional in the Music Industry, then this your future career - providing you with endless possibilities and opportunities in the Multimedia, Entertainment and Corporate Industry.
Edutel is your one-stop to life-long learning, specialising in skills development and training, higher education, employment, marketing, teacher training, Continued Professional Teacher Development (CPTD), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and the offering of formal qualifications in different sectors of the economy. Edutel is a level 2 BBBEE concern.
Chartall Business College was established in 2007 in response to two concurrent, national regulatory requirements. The first was the Financial Services Board’s regulatory need to ensure all banking staff providing financial advice met the specified FAIS fit and proper education requirements.
The second was similar legislation in the real estate sector, where the Estate Agency Affairs Board required all non-principal and principal agents to comply with minimum education requirements.
The founders Kevin Boyers and Karen Deller took the opportunity to establish Chartall Business College and since inception has built a strong reputation as an innovative business-to-business, private college with an impressive client base across all major industry sectors.
The Creative Academy's mission to realise the truly creative potential of those brave enough to accept the responsibility of changing the future. To nurture individuality, encourage curiosity and ultimately empower a new generation of leaders in a world full of followers.
Creativity is the key ingredient of every human advancement. It disrupts the status quo, fuels change and drives revolution, which makes it the most sought-after commodity in a world that has an insatiable hunger for innovation.
The Campus of Performing Arts (COPA) was founded in 2003 & is a contemporary music college with campuses in Gauteng, Cape Town, and Durban. Their courses are taught by trained facilitators who are music industry specialists as well as professional musicians, giving students one of the most rounded and intensive practical programmes currently available anywhere in the world.
COPA offers full-time courses in Music Performance (Bass guitar, Drums, Guitar and Vocals), Music Production (instruments: Sound Technology, Game Audio Design, DJ and Sound Engineering), Music Business and Performing Arts. COPA also offers a short course in Lighting and Game DevelopmentFundamentals and recently added as module Game Audio Development.
Arwyp Training Institute is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training until 31 December 2022 as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997, as amended). Registration Certificate No.2018/HE07/006.
Has the Lord God called you into ministry? Do you have a desire to increase your knowledge of the Bible? Would you like to develop skills to glorify Christ in your local church and community?
Then UBI is the place for you!
UBI is a tertiary level institute providing theological education for men and women situated in the hills above Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal. Their goal is to partner with the local church in training and developing individuals for ministry and develop Christ-like servant leaders committed to Christ and His great commission.
Their faculty is well-trained academically and involved in ministry in local churches as well and their graduates serve in a variety of capacities in local churches, parachurch organizations, and their communities.
TSiBA Education NPC is comprised of two individual organisations: the Business School and the Ignition Academy.
The Ignition Academy: TSIBA Ignition Academy (Pty) Ltd is a for-profit development academy that specialises in vocational training and business development. The Academy offers high quality and customisable solutions to enhance business skills development and Enterprise and Supplier Development BEE scorecard elements for organisations across all business sectors. These high-impact interventions close skills gaps, encourage professional development and drive meaningful supply chain transformation.
The Business School: TSIBA Business School (registered with the DHET as TSIBA Education NPC) is a not-for-profit and accredited higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications as well as informal short-courses in leadership, entrepreneurship, and commerce.
The Swiss Hotel School in Randburg opened its doors in 1995. The curriculum and educational philosophy were modeled on that of the Hotel School Belvoirpark in Zurich where the founder, JüRG Vontobel had been Director for 10 years.
Enrolling small numbers of students each year the school quickly found favour with the Johannesburg hotel industry for the competence and “can-do” attitude of its students. Returning each year to his native Switzerland, Vontobel was able to maintain the currency of the educational offering adding elements and refinements each year.
Through maintaining his contacts with Swiss Hoteliers and immigration authorities he was also able to establish work placement opportunities for second-year students. Graduates of the School have been singularly successful in securing career opportunities both locally and overseas and form a growing reference group for new students.
Towerstone provides a safe space for leaders to learn and develop together. Applying this learning builds a purposeful culture in support of goal achievement.
TowerStone Institute of Leadership is a Private Higher Education institution committed to the theoretical, interpersonal and behavioural development of leaders in support of organisational alignment and success.
TEE College is a distance-learning institution with a current enrollment of 2200+ students across 5 Southern African countries. Started in 1976 and based in Johannesburg, it provides theological training for students preparing for ordination and ministry.
Being an Extension College, our various churches support the work of the College and provide local support in the different regions of Southern Africa.
St Joseph’s Theological Institute, centred in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and situated in the African context, seeks to:
- Empower people through philosophical and theological enquiry and learning based in the Catholic tradition yet always in a living dialogue with other Christian communities, religions, and cultures.
- Provide men and women with the philosophical and theological education necessary for both ordination and a variety of other ministries in church and society.
St John Vianney Seminary NPC is both a training facility and a house of formation. As a house of formation, St John Vianney Seminary NPC provides for the human growth and development of students in the spiritual, pastoral and communal spheres.
St. John Vianney Seminary was founded in 1948 in Queenstown and moved to the current premises at the end of 1950. St. John Vianney Seminary NPC, is an institution of the Catholic Church in South Africa that provides for the education and training for ministers of the Catholic Church, in particular diocesan priests.
Stenden South Africa is a leading Private Higher Education Institution situated in the coastal town of Port Alfred. Stendon offers full degree programs in Disaster Management and Hospitality Management. Both these programs and Stenden’s approach to higher education are unique and unparalleled.
Stendon's degrees are accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee and registered by Universities South Africa. The Bachelor of Commerce Hospitality Management degree is registered under number 63710, and the Bachelor of Business Administration Disaster Relief Management is registered under number 90536.
Stenden South Africa is a unique Higher Education Institution in the seaside town of Port Alfred. Established in 2001, it prides itself on an impressive track record of top-quality higher education. Their pillars of Internationalisation, Problem Based Learning, and Research have positioned them at the top of their game with an impressive list of graduates who are making their way in the industry.
In just a short period, the Academy became one of the leading, tertiary creative institutions in South Africa winning numerous awards both nationally and internationally.
The Academic team, led by Dr. Ian Marley, is highly educated and experienced within their fields, offering the best instruction and inspiration this country has to offer. The Academy is situated in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.
South Africa's leader in the Humanities, St Augustine Private Tertiary Institution opened in 1999. As a private Catholic institution of higher education, St Augustine offers a full range of degrees, from Bachelor to Doctorate, as well as several short courses for lifelong learning.
Rooted in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, their educational offerings are addressed to people of all faiths (or none) and cultures, while particularly relevant to the context and challenges of the South African society today.
Villioti Fashion Institute is an accredited tertiary institution that takes pride in making the ordinary extraordinary.
Led by Spero Villioti, who has run a successful fashion brand for more than 30 years, we are extraordinary in the details, which is what will set you apart and secure your future in fashion. International affiliations with Parsons New York, FIT (NY) and London College of Fashion enable us to internationally benchmark our courses to ensure international alignment.
We also offer students exposure to our vast network within the fashion industry, ensuring that you stay at the forefront of the fast changing world of fashion.
We educate, train and guide young visionaries to grow into fashion industry leaders. We offer students a well-rounded education that covers everything from business and entrepreneurial theory to fashion design and garment creation.
Simply put, Villioti Fashion Institute will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skill required to have a successful career in the fashion industry. We have highly qualified academic staff with vast industry experience and practical knowledge.
The programs presented at the college cover the full spectrum of skills needed to sustain and rehabilitate wildlife areas. Through testing and ensuring best practice for conservation organizations, the college remains abreast of current conservation challenges.
Its courses not only develop and open up career opportunities for conservation personnel, but also help to transform the biodiversity economy of the region and open up southern Africa’s existing protected area network and TFCAs.
Spreading the Flame is the culmination of more than 40 years of bringing Christ in the southern subcontinent of Africa. Eldred Echols, late veteran missionary to Africa, and Al J. Horne, one of the first converts in South Africa, had a joint-dream… to ignite the fires of gospel outreach in that region and beyond.
With the Lord’s guidance, they formed Southern Africa Bible School (now College) in 1966, established in Benoni, South Africa for the mission to “train Africans to evangelize Africa.” Now more than 600 graduates and former students are proclaiming Christ across the continent of Africa.
All SATS' programmes are offered online. MySats is an online learning environment or ‘virtual classroom’ in which you will study. It is the central hub of the Seminary, the platform that makes online learning possible wherever you live in the world.
SATS offers a range of ministry-oriented theological programmes designed to equip thinking practitioners for faithful and effective service. SATS teaches all programmes 100 per cent online. You need a computer and a good Internet connection, but you never need to travel to SATS. Although their heart is for ministry, their passion for excellence in life and service undergirds a commitment to high academic standards in honour of the gospel.
Ever dreamed about a career in the Film and Entertainment industry?
What about pursuing a career in screen and/or stage acting, directing, producing, scriptwriting, cinematography, and editing, or live television production, animation directing, production and sound design, visual effects, musical performance, media music production and composition, or costume, make-up, and styling?
It's all possible at AFDA Film School. AFDA has over 31 options for studying, 4 campuses across South Africa and over 2000 students.
AFDA is a leading outcomes-based film school that dates back to 1994. It has fully equipped campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town where graduates train to contribute to one of the largest growth industries in the world: entertainment.
In addition, AFDA now also has a campus in Durban. AFDA is a full member of CILECT - the International Association of Accredited Film and Television Schools.
SMMS was mandated by the Methodist Church to “Form Transforming Leaders for Church and Nation.” Thus, the seminary understood from the start that its task was to produce graduates with strong academic credentials in theology and also to form them into individuals of spiritual maturity with impeccable personal values and virtues.
As such, SMMS prides itself on its parallel and integrated Academic and Formation Programmes.
Post-Matric Options
We helped you with past papers for your matric exams, so hopefully you are happy with your Matric results. So now you are faced with a lot of post-matric options that can shape your future paths. You might want to study law, teaching, or nursing. Of course studying is expensive so we have helpful advice about student loans, NSFAS bursaries, Fundi loans, ISFAP, and lots of other funding options.
These options range from pursuing higher education at universities , TVET Colleges or private colleges, finding student accommodation, entering vocational training programs (like Learnerships and internships), joining the workforce, or even starting your own business. There are so many choices but we are here to help.
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