Report Coverage
The Tertiary Education report describes current conditions, attempts by government to improve the quality and accessibility of public Higher Education and factors that influence the success of the sector. The report profiles 44 role players in the sector including the University of Cape Town, rated Africa’s top university. Also profiled is the country’s largest private tertiary provider, ADvTECH Ltd, which reports that enrolments for B.Com and other business-related degrees at its Varsity College campuses are increasing year-on-year, and new entrant SANTS Private Higher Education Institution (Pty) Ltd, which focuses on teacher education.
The South African Tertiary Education Sector
South Africa’s Tertiary Education sector consists of 26 public universities, 50 public technical and vocational education and training colleges (TVET) and 96 registered and 29 provisionally registered private Higher Education institutions. In his 2016 Budget Speech, Minister Nzimande reported that the Department’s budget for public Higher Education institutions would increase at an annual average 9.8%, from R42bn in 2015/16 to R55.3bn in 2018/19 in an effort to produce graduates with the skills that are urgently required to grow South Africa’s economy.
Challenging Times
Despite South Africa's investment in education being one of the highest in the world, the country’s education sector is beset by problems. These include a shortage of academic staff, the gap in standards between Secondary and Higher Education, the poor quality of Maths and Science education at Higher Education and Training level and high drop-out rates. Added to these is the current wave of unrest and protest which began in October 2015 with the #FeesMustFall-campaign and resulted in an agreement that tuition fees at the 26 public universities would not increase in 2016. Also of concern is that on average only 13,000 artisans qualify every year, when by 2030 the country needs at least 30,000 newly qualified artisans annually if the aims of the National Development Plan are to be achieved.
Historical Reports
Tertiary Education in South Africa 2017-09-08
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $120.06 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartTertiary Education in South Africa 2015-06-30
R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $120.06 (USD)*
View Report Add to CartTertiary Education in South Africa 2014-07-31
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View Report Add to CartTable of Contents
| PAGE | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 1 |
| 2.1. | Industry Value Chain | 2 |
| 2.2. | Geographic Position | 3 |
| 3. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 4 |
| 4. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 9 |
| 4.1. | Local | 9 |
| 4.1.1. | Public Higher Education | 9 |
| 4.1.2. | Private Higher Education | 13 |
| 4.1.3. | Corporate Actions | 14 |
| 4.1.4. | Regulations | 15 |
| 4.1.5. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 17 |
| 4.2. | Continental | 18 |
| 4.3. | International | 21 |
| 5. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 22 |
| 5.1. | Government Initiatives | 22 |
| 5.2. | Economic Environment and Rising Operating Costs | 24 |
| 5.3. | Violence and Unrest | 25 |
| 5.4. | Labour | 26 |
| 5.5. | Access to Higher Education | 27 |
| 5.6. | Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 28 |
| 6. | COMPETITION | 31 |
| 6.1. | Barriers to Entry | 32 |
| 7. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 32 |
| 8. | OUTLOOK | 33 |
| 9. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 33 |
| 10. | REFERENCES | 34 |
| 10.1. | Publications | 34 |
| 10.2. | Websites | 34 |
| COMPANY PROFILES – UNIVERSITIES | 36 | |
| Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 36 | |
| Central University of Technology, Free State | 40 | |
| City Varsity (Pty) Ltd | 42 | |
| CTI Education Group (Pty) Ltd | 44 | |
| Durban University of Technology (Pty) Ltd | 47 | |
| Mangosuthu University of Technology | 50 | |
| Monash South Africa Ltd | 54 | |
| Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | 57 | |
| North-West University | 62 | |
| Rhodes University | 67 | |
| Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | 70 | |
| Sol Plaatje University | 72 | |
| Tshwane University of Technology | 74 | |
| University of Cape Town | 78 | |
| University of Fort Hare | 82 | |
| University of Johannesburg | 85 | |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | 90 | |
| University of Limpopo | 95 | |
| University of Mpumalanga | 98 | |
| University of Pretoria | 100 | |
| University of South Africa | 104 | |
| University of Stellenbosch | 110 | |
| University of the Free State | 115 | |
| University of the Western Cape | 119 | |
| University of the Witwatersrand | 123 | |
| University of Venda | 128 | |
| University of Zululand (The) | 132 | |
| Vaal University of Technology | 136 | |
| Walter Sisulu University | 139 | |
| COMPANY PROFILES – CORRESPONDENCE AND PRIVATE VOCATIONAL COLLEGES | 143 | |
| ADVTECH Ltd | 143 | |
| Boston City Campus And Business College (Pty) Ltd | 148 | |
| Business Management Training College (Pty) Ltd | 152 | |
| Business School Of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (The) | 154 | |
| CTI Education Group (Pty) Ltd | 155 | |
| Educor Holdings (Pty) Ltd | 158 | |
| Foster-Melliar (Pty) Ltd | 163 | |
| Milpark Education (Pty) Ltd | 165 | |
| Pearson Institute Of Higher Education (Pty) Ltd | 167 | |
| Regenesys Management (Pty) Ltd | 170 | |
| Regent Business School (Pty) Ltd | 172 | |
| Richfield Graduate Institute Of Technology (Pty) Ltd | 174 | |
| Sants Private Higher Education Institution (Pty) Ltd | 176 | |
| South African School Of Motion Picture Medium And Live Performance (Pty) Ltd (The) | 178 | |
| TSIBA Education | 180 |
