South Africa

Entry requirements

Undergraduate

  • The National Senior Certificate from Nov 2008, with a minimum requirement of 4 subjects at grade 5 or higher in relevant subject areas
  • The National Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement) before November 2008, with at least 4 C grades in relevant subjects at the Higher Grade
  • National Senior Certificate (S1)/Certificate in Technology (CTech), formerly Technikon National Certificate (T1) 1-year
  • National (Technical) Certificate /National (Technical) Diploma N5
  • Higher Diploma N6 / National Technical Certificate Part 6 / National Certificate N6
  • Higher Certificate (S2)/ Higher Certificate in Technology (HCTech), formerly Technikon National Higher Certificate (T2) 2-year
  • Private College Diploma

Postgraduate

  • A 4-year Bachelor's Honours Degree with a minimum Second Class/ Division 2/60 per cent - 69 per cent
  • A 3-year Ordinary degree with at least 60 per cent average, plus higher level qualifications (no classification given for ordinary degrees)
  • An ordinary double degree following a 5-year curriculum)
  • The Technikon National Higher Diploma (T4)

English language requirements

To study at UEL you must demonstrate that your English level is at the standard for university study. We accept a number of different English language qualifications/tests for entry onto our courses, with IELTS being the most common.

Accepted English Language Qualifications

  • Grade 5 (from Nov 2008) or C (Standard) or above in English Language in National Senior or Senior Certificate. (as long as the application form demonstrates the required level of competence in English)

 

  • IELTS
  • TOEFL IBT
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE)
  • Oxford International English Test (OIETC)

Learn more about accepted English Language Qualifications

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Meet your Representative

Hope Beales, Regional Manager – Sub-Saharan Africa, africa@uel.ac.uk.

Hope Beales is our Regional Manager, based in the UK, who looks after the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region. As a former international student in the UK, Hope understands how challenging it can be to work on your application and start a degree in a new environment. Watch an introduction from our SSA team to find out more about the University of East London (UEL) and how you can be supported throughout your journey to UEL.

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Agents

South African study abroad agents

Sable International Study Abroad Ltd 
Full address with postcode: Ground Floor, Block B1, Regent Square, Doncaster Road, Kenilworth, 7708, Cape Town, South Africa.
Email address: study@sableinternational.com
Contact number with country code: +27 021 657 1543


Sable International Study Abroad Ltd
Full address with postcode: Parc Nicol, 4, 3001 Winnie Mandela Dr, Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2021, South Africa.
Email address: study@sableinternational.com
Contact number with country code: +27 021 657 1543