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Department of Higher Education and Training

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ISBN: 978-1-77018-854-9

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FOREWORD

In general, the Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department)

publishes college examination data in its annual publication on Statistics on Post-

School Education and Training, which can be found on the Department’s website at

www.dhet.gov.za. However, owing to the unavailability of college examination data

when the 2017 Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa was

released in March 2019, I present to you a special issue of the 2017 Examination

Data: South African Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET),

Community Education and Training (CET) and Private Colleges.

This report contains aggregated examination results of TVET, CET and private college

students for the 2017 academic year. The report includes information about the number of students

who registered, wrote and completed qualifications and part-qualifications in TVET, CET and private

colleges.

The report is available to all stakeholders and serves as an important resource for planning in the PSET

sector. It is a reference document for reporting purposes in government, including the monitoring and

evaluation of the PSET sector. In addition, it provides statistics for use in research, policy and decision-

making at the different levels of the system, and by the public. It therefore makes a crucial contribution

towards the achievement of the goals of the PSET system.

The Department strives to make this report responsive to stakeholders’ needs, therefore feedback,

including suggestions for improvement can be emailed to: [email protected].

Mr GF Qonde

Director-General: Department of Higher Education and Training

Pretoria, South Africa


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Department of Higher Education and Training wishes to thank the Technical and Vocational

Education and Training (TVET) colleges, Community Education and Training (CET) colleges and private

colleges for providing the data used in the compilation of this report. The statistical data provided

excludes institutions managed by other government departments and state entities.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO.

LIST OF TABLES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vi

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vii

1. TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES ------------------------------------------------- 1

1.1 Overview of TVET colleges -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

1.2 Examination results in TVET colleges ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2

2. PRIVATE COLLEGES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

2.1 Overview of private colleges --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

2.2 Examination results in private colleges ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11

3. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

3.1 Overview of CET colleges ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18

3.2 Examination results in CET colleges----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

4. GLOSSARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24

5. CONTACT DETAILS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote examinations and completed national

qualifications, by qualification category and gender, 2017 ......................................................................... 2

Table 2: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed NC(V) qualifications, by

province and level, 2017 ............................................................................................................................... 3

Table 3: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N1 to N3 part-

qualifications for Engineering Studies by province, 2017 ............................................................................ 4

Table 4: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N4 to N6 part-

qualifications for Engineering Studies by province, 2017 ............................................................................ 5

Table 5: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N4 to N6

qualifications for Business Studies by province, 2017 ................................................................................. 6

Table 6: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the NC(V) Level 4

qualification, by programme and gender, 2017 ........................................................................................... 7

Table 7: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the Report 190/1 N6 part-

qualification, by programme and gender, 2017 ........................................................................................... 8

Table 8: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed national qualifications, by

qualification category and gender, 2017 .................................................................................................... 11

Table 9: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed NC(V) qualifications, by

level, 2017 ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Table 10: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N1 to N3

part-qualifications for Engineering Studies, by programme, 2017 .......................................................... 12


part qualification for Engineering Studies, by programme, 2017 ............................................................ 13


part qualifications for Business Studies, by programme, 2017 ................................................................ 14

Table 13: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed the NC(V) Level 4

qualification, by programme and gender, 2017 ....................................................................................... 15

Table 14: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed the Report 190/1 N6

part-qualification, by programme and gender, 2017 ............................................................................... 16

Table 15: Number of students in CET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the GETC: ABET Level 4

qualification, 2011 to 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 19

Table 16: Number of students in CET colleges registered, wrote and completed the GETC: ABET Level 4

qualification by province, 2017................................................................................................................. 20

Table 17: Number of students in CET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the GETC: ABET Level 4

qualification, by province and gender, 2017 ............................................................................................ 21

Table 18: Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Learning Areas by

Content, 2017 ........................................................................................................................................... 22

Table 19: Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Learning Areas by

language, 2017 .......................................................................................................................................... 23

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

CET Community Education and Training

GETC-ABET General Education and Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training

NATED National Technical Education

NC(V) National Certificate (Vocational)

NQF National Qualifications Framework

NSF National Skills Fund

PSET Post - School Education and Training

SETA Sector Education and Training Authority

TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training

WBL Workplace Based Learning

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1. TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES

1.1 OVERVIEW OF TVET COLLEGES

The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) are administered in terms of the Continuing

Education and Training Act No 16 of 2006, as amended. The colleges provide vocational and

occupational education and training programmes to learners who have completed at least Grade 9 or

equivalent.

In general, TVET colleges provide three broad categories of qualifications:

a. The National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)], which has three qualification levels, namely, Levels

2, 3 and 4 of the National Qualifications Framework [NQF]. The NC(V) is an alternative learning

pathway to Grades 10, 11 and 12 of the academic schooling system.

b. The “Report 191 National Technical Education (NATED)” Certificates offered at six different

levels (N1 to N6) for Engineering Studies programmes, and three levels (N4-N6) for Business and

General Studies programmes. Students can achieve N1 to N6 certificates over a minimum of

two years. Engineering programmes require trimester enrolment, while Business Studies and

General studies require semester enrolment. The N1 to N6 part-qualifications culminate in a

National N Diploma on condition that students meet the requirements for work experience.

Students enrolled for Business Studies or General programmes require 18 months (2 000 hours)

of applicable work experience, while those enrolled for Engineering Studies require a minimum

of 24 months (2 670 hours) of applicable work experience to obtain the National N Diploma.

Students may also choose to take a trade test on completion of the N2 certificates whenever

they have acquired the necessary practical skills.

c. Occupational qualifications and part-qualifications, inclusive of Workplace Based Learning

(WBL) are closely linked to workplace demands and opportunities. Many of the occupational

learning programmes are funded by Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) and the

National Skills Fund (NSF) through the levy grant system.

Note:

1. The NC (V) and NATED qualifications are funded by the state in terms of the National Norms and

Standards for Funding TVET Colleges, while Occupational Qualifications are not yet funded by

the Department.

2. Note: Sub-levels N1 to N3 are equivalent to NQF levels 2 to 4.

Sub-levels N4 to N6 are equivalent to NQF level 5.

3. This publication does not provide information about the results of students who completed

Occupational qualifications since there are currently no standardised national examinations for

students who enrol for occupational qualifications.

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1.2 EXAMINATION RESULTS IN TVET COLLEGES

Table 1: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote examinations and completed key national qualifications, by qualification category and gender, 2017

Qualification Category

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Report 190/1 (N3) 26 829 25 801 20 130 37 006 34 910 26 511 63 835 60 711 46 641 76.8

Report 190/1 (N6) 76 962 75 768 73 310 42 340 41 318 39 198 119 302 117 086 112 508 96.1

NC(V) Level 4 20 158 18 300 8 152 9 425 8 219 3 225 29 583 26 519 11 377 42.9

Total 123 949 119 869 101 592 88 771 84 447 68 934 212 720 204 316 170 526 83.5

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete qualifications

(part or full) during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the relevant examinations in 2017 and were eligible to complete the relevant qualifications during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the relevant examinations in 2017 and were eligible to complete the relevant qualifications during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the relevant qualifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Table 1 shows that 212 720 students registered to write Report 190/1 (N3 and N6) and NC(V) Level 4

examinations in TVET colleges in 2017. Of these, 204 316 actually wrote examinations and 170 526

completed their qualifications or part-qualifications successfully. The majority of students registered for

the Report 190/1 (N6) part-qualification, followed by the Report 190/1 (N3) part-qualification. Overall

more female compared male students registered, wrote and subsequently completed national

qualifications. Table 1 also indicates that only 42.9% of students who wrote exams for the NC (V) Level

4 qualification, completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification successfully. On the other hand, over 96% of

students who wrote exams for the N6 part-qualification, completed N6 successfully.

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Table 2: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed NC(V) qualifications, by province and level, 2017

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Eastern Cape 11 949 6 061 3 726 61.5 4 845 3 884 2 462 63.4 4 317 3 921 1 765 45.0

Free State 4 318 1 761 1 109 63.0 1 455 1 183 790 66.8 1166 1036 444 42.9

Gauteng 17 799 7 723 4 489 58.1 6 882 5 195 2 924 56.3 5 890 5 239 2 136 40.8

KwaZulu-Natal 15 773 8 907 5 272 59.2 6 443 5 179 3 011 58.1 5 760 5 262 1 955 37.2

Limpopo 13 083 8 402 4 933 58.7 6 507 5 522 3 095 56.0 5 127 4 816 2 000 41.5

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Northern Cape 1 014 446 253 56.7 371 304 203 66.8 334 281 107 38.1

North West 4 547 2 208 1 303 59.0 1 521 1 256 756 60.2 1 319 1 201 544 45.3

Western Cape 6 931 3 159 2 184 69.1 2 808 2 183 1 494 68.4 2 700 2 278 1 214 53.3

National 82 840 42 544 25 825 60.7 34 499 27 483 16 447 59.8 29 583 26 519 11 377 42.9

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete an NC(V)

qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 NC(V) Levels 2-4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 NC(V) Levels 2 -4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the NC(V) Levels 2-4 qualifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed an NC(V) qualification in the 2017 academic year, expressed as a percentage of the number of candidates who were eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: NC(V) Level 2, NC(V) Level 3 and NC(V) Level 4 are all full qualifications.

Table 2 shows that in 2017, the average national completion rate for NC(V) Level 2 was 60.7%, for NC(V)

Level 3 it was 59.8% and 42.9% for NC(V) Level 4. The largest proportion of students who registered,

wrote and completed examinations were for the NC(V) Level 2 qualification, compared to Levels 3

and 4.

Western Cape had the highest completion rate on all levels NC(V) Level 2 (69.1%), NC(V) Level 3 (68.4%)

and NC(V) Level 4 (53.3%). Northern Cape achieved the lowest completion rate on Level 2 while Limpopo

had the lowest completion rate on NC(V) Level 3 and KwaZulu-Natal had the lowest completion rate on

NC(V) Level 4.

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Table 3: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N1 to N3 part-qualifications for Engineering Studies by province, 2017

Province

Report 190/1 N1 Report 190/1 N2 Report 190/1 N3

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Eastern Cape 5 207 4 751 3 897 82.0 5 482 5 155 3 852 74.7 5 093 4 816 3 710 77.0

Free State 3 692 3 308 2 629 79.5 4 214 3 870 2 731 70.6 3 649 3 368 2 429 72.1

Gauteng 15 922 14 319 11 567 80.8 21 575 20 255 14 244 70.3 18 389 17 275 13 593 78.7

KwaZulu-Natal 8 864 8 255 6 865 83.2 12 577 12 098 8 487 70.2 9 824 9 556 7 387 77.3

Limpopo 9 420 8 900 7 768 87.3 15 706 15 237 11 723 76.9 12 960 12 583 9 543 75.8

Mpumalanga 5 369 4 806 3 874 80.6 7 748 7 373 5 400 73.2 6 084 5 773 4 607 79.8

North West 1 368 1 178 895 76.0 1 962 1 870 1 331 71.2 734 696 470 67.5

Northern Cape 2 671 2 403 2 115 88.0 5 040 4 810 3 527 73.3 3 947 3 688 2 900 78.6

Western Cape 6 164 5 587 4 360 78.0 5 691 5 306 3 686 69.5 3 155 2 956 2 002 67.7

National 58 677 53 507 43 970 82.2 79 995 75 974 54 981 72.4 63 835 60 711 46 641 76.8

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete port 190/1 part-

qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N1-N3 examinations for Engineering Studies and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N1-N3 examinations for Engineering Studies and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualification in the 2017 academic year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: The number of students who registered for, wrote and completed N1-N3 Engineering Studies part-qualifications includes the consolidated numbers across all three trimesters of the 2017 academic year.

Table 3 shows that in TVET colleges in 2017, the average national completion rates for Report 190/1 N1

to N3 part-qualifications for Engineering Studies were as follows: N1 (82.2%), N2 (72.4%) and N3

(76.8%). The largest number of students registered for and wrote examinations for the N2

part-qualification and subsequently more N2 students completed the part-qualification when compared

to N1 and N3.

A fairly significant number of the students who wrote were eligible to complete Engineering studies

part-qualification during the 2017 academic year successfully completed that qualification across the

three N levels. Northern Cape performed the best on N1 part-qualifications, while Limpopo performed

the best on N2 part-qualifications and Mpumalanga performed best on N3 part-qualifications.

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Table 4: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N4 to N6 part-qualifications for Engineering Studies by province, 2017

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Eastern Cape 4 207 4 076 3 929 96.4 4 249 4 141 3 939 95.1 3 550 3 455 3 193 92.4

Free State 3 009 2 895 2 698 93.2 2 861 2 772 2487 89.7 2042 1976 1744 88.3

Gauteng 15 499 15 056 14 193 94.3 13 955 13 617 12 970 95.2 11 549 11 264 10 497 93.2

KwaZulu-Natal 8 364 8 235 7 875 95.6 7 348 7 196 6 917 96.1 5 943 5 827 5 484 94.1

Limpopo 8 920 8 819 8 506 96.5 8 292 8 188 7 914 96.7 6 773 6 707 6 315 94.2

Mpumalanga 4 642 4 483 4 270 95.2 3 771 3 609 3412 94.5 2787 2672 2456 91.9

Northern Cape 357 331 297 89.7 166 153 134 87.6 161 148 131 88.5

North West 2 510 2 413 2 292 95.0 2 378 2 295 2148 93.6 1771 1720 1577 91.7

Western Cape 3 034 2 908 2 747 94.5 2 713 2 609 2456 94.1 2 222 2 172 1991 91.7

National 50 542 49 216 46 807 95.1 45 733 44 580 42 377 95.1 36 798 35 941 33 388 92.9

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017 Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete port 190/1 part-


Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N4-N6 examinations for Engineering Studies and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N4-N6 examinations for Engineering Studies and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.



Note 6: The number of students who registered for, wrote and completed N4-N6 Engineering Studies part-qualifications includes the consolidated numbers across all three trimesters of the 2017 academic year.

Table 4 shows that the average national completion rates in TVET colleges for Report 190/1 N4 to N6

Engineering Studies, respectively, were as follows: N4 (95.1%), N5 (95.1%) and N6 (92.9%). The largest

proportion of students registered for, wrote and successfully completed examinations for the N4 part-

qualification, compared to those for N5 and N6.

In terms of completion rates, Limpopo province performed the best across all levels (N4 to N6). All

provinces achieved completion rates of above 87% across all three levels. Gauteng recorded the highest

number of students who registered, wrote and completed across all three N levels in 2017, while

Northern Cape recorded the lowest number across all levels.

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Table 5: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N4 to N6 qualifications for Business Studies by province, 2017

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Eastern Cape 13 437 12 536 12 052 96.1 12 255 11 937 11 659 97.7 10 115 9 919 9 670 97.5

Free State 11 836 11 144 10 573 94.9 8 390 8 204 8 032 97.9 6 463 6 365 6 232 97.9

Gauteng 27 891 25 985 24 562 94.5 21 802 21 337 20 754 97.3 17 521 17 234 16 795 97.5

Kwazulu-Natal 20 936 19 566 18 578 95.0 18 713 18 390 17 851 97.1 15 854 15 631 15 277 97.7

Limpopo 13 832 13 416 12 946 96.5 15 912 15 668 15 174 96.8 13 058 12 928 12 542 97.0

Mpumalanga 6 208 5 822 5 619 96.5 5 252 5 109 4 982 97.5 4 793 4 696 4557 97.0

Northern Cape 3 092 2 812 2 631 93.6 2 417 2 337 2 222 95.1 1 693 1 658 1624 97.9

North West 4 394 4 108 3 951 96.2 5 853 5 698 5 437 95.4 4 585 4 470 4336 97.0

Western Cape 13 679 12 735 12 249 96.2 11 072 10 703 10 488 98.0 8 422 8 244 8 087 98.1

National 115 305 108 124 103 161 95.4 101 666 99 383 96 599 97.2 82 504 81 145 79 120 97.5



Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N4-N6 examinations for Business Studies and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N4-N6 examinations for Business Studies and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.



Note 6: The number of students who registered for, wrote and completed N4-N6 Business Studies part-qualifications includes the consolidated numbers across both semesters of the 2017 academic year.

Table 5 shows that in TVET colleges in 2017, the average national completion rate for Report 190/1 N4

to N6 Business Studies was as follows: N4 (95.4%), N5 (97.2%) and N6 (97.5%). The majority of students

registered for and wrote examinations for the N4 part-qualification and subsequently more N4 students

completed the part-qualification when compared to N5 and N6 students. A fairly significant number of

the students who wrote and were eligible to complete a qualification during the 2017 academic year

successfully completed a qualification across all three N levels.

Limpopo and Mpumalanga province achieved the highest completion rates on N4 while Western Cape

achieved the highest completion rate on N5 and N6. All nine provinces achieved completion rates of

above 94% on all levels. Gauteng recorded the highest number of students who registered, wrote and

completed on N4 to N6 part-qualifications in 2017, while Northern Cape province recorded the lowest

number of students who registered, wrote and completed across all levels.

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Table 6: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification, by programme and gender, 2017

NC(V) Level 4 Programme

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2. L4:Drawing Office Practice 4 3 0 6 5 0 10 8 0 0.0

3. L4:Education and Development 764 699 383 76 69 32 840 768 415 54.0

4. L4:Electrical Infrastructure Construction 1 614 1 506 378 1 450 1 317 399 3 064 2 823 777 27.5

5. L4:Engineering and Related Design 1 351 1 233 454 2 216 1 944 650 3 567 3 177 1 104 34.7

6. L4:Finance, Economics and Accounting 1 629 1 488 553 440 379 137 2 069 1 867 690 37.0

7. L4:Hospitality 1 515 1 386 575 351 299 141 1 866 1 685 716 42.5

8. L4:Information Technology and Computer Science

742 687 151 662 558 183 1 404 1245 334 26.8

9. L4:Management 863 767 423 309 262 132 1 172 1 029 555 53.9

10. L4:Marketing 922 816 268 428 370 140 1 350 1186 408 34.4

11. L4:Mechatronics 124 114 50 110 100 52 234 214 102 47.7

12. L4:Office Administration 6 010 5 450 2 804 1 050 896 456 7 060 6 346 3 260 51.4

13. L4:Primary Agriculture 638 553 238 300 262 136 938 815 374 45.9

14. L4:Primary Health 662 576 359 60 49 22 722 625 381 61.0

15. L4:Process Plant Operations 122 119 43 34 34 10 156 153 53 34.6

16. L4:Safety In Society 686 629 284 426 371 147 1 112 1 000 431 43.1

17. L4:Tourism 1 141 1 025 670 463 399 248 1 604 1 424 918 64.5

18. L4:Transport and Logistics 346 325 163 203 177 88 549 502 251 50.0

Total 20 158 18 300 8 152 9 425 8 219 3 225 29 583 26 519 11 377 42.9

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete an NC(V) Level

4 qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualification in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 NC(V) Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 NC(V) Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 5: NC(V) Level 4 is a full qualification.

Table 6 shows that 11 377 TVET college students completed NC(V) Level 4 qualification examinations,

spread across 18 programmes. Completion of NC (V) Level 4 was highest in the following programmes:

Office Administration (3 260), Engineering and Related Design (1 104), Tourism (918) and Electrical

Infrastructure Construction (777). In terms of completion rates, the highest rates were recorded in the

Tourism (64.5%) followed by Primary Health (61.0%) and the lowest were for Drawing Office Practice

(0.0%) followed by Information Technology and Computer Science (26.8%) programmes.

Table 6 also reveals a gender pattern in relation to the NC (V) Level 4 programmes that were completed.

For instance, of the 8 152 female students who completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification, the majority

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were in the following programmes: Office Administration (2 804), Tourism (670), Hospitality (575),

Finance, Economics and Accounting (553) and Engineering and Related Design (454) and Management

(423). On the other hand, of the 3 225 male students who completed the NC (V) Level 4 qualification,

the majority were in the following programmes: Engineering and Related Design (650), Office

Administration (456), Electrical Infrastructure Construction (399) and Tourism (248).

Table 7: Number of students in TVET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification, by programme and gender, 2017

Report 191 N6 Programme

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1. N6:Art and Design 143 138 137 230 221 218 373 359 355 98.9

2. N6:Business Management 9 206 9 004 8 695 3 902 3 784 3 630 13 108 12 788 12 325 96.4

3. N6:Clothing Production 206 197 195 61 59 59 267 256 254 99.2

4. N6:Educare 4 121 4 061 4 056 152 147 146 4 273 4 208 4 202 99.9

5. N6:Engineering Studies 16 311 16 025 14 953 20 487 19 916 18 435 36 798 35 941 33 388 92.9

6. N6:Farming Management 725 713 711 600 591 584 1 325 1 304 1 295 99.3

7. N6:Financial Management 7 378 7 288 7 107 3 016 2 966 2 904 10 394 10 254 10 011 97.6

8. N6:Hospitality and Catering Services 1 708 1 688 1 660 623 612 594 2 331 2 300 2 254 98.0

9. N6:Human Resources Management 9 335 9 208 9 009 3 399 3 341 3 269 12 734 12 549 12 278 97.8

10. N6:Interior Decorating 8 8 8 2 1 1 10 9 9 100.0

11. N6:Legal Secretary 339 331 331 103 97 96 442 428 427 99.8

12. N6:Management Assistant 13 705 13 503 13 295 3 217 3 140 3 095 16 922 16 643 16 390 98.5

13. N6:Marketing Management 3 751 3 694 3 387 2 112 2 069 1 854 5 863 5 763 5 241 90.9

14. N6:Medical Secretary 69 66 65 16 16 16 85 82 81 98.8

15. N6:Popular Music: Composition 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 100.0

16. N6:Popular Music: Performance 45 43 43 61 56 56 106 99 99 100.0

17. N6:Popular Music: Studio Work 10 9 9 67 64 64 77 73 73 100.0

18. N6:Public Management 7 133 7 062 6 969 3 022 2 985 2 941 10 155 10 047 9 910 98.6

19. N6:Public Relations 691 687 669 218 215 212 909 902 881 97.7

20. N6:Tourism 2 077 2 042 2 010 1 046 1 032 1 018 3 123 3 074 3 028 98.5

Total 76 962 75 768 73 310 42 340 41 318 39 198 119 302 117 086 112 508 96.1



Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N6 examinations and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N6 examinations and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in 2017.

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Table 7 shows that 112 508 TVET college students completed Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification across

20 programmes. Completion for Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification was highest in the following

programmes: Engineering studies (33 388), Management Assistant (16 390), Business Management

(12 325) and Human Resources Management (12 278).

Table 7 also reveals a gender pattern in relation to the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification programmes

that were completed. Of the 73 310 female students who completed Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification,

the majority were in the following programmes: Engineering studies (14 953), Management Assistant

(13 295), Human Resources Management (9 009) and Business Management (8 695).

On the other hand, of the 39 198 male students who completed Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification, the

majority were in the following programmes: Engineering studies (18 435), Business Management

(3 630), Human Resources Management (3 269) and Management Assistant (3 095). Although the

overall completion for males was lower than that of females, a higher number of them completed

Engineering Studies programme compared to their female counterparts. A larger gender difference was

also observed in the Management Assistant programme, where 10 200 more females completed an N6

part-qualification for this programme compared to males.

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2. PRIVATE COLLEGES

2.1 OVERVIEW OF PRIVATE COLLEGES

Section 29(3(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996) requires

that private education institutions be registered with the state, that is, the Department of Higher

Education and Training (the Department). The Continuing Education and Training (CET) Act, 2006 (Act

No. 16 of 2006) as amended and the Regulations for the Registration of Private Further Education and

Training Colleges, 2007 provides the Department with the requisite legal framework for the registration

and subsequent monitoring of registered private colleges.

Registration of private education institutions with the Department contemplated above has been

extended to include the registration of former private Adult Education and Training (AET) centres as

private colleges. A call for the registration of private AET centres as private colleges under the CET Act

was made in the Government Gazette No. 39045, 31 July 2015.

Similar to TVET colleges, the private colleges provide vocational and occupational education and training

programmes to learners who have at least completed Grade 9 in the school sector, those who have

completed Grade 12 (matric) and employed persons.

In general, private colleges provide three broad categories of qualifications and programmes:

a. The National Certificate (Vocational) [NC(V)] at three levels (Levels 2, 3 and 4 of the National

Qualifications Framework [NQF]), which is an alternative learning pathway to Grades 10, 11 and

12 of the academic schooling system.

b. The “Report 190/1 National Technical Education (NATED)” Certificates offered at six different

levels (N1 to N6) for Engineering Studies programmes and three levels (N4 to N6) for Business

Studies programmes, which culminate in a National N Diploma if students meet the

requirements for work experience. Students enrolled for Business Studies require 18 months

(2 000 hours) of applicable work experience, while those enrolled for Engineering Studies

require a minimum of 24 months (2 670 hours) of applicable work experience to obtain the

National N Diploma. Students may also choose to take a trade test on completion of the N2

certificates whenever they have acquired the necessary practical skills.

c. Occupational qualifications and part-qualifications which are based on job-related programmes

that are closely linked to workplace demands and opportunities.

The following section of the report provides performance statistics in private colleges for

Report 190/1 (N1-N6) programmes and NC(V) levels 2-4 programmes.

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2.2 EXAMINATION RESULTS IN PRIVATE COLLEGES

Table 8: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed national qualifications, by qualification category and gender, 2017

Qualification Category

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Report 190/1 N3 14 711 12 040 7 953 22 688 18 739 11 930 37 399 30 779 19 883 64.6

Report 190/1 N6 16 607 15 603 14 479 13 663 12 664 11 427 30 270 28 267 25 906 91.6

NC(V) Level 4 372 323 111 156 123 33 528 446 144 32.3

Total 31 690 27 966 22 543 36 507 31 526 23 390 68 197 59 492 45 933 77.2

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete qualifications (part

or full) during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the relevant examinations in 2017 and were eligible to complete the relevant qualifications during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the relevant examinations in 2017 and were eligible to complete the relevant qualifications during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the relevant qua lifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Table 8 shows that 68 197 students registered to write Report 190/1 (N3 and N6) and NC(V) Level 4

examinations in private colleges in 2017. Of this total, 59 492 wrote examinations and 45 933 completed

their qualifications or part-qualifications successfully. The majority of students registered for the Report

191 (N3) part-qualification, followed by the Report 191 (N6) part-qualification. Overall more male than

female students registered and wrote examinations and subsequently more male than female students

completed the different qualification categories. In terms of the different qualifications, more females

registered, wrote and completed N3 part-qualification and NC(V) Level 4 qualifications as compared to

males.

Table 8 also indicates that only 32.3% of students who wrote exams for the NC(V) Level 4 qualification

during the 2017 academic year completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification successfully. On the other

hand, a higher completion rate of 91.6% was recorded for students who completed N6 part-qualification

in the same period.

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Table 9: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed NC(V) qualifications, by level, 2017

Qualification Number registered Number wrote Number completed Completion rate (%)

NC(V) Level 2 1 731 774 475 61.4

NC(V) Level 3 600 434 316 72.8

NC(V) Level 4 528 446 144 32.3

Total 2 859 1 654 935 56.5

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete an NC(V)

qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 NC(V) Levels 2-4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 NC(V) Levels 2 – 4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the NC(V) Levels 2-4 qualifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed an NC(V) qualification in the 2017 academic year, expressed as a percentage of the number of candidates who were eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 2-4 qualifications and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: NC(V) Level 2, NC(V) Level 3 and NC(V) Level 4 are each full qualification.

Table 9 shows that 2 859 students registered for NC(V) programme Levels examinations in private

colleges in 2017 of which 1 654 wrote examinations and 935 completed, resulting in a completion rate

of 56.5%. The highest proportion of students who registered, wrote and completed NC(V) qualification

were on Level 2 and Level 3. The highest completion rates were subsequently recorded for NC(V)

Level 3 (72.8%) and the lowest for NC(V) Level 4 (32.3%). Table 9 also indicates that a significantly large

number of students who wrote and were eligible to complete an NC(V) part-qualification or full

qualification across all levels during the 2017 academic year did not successfully complete the relevant

part-qualification or full qualification.

Table 10: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N1 to N3 part-

qualifications for Engineering Studies, by programme, 2017


Report 191 N1 16 309 13 841 9 677 69.9

Report 191 N2 33 123 28 143 16 199 57.6

Report 191 N3 37 399 30 779 19 883 64.6

Total 86 831 72 763 45 759 62.9

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017.

Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete Report 190/1 part-

qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who

were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N1-N3 examinations for Engineering Studies

and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who

registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N1-N3 examinations for Engineering Studies and were

eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote

individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the Report 191 N1-N3 part-

qualifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to

complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualification in the 2017 academic

year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N1-N3 part-qualifications and

wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: The number of students who registered for, wrote and completed N1-N3 Engineering Studies part-qualifications includes the consolidated

numbers across all three trimesters of the 2017 academic year.

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Table 10 shows that 86 831 students registered for Report 190/1 N1 to N3 examinations in private

colleges in 2017 of which 72 763 wrote examinations and 45 759 completed, translating to a 62.9%

completion rate. The highest proportion of students registered for the Report 191 (N3) part-qualification

followed by the Report 190/1 (N2) part-qualification. The highest completion rate was however

recorded for the Report 190/1 N1 part-qualification (69.9%). Table 10 also indicates that a significantly

large number of students who wrote and were eligible to complete a part-qualification across all levels

during the 2017 academic year did not successfully complete the relevant part-qualification.

Table 11: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N4 to N6 part qualification for Engineering Studies, by programme, 2017


Report 191 N4 25 002 22 768 20 180 88.6

Report 191 N5 19 355 18 030 16 512 91.6

Report 191 N6 13 587 12 764 11 473 89.9

Total 57 944 53 562 48 165 89.9


Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete Report 190/1

part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but

who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N6 examinations and were eligible to

complete a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write

individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N6 examinations and were eligible to complete a Report

190/1 N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not

eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the Report 190/1 N6 part-

qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to

complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in the 2017 academic

year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification and wrote

the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: The number of students who registered for, wrote and completed N4-N6 Engineering Studies part-qualifications includes the consolidated

numbers across all three trimesters of the 2017 academic year.

Table 11 shows that 57 944 students registered for Report 190/1 N4 to N6 part-qualification for

Engineering Studies examinations in private colleges in 2017, of which 53 562 wrote examinations and

48 165 completed, with a completion rate of 89.9%. The highest proportion of students registered for

the Report 190/1 N4 part-qualification followed by the Report 190/1 N5 part-qualification. The

Report 190/1 N5 part-qualification also recorded the highest completion rate of 91.6%.

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Table 12: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed Report 190/1 N4 to N6 part qualifications for Business Studies, by programme, 2017


Report 190/1 N4 35 025 29 647 26 574 89.6

Report 190/1 N5 24 453 22 058 20 102 91.1

Report 190/1 N6 16 683 15 503 14 433 93.1

Total 76 161 67 208 61 109 90.9


Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete Report 190/1

part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but

who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N4-N6 examinations for Business Studies

and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who

registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N4-N6 examinations for Business Studies and were

eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote

individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the Report 190/1 N4-N6

part-qualifications in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible

to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification in the 2017 academic

year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualifications and

wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: The number of students who registered for, wrote and completed N1-N3 Business Studies part-qualifications includes the consolidated

numbers across both semesters of the 2017 academic year.

Table 12 shows that 76 161 students registered for Report 190/1 N4 to N6 part-qualification for Business

Studies examinations in private colleges in 2017, of which 67 208 wrote examinations and 61 109

completed. This translated to a completion rate of 90.9% for Report 190/1 N4-N6 part-qualification. The

highest proportion of students registered for the Report 190/1 N4 part-qualification followed by the

Report 190/1 N5 part-qualification. Although the lowest proportion of students were recorded for

Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification, more students completed this part-qualification which resulted in

the highest completion rate of 93.1%.

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Table 13: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification, by programme and gender, 2017

NC(V) Level 4 Programme

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1. L4:Civil Engineering and Building Construction 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0

2. L4:Education and Development 8 3 1 2 2 1 10 5 2 40.0

3. L4:Electrical Infrastructure Construction 2 1 0 8 5 0 10 6 0 0.0

4. L4:Finance, Economics and Accounting 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.0

5. L4:Information Technology and Computer Studies

39 29 0 40 33 3 79 62 3 4.8

6. L4:Management 65 59 25 27 23 13 92 82 38 46.3

7. L4:Marketing 70 64 8 17 15 4 87 79 12 15.2

8. L4:Office Administration 100 86 29 19 16 6 119 102 35 34.3

9. L4:Primary Health 42 40 27 5 4 0 47 44 27 61.4

10. L4:Safety in Society 19 17 4 26 17 1 45 34 5 14.7

11. L4:Tourism 23 21 17 11 7 4 34 28 21 75.0

12. L4:Transport and Logistics 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 100.0

Total 372 323 111 156 123 33 528 446 144 32.3


Note 1: The number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED included only those who were eligible to complete an NC(V) qualifi cation

during the 2017 academic year.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 NC(V) Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete

an NC(V) qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were

not eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 NC(V) Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete an NC(V)

qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to

complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the NC(V) Level 4

qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to

complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed an NC(V) qualification in the 2017 academic year, expressed

as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the NC(V) Level 4 qualification and wrote the examinations (the

latter is defined above) in 2017.

Note 6: NC(V) Level 4 is a full qualification.

Table 13 shows that 144 private college students completed NC(V) Level 4 qualification examinations

across 12 programmes, which translated to an overall completion rate of 32.3%. Majority of students

completed NC(V) Level 4 in Management (38), Office Administration (35) and Primary Health (27)

programmes.

The gender pattern in relation to the NC (V) Level 4 programmes that were completed show that of the

111 female students who completed the NC(V) Level 4 qualification, the majority were in the Office

Administration (29), Primary Health (27) and Management (25) programmes. On the other hand, there

were only 33 male students who completed the NC (V) Level 4 qualification, and 13 of them completed

the Management qualification.

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Table 14: Number of students in private colleges who registered, wrote and completed the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification, by programme and gender, 2017

Report 191 N6 Programme

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1. N6:Art and Design 7 7 7 7 6 6 14 13 13 100.0

2. N6:Business Management 1 177 1 093 997 769 703 642 1 946 1 796 1 639 91.3

3. N6:Clothing Production 16 14 14 10 8 8 26 22 22 100.0

4. N6:Educare 1 621 1 508 1 493 174 162 161 1 795 1 670 1 654 99.0

5. N6:Engineering Studies 4 715 4 495 4 056 8 872 8 269 7 417 13 587 12 764 11 473 89.9

6. N6:Farming Management 26 25 25 19 18 16 45 43 41 95.3

7. N6:Financial Management 1 319 1 244 1 157 581 536 507 1 900 1 780 1 664 93.5

8. N6:Hospitality and Catering Services

135 121 116 43 35 32 178 156 148 94.9

9. N6:Human Resources Management

2 501 2 362 2 174 865 789 693 3 366 3 151 2 867 91.0

10. N6:Legal Secretary 72 60 59 22 20 19 94 80 78 97.5

11. N6:Management Assistant 1 075 1 013 955 229 211 192 1 304 1 224 1 147 93.7

12. N6:Marketing Management 710 663 572 478 444 347 1 188 1 107 919 83.0

13. N6:Medical Secretary 208 192 180 20 18 18 228 210 198 94.3

14. N6:Popular Music: Studio Work

17 15 15 189 176 175 206 191 190 99.5

15. N6:Public Management 1 566 1 464 1 396 795 740 693 2 361 2 204 2 089 94.8

16. N6:Public Relations 990 920 881 381 348 336 1 371 1 268 1 217 96.0

17. N6:Tourism 452 407 382 209 181 165 661 588 547 93.0

Total 16 607 15 603 14 479 13 663 12 664 11 427 30 270 28 267 25 906 91.6

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete Report 190/1 N6

part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 Report 190/1 N6 examinations and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 Report 190/1 N6 examinations and were eligible to complete a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification in the 2017 academic year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Table 14 shows that 25 906 private college students completed Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification

across 17 programmes. Completion for Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification was highest in the following

programmes: Engineering studies (11 473), Human Resources Management (2 867) and Public

Management (2 089).

Table 14 also reveals a gender pattern in relation to the Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification programmes

that were completed. Out of the 14 479 female students who completed Report 190/1 N6 part-

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qualification, the majority were in the following programmes: Engineering studies (4 056), Human

Resources Management (2 174), Educare (1 493) and Public Management (1 396).

On the other hand, of the 11 427 male students who completed Report 190/1 N6 part-qualification,

almost two thirds of them completed Engineering studies (64.9% or 7 417), followed by completions for

Public Management (693) and Human Resources Management (693). Although the overall completion

for males was lower than that of females, there were 3 361 more males who completed Engineering

Studies programme compared to their female counterparts.

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3. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING COLLEGES

3.1 OVERVIEW OF CET COLLEGES

2017 marked the second year of the existence of the CET college system, since its renaming and

reorganisation from the previous Adult Education and Training system. The system has transitioned

from over 3 000 Public Adult Learning Centres (PALCs) that were governed and managed by provincial

education departments, to nine Community Education and Training (CET) Colleges and several thousand

Community Learning Centres (CLCs), managed and governed by the Department of Higher Education

and Training (DHET). The new CET college system is regulated by the Continuing Education and Training

Act, Act No.16 of 2006 (the CET Act).

The DHET established Nine (9) new CET Colleges in 2015, one in each province, while the 3 276 inherited

PALCs have been renamed Community Learning Centres (CLCs). These CLCs have been clustered into

each of the 9 CET colleges. Despite the systemic challenges faced by the sector, there are major strides

that have been achieved in relation to governance, management and student leadership structures. In

appreciation of the fact that the sector is at an embryonic stage, the Department has in its role of

oversight and support, prioritized putting in place policies, systems and controls to support the

functionality of the colleges, improve the quality provision as well as the integrity of data including

speeding up turnaround times for reporting.

This section of the report provides student performance in CET colleges for the General Education and

Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training (GETC: ABET) Level 4 qualification (at NQF

level 1).

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3.2 EXAMINATION RESULTS IN CET COLLEGES

Table 15: Number of students in CET colleges who registered, wrote and completed the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification, 2011 to 2017

Year Number registered Number wrote Number completed Completion rate (%)

2011 107 780 39 856 13 924 34.9

2012 109 883 55 735 23 325 41.8

2013 109 518 52 501 19 945 38.0

2014 133 363 102 534 38 592 37.6

2015 117 224 91 603 34 125 37.3

2016 100 490 78 105 28 024 35.9

2017 85 136 65 225 24 757 38.0

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The “number of students who REGISTERED, WROTE and COMPLETED” represents only those who were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET

Level 4 qualification during the 2011-2017 academic years. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2011-2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2011-2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET qualification during the 2011-2017 academic years. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2011-2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2011-2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET qualification during the 2011-2017 academic years. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2011-2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in the 2011-2017 academic years. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2011-2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in the 2011-2017 academic years, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the GETC-ABET Level 4 qualification and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2011-2017.

Table 15 shows that the number of students who registered, wrote and completed examinations for the

General Education and Training Certificate: Adult Basic Education and Training (GETC: ABET) Level 4

declining in 2015 to 2017. In 2017, Out of the 85 136 students who registered for examinations for GETC:

ABET Level 4 qualification, 65 225 of them wrote the examinations. However, only 24 757 students

completed the qualification. This signifies a slight decrease in the number of students who completed

GETC: ABET Level 4 examination from 2016 to 2017 resulted but on the contrary, the completion rate

increased from 35.9% in 2016 to 38.0% in 2017.

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Table 16: Number of students in CET colleges registered, wrote and completed the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification by province, 2017

Province Number registered Number wrote Number completed Completion rate (%)

Eastern Cape 12 695 8 970 3 945 44.0

Free State 4 214 3 556 1 538 43.3

Gauteng 14 437 10 810 4 202 38.9

KwaZulu-Natal 21 560 15 013 6 296 41.9

Limpopo 9 121 8 783 1 968 22.4

Mpumalanga 10 436 7 949 3 113 39.2

Northern Cape 2 178 1 616 498 30.8

North-West 7 992 6 968 2 495 35.8

Western Cape 2 503 1 560 702 45.0

National 85 136 65 225 24 757 38.0


Level 4 qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in the 2011-2017 academic years, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the GETC-ABET Level 4 qualification and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Table 16 shows that in 2017, the average national completion rate for 2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 was

38.0%. The largest proportion of students registered and wrote for GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification

were from Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape, subsequently more students from these

provinces completed GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification.

A fairly significant number of the students who wrote and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET

Level 4 qualification during the 2017 academic year did not successfully complete the qualification

across all nine (9) provinces.

Western Cape had the highest completion rate of (45.0%), followed in distance by Eastern Cape with

(44.0%), Free State with (43.3%) and Kwazulu-Natal with Cape (41.9%). The lowest completion rate

(22.4%) was recorded in Limpopo province.

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Gauteng 8 600 6 530 2 683 41.1 5 639 4 116 1 439 35.0 198 164 80 48.8 14 437 10 810 4 202 38.9

KwaZulu-Natal 17 419 12 328 5 199 42.2 3 708 2 351 954 40.6 433 334 143 42.8 21 560 15 013 6 296 41.9

Limpopo 7 759 7 487 1 716 22.9 1 312 1 248 235 18.8 50 48 17 35.4 9 121 8 783 1 968 22.4

Mpumalanga 8 387 6 424 2 579 40.1 1 849 1 354 461 34.0 200 171 73 42.7 10 436 7 949 3 113 39.2

Northern Cape 1 488 1 108 345 31.1 651 480 146 30.4 39 28 7 25.0 2 178 1 616 498 30.8

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Level 4 qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered, wrote and passed individual subjects, but who were not eligible to complete the relevant qualifications in 2017.

Note 2: “Number Registered” refers to the number of students who registered for the 2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who registered to write individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 3: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote the 2017 GETC: ABET Level 4 examinations and were eligible to complete a GETC: ABET qualification during the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who wrote individual subjects but who were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 4: “Number Completed” refers to the number of students who were eligible to complete and successfully completed the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in the 2017 academic year. This number excludes students who may have passed individual subjects but were not eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in 2017.

Note 5: “Completion rate” refers to the number of students who successfully completed a GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification in the 2017 academic year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification and wrote the examinations (the latter is defined above) in 2017.

Table 17 shows that in 2017, a large number of female compared to male students registered, wrote

and completed GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification. The national average completion rate for GETC: ABET

Level 4 qualification was 38.0%. Substantially more female (19 052) than male (5 241) and gender

neutral (464) candidates completed their studies in the 2017 examinations. The gender neutral recorded

a highest completion rate at (43.7%) followed closely by females with a completion rate of (38.7%) while

the males achieved lowest completion rate at (35.0%).

Western Cape Province had the highest completion rate of (45.7%) amongst female students, also had

the highest completion rate of (44.3%) amongst male students. Gauteng Province had the highest

complete rate of (48.8%) amongst the gender neutral students.

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Table 18: Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Learning Areas by Content, 2017

Content Learning Area Number wrote Number completed Pass rate (%)

1. Ancillary Health Care 40 004 23 825 59.6

2. Applied Agriculture and Agriculture Technology 4 415 2 041 46.2

3. Arts and Culture 4 361 3 447 79.0

4. Early Childhood Development 19 225 13 917 72.4

5. Economics & Management Sciences 13 709 6 362 46.4

6. Human and Social Sciences 9 243 6 661 72.1

7. Information & Communication Technology 2 105 1 586 75.3

8. Life Orientation 48 832 37 938 77.7

9. Mathematical Literacy 48 434 25 089 51.8

10. Maths & Maths Sciences 7 065 2 784 39.4

11. Natural Sciences 6 436 2 128 33.1

12. Small Medium &Micro Enterprises 9 469 6 102 64.4

13. Technology 1 464 690 47.1

14. Travel and Tourism 16 833 12 638 75.1

15. Wholesale and Retail 2 857 1 490 52.2

Total 234 452 146 698 62.6

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The number of students who WROTE and PASSED included who wrote and passed a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible

to complete the GETC qualification or not during the 2017 academic year. Note 2: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible to complete the

GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification or not during the 2017 academic year. Note 3: “Number Passed” refers to the number of students who passed a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible to complete the

GETC qualification or not during the 2017 academic year. Note 4: “Pass rate” refers to the number of students who successfully passed a Learning Area in the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification, expressed as

a percentage of the number of candidates who wrote a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification (the latter is defined above) in 2017

Table 18 shows that in 2017, 234 452 students wrote for GETC: ABET Level 4 content learning areas

subjects. Most students wrote Life Orientation (48 832) followed by Mathematical Literacy (48 434) and

Ancillary Health Care (40 004). Whereas least number of students wrote Technology (1 464) and

Information and Communication Technology (2 105).

Subsequently, the highest number of student who completed GETC: ABET Level 4 content learning areas

were recorded in Life Orientation (37 938), Mathematical Literacy (25 089) and Ancillary Health Care

(23 825), while the lowest number of students completed Technology (690) and Wholesale and Retail

(1 490).

The highest pass rate for GETC: ABET Level 4 content learning areas were recorded in Arts and Culture

(79.0%), Life Orientation (77.7%) and Information and Communication Technology (75.3%)

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Table 19: Number of students in CET colleges who wrote and passed GETC: ABET Level 4 Learning Areas by language, 2017

Language Learning Area Number wrote Number completed Pass rate (%)

Afrikaans 1 234 890 72.1

English 57 277 24 850 43.4

IsiNdebele 261 240 92.0

Isixhosa 5 147 4 549 88.4

Isizulu 6 579 6 077 92.4

Sepedi 4 791 3 793 79.2

Sesotho 914 786 86.0

Setswana 3 042 2 328 76.5

SiSwati 1 365 1 267 92.8

Tshivenda 1 339 1 220 91.1

Xitsonga 1 456 1 304 89.6

Total 83 405 47 304 56.7

Source: National Examinations Database, November 2017. Note 1: The number of students who WROTE and PASSED included who wrote and passed a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible

to complete the GETC qualification or not during the 2017 academic year. Note 2: “Number Wrote” refers to the number of students who wrote a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible to complete the

GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification or not during the 2017 academic year. Note 3: “Number Passed” refers to the number of students who passed a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible to complete the

GETC qualification or not during the 2017 academic year. Note 4: “Pass rate” refers to the number of students who successfully passed a Learning Area in the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification, expressed as

a percentage of the number of candidates who wrote a Learning Area irrespective of whether they were eligible to complete the GETC: ABET Level 4 qualification (the latter is defined above) in 2017

Table 19 shows that in 2017, 83 405 students wrote for GETC: ABET Level 4 language learning areas.

Most students wrote English (57 277) followed by IsiZulu (6 579) and IsiXhosa (5 147). Whereas least

number of students wrote IsiNdebele (261).

Consequently, the highest number of student who completed GETC: ABET Level 4 language learning

areas were recorded in English (24 850) and IsiZulu (6 077) and IsiXhosa (4 549). The least number of

students, wrote and completed the IsiNdebele learning area.

The highest pass rate for GETC: ABET Level 4 language learning areas were recorded in SiSwati (92.8%),

Isizulu (92.4%) followed closely by IsiNdebele (92.0%) and the lowest was English with (43.4%)

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4. GLOSSARY Certification

Formal Recognition of a qualification or part qualification awarded to a successful learner. SAQA (2013)

Standard Glossary of Terms: Terms related to the South African National Qualifications Framework.

Pretoria.

College

A public or private technical and vocational education and training institution that is established,

declared or registered under the Continuing Education and Training Act 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006), but

does not include:

(a) a school offering further education and training programmes under the South African Schools Act;

or

(b) a college under the authority of a government department other than the Department of Education.

South Africa (2006) Continuing Education and Training Act No. 16 of 2006 (as amended). Pretoria.

Completion rate

The proportion of students who successfully completed a qualification (GETC: ABET Level 4, NC(V) and

Report 190/1) in an academic year, expressed as a percentage of the number of students who were

eligible to complete the level and wrote the examinations in that academic year. National Examinations

Database, 2015. Pretoria.

General Education and Training (GET)

All learning and training programmes leading to a qualification on Level 1 of the National Qualifications

Framework. South Africa (2001) General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act, No.

58 of 2001 (as updated by Government Gazette 34620, 16 September 2011). Pretoria.

GETC-ABET Level 4 qualification

A qualification at Level 1 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). The GETC is offered to

students as prescribed in the Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000), who have not

had any formal schooling, or who may not have completed formal basic schooling to the equivalent of

NQF Level 1.

Graduate

A student who has satisfied all the requirements of the degree, diploma or certificate for which he/she

was registered. South African Post-Secondary Education (SAPSE)-020: Student Statistics Manual.

Pretoria.

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National Certificate (Vocational) (NC(V))

National qualifications at NQF Levels 2, 3 and 4, comprising 130 credits and seven subjects per level,

which consist of academic knowledge and theory, integrated with the practical skills and values specific

to each vocational area/specialisation. The qualification comprises both internal and external

components of assessment and is quality assured by Umalusi.

Pass rate

Represents the percentage of students who passed. It is calculated by dividing the total number of

students who passed (pass + conditional pass) by total number of students who sat for an examination.

National Examinations Database, 2013. Pretoria.

Private College

Any college that provides continuing education and training on a full-time, part-time or distance basis

and which is registered or provisionally registered as a private college under the Continuing Education

and Training Act, No. 16 of 2006. Pretoria.

Public College

Any college that provides further education and training on a full-time, part-time or distance basis and

which is –

a) established or regarded as having been established as a public college under the Continuing

Education and Training Act 2006 (Act No. 16 of 2006); or

b) declared as a public college under the Continuing Education and Training Act 2006 (Act No. 16

of 2006).

Report 191

A catalogue of nationally assessed and certificated occupationally-directed programmes aimed at

students intending to pursue a technical/vocational learning pathway outside of the schooling system,

and are offered from N1 to N6, with the latter culminating in the National N Diploma upon completion

of the compulsory work place experience component. South Africa (2001) National Education Policy:

Formal technical instructional programmes in the RSA, Report 191 (2001/08). Pretoria.

Student

In colleges, it is any person registered as a student at a college. South Africa (2006) Continuing Education

and Training Act No. 16 of 2006 (as amended). Pretoria.

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5. CONTACT DETAILS

Chief Director: National Examinations and Assessment Director: Resulting and Certification:

(TVET, CET and Private Colleges) (IT Systems)

Ms Violet Tshetlo Mr Stanford Mphahlele

Department of Higher Education and Training Department of Higher Education and Training

222 Struben Street, Pretoria 222 Struben Street, Pretoria

Postal Address: Private Bag X174, Pretoria, 0001 Postal Address: Private Bag X174, Pretoria, 0001

Tel.: 012 357 3895 Tel.: 012 357 3874

Fax: 086 714 0115 Fax: 086 298 3857

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Deputy Director: System Administration

Mr Ledimo Mphahlele


222 Struben Street, Pretoria

Postal Address: Private Bag X174, Pretoria, 0001

Tel.: 012 357 3690

Fax: 086 298 0124


General Enquiries

Higher Education and Training Information System (HETIS) Officer

Ms Nthabiseng Tema


Postal Address: Private Bag X174, Pretoria, 0001

Tel.: 012 312 5961/6191






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DID YOU KNOW? The following Post-School Education and Training institutions existed in South Africa in 2017: 26 Public Higher Education Institutions

125 Private Higher Education Institutions

50 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges

268 Private colleges

9 Community Education and Training (CET) colleges

2 795 Community Learning Centres (CLCs)

Student enrolment in the Post-School Education and Training sector in 2017 was as follows: Public Higher Education and Training Institutions: 1 036 984

Private Higher Education and Training Institutions: 185 046

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges: 688 028

Private colleges: 187 354*

Community Education and Training (CET) colleges: 258 199**

Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) programmes: 269 147

*This figure represents enrolment at only 185 of the 268 registered private colleges that responded to the Departmental Annual

Survey.

**This figure represents enrolment at only 2 609 of the 2 795 Community Learning Centres that responded to the Departmental

Annual Survey.

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