Akademia NPC

School-leaving (NSC) entry

Akademia requires a Senior Certificate (before 2008) or National Senior Certificate (from 2008) endorsed for degree study, and programme-specific requirements. The institution states these programme requirements:

• LLB: admission point (AP) score of 32 (Life Orientation excluded), Afrikaans 60%, English 60%, Mathematics 50% (Mathematical Literacy 70% or Technical Mathematics 60% may be considered with a good academic profile); alternatively a Higher Certificate in Accounting with 60% average and Business Calculations 70%.
• BCom (Management Accounting): Afrikaans 50%, Mathematics 50%, Accounting 50% (Accounting required; 60% Mathematics may be considered where Accounting was not taken).
• BCom (Economics): AP of 30, Afrikaans 50%, Mathematics 60%.
• BCom (Economics and Law) and BCom (Financial Planning): Afrikaans 50%, Mathematics 50%, Accounting 50% (same alternative as above).
• BCom (Business Management): AP of 29 and Afrikaans 50%.
• BCom (Accounting): AP of 32, Afrikaans 60%, English 50%, Mathematics 60%; Accounting recommended; or a Higher Certificate in Accounting with 65% average. Merit is preferred where numbers are limited.
• BSc (Computer Science): NSC with degree endorsement, Afrikaans 50% and Mathematics 60%; Physical Sciences is an advantage but not required.
• BSocSci (Politics, Philosophy and Economics): Afrikaans 50% and Mathematics 50% or Mathematical Literacy 60%. Applicants with 40% to 49% in Mathematics are admitted conditionally and must also take Business Calculations before Statistics.

A Level 4 Umalusi-certified vocational National Certificate with relevant subjects is considered for higher certificate, diploma and degree study. Candidates aged 23 or older without degree endorsement are supported to apply to Universities South Africa (USAf) for exemption, and candidates aged 45 or older without matric can be considered, subject to Senate approval. Recognition of prior learning and credit transfer applications are available (credit applications close 8 January 2027). Foreign school-leaving qualifications need a USAf equivalence/exemption certificate, and postgraduate applicants with foreign qualifications need a SAQA evaluation; GED holders from after December 2019 apply to SAQA.

Postgraduate

Examples published: Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation needs a BCom (Accounting or Management Accounting) or equivalent at NQF level 7 with Taxation as a major; Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management needs a relevant NQF level 7 degree or advanced diploma and a 60% average in the final undergraduate year; Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management needs a recognised four-year education degree (or a three-year degree plus a PGCE), a 60% average, at least three years of teaching and one year of school management experience; the Postgraduate Certificate in Education needs an appropriate bachelor's degree or 360-credit NQF level 7 diploma with set credits per subject combination.

Applying

Applications are made online only, through the application portal (Chrome or Firefox). Closing dates for the 2027 academic year: all undergraduate programmes, higher certificates, postgraduate diplomas and the LLM on 29 January 2027; BA Honours (Media and Communication), BCom Honours (Business Management) and BEd Honours (Curriculum Studies) on 8 January 2027; non-degree purposes on 15 January 2027; the Postgraduate Certificate in Education on 20 November 2026 (full-time) and 18 December 2026 (part-time). The application fee is R500. Documents needed: certified copy of the latest Grade 12 results or qualifications, certified ID, a full CV for working applicants, and a marriage certificate if the surname differs from the ID; certified documents must be no older than three months. The portal takes about 20 minutes.

Fees

The 2024 yearbook states a registration fee of R3,000 for the distance model and R9,500 for the campus model, with full fees due by 30 November of that year and instalment options over nine months. Current payment options are published as a downloadable document for 2026 and 2027 on the payment options page.

• Head office, Centurion: Von Willichlaan 284, Die Hoewes, Centurion, 0157.
• Gerhardstraat campus, Centurion (Pretoria): Gerhardstraat 117, Die Hoewes. Full-time campus model.
• Leriba campus and Centurion centre, Clubview: Endstraat 245, Clubview, Centurion. Full-time campus model and evening distance centre.
• Paarl campus and Paarl centre: Bredastraat 1, Esterville, Paarl, 7646. Full-time campus model (new from 2026) and evening centre.

Evening distance centres: Bloemfontein (Koppieweg 1, The Towers shopping centre, Langenhovenpark), George (first floor, Joubert Plaza, Meadestraat 100), Moot, Pretoria (Waverley Plaza, Hertzogstraat 1120, Villieria) and Somerset West (Firmountstraat 82, Greenway Rise). Centres have video-conferencing technology and free internet access to Die Spens. Campuses include a cafeteria, a client service centre and a library.

Residences: residences and day houses for women and men serve the Pretoria and Paarl campuses; applications go through the study application portal ([email protected] for Pretoria, [email protected] for Paarl). Akademia also publishes a list of private accommodation options but accepts no responsibility for them.