BEd Foundation Phase Teaching at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Programme overview

The purpose of the CPUT BEd programme is to provide initial preparation for teachers. It aims to build the knowledge skills and values required for teachers’ professional practice and to lay the basis for continuing professional development through lifelong learning. The purpose of the programme is to engage students with questions of what to teach, why to teach and how to teach. Offering type listed: Mowbray - Fulltime; FULL-TIME WELLINGTON.

Faculty: Faculty of Education | Department: Foundation Phase Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Subjects listed on the programme page include Academic Literacy 1; Arts 1; Education 1; Human Movement 1; Language in Education 1; Life Skills 1.

Career pathways

Teaching and learning in Foundation Phase (Gr R – 3) Primary school teacher Management Educational planning Research Subject and curriculum advisor Special needs teacher Junior Lecturer Lecturer in Education Head of Department Deputy Principal or Principal District manager Director of the District offices SETA Business

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with: • An achievement rating of at least (4) in four subjects from the subject list (Bachelor’s Degree endorsement). • At least one of these four subjects should be an official language of South Africa. • An achievement rating of at least (3) in another official language of South Africa. • At least one of the languages in bullet (2) or (3) listed above should be the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) at CPUT. National Certificate (Vocation) (NCV) At least (60%) in three following fundamental subjects, including the LoLT of the institution: • English (official language at first additional language level, 20 credits) at NQF level 4. • Mathematics (20 credits) at NQF level 4 OR Mathematical Literacy (20 credits) requiring a pass rate of at least (70%) • Life Orientation (10 credits) at NQF level 4. Additional Admission Requirements You require at least (70%) in four vocational subjects (20 credits each), chosen from the NC(V) Level 4 subjects: • An additional language (other than the LoLT at the institution), either Afrikaans or IsiXhosa. • Three, of which at least two are 20 credit bearing vocational subjects, related to the elective offerings of the specific Teacher Education programme for which you’ve applied.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Applications for the 2027 intake open on Monday, 11 May 2026. Closing date for bachelor's/bachelor of science programmes is 30 September 2026 for South African citizens and 31 August 2026 for non-South African citizens, with earlier dates for health programmes (30 June 2026 for Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Diagnostic Radiography, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiation Therapy; 31 July 2026 for Emergency Medical Care and Opticianry).

The application fee is R110 (non-refundable); the late application fee is R160. A deposit of R1,750 is payable on acceptance and a registration fee of R785 applies.

Apply through the official page: https://www.cput.ac.za/study-at-cput/undergraduate/apply

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