Health Sciences
Diploma in Nursing
Chatsmed Candle Light Nursing School (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
- Degree
- Diploma
- Next intake
- Entrance assessments are held for the January 2027 intake; tuition deposit is paid in July 2026.
Health Sciences
Chatsmed Candle Light Nursing School (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
The Higher Certificate in Nursing is a 120-credit, NQF Level 5 qualification (SAQA ID 101979) registered under the Council on Higher Education. It prepares first-level nurses to deliver skilled fundamental basic nursing care in hospitals, clinics, hospices, emergency rooms, government agencies and doctors' offices. The qualification also provides a base for further higher education studies in nursing.
Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Compulsory Level 5 modules: Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacology (16 credits), Communication (4), Basic Nursing Science (66), Transcultural Nursing (4), Professionalism and Ethics (6) and Community Nursing (24).
First-level (auxiliary) nurse in hospitals, clinics, hospices, emergency rooms, geriatric units, corporations and doctors' offices.
Minimum admission: a National Senior Certificate (NSC) with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement, or a National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Level 4 with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement. Recognition of prior learning is available through assessment of portfolios or other evidence against the prescribed credits.
ZAR 79,500 a year (2027). Tuition fee only for the one-year Higher Certificate in Nursing (SANC Reg 169); 5% discount if paid in full at once. Excludes compulsory other school fees (R25 450 total listed). Source
Entrance assessments are held for the January 2027 intake; tuition deposit is paid in July 2026.
The 2027 registration/application fee is R3 800 and is non-refundable, paid together with the deposit; only students who passed the school entrance assessment may pay the deposit.
Apply through the official page: https://ccns.school/apply/
Health Sciences
Chatsmed Candle Light Nursing School (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
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