University in South Africa
Potchefstroom, Gauteng, South Africa
University profile
Ukwazi School of Nursing (Pty) Ltd is a private higher education institution focused on health care education, with its main campus in Roodepoort (Johannesburg), Gauteng and a sub-campus in Potchefstroom (Tlokwe), North West. It is not subsidised by the State and is governed by a board of directors.
Two nursing qualifications are offered: the Higher Certificate in Nursing (SAQA ID 119028, NQF Level 5, one year), which leads to registration as an auxiliary nurse, and the Diploma in Nursing (SAQA ID 97938, NQF Level 6, three years), which leads to registration as a general nurse. There is one intake per year for each, as permitted by the South African Nursing Council. The 2027 intakes start on 12 January 2027 (Higher Certificate) and 19 January 2027 (Diploma). A Personal Care Assistant short course, accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO), is also offered and serves as a bridging route into the nursing programmes.
Practical training (work-integrated learning) is compulsory: at least 720 hours for the Higher Certificate and 1,970 hours across the Diploma, about 20% in the school's simulation laboratories and about 80% in clinical settings such as hospitals, primary health care clinics and old age homes. Roodepoort students are placed in institutions around Sebokeng, Lenasia, Johannesburg and Roodepoort; Potchefstroom students in Potchefstroom and neighbouring towns such as Klerksdorp and Ventersdorp. Students arrange and pay for their own accommodation and transport to placements. English is the language of learning and teaching.
The school does not offer residences; the brochure lists private student accommodation in Potchefstroom and the Roodepoort office advises on options. Students have free internet access on campus for learning and must bring a laptop or tablet to class. All nursing academic staff are registered with the South African Nursing Council.
The school is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution until 31 December 2027 (Registration Certificate No 2018/HE07/002), and its qualifications are registered by SAQA and accredited by the Council on Higher Education and the South African Nursing Council. Graduates write the SANC admission to practice examinations, which are currently in abeyance.
The school does not offer bursaries or scholarships and students fund their studies from their own resources. NSFAS funding is not available because the school is a private institution.
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View scholarships for Ukwazi School of Nursing (Pty) Ltd →Applicants without Life Sciences or with less than 50% in it can become eligible by first completing the school's QCTO-accredited Personal Care Assistant course. Holders of other qualifications (old Senior Certificate, NC(V), foreign qualifications evaluated by SAQA) should contact the school for their APS calculation. Applicants with physical constraints cannot be considered because of the physical demands of nursing.
Eligible applicants go through a paper selection of matric subjects and marks, then psychometric testing at the school, then interviews with top-scoring candidates, after which a shortlist is offered places. Former students of the school, including Personal Care Assistant graduates, are preferred at every stage. National Benchmark Tests are not currently required.
Applications for the 2027 intakes closed on 30 June 2026. The application form, with 2 certified copies of the ID, 2 certified copies of the NSC, a police clearance, a medical certificate of fitness for nursing, proof of any SANC student registration, a marriage certificate if applicable, an academic record and certificate of conduct for transfer students, and proof of the R3,000 deposit, is emailed or delivered to the chosen campus ([email protected] for Roodepoort, [email protected] for Potchefstroom). The non-refundable application fee is R1,500, included in the R3,000 deposit.
Tuition for the Higher Certificate in Nursing is R93,000 for 2027, paid as R31,500 by 31 August 2026, two instalments of R27,000 by 30 September and 31 October 2026, and R6,000 on commencement or in 8 monthly instalments of R750 from 31 January 2027, after the deposit. Diploma first-year fees follow the same schedule; second- and third-year fees are expected to rise 5-10% a year.
Both campuses run the nursing programmes with simulation laboratories; the school provides no residences.
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