Sol Plaatje University South Africa

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) opened in 2014, the first of two new universities to be established in post-apartheid South Africa. It is also the first university to be established in the Northern Cape Province.

Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founder member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which became the African National Congress (ANC). The Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, which includes the city of Kimberley, is named after him, as is the Sol Plaatje University in this city, which opened its doors in 2014. 

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Sol Plaatje University South Africa Admission

The University has set the minimum academic requirements for admission to Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) study programmes in 2023.

The requirements are based on the results that applicants achieve in the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

Applicants who hold certificates from a different examination system will be considered individually for admission.

Note that if you satisfy the minimum admission requirements stated here, this does not automatically mean that you will be admitted to the study programme at SPU. 

The final decision on your admission will be based on your academic performance and the availability of space in the programme. 

The better your academic performance above this minimum, the better your chance of being admitted to study at SPU in 2023.

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Undergraduate and postgraduate applications for 2023 are now open and will close on 30 November 2022.

There is no application fee required to apply. 

Prospective students can apply to study at the University by using our online application system by clicking on the Start Your Online Application tab found on this page. 

To apply online, students must have a valid email address and use a computer/laptop with internet connectivity.

Applicants are encouraged to download and read the Guidelines on how to apply online document before beginning the online application process.

Should applicants encounter difficulties using the online application system, they can send an email message to the Admissions Office on applications@spu.ac.za.

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