Helderberg College

To be admitted to Helderberg College of Higher Education, South African applicants must have a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and be eligible to enroll for degree studies.

If you completed your Matric before 2008, you should have a Senior Certificate with an exemption. You will then simply meet the admission requirements which are specific to your qualification on our website.

Submit June results if you are currently in Grade 12. Complete the National Benchmark Test (NBT) before coming to the College. Please visit the NBT website. Otherwise, the test can also be done at the College during Orientation, if not completed it beforehand.

International Applicants:

International applicants should have the appropriate school leaving / completion certificate from the relevant examination body in your home country (e.g. Angolan Ministry of Education, BEC, ECOL, MNEB, Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (in conjunction with University of Cambridge Examinations Syndicate), Namibian DNEA, ECOS, NECT, ECZ, ZIMSEC).

Please note that the medium of instruction at Helderberg College of Higher Education is English. English must therefore be one of the languages passed at Grade 12 level.

Submit all documents via the online application process.

If you have not completed your high school education in English, you may have to enrol at the English Language Institute (ELI) at Helderberg College of Higher Education for at least one year. Only once you have completed the Advanced Level and have passed a final language test at Helderberg College of Higher Education, will you be allowed to register for College study programmes.

On the other hand, you must have completed the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of at least 550 (paper-based test), or at least 213 (computer-based test) before you may proceed to Helderberg College of Higher Education. You can find details of the TOEFL examination times and locations from the TOEFL website.

In certain cases, you may be asked to submit your school leaving certificate for evaluation by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The Admissions Office will tell you if this is necessary. You can find forms and information on the SAQA website.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

In order to obtain a South African National Senior Certificate (NSC), a high-school learner must pass seven subjects, four of which are compulsory (two Languages, Life Orientation, and either Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy). International students should have an appropriate school leaving certificate.

Please note that Helderberg College requires English to be one of the two compulsory languages since the medium of instruction at Helderberg College is English.