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Rejected for 2027, or worried your matric results won't be enough? Late applications, the CAS that replaced CACH, TVET and higher certificate routes, rewriting matric, checking a private college, and a gap year that still counts.
Once you're earning, your employer may be the best source of study funding. But an employer bursary is only tax-free if you agree to repay it if you don't finish. Here's what that means, plus how to make sure a private college is actually registered before you pay.
NSFAS applications for 2027 opened on 18 September 2026, and NSFAS's own website says they close on 31 October. A funding guide by household income, including the missing-middle option that's a loan, not a bursary.
How to weigh an honours or master's degree against starting work now, with the latest South African graduate unemployment figures and funding options.