UP Faculty Of Education

We offer the following qualifications:

Education Degrees

• Pre-school to grade 3 – Bachelor of Education (BEd): Foundation Phase Teaching 
• Grades 4 to 7 – BEd Intermediate Phase Teaching 
• Grades 7 to 12 – BEd Senior and Further Education and Training Phase Teaching 
• Higher Certificate

• Higher Certificate in Sport Science Education 

Would you like to:

• Make a difference in the life of a child?

• Serve children, your community and your country?

• Ignite the spark of curiosity in children?

• Help children to become creative and thinking citizens?

• Experience the joy of seeing children learn to read, write and count?

• Experience on a daily basis the love for learning and the love of teaching?

• Make the world a better place?

Admission requirements for the Faculty of Education

Candidates with one of the following qualifications can apply:

• National Senior Certificate (NSC)

• Cambridge Level A

• Independent examinations Board (IEB)

To be able to gain access to the Faculty and specific programmes, prospective students require appropriate combinations of recognised subjects (NSC/Cambridge Level A/IEB), as well as certain level of achievement in these subjects.

Admission Point Score (APS)

The calculation of the APS is based on a candidate’s achievement in six 20-credit recognised subjects by using the NSC ratings that is the 1 to 7 scale of achievement – adding them together.

Thus, the highest APS that can be achieved is 42.

Life Orientation is excluded from the calculation.

Rating code Marks

7 Outstanding 80-100% 6 Meritorious 70-79% 5 Substantial 60-69% 4 Adequate 50-59% 3 Moderate 40-49% 2 Elementary 30-39% 1 Not achieved 0-38%

All programmes have minimum subject and level requirements

● Preliminary admission is based on the results obtained in the final Grade 11 examination. Yet, the final Grade 12 results will be the determining factor with regard to admission.

● Candidates with an APS of 28 and higher will be given preference.

● For the Higher Certificate in Sports Science Education, an APS of 20 and higher is required.

● With Mathematics Literacy, you will be able to enrol for the Foundation Phase Programme; the Intermediate Phase Programme as well as Languages; Art; Music and other Humanities Education specialization areas (but NOT Natural and Mathematical and Economic and Management Sciences).

● The Natural Sciences packages require Mathematics, passed with a rating code of 5 (60%-69%) in Grade 12, or Mathematics code (50%-59%) for Economics and Management Sciences and Physical Sciences electives.

● For the Higher Certificate in Sports Science Education, a selection process based on academic and sport achievements will take place.

Postgraduate Programmes

• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme:
• Postgraduate Diploma in TVET programme:
• Baccalaureus Educationis Honores (BEdHons) Programmes:
• Magister Educationis (MEd) Programmes:
• Philosophiae Doctoral Degrees (PhD) Programmes:
• Postgraduate support sessions contact:
• Faculty Manager: 

Dr Rakgadi Phatlane

Administration Building 3-1

Faculty of Education
Leyds Street
GROENKLOOF CAMPUS

E-mail: rakgadi.phatlane@up.ac.za

Tel :012 420 5512