UP Residence Fees
A student who is admitted to a University residence for the first time must pay a reservation levy within the prescribed period. This amount is communicated in the placement letter.
Students who are expecting to make use of funding (NSFAS, bursaries or other sponsorships) to finance their student accommodation, are urged to make use of university accredited accommodation or University residences. Click here for more.
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Description |
Amount |
When to pay |
Notes |
| Reservation fee
for residence placement |
R5 700 |
Payable within 30 days from the date of written notification that you have been allocated a place | • This reservation fee also serves as a first instalment on the residence room fee.
• The full reservation fee is payable every year if/when the room is re-allocated. Fully payable before registration is allowed |
| Accommodation fee |
See residence room fees in the table below |
This fee will be billed on your student account and is payable with the rest of the account. | 30 days’ notice is required to vacate your residence room. Your account will be billed for the full 30-day notice period even if you move out earlier. |
| Cancellation fee of room placement (BEFORE having moved into residence) |
R1 475 |
Will be billed to your student account | If you cancel your room within 30 days after accepting it, R1 475 of the reservation fee will be retained as a cancellation fee. |
|
R2 850 |
If you cancel your room more than 30 days after accepting it, R2 850 of the reservation fee will be retained as a cancellation fee | ||
| Termination of staying in residence (AFTER having moved into residence) | 30 days written notice is required. | You will be liable for payment of the following:
• the number of days that you have stayed in the residence plus the 30 days of your notification period. Email your notice to tuksres.placement@up.ac.za • all meals you have taken
Students who intend to depart from their residence during the year must give NOTICE on their Student Portal not later than 15 August to receive any credit. |
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| Meals |
R43 300 (Maximum cost per year if three meals per day are taken)
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R14 400 (minimum initial amount is payable with the rest of the account) | • R14 400 will initially be billed to your account, so that you can book and eat meals in the residence dining hall.
• Should this amount not be sufficient, additional payments must be made to the student account before additional meals may be taken. • Should fewer meals be taken in the year, the balance will be credited to your student account at the end of the year. • Any meal credits will first be applied to cover any outstanding amounts on your student account. • Any remaining meal credits will only be paid out to you if your student account is fully paid. |
| Recess
(Holiday accommodation) |
Charged per day
|
See TuksRes Guide for details. | • Students will have to move to an allocated holiday residence for this period.
• This fee is payable as the normal residence fees do not include holiday periods. |
Meals
Residence students must pre-book meals in their residence or they can buy individual food items in the dining hall. Should the initial R14 400 which is billed to your account, not be sufficient for the year, further payments will be necessary to provide for additional meals.
Booked meals that have not been taken will be charged.
Should you not want to use the meal charge on your account, please contact tuksres@up.ac.za to reduce/credit the amount charged for meals (not needed) back to your student account. The amount charged for meals and not fully used during the year will be credited back to your student account in December. NSFAS students should contact our Study Financing department when experiencing issues in this regard at: finaidquery@up.ac.za
Paying for additional meals
Once the initial meals money loaded onto your student card at the beginning of the year is depleted, you may add additional meals money in one of the following ways:
- Pay at the cashiers on campus, indicating that the payment is for meals.
- Make a deposit (or EFT) to our ABSA bank account 214 00 000 54 (see our full bank details in the Fees and Funding brochure on our web page) using your student number as reference. Notify us via email (ssc@up.ac.za) that the payment made is for meals.
- Make use of our online credit card payment option (see our web page for the link) to make a payment. Notify us via email (ssc@up.ac.za) that the payment made is for meals.
- Should there be a credit balance on your student account, request us via email (ssc@up.ac.za) to transfer an amount to your student card for meals.
Please note: Payments made at the cashiers will be activated on the same day, but the other payment options may take longer to be activated.
Breakage fees for residence students
During your stay in residence if any damage is done by you to the university property, a breakage fee will be levied on your student account.
Residence room fees
Students who intend to depart from their residence during the year must give NOTICE on their Student Portal not later than 15 August to receive any credit.
Accommodation and meal fees: 2024
See below table or download pdf version here
| Residences | Residence Location | Single Room | Double Room | Meals |
| Hatfield Campus | ||||
| Ladies residences: House Nala and House Khutso | On campus | R69,100.00 | R65,000.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Ladies residences: Asterhof, Erica, Nerina | On campus | R56,800.00 | R52,700.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Ladies residences: Asterhof VMN | On Campus | R69,300.00 | R64,400.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Ladies residences: Nerina (Self-catering) | On Campus | R63,400.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Ladies residences: Madelief, House Mags | Walking Distance | R56,800.00 | R52,700.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Mixed residences: Xayata Glaskas and Pastorie (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R56,800.00 | R52,700.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Mixed residences: Varsity Lodge (Shared bathroom) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R72,700.00 | R65,900.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Mixed residences: Varsity Lodge (Own bathroom) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R74,000.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Hillcrest Campus | ||||
| Ladies residences: Azalea | On Campus | R70,500.00 | R65,400.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Men’s residences: College and The Tower | On Campus | R69,100.00 | R65,000.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Men’s residences: Tuks Ekhaya and House TAU | On Campus | R66,100.00 | R61,600.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Men’s residences: Mopane and Morula Legae | On Campus | R70,500.00 | R65,400.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Mixed residence: Tuks Village (Self-catering) | On Campus | R63,400.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Groenkloof Campus | ||||
| Ladies residences: Zinnia, Hayani and Ikageng | On campus | R56,800.00 | R52,700.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Men’s residence: Tirisano | On campus | R62,200.00 | R56,400.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Prinshof Campus: Faculty of Health Sciences | ||||
| Ladies residence: Curelitzia | On campus | R56,800.00 | R52,700.00 | R14,400.00 |
| Men’s residence: House Ukuthula (Self-catering) | On campus | R60,400.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Men’s residence: House Ukuthula Flats (Self-catering) | On campus | R81,900.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: Tuks Bophelong (Self-catering) | On campus | R63,400.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: Hippokrates (1 Bedroom flat) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R90,700.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: Hippokrates (Bachelor flat) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R81,900.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: Hippokrates (Single room) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R71,800.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Onderstepoort Campus: Faculty of Veterinary Science | ||||
| Mixed residence: OP Village (Block A-C) | On Campus | R61,300.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: OP Village (Block D-G and Houses) | On Campus | R56,800.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: OP Village (Block H-L and Q-S) (Self-catering) | On Campus | R69,100.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Mixed residence: OP Village (PG Block M-N) (Self-catering) | On Campus | R69,100.00 | R14,400.00 | |
| Post Graduate: Hatfield Campus | ||||
| Jakaranda, Protea Mbalenhle (Single flat) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R81,900.00 | – | |
| Jakaranda, Protea Mbalenhle (Two room flat for two students / pp) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R74,000.00 | – | |
| Tuksdorp (single room) (Self-catering) | Walking Distance | R60,400.00 | – |