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TRANSFORMATION

GOAL 2

ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH BROADENING STUDENT
ACCESS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND FROM
HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.

made up 10 percent per group which is lower than the
1. Diversify the Undergraduate and 2020 count of 12 percent per group. The proportion of
Postgraduate Student Profiles Indian students remained constant at 1 percent of the total
student enrolments. The nationality profile of our student
In 2021 the proportion of female student enrolments
body remains constant, with 96 percent South African
increased to 55 percent relative to 54 percent in 2020 (see
and 4 percent international. The number of occasional
Table 1). Enrolments according to population groups show
student enrolments declined by 15.4 percent, relative to
that African student enrolments increased to 78 percent
2020 and was 9.1 percent lower than the enrolment target
relative to 75 percent of the total student headcount in
submitted.
2020, while Coloured and White student headcount

TABLE 1:
STUDENT ENROLEMENTS BY GENDER, POPULATION GROUP AND NATIONALITY FOR 2020
AND 2021
2020 2021

Gender Enrolments % Gender Enrolments %

Female 15 722 54% Female 16 439 55%
Male 13 564 46% Male 13 328 45%

Grand Total 29 286 100% Grand Total 29 767 100%
Population Group Enrolments % Population Group Enrolments %
African 21 896 75% African 23 244 78%

Coloured 3 417 12% Coloured 3 057 10%
Indian 333 1% Indian 317 1%

White 3 640 12% White 3 149 11%
Grand Total 29 286 100% Grand Total 29 767 100%

Nationality Enrolments % Nationality Enrolments %
International 1 151 4% International 1 063 4%

National 28 135 96% National 28 704 96%
Grand Total 29 286 100% Grand Total 29 767 100%

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