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More than 78 research development workshops have have continued, with 47 postgraduate students and
been scheduled for 2021, and 20 were delivered virtually researchers assisting in this manner.
during this quarter. The Unit for Statistical Consultation
offers ongoing training and has held two virtual five-day Table 3 shows the profile of the UG and PG enrolments
block courses. Weekend sessions have been scheduled according to gender, population group and nationality,
to accommodate part-time students, and a Moodle site is relative to 2021 targets.
available. Individual consultations via electronic platforms

TABLE 3:
INSTITUTIONAL KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS ON STUDENT ACCESS FOR 2021 RELATIVE TO
2019 AND 2020
2021 TARGET* 5 460 2021 TARGET* 25 746 2021 TARGET* 2 118 2021 TARGET* 680
First-time entering Undergraduate Masters actual 1 558 PhD actual 616
actual 5 865 actual 26 162
Variance -26.4% Variance -9.4%
Variance 7.4% Variance 1.6%
Female 53.7% Female 48.2%
Female 56.6% Female 55.3%
Male 46.3% Male 51.8%
Male 43.4% Male 44.7%
African 69.1% African 65.7%
African 84.4% African 79.7%
Coloured 10.5% Coloured 8.3%
Coloured 6.5% Coloured 10.2%
Indian 2.1% Indian 2.1%
Indian 0.9% Indian 0.9%
White 18.3% White 23.9%
White 8.2% White 9.2%
International 7.6% International 29.7%
International 3.0% International 2.5%
National 92.4% National 70.3%
National 97.0% National 97.5%
Based on the second student HEMIS submission. *APP target Based on the second student HEMIS submission. **Enrolment plan target

Masters and Doctoral enrolments were 26.4 and 9.4 field of study, showing that 35 percent of our students
percent, respectively, below target. The proportion of are enrolled in science, engineering and technology
African students enrolled at these levels is 69.1 and 65.7 qualifications, while 32 percent are enrolled in business
percent, respectively, with an increase in international or management qualifications and 25 percent in other
student enrolment at Doctoral level. humanities qualifications, up 6.4 percent from 2020.

Table 4 provides the enrolment profile according to major

TABLE 4:
ENROLMENT PROFILE ACCORDING TO MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY FOR 2021 RELATIVE TO 2019
AND 2020
KEY PERFORMANCE AREA HEMIS HEMIS 2020 HEMIS YEAR ON 2021 ACTUAL
2019 AUDITED 2021 2ND YEAR TARGET VERSUS
AUDITED SUBMISSION CHANGE TARGET
VARIANCE
Enrolments by major field of study
Science, Engineering, Technology 11 251 10 358 10 430 0.7% 10 656 -2.1%
Business/management 9 036 9 495 9 510 0.2% 9 316 2.1%
Education 2 053 2 314 2 255 -2.6% 2 357 -4.3%
Other humanities 7 147 7 119 7 572 6.4% 7 457 1.5%
Distance education enrolments 12 13 16 23.1% 18 -11.1%
* Key:
■ Target met or exceeded
■ Trend needs to be monitored
■ Target not met and corrective action required
■ Data not final and performance indicator will still improve

The UG enrolments showed a slight shift towards certificate proportion of Honour’s and Doctoral enrolments in 2021
and diploma enrolments to 47 percent in 2021, up from 46 relative to the 2020 enrolment profile.
percent in 2020. For PG studies, there is an increase in the

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