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TRANSFORMATION

GOAL 3

ENSURE THE IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT SUCCESS/THROUGHPUT,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND FROM HISTORICALLY
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.

1. Improve Student Success Rates percent higher than the target of 80 percent submitted
in our APP, as well as the respective success rates of 2018
and 2019. Several student success interventions continue
The student success rate showed a reduction of 2.4 percent
to be implemented, as outlined in section 4 below.
to 83 percent in 2021 relative to 85 percent in 2020 (Table
7). However, the success rate achieved in 2021 was 5

TABLE 7:
STUDENT SUCCESS RATES (2018-2021)

STUDENT SUCCESS RATES
85%
83%

79% 79%

2018 2019 2020 2021

completed their 4-year degree in the minimum time, with
2. Improved Throughput Rates a difference of 32 percent between African and White
students. Further exploration needs to be undertaken
Table 8 provides an overview of throughput rates of the
to determine the underlying factors associated with
2015 cohort. Only 28 percent of all students enrolled for
the widely varying throughput rates across the different
UG 3-year national diplomas and degrees were able to
population groups to address these, where applicable, in
complete their qualifications in the minimum time, with
a systematic and impactful manner.
a difference of 16 percent between African and White
students. A higher number (46 percent) of students

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