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Table 2 Student Enrolment Targets for 2020 According to Gender, Population Group and Nationality

2020 Target 6 580 2020 Target 25 124 2020 Target 2 063 2020 Target 660

First time 5 241 Undergraduate 25 345 Masters 1 732 PhD 576
entering actual actual actual actual
Variance -20.3% 0.9% -16.0% -12.7%

Female 54.6% Female 53.4% Female 51.7% Female 48.4%
Male 45.4% Male 46.6% Male 48.3% Male 51.6%

African 80.7% African 76.1% African 69.6% African 63.2%

Coloured 9.1% Coloured 11.1% Coloured 10.6% Coloured 8.3%
Indian 0.9% Indian 1.0% Indian 2.3% Indian 2.6%

White 9.3% White 11.2% White 17.5% White 25.9%

International 2.5% International 2.8% International 7.8% International 28.5%

National 97.5% National 97.2% National 92.2% National 71.5%

*Data based on first HEMI submission

The variance between the targets and the actual enrolments for 2020 is depicted in the table above, outlining the gender,
population group, and national versus international profile of the 2020 student cohorts. The gender profile across all UG
and Master’s level enrolments show that the majority are female, except for doctoral enrolments where the majority are male
students. Only 5 241 first-time students registered, which was 1 339 less than the target of 6 580. If this trend continues, the
University will need to scale down future projections of first-time entering students as part of the mid-term enrolment planning
review in 2022, or alternatively, review its strategy to successfully enrol first-time entering students.

2. Graduate Profile

The University produced 6 951 graduates in 2019 compared to 7 402 in 2018, which represents a decrease of 6.1 percent.
This is 455 graduates fewer than in 2018. Undergraduate graduates increased from 5 520 in 2019 to 5 741 in 2020, however,
this was below the 5 797 who graduated in 2018. The UG graduates were -4.4 percent below the target of 6 006 for 2020. An
overview of these numbers is presented in Table 3.

Table 3 Institutional Key Performance Areas on Student Success for 2020 relative to 2018 and 2019

ACTUAL
YEAR ON
KEY PERFORMANCE HEMIS 2018 HEMIS 2019 HEMIS 2020 2ND 2020 VERSUS
YEAR
AEA AUDITED AUDITED SUBMISSION TARGET TARGET
CHANGE
VARIANCE
B. Success
Graduates UG 5 797 5 520 5 741 4.0% 6 006 -4.4%
Graduates PG 1 605 1 431 1 544 7.9% 1 583 -2.5%

Success rate 79% 79% 84% 6.3% 79% 6.3%

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