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2. Improved Throughput Rates

The 2014 cohort of first-time entering students were tracked to monitor the profile of students who qualified in the minimum
time for various qualification types (see Table 11 below).

Table 11 Percentage Graduates Completing in Minimum Time Across Various Qualification Types

Qualification Type Population Group 2014 First-time entering Graduates in % Graduates in
headcounts minimum time minimum time
African 1870 432 23%
3 Yr UG Diplomas (Nat Dipl.
plus 3 Yr HEQSF aligned
diplomas) Coloured 391 80 20%

Indian 28 7 25%
White 456 167 37%s

Total 2745 686 25%
% Difference between African 14%
and White

Qualification Type Population Group 2014 First-time entering Graduates in % Graduates in
headcounts minimum time minimum time
African 1037 184 18%
3 Yr UG Degrees
Coloured 208 58 28%

Indian 38 8 21%
White 478 198 41%

Total 1761 448 25%

% Difference between African 24%
and White

Qualification Type Population Group 2014 First-time entering Graduates in % Graduates in
headcounts minimum time minimum time
African 531 155 29%
4 Yr UG Degrees
Coloured 168 82 49%
Indian 22 6 27%

White 325 188 58%

Total 1046 431 41%
% Difference between African 29%
and White

The gap between the throughput rates (in minimum time per qualification type) of African and White students continue to
reflect the enduring socio-economic disparity between these population groups. The graduation profile and retention of
students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds should be read in conjunction with the throughput rates.

The Vision 2020 decadal review indicated that in 2020, 85.2 percent of the 2019 first-time entering cohort returned to either
continue their studies in the same programme, in another programme or to study in an advanced programme. These figures
translate to a loss of 14.8 percent of the first-year cohort within their first year of study. Analysis of the retention rate/drop-out

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