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In 1946, UNISA was given a new role as a distance education university, and today it offers certificate, diploma and degree courses [7] up to doctoral level. In January 2004, UNISA merged with Technikon Southern Africa (Technikon SA, a polytechnic) and incorporated the distance education component of Vista University (VUDEC).
The first formal examination was conducted in South Africa under the University of the Cape of Good Hope in 1858. [ 1 ] In general usage, the school-leaving exams, which are government-administered, are known as the "matric exams"; by extension, students in the final year of high school ( grade 12 ) are known as "matriculants" or, more commonly ...
Public universities in South Africa are divided into three types: traditional universities, which offer theoretically oriented university degrees; universities of technology ("technikons"), which offer vocational oriented diplomas and degrees; and comprehensive universities, which offer a combination of both types of qualification.
South African Universities have some of the lowest admission rates, as only NSC Results, standardized test scores (National Benchmark Test) and demographic information play a role in determining admission. In 2023, around 900 000 students participated in the NSC final exams, with around 570 000 students passing.
The UniSA Nelson Mandela Lecture series is an annual event presented by the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre. [162] Established in 2008 in honour of former South African president Nelson Mandela , who served as the Hawke Centre's inaugural international patron from 2001 to 2013, the address has been given almost every year since its ...
In education, an entrance examination or admission examination is an examination that educational institutions conduct to select prospective students. It may be held at any stage of education, from primary to tertiary , even though it is typically held at tertiary stage.
In addition, the results support the hypothesis that there is an association between the self-directed learning class the student belongs to with the significantly different course completion rate or course achievement (course achievement was measured by the completion of the online courses, the final online course grade and the cumulative GPA).
In South Africa, the grading system used in secondary schools until 2008 (when the education minister implemented Outcomes Based Education or OBE curriculum) was as follows: