Sol Plaatje University SPU Late Application 2026-2027

Prospective students can apply to study at the University by using our online application system. There is no application fee required to apply.To apply online, students must have a valid email address and use a computer with internet connectivity.

Applicants are encouraged to download and read the Guidelines on how to apply online document before beginning the online application process.

Should applicants encounter difficulties using the online application system, they can send an email message to the Admissions Office on applications@spu.ac.za.

How to Apply : SPU Offline Application Procedure

Step 1: Get your application form.

Hardcopy Application:
This option is only available to undergraduate applicants.

You can post your application to:

The University Registrar Sol Plaatje University
Private Bag X5008
Kimberley
8300
South Africa

Step 2: Complete your application form in full.

*Remember you’ll need an email address.

Step 3: Attach all supporting documents.

You need to attach certified copies of all of your documentation as well as your proof of payment of your application fee. This includes:

proof of payment of the application fee (R100)
copy of your ID
copy of your latest Matric results
copy of age exemption letter from Matric Board (if applicable – older than 23)
You are required to have your academic transcripts and ID certified to prove to the university that those are the real documents. You can have your documents certified at any police station or anyone who holds Commander of Oaths rights (like a lawyer).

Step 4: Complete a student accommodation form if you need to organise living arrangements.

Sol Plaatje University SPU Admission Requirements 2026-2027

The University has set the minimum academic requirements for admission to SPU’s study programmes in 2022.

The requirements are based on the results that applicants achieve in the South African National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

Applicants who hold certificates from a different examination system will be considered individually for admission.

Note that if you satisfy the minimum admission requirements stated here, this does not automatically mean that you will be admitted to the study programme at SPU.

The final decision on your admission will be based on your academic performance and the availability of space in the programme.

The better your academic performance above this minimum, the better your chance of being admitted to study at SPU in 2022.

Calculating the SPU Admissions Points Score (APS)

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you satisfy the minimum requirements stated above, it does not mean that you will automatically be admitted to the study programme at SPU.

The final decision on your admission will be based on your academic performance and the availability of space in the programme.

If your academic performance is above these minimum requirements, your chance of being admitted to study at the University will be better.

Contact Details

For tuition (quotations), kindly contact:

Mrs Valerie Herman, +27 (0)53 491 0156 or valerie.herman@spu.ac.za

Mrs Lebo Tlhalogang, +27 (0)53 491 0215 or lebo.tlhalogang@spu.ac.za

For application and registration information, kindly contact:

Switchboard: +27 (0)53 491 0000

Email: information@spu.ac.za

Nombulelo Matroos, +27 (0)53 491 0109 or nombulelo.matroos@spu.ac.za

Patrick May, +27 (0)53 491 0220 or patrick.may@spu.ac.za