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24/7 | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
& | And |
@ | At |
/ | Or |
% | Percent |
1 st | First |
2 nd | Second |
3 rd | Third |
4 th | Fourth |
6 th | Sixth |
“A” Level | Advanced level |
ABET | Adult Basic Education & Training |
Acc | Accounting |
Admin | Administration |
Adv | Advanced |
Adv Cert | Advanced Certificate |
Adv Dip | Advanced Diploma |
Afrik | Afrikaans |
Agric | Agricultural/Agriculture |
Agric Sci | Agricultural Science |
App | Application |
Apr | April |
APS | Admission Point Score |
Aug | August |
B | Bachelor |
B A | Bachelor of Arts |
B Admin | Bachelor of Administration |
B Agric | Agric Bachelor of Agriculture |
B Com | Bachelor of Commerce |
B Deg | Bachelors Degree |
B Ed | Bachelor of Education |
B Music | Bachelor of Music |
B Sc | Bachelor of Science |
B Soc Sc | Bachelor of Social Science |
B Tech | Bachelor of Technology |
Biol | Biology |
Bus Econ | Business Economics |
Bus Stud | Business Studies |
CAO | Central Applications Office |
CBA | Certificate in Business Administration |
Cert | Certificate |
COM | Change of Mind |
Comm | Commerce |
Comp Stud | Computer Studies |
Cons Stud | Consumer Studies |
Cnr | Corner |
CTC | Central Technical College |
DBE | Department of Basic Education |
DeafSA | Deaf Federations of South Africa |
Deg | Degree |
Des | Design |
DHET | Department of Higher Education & Training |
Dip | Diploma |
Dr | Drive |
Dram Arts | Dramatic Arts |
DUT | Durban University of Technology |
Eg | For Example |
Econ | Economics |
Econ Environment | Economic Environment |
ECP | Extended Curriculum Programme |
Email | Electronic mail |
EMS | Economics and Management Sciences |
Eng | Engineering |
Engl | English |
Etc | Etcetera (and so on) |
esATI | Eastern Seaboard Association of Tertiary Institutions |
Exam | Examination |
Excl | Excluding |
Ext | Extension |
FAL | First Additional Language |
Fax | Facsimile |
Feb | February |
FET | Further Education & Training |
FET Cert | Further Education & Training Certificate |
GCE | General Certificate of Education |
GCSE | General Certificate of Secondary Education |
Geog | Geography |
GPS | Global Positioning System |
Graph | Graphics |
H Cert | Higher Certificate |
HCI | Hosken Consolidated Investments |
HESA | Higher Education South Africa |
HG | Higher Grade |
HIGCSE | Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
Hist | History |
HL | Home Language |
Home Econ | Home Economics |
Hons | Honours |
Hosp Stud | Hospitality Studies |
ICB | Institute of Certified Bookkeepers |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
ID | Identity Document |
IEB | Independent Examinations Board |
IGCSE | International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
IIE | Independent Institute of Education |
IMM | Institute of Marketing Management |
Incl | Including |
Info | Information |
Info Tech | Tech Information Technology |
Intro | Introduction |
IT | Information Technology |
Jan | January |
Jun | June |
Jul | July |
KZN | KwaZulu-Natal |
L 2 | Level 2 |
Lang | Language |
LES | Life and Earth Sciences |
Life Sc | Life Sciences |
Lit | Literature |
LO | Life Orientation |
LOLT | Language of Learning and Teaching |
M | Mathematical Sciences (Stream M) |
M Tech | Master of Technology |
MBA | Master of Business |
Maths | Mathematics |
Maths Lit | Mathematical Literacy |
Matric | Matriculation |
MICT | Media, Information and Communication Technologies |
Min | Minimum |
Mis | Management Information Systems |
MRTEQ | Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications |
MSTE | Mathematics, Science and Technology Education |
Mths | Months |
MUT | Mangosuthu University of Technology |
N | Nated |
NATED | National Accredited Technical Education Diploma |
NB | Please Note/Note Well |
NCPPD | National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities |
N Cert | National Certificate |
N Dip | National Diploma |
N H | National Higher |
N N | National Nated |
N N Dip | National Nated Diploma |
N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6 | National Technical Certificate |
NC(V) | National Certificate (Vocational) |
Nishe | National Information Service for Higher Education |
No. | Number |
Nov | November |
NQF | National Qualifications Framework |
NSC | National Senior Certificate |
NSC Deg | National Senior Certificate (meeting the requirements for degree level study) |
NSC Dip | National Senior Certificate (meeting the requirements for diploma level study) |
NSC H Cert | National Senior Certificate (meeting the requirements for higher certificate level study) |
NSFAS | National Student Financial Aid Scheme |
‘O’ Level | Ordinary Level |
Oct | October |
P G | Postgraduate |
PGCE | Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
B Admin | Bachelor of Administration |
Phys Sci/Physics | Physical Science |
Physiol | Physiology |
P O | Post Office |
POPIA | Protection of Personal Information Act |
PMB | Pietermaritzburg |
Prof | Professional |
P/T | Part-time |
QASA | QuadPara Association of South Africa |
R | Rand (Zar) |
Rd | Road |
Religion Stud | Religion Studies |
RPL | Recognition of Prior Learning |
SA | South Africa/South African |
SACAI | South A |