Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Regulations

Regulations for the Registration of Private Higher Education Institutions, 2016

Chapter 6 : Responsibility of an Institution

24. Information for students and the public

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An institution must publish at least once each year a calendar, prospectus or brochure for the information of students and the public containing—

(a) registered name of the institution;
(b) contact details for head office and each site;
(c) the statement contemplated in regulation 22(b);
(d) mission statement;
(e) legal status;
(f) name(s) of director(s), chief executive and senior management;
(g) names and qualifications of full-time and part-time academic staff employed by the institution;
(h) admission requirements and procedures including recognition of prior learning;
(i) language policy;
(j) mode of instruction;
(k) details of each registered programme by site;
(I) accreditation status of each registered programme;
(m) rules relating to assessment, academic credit accumulation, progression and qualification;
(n) fees and charges including refund(s) in the case of cancellation or withdrawal;
(o) student financial aid;
(p) student support services;
(q) rules or code of conduct.
(r) list of all partnership agreements;
(s) student enrolment contract;
(t) policy and procedures for handling of student complaints;
(u) health and wellness policy; and
(v) policy on disability.