UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Fees & Cashiers Office Hours/Location

Monday to Friday 09h00 - 15h30
Thursday 09h30 - 15h30
Level 3, Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus

Tel: +27 21 650 1704

Fax: +27 21 650 4768
E-Mail: fnd-feeenq@uct.ac.za
Web: http://www.uct.ac.za/apply/fees

FEES OFFICE
UCT
PRIVATE BAG X3
7701, RONDEBOSCH

INITIAL PAYMENT OF FEES: DUE BY 6 FEBRUARY 2015

This schedule DOES NOT APPLY TO STUDENTS PAYING INTERNATIONAL FEES
International fee paying students should consult the 2015 Student Fees Handbook, URL: http://www.uct.ac.za/apply/fees/
the International Academic Programmes Office or Graduate School of Business for information on international fees.

Each student who intends registering for the 2015 academic year must make an initial payment according to the following
schedule and pay the outstanding balance by 30 June 2015. It is the responsibility of the student to pay this by due date. The
University does not remind students that this payment is due. Payment should be made on this advice, as we do not issue
detailed statements of account prior to registration.

A.

TUITION FEES:
1.

Each student must make an initial payment as follows, by 6 February 2015, subject to a one-off late payment fee of 10% of
the amount unpaid. This includes students who intend registering after the payment date, for example postgraduate students.
ZAR

(a) All students with South African citizenship or permanent residence for qualifications not listed below.......... 21 500
(b) Students registering at the Graduate School of Business (International students should consult the Fees Handbook)
MBA - Full-time (1st payment due prior to 16 January 2015)..............................................................................92 225
MBA - Modular 1st year (1st payment due prior to 16 January 2015)................................................................ 46 112
MBA - Modular 2nd year (1st payment due prior to 20 February 2015)............................................................. 46 112
MBA - Executive 1st year (Full fees due by 09 February 2015)........................................................................ 67 108
MBA - Executive 2nd year (Full fees due by 09 March 2015)............................................................................67 108
Master of Commerce in Development Finance 1st year (1st payment due prior to 09 March 2015).................... 45 250
Master of Philosophy in Inclusive Innovation (1st payment due prior to 26 January 2015)................................ 44 250
Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice (1st payment due prior to 16 January 2015)............................. 30 000
(c) All Doctorates (by thesis) ......................................................................................................................................16 520
(d) Full fees are payable if the total annual fee is less than R 21 5000.
(e) School for Legal Practice students must pay the full fee prior to registration or by 6 February 2015,
whichever date occurs first.................................................................................................................................... 11 400
(f) Students from SADC countries and non-South African students who do not have permanent residence
but pay local fees, must pay the minimum initial fee for academic and residence PLUS the SADC
Administrative fee of R3,275 prior to registration or by 6 February 2015, whichever date occurs first ..............24 775

B.

2.

If a student/parent is unsure of the amount to be paid, for example when the student intends registering for a single course
only, it is his/her responsibility to consult the 2015 Student Fees Booklet, which is available on the UCT website at URL:
http://www.uct.ac.za/apply/fees/ or contact the Fees Office prior to the payment date to determine the amount due.

3.

Each student must make a final payment by 30 June 2015................................................................Balance of fees due

RESIDENCE FEES:
1.

The initial payment towards residence fees is:

Catering residence............................................................. 25 500

Self-catering residence...................................................... 16 500

This means that a student in a catering residence must make an initial payment of R47 000 (R21 500 tuition + R25 500
residence); a student in a self-catering residence must make an initial payment of R38 000 (R21 500 + R16 500). SADC
students must add the R3,275 Administrative Fee to these figures refer A.1.(f) above.
2.

Should these amounts not be paid by due date (6 February 2015) a one-off late payment fee of 10% of the unpaid amount
will be levied.

3.

Students receiving a late offer of a place in UCT residence need to pay the initial residence fee on acceptance of the offer.

4.

Returning students must pay any outstanding fees by 14 January 2015 or their offer of a place in residence will be withdrawn.
Any payment made will go towards settling an old debt first.

PAYMENT OF THE BALANCE OF FEES IS DUE BY 30 JUNE 2015 AND WILL BE RENDERED IN TERMS OF A DETAILED STATEMENT
OF ACCOUNT. THE UNIVERSITY RENDERS STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT EVERY MONTH FROM MARCH ONWARDS.

See Methods of Payment and Notes Overleaf.

C.

METHODS OF PAYMENT:
1.

Direct deposit / internet transfer into the UCT bank account at Standard Bank Rondebosch, Branch code 025009, Account
No: 270689982. Swift address (for payments from outside South Africa) SBZA ZAJJ. Quote student number as reference.

2.

Debit card payments can only be made via the Cashiers Office by the card-holder.

3.

Credit card payments can be made at the Cashiers Office by the card-holder; on-line directly to the student fee account via the
UCT website URL:http:/payonline.uct.ac.za or by completing the Credit Card form and faxing it to the Cashiers Office: +27
21 650 5093. Forms can be obtained from the Cashiers or Fees Office, the back of the Student Fees Handbook or from the
Fees website.

4.

Cheque; either bring your cheque and this statement to the Cashiers Office at Level 3, Kramer Law Building, Middle
Campus, or post them to the UCT Cashiers Office. The student number must be written on the back of the cheque.

5.

Cash payments to a maximum of ZAR1,500 will be accepted by the UCT Cashier.

NOTES:
1.

Receipt of this advice does not imply acceptance for admission to this University.

2.

Please ignore this fee request if you do not intend to register at this University.

3.

Students who have not settled their outstanding fees by 14 January 2015 will not be eligible for re-registration and
will have any place in student accommodation cancelled on 21 January 2015.

4.

The payment schedule overleaf does not apply to those students outside South Africa and the other SADC countries
who are classified as international students and charged international fees by the UCT International Academic
Programmes Office or Graduate School of Business.

5.

Any student who has been made a firm offer of an external bursary or scholarship must provide the Fees Office with
written evidence from his/her sponsors and may deduct one half of the annual award from the initial payment of fees
due. Awards which have not been confirmed by the due date for payment of fees may not be used to reduce the initial
payment due. Such awards when confirmed will be credited towards fees due by 30 June 2015. Students who gamble
on receiving an unconfirmed bursary, which subsequently does not materialize, will not have an adjustment made to
the 10% penalty fee raised on short payment of the initial fees or to interest charged.
Example
Initial payment on tuition fees due

R 21 500

Initial payment residence fees due

R 25 500

Payment due if no award granted

R 47 000

If granted an award (say R10 000) deduct half

R 5 000

Payment due

R 42 000

6.

Students who have been offered UCT financial assistance are required to pay the family contribution as advised in the
letter from the UCT Student Financial Aid Office.

7.

No receipt will be issued except for cash payments.

8.

Where payment is made for students from outside the Rand currency area, payment must be made by Telegraphic
Transfer into the UCT bank account No: 27 068 9982, at Standard Bank, Rondebosch, Branch Code: 025009, Swift
Address: SBZA ZAJJ. Quote the student no. as the reference and fax a copy of the transfer form to +27 21 650 4768.
Allow at least 14 working days for bank transfers to reach UCT's account. Clearance will only be granted when
payment has been received. Returning students must also clear any outstanding fee debt.

9.

Students from SADC countries and non-South African students who do not have permanent residence but pay local
fees plus an administrative service fee, MUST ensure that the minimum initial fee for tuition, residence and the
R3,275 administrative service fee is received by UCT prior to registration or by 6 February 2015, whichever date
occurs first.

10. It is the responsibility of the student to use the Student Self Service functionality to maintain his/her address and
contact details.
11. Students will not be able to make bookshop purchases on credit and have these costs debited to their fee account. This
applies to all students, South African or foreign. Students must therefore bring sufficient cash funds with them to buy
books and stationery.
12. Students are required to pay for parking tokens when they are applied for. These costs may not be debited to their fee
account.
08 October 2014