REGULATIONS GOVERNING (CAT-CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN) BURSARIES

Before you fill in this application please read the following carefully:

• If you are intending to undertake the ACCA programme on a part-time /Saturday basis please note that YOU DON'T QUALIFY for the bursary.  Please click  Here to apply normally.

• Bursaries are open to the following:

  • South African Citizens with a Green Bar coded Identity Document

  • Foreign Nationals who are Permanent Residents with a Green Bar Coded Identity Document

  • Foreign Nationals holding a valid Asylum Seekers permit (Section 22 Permit)

  • Foreign Nationals with a valid refugee red Bar coded Identity Document or Permit (Section 24)

  NB: Foreign Nationals other than those mentioned above do not qualify for bursaries and must pay full tuition fee.

  South African Citizens and Residents mentioned above who are working DO NOT QUALIFY for bursaries and must pay full tuition fee.

• Bursaries are for tuition fees only. As such they cannot be swapped for external examinations or subscriptions with the ACCA. It is your responsibility to make sure that these are taken care of.

• Bursaries are competitive and you will be called to come and do an aptitude test in both Mathematics and English.

• Bursaries are reviewed every six months depending on your performance in internal continuous assessments and tests.

• After your first year and depending on your performance on the external ACCA/CAT examinations, a further review will be done to determine whether you are eligible for further fee waiver.

• Bursaries are currently for new ACCA /CAT Students Only. This means that if you have attempted F5,F6, F7, F8 and F9 or on the CAT Programme you have attempted Paper 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 or any Professional Level Papers of the ACCA, then you don't qualify.

• The first Bursaries will go to those attempting Paper 1 to 4 of the CAT Programme and F1-F4 of the ACCA Programme

• Bursaries are for FULL TIME students ONLY and they must undertake at least 3 Modules in their respective programmes

• Once selected for the bursary, you should confirm your acceptance before 15th January 2010. Please note you must register with ACCA as a student before 31st December 2009. The ACCA does not accept late registrations. You will not be accepted into the programme if you are not registered for the June 2010 Examinations with ACCA.

• Before you apply for the bursary check whether you qualify to undertake the Certified Accounting Technician Course:

  • Must be 16 years or older

  • Must be numerate- i.e.. Must have undertaken Mathematics or Mathematics Literacy at Grade 12 level (O' level) or above

  • Must be able to communicate in both spoken and written English. To Qualify for a bursary you must have passed in English with at least 50% in any national examination you did.

APPLICATION TO STUDY AND BURSARY AT JOHANNESBURG POLYTECHNIC (CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN)