Herewith a host of information related to university applications, opportunities to study overseas, holiday programmes and bursaries etc.

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1 Dear Grade 11 and 12 parents and boys #4 Herewith a host of information related to university applications, opportunities to study overseas, holiday programmes and bursaries etc. If you need any further help and guidance related to information provided in this publication please contact the companies/service providers or institutions concerned. Regards TRACY STARKE Head of Counselling, Learner Support and Life Orientation, Wilderness and Overland Trips E: tracy.starke@rondebosch.com T: C: BERGVLIET HIGH CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME: MATRIC REVISION REVISION SCHOOL FOR MATRICS is being held during the July school holidays. These courses are presented by experienced Grade 12 teachers from various schools in Cape Town, many of whom have also marked the external National Senior Certificate examination and are therefore familiar with the standards required. The aim of the Revision School is to prepare the matrics for the September Exams, as well as for their Finals by exposing them to typical examtype questions. See attached PDF. Link: under Continuing Ed, or CAREER AND TRAINING EXPO JULY 2015 The 5th Career and Training Expo will be taking place at the Look-Out V&A Waterfront from Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 July 2015 from 09:00-15: Exhibitors will be on hand to assist your learners with Information pertaining to Post School Opportunities where to study, what to study Information on Bursaries, Learnerships, internships and so much more. Book online: Jerome Izaaks E: Jerome@ctex.co.za T: M:

2 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ANNUAL SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pricewaterhousecoopers would like to invite students to attend our Job Shadow programme which will take place at their Century City Office: 6-7 October The invitation is for Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners currently studying pure mathematics and/or accounting, and who are interested in pursuing studies in the commerce field. Applications for the job shadow programme to be submitted online: For more information: Kelly Overmeyer T: +27 (21) E: THE SOUTH AFRICAN CHEFS ACADEMY Will be hosting their Open Day on Thursday 9 July 2015 from 09:00-12:30. There is limited space available-we can only accommodate 32 students on the day. We will provide aprons and hats for them on the day! Contact: Lindi Gibbs T: / E: lindi@sachefsacademy.com SAIL DUE SOUTH AND SEA SAILING ADVENTURE A School Holiday Programme has been designed to give high school learners some insight into the international yachting and super-yachting industries while having a fun-filled adventure learning to sail for 5 days of their school holidays. The programme is aimed at grade 11 s and 12 s interested in either a career or gap-year in the yachting industry. For more information: Tiffany Hugo T: +27 (0) or C: +27 (0) W: or F: VISITING UNIVERSITIES COMING TO CAPE TOWN TO RECRUIT STUDENTS KAPLAN COLLEGE - 23 June 2015 It has some excellent universities attached namely, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham Trent, Bournemouth, West England, City and York. In the USA they have Northeastern, Pace, Merrimack College and Quinnipiac UCLAN UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE) July 2015 UCLAN has a medical school which is offering 50 places and we have a number of South African students who have applied for Their Law programme has an excellent reputation and they were the first university to offer Journalism. For more information: Gill Mercer M: RHODES UNIVERSITY STUDENT RECRUITMENT: June 2015 A recruitment team from Rhodes University will be in Cape Town to assist students to set up an appointment contact them via or sms: Sibongile Mkwetshana: s.mkwetshana@ru.ac.za M: or Buyi Mzamane: b.mzamane@ru.ac.za M:

3 THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS APPLYING FOR 1 ST YEAR PLACES UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA University of Cape Town (UCT) University of Witwatersrand (WITS) Stellenbosch University (MATIES) University of Pretoria (UP) University of Western Cape (UWC) University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) Rhodes University (RHODES) University of Free State (UFS) University of Johannesburg (UJ) Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) NBTS (NATIONAL BENCH MARK TESTS) LIST OF ALL BURSARIES AVAILABLE IN SOUTH AFRICA: The NBTs focus on academic readiness for university study. Each test requires you to apply prior learning - what you know and are able to do - to materials that reflect expectations for first year students in university programmes. For more information about the NBT s, test centres, test dates and costs for 2015 click on the following: Understanding the NBT Process Franlen Coetzee T: (021) M: E: ccea@amelia.co.za

4 INVESTEC BURSARIES Investec is offering partial bursaries for the 2016 academic year to students who aim to study full time towards an undergraduate university degree in Commerce (Economics, Business Economics, Accounting, Investments and Finance), BCom Informatics, BSc Computer Science, BSc Information Technology, BIT-Bachelors of Information Technology, BIS-Bachelor of Information Science, Business Science, Science and Mathematics, Engineering or Commercial LLB. Applications are open to:! SA citizens with academic potential who are in need of financial assistance! Pupils holding or working towards a matric exemption with a minimum of 70% in English and Mathematics (not Maths Literacy) and a 60% pass rate in all other subjects. This opportunity allows successful candidates to access funding:! Investec contributes a partial bursary of R per year towards study-related expenses! Extra funding can be accessed through Study Trust (Investec's bursary administrator) Interested students can download a bursary application form. Applications must reach the Study Trust by Wednesday 30 September T&C s apply. TEACHING BURSARY (GOVERNMENT) - CLOSING DATE: 1 OCTOBER 2015 The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme promotes teaching in public schools. Full-cost bursaries are available to enable eligible students to complete a full teaching qualification in an area of national priority. Recipients of these bursaries will be required to teach at a public school for the same number of years that they receive the bursary. Qualified recipients of the bursary must request placement in a province of their choice. The provincial education department (PED) concerned will determine whether there is suitable post available. If there is not, the applicant may be placed in a PED that does have suitable vacancies. Please note that bursars cannot choose the school in which they would like to be placed. Online application form: JONES & WAGENER BURSARY 2016 Closing Date: 31 July 2015 Jones & Wagener Bursary offer a limited number of bursaries for South African Civil Engineering students. Students studying with Jones & Wagener bursaries will be required to do six weeks paid vacation work at their offices in Rivonia or Centurion during the July and / or December recess. After completion of his studies bursary students will be required to work for Jones & Wagener for a period equal to the period for which the bursary was held. acommunications+%28khabza.com%29

5 CAPE TOWN PENINSULA UNIVERSITY (CPUT) Contact: Thandokazi Mtshekisa - Student Recruitment Officer Tel: mtshekisat@cput.ac.za UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE Lauren Maraia T: M: E: maraislt@ufs.ac.za CTU TRAINING SOLUTIONS CTU Training Solutions (Career Campus),offers a variety of up-to-date Information Technology, Business and Design programmes with national qualifications and international certifications which develop skills and prepares the graduates for a future filled with exciting opportunities at our 13 career campuses countrywide. CTU qualifications are accredited by the Department of Education and the Chamber of Higher Education (CHE). Contact: Neil Ruiters NeilR@ctutraining.co.za Tel: SENSE OF TASTE CHEF SCHOOL This private culinary arts school run by Chef Angie Boyd and Chef Peter Ayub offers students the experience of training in a professional kitchen with personalized, daily hands-on instruction. E: debbie@senseoftaste.co.za W: INSCAPE EDUCATION GROUP Online enrolments for 2016 are open. W: Contact: Tanya Dreyer T: E: ctnmarketing@inscape.co.za VEGA SCHOOL OF BRAND LEADERSHIP Vega offer a number of different Degree and Higher Certificate courses from Bachelor of Commerce to Bachelor of Arts. For more information: Beatrice Kampmann T: E: beatrice@vegaschool.com W: AFDA FLIM SCHOOL AFDA, The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance is South Africa s most prestigious film, television and performance school and recognized as one of the top schools of its kind in the world today. T: W: ELIZABETH GALLOWAY ACADEMY OF FASHION DESIGN Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design in Stellenbosch offers an accredited three year full time National Diploma in Fashion Design. Open Days: 17 July, 28 August, 25 September and 9 October. T: E: avuya@elizabethgalloway.co.za W:

6 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LINK W: T: E: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (CityU) For more information about the studies as international students in CityU: Mike Chan - City University of Hong Kong E: mike.chan@cityu.edu.hk UNIVERSITY OF KENT - INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND COLLEGE For updated informaiton on the University of Kent: Maxwell Howells T: +44 (0) E: M.B.Howells@kent.ac.uk ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY - GRENADA St George's University is a centre of international education, drawing students, faculty and graduates from over 140 countries to the island of Grenada, West Indies. St George's is affiliated with educational institutions worldwide, including in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland and is reknowned for its medical and veterinary programmes. W: Contact: Joann Vastola - Manager of International Professional Relations jvastola@sgu.edu Tel: +1 (631) ext STUDYING IN THE UK, USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SWITZERLAND OR CHINA Global Education brings international education to students of South Africa providing relevant information regarding the various options available to students wishing to study abroad. It is the ONLY authorised representative of over 150 Top Universities based in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and China. Contact: Tel: Web: KEUKA COLLEGE - NY USA Keuka College NY USA, a small university in the Finger Lakes district of up-state New York, invites applications from South African students who wish to be considered for international scholarships to study 4 year under-graduate (Bachelor) degrees in the States. For more info please Ann: KeukaRSA@keuka.edu

7 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY (EU) EU is an accredited, top-ranked international business school (established in 1973) with main campuses in Switzerland (Geneva and Montreux), Germany (Munich) and Spain (Barcelona) and offers bachelor s and MBA programmes with more than 10 majors including Business Administration; Communication & PR; Leisure & Tourism Management; International Marketing; Sports Management; Global Banking & Finance; and HR Management. Contact: Laveen Melwani - Regional Recruitment Manager laveen.melwani@euruni.edu Tel: Web: LATTITUDE GLOBAL VOLUNTEERING Lattitude Global Volunteering is an international youth development charity that has been organising long term volunteer placements abroad since Volunteers spend 3-12 months totally absorbed in their host culture, making friends, working as part of their local community. Currently there are volunteers in 18 countries worldwide, incorporating both developing and developed nations. As an organisation with 40 years experience in international youth development, we are always looking to open up new programmes should there be enough interest from volunteers. Contact: Matt Mackaill E: southafrica@lattitude.org T: W: GAP YEAR OPPORTUNITIES VINE HALL SCHOOL Vine Hall School, a Prep school just outside London, is looking to recruit some gap year students from January Contact: Ryan Mitchell (E98) W: ST JOHN S BEAUMONT PREP St John s Beaumont Prep, near Windsor on the outskirts of London, is a Catholic day and boarding school catering for 3-13yr old boys in the Jesuit tradition. It is looking to recruit GAP year students from South Africa who are in possession of a British passport. Appointment of GAP students from Dec - Jan of the following year(1 year assignment). Contact: Charles Lamprecht clamprecht@stjohnsbeaumont.co.uk M: RBHS cannot be held liable or guarantee services offered in this publication.