FEE SCHEDULE FOR 2026

Unless specified, all fees are in South African Rands (ZAR)

DISCLAIMERS:

• Sundry costs not included.
• Errors and omissions excepted.
• * Work Integrated Learning charges vary according to the program of study.
• **Worked on an average credit calculation for 2nd, 3rd and 4th year.

 i)   An internet service fee of R345 per semester is charged – Unlimited internet access(with certain restrictions) is available to each student (this fee does not apply to online students).

ii)  Free access to the sports facilities.

REGISTRATION

i)  A non-refundable registration fee (admin fee) of R1 500 is payable and included in your initial amount required for registration per semester (please refer to the payment options section).

Registration commences on 19 January 2026 (First Semester) and 22 June 2026 (Second Semester).

ii)  An additional fee for late registration will be charged:

First Semester:
29 January – 12 February 2026* = R 1 620

Second Semester:
3 July- 16 July 2026* = R 1 620

*Final late registration closes at 15:30. Last day to drop/add/change
modules. Students may not join classes after this date.

DEPOSIT FOR VISA LETTER (All international Students)

All foreign students should pay a minimum of R20 000 as a deposit to receive an admission letter to apply for a study visa to South Africa, which will be offset against his/her fees upon registration. (Please see further information under point 7).

PAYMENT OPTIONS

1. 1. Full Payment in Advance (5% discount – SA Students Only)

A 5% discount will be given to South African students if the full semester tuition and boarding fees are paid within the first week of the registration (23 January 2026 for the 1st semester and 26 June 2026 for the 2nd semester).

1. 2. Payment Options

a) Debit Order Monthly payment plan:

For each semester’s registration, an initial payment of R6000 (for degrees) or R3500 (for Foundation and Higher Certificate) is payable towards your tuition and R 5000 (where applicable) towards your accommodation before or at registration. The balance of the fees will be divided into a 5-month payment plan per semester. The debit order amount may need to be slightly adjusted in the second semester according to the student’s second semester credit load.

The debit order will attract a once-off surcharge of 2.5% on tuition fee per semester. A penalty fee of R200 will be charged for failed debit order collections caused by the client (for example, cancellation of the mandate, insufficient funds etc.), along with a 0.5% interest rate on the outstanding amount. Debit orders that fail three of more times will be automatically removed from this payment option. The account will begin to incur interest, and the student will no longer be eligible to use this payment option.

b) Minimum Payment Plan:

For those who do not wish to use the Debit order monthly payment plan, the following options apply:

i) Students with 5 or more modules must pay R15 500 to register for tuition (includes registration fee), or R25 600 (if also residing in the dormitories) upon registration.

ii) Students with less than 4 modules must pay the registration fee (R1500), 50% of the tuition fee and (if residing in the dormitories) 50% of boarding fees upon registration each semester.

ACCOMODATION FEES 2026:

Financial arrangements must be made before a student can be admitted into the residence. 10% of the semester’s dormitory fee should be paid before students are granted access to their rooms. A room can only be booked if the student account is settled in full. International students must pay for the full semester in advance.

NOTES: 

1. All students who would like to stay in the residences are required to make a down payment of 10% per annum or 20% per semester of the fee to reserve a room in advance (R2810 for a shared room, or R4481 for a single room). Note that this is separate from the refundable room deposit (Note 7). Please note that this amount is only effective if the student account is cleared from the previous semester.
2. Student accommodation includes lunch from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays and midterm break). Please note that money for food purchases excluding the daily lunch that forms part of the mandatory meal is to be paid directly into the student’s personal bank account. Students are encouraged to load money onto their student cards.The mandatory meal price may be subject to changes in line with inflation.
3. Students who may have credit balances on their cafeteria accounts may carry their balances forward to the next semester or transfer their credit to the tuition account.
4. Students who have refrigerators in their rooms will be charged an additional fee of R400 per semester.
5. Please note that students will not be allowed to change their boarding options during the semester.
6. The single room option is based on availability and preference will be given to senior students.
7. The residence room deposit will be refunded to the student’s account after withdrawing or graduating from the College, provided the room is left in good order. Reasonable wear and tear excepted.
8. All credit balances are to remain on students’ accounts until they graduate or withdraw from the College.  The credit balance will then be returned to the original depositor. (A bank confirmation letter not older than three months will be required for this process).
9. Interest at a rate of 0.5% per month will be levied on any accounts older than 30 days.

Account details

Account name: Helderberg College of Higher Education NPC
Bank Name: ABSA Bank
Type of account: Current Account
Account No.: 406 039 4706
Branch Code: 632 005
Swift Code: ABSAZAJJCCT
Reference: Full Student Name or Student number

Kindly email proof of payment to finadmin@hche.ac.za