Study Chartered Accountancy

School Accounting is not required at any of the eight universities we cover, though it helps in first year; at Stellenbosch, Accounting 70% can stand in for Maths between 60% and 69%. English at the faculty's required level.

Typical minimums: Mathematics (not Maths Literacy) for the CA-stream degree at all eight universities we cover: 60% at UCT, UJ, UKZN, NWU and UFS (NWU's BCom in Chartered Accountancy (CA) Extended Programme, at Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark, needs Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) and APS 28); 70% at Wits and UP; 70% at Stellenbosch (or 60% with Accounting 70%), which selects at 73% for the 2027 intake. UCT guarantees a place at about a 73% average together with NBT scores of Upper Intermediate or above for AL and QL. UJ's 4-year extended BCom Accounting accepts Mathematical Literacy at 70% but does not give direct access to the Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Science. NWU's 4-year BCom in Financial Accountancy Extended Programme (APS 24, Mahikeng and Vanderbijlpark), outside the CA stream, accepts Mathematics level 3 (40-49%) or Mathematical Literacy level 7 (80-89%).

Sources: SAICA - becoming a CA(SA) · SAICA reciprocity and affiliations · UJ Undergraduate Prospectus 2027, extended BCom admission requirements (p. 43) · UCT 2027 Undergraduate Prospectus, BCom/BBusSc admission bands (PDF p.27) · NWU Economic and Management Sciences 2027 admission table (BCom in Chartered Accountancy (CA) Extended Programme; BCom in Financial Accountancy Extended Programme)