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CAO HANDBOOK ENTRY 2014
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1. Contact us
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CAO Handbook team
ChrisBotha,GarrethAugust,GayleBoshoff, KumarasenMoodley, LeeAnneSoobramoney,
Mathapelo NP Moholi, Mayan Arjunan, Nirasha Maraj, Palashika Rampersad, Pranesh
Singh, Prudence N Chonco, Regina L Mkhize and Sandrisha Maharaj
Artworks Communications team
Will Edgcumbe
Editor
Phindile Mantantana
Cover Design
Gaylene Jablonkay and
Design and Layout
Halima Hoosen Preston
The CAO wishes to thank NiSHE for permission to use material from
Into
Higher Education – A Guide for Schools
(HESA, 2006). For more details see
www.hesa.org.za/nishe/
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Thanks also to institutional staff who assist us in keeping this handbook up-to-date.
The CAO takes full editorial responsibility for the handbook. Comments can be
addressed to the CAO.
Online and downloadable application forms available on our
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Terms and conditions
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Application fees are not refundable.
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Every attempt has been made to ensure that the information in this handbook
is accurate and up-to-date. However, institutions continually update their
programmes and entry requirements. An entry in this handbook does not oblige
the institution to offer the programme.
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Duringthecourseof theyear, institutionswill certainlymakeavailablenewprogrammes
that were not finalised in time to be included in this handbook – check our website
www.cao.ac.za
, watch the press or contact institutions for further details.
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Applicants should apply and pay on or before the published closing dates.
Applications received after these dates will be considered as Late Applications.
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Specified entry requirements are guidelines used by institutions in conjunction
with their selection procedures. Admissions are limited to the number of places
available, and the actual entry requirements may be higher than those published.
You will be notified of any changes to the entry requirements.
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Applicants are responsible for checking their acknowledgement letters and
informing the CAO of any errors or changes.
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Offers of places may be withdrawn if you don’t tell the institution you want to
accept the offer, or if the conditions are not met, or if the institution discovers that
you have provided false information in your application for admission.
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The institutions have full and final responsibility for selection decisions.
ISBN 978-0-620-54940-0
Published by the CAO (Central Applications Office), Durban, 2013
Private Bag X06, Dalbridge, 4014, South Africa
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Self-assessment quiz © 2000 eastern seaboard Association ofTertiary Institutions (esATI)
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