Fees
- The registration / processing fee of five hundred Rands (R500)is not refundable, unless a student is not eligible for admission to Wits Language School (WLS) or if the course is cancelled by WLS. This payment is deducted from the course fee.
- Foreign students are required to pay the full fee for the level / course for which they are enrolling.
- Private tuition is offered at a cost of three hundred Rands (R300.00) for one individual per hour. A cost of four hundred Rands (R400.00) will be charged for two students per hour.
- For all supplementary examinations a supplementary examination fee of three hundred Rands will be levied (R300.00).
- A fee of one hundred-and-eighty Rands (R180.00) per person per hour is charged for students who attend a catch up lesson of Other Languages and Corporates.
- WLS reserves the right to withhold examination results and access to the campus until the outstanding accounts are settled in full.
- Where tuition fees are payable to WLS in instalments, failure to pay any single instalment will result in the full balance becoming immediately due and payable without further notice.
- The student is solely responsible for his/her account.
- No cash payments will be accepted at WLS.
- Cash payments can ONLY be made at the Cashier’s Office in Senate House.
- The following methods of payment are accepted: credit card, cheque, direct deposits and electronic payments.
- Should a direct deposit and/or electronic transfer be made please provide proof of payment by quoting the following as a reference: the appropriate reference number and the student surname.
Cancellation
- A student may not cancel his/her enrolment of a course and will
not be exonerated from liability of the course tuition fee and
course material fee(s).
- A student must complete the course for which he/she enrolled
within the year of registration. Deferral will be granted for one
term only.
- Certificates of Attendance are issued for Module A of part-time
courses in African, Asian and European languages. Students
must attend 80% of the course in order to achieve Certificates
of Attendance. Certificates of Competence are issued on the
successful completion of Module B courses. Students must attend at least 80% of the course in order to receive Certificates of Competence.
- Only Certificates of Competence will be issued for English as a
Foreign Language (EFL) and part-time English. Students must
attend at least 80% of the course in order to receive Certificates
of Competence. Oral and written assessments are conducted.
- WLS reserves the right to postpone or cancel a course due to
lack of demand. In the event of cancellation, as opposed to
postponement, all fees paid will be refunded.
Transfer from one course to another
- A student who wishes to transfer from one course to
another, must apply for permission to do so from the WLS
administration office.
- The WLS administration office reserves the right to approve/
disapprove the student’s application for the transfer of his/her
registration to another course.
- The transfer can only occur within the academic year of the
registration.
- The student will be liable for the payment of the course material
for the course he/she is transferring to.
- A student will be liable for the cost of the course material of the
original course/registration.
Deferral of Courses
- A student who wishes to defer his/her enrolment to a
commencement date later in the year, must apply for permission
to do so from the WLS administration office.
- Such application has to be forwarded to the WLS administration
office within fourteen days of the commencement of the course.
- Deferral will be granted for one term only.
Timetable
Full time courses
- Full-time courses run from Mondays to Fridays between 09h00 and 13h00.
- Afternoon activities are optional to the student and are scheduled from 14h00 to 16h00.
- Please consult WLS for details.
- Course dates are subject to change without notice.
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Part-time courses
- Part-time courses in African, Asian and European Languages run from Mondays for Thursdays between 18h00 and 20h00, and on a Saturday between 09h00 - 13h00 .
- PT English runs on a Saturday, from 09h00 and 13h00 and twice a week in the evening from 17h00 and 19h00.
- Please consult WLS for details of specific courses.
- Course dates are subject to change without notice.
The following material must accompany this enrolment
- Certified copy of front page of students ID book (if South African citizen).
- Certified copy of front page of ID book of person(s) responsible for payment of account.
- Certified copy of student’s study permit and relevant page of passport (if a non South African citizen).
This enrolment will only be considered once the enrolment form is completed, the correct documentation attached, and the required registration or processing fee is furnished to WLS.
Legal Declaration of Indemnity & Undertaking
I, the applicant, and I the parent/guardian/next-of-kin/sponsor ofthe applicant:
- Acknowledge that the University does not accept responsibility for damage or loss in respect of property of the applicant or in respect of property brought onto University premises by the applicant.
- Do hereby indemnify the University in respect of any damage caused by the applicant to University property or to the property of third parties, whether on or off the University premises, as a result of the applicant’s actions either whilst on the University premises or whilst engaged in any activity related to the University.
- Undertake, during the orientation period and for any period during which I am a registered student, to be bound by the rules and regulations of the university for the time being in force, including the rules and regulations of any University residence, club or society to which I may be admitted or become a member and by any requirements or conditions imposed by the University on me as a prerequisite to my registration as a student of the
University in any faculty.
- Certify that the information provided in this form and all any false information may result in disciplinary proceedings being taken against the applicant.
- Declare that I have furnished the University with all the information required to make an informed decision about my admission.
- Undertake to pay unconditionally all fees, charges and equipment surcharges payable to the University as they fall due for payment, for any period for which I am or may become a registered student or the applicant is or may become a registered student of the University.
Terms of Enrolment
- The non-attendance of class will not result in a reduction of fees, nor will it absolve him/her or the other signatories to this registration form from full liability for the payment of fees.
- The student cannot cancel this contract without the written consent from the University.
- This registration or contract is not transferable.
- The University reserves the right to change timetables, course commencement dates, postpone or cancel tuition in any course initially advertised and offered, on the basis of insufficient demand or on any other reasonable ground.
- The student agrees to be bound by rules of due performance. The University reserves the right to exclude the student from an examination and to withhold a student’s examination results if his/her due performance requirements have not been met, without in any way detracting from the right of the University to recover fees payable.
- Where tuition fees are paid via instalments, failure to pay any single instalment timeously will result in the full balance becoming immediately due and payable without further notice.
- Fees payable to WLS comprise tuition, registration and course material fees. It is the student’s responsibility to cover the cost of transport, specialized consumables used during the course, including but not restricted to specialised stationery, stock or any other materials.
- Every student is subject to the rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the University as amended from time to time.
- WLS chooses as its domicilium citandi et executandi (the residential address) for all purposes arising here:
Wits Language School
University of the Witwatersrand
Commerce, Law and Management Building
Room 179, First Floor
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