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 Private Education in South Africa  About Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology Representation History  National Higher Education Budget  Rising cost of Public Higher Education  Non-subsidised Private Higher Education  Low-cost Private Education – a cost efficient contributor to Higher Education 2

 South Africa is a developing country.  Huge social and economic problems.  Youth Unemployment 40%  Wide gulf between recipients of development aid on the one hand and skilled professionals on the other.  Increasing dependence on social grants  Increasing dependence NSFAS funding 3

 NSFAS < R120 000 pa  Private Higher Education – mainly for rich and super rich  No loans for missing middle  NSFAS funds public institutions only  Poor Increasingly dependent on NSFAS funding  Financial Institutions – Fewer loans to Middle - Loans issued are too small 4

 Higher Education Act regulates both Public & Private Providers  Constitutional Right  Niche Higher Education Programmes  No State Subsidies, Grants or Allowances to Private Providers  Low Cost Private Providers addresses the needs of the Poor  Richfield – 25 Year History 5

 Established in 1990 as an SME in Tongaat  Initial focus on personal computers in business solutions  Previously known as PC Training & Business College until July 2015  Active in Higher Education, TVET, Distance Learning & Skills programmes across SA  Currently below 20 000 students – equivalent to a “small university” 6

 45 Accredited Campuses (Multiple Accreditation)  33 Higher Education Campuses (Contact Campus) o HE Programmes in Business, Information Technology, RPL Activities & Public Administration o Contact & Distance Learning available  15 QCTO Campuses  33 TVET Campuses 7

 Higher Education Campuses - Property mainly group owned  Property investment (R1 bn)  Campus infrastructure (R0, 5bn)  Information & Communication Technology (R400 m)  Represented in most Provinces & major Centers  Multiple Programmes  20 CHE Accredited Degrees, Diplomas & Higher Certificates  14 ETDP, Services, MICT, MerSeta, Inseta, Cathseta, W&R Seta, Chieta Accredited Programmes 8

 Perceived to be Elitist and Expensive  Yet Richfield Is Low Cost And Provides Mainly For The Poor  Students keep away in hope of getting NSFAS funding  Bank funding is limited and expensive  Richfield does not charge interest on student loans  Payment terms extended to keep students in the and prevent them from dropping out 9

 Fee Letter sent to Dr Blade Nzimande and Dep. Minister Manana since April 2013  2012 to 2016 negative impact on Higher Education Programmes  Impact of free funding at TVET colleges  Increased NSFAS funding  Closure of Campuses, sale of Properties and retrenchment of staff  1 200 Staff in 2012 < 800 Current 10

 Placed 1020 permanent academic & support staff jobs at risk  Reduced permanent employment from 1070 post to 733 current  Permanent closures or merger of 16 campuses  Temporary moth balling of 10 000 seats  Capacity reduced from 30 000 to 21 500 seats  Higher Education & TVET current utilisation 12 000 seats  Disposal of 8 inner City properties which were accredited & fitted out as modern campuses 11

Student Enrolment Statistics 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Higher Education Division TVET Division Skills Division Distance Learning Divison 12

 Higher Education budget is made up of:  University subsidies – R28 bn  Education administration – R 14.6 bn  NSFAS – R14.3 bn  Skills development levy – R15.9 bn  TVET – R6.9 bn  None to private providers 13

 University fees cost:  Parents – R40 000 (approximately)  Tax Payer (R42.6 bn / 1 m students) – R 42 600  Donor funding (E.g: Wits – R14 000)  Total cost – R 96 600  Richfield’s cost  ≤ R20 000  Includes 10’ Tablet PC  Free Electronic library, Pressreader Subscription, eLearning/Moodle support 14

 While several Public and Private Institutions offer similar courses, their fee structure is different.  The proposed fee increases at Public Tertiary Institutions as published by the eNCA website are indicated below: (eNCA website https://www.enca.com/south- africa/infographic-which-sa-university-most- expensive 15

University 2015 2016 North –West University R47 000 R61 125 University of Pretoria R36 250 R45 840 University of KwaZulu Natal R39 170 R68 790 University of Johannesburg R22 520 R49 305 University of Free state R30 115 R39 025 University of Cape town R62 000 R69 000 Stellenbosch R33 164 R48 801 The amounts listed above are the fees for the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts and Social Science degrees. They are the most recent fees listed on the universities' websites for 2015 and 2016." 16

R80 000 R70 000 R60 000 R50 000 R40 000 R30 000 R20 000 R10 000 R0 North –West University of University of University of University of University of Stellenbosch Richfield University Pretoria KwaZulu Natal Johannesburg Free state Cape town 2015 2016 17

 “FREE higher education for all is a bad idea,” Centre for Higher Education and Training (CHET) director Dr Nico Cloete.  Support “Only the rich and middle class will benefit from free education as they are likely to qualify for university.”  “What is easy and morally defensible is free higher education for the very poor, like those who earn below R120 000 a year.” 18

 The Pan African Student Movement  The South African Further Education & Training Student Association ( Safetsa)  South African Students Congress (SASCO)  South African Union of Students (SAUS) BUT Should not discriminate against low cost private providers such as Richfield 19

 The National Development Plan for South Africa as well as White Paper on Post School Education, records that the Department of Higher Education and Training recognizes that independent private institutions play an important role in the post-school education and training environment.  Any reconceptualization of a post school education and training system would, most definitely be incomplete without reference to both public and private spheres. 20

 The National Development Plan also requires the higher education sector to increase enrolment levels annually from 950 000 in 2010 to 1.6 million by 2030.  Unless we find ways to reduce the costs of delivering higher education, an increased enrolment will require increased funding.  Private Providers provide a large selection of certificate, degree and diploma products at affordable prices to cater for the large majority of South African students, who do not gain access to Public Universities. 21

2010 NEET = 2.7m  2014 NEET = 3.0M (CHET)  22

 Private Institutions can provide the shortfall at a lower cost & more efficient rollout  Some of the increased capacity required already exists in the private education sector for eg. Richfield has 8000 under utilised seats & a further 10 000 moth balled seats which could be brought to economic use at short notice 23

BCom Degree (1st year of study) R80 000 R70 000 R60 000 R50 000 R40 000 R30 000 R20 000 R10 000 R0 Richfield Mancosa Damelin CTI Varsity College Boston Rosebank (previously PC Training & Business College) 24

 Although accredited by the Council on Higher Education (which also “accredits” public universities), Private Higher Education Institutions are not allowed to call themselves "universities" in South Africa.  Neither are they allowed to benefit from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) or any direct state funding.  In addition, they are required to pay income taxes on any surpluses they make. 25

In spirit of the vision of the National Development Plan, it is imperative for the South African Government and in particular the Department of Higher Education and Training to seriously consider funding private education in order to ensure the success of the country's post school education and training system in the near future and the substantial ETD capacity that has already been created. 26

 Of the 1 million children who enter Grade 1, only 100 000 will enter university, and 53 000 will graduate after 6 years (Van den Berg, 2015).  Very poor graduation rates – 30% graduate in 3 years, 56% in 5 years (if UNISA included it drops well below 50%). National diploma even worse: below 50%.  Richfield Success Rates Degrees  Diplomas  Higher Certificates  27

4.50 3.00 2.18 1.76 1.44 1.39 1.38 1.24 1.20 0.95 0.93 0.71 Cuba China Finland Malaysia Ghana USA Senegal Australia India Brazil Chile South Africa % of GDP is < 1% ie 0.7%  28