Private Nursing Colleges In South Africa 2023
With nurses making up the largest component of most healthcare environments, nursing ranks as one of the scarce critical skills needed globally. As a result, most matric students in South Africa opt to study nursing either in universities or private nursing colleges. The profession ranks as one of the most lucrative jobs in the country, where a nurse reportedly earns a monthly salary between R13,000 and R38,000.
Interestingly, nursing graduates can easily find a job in SA. They don’t necessarily have to work in the hospital. Nowadays, nurses are being employed by companies, institutions, and schools. As nurses have their scope of practice and training, many private nursing colleges in South Africa now offer courses that equip students with the standard approach to patient care.
There are more than fifty private nursing colleges located in the nine provinces of South Africa accredited by the South African Nursing Council (SANC) to offer nursing programmes. While some of these colleges provide Higher Certificate in Nursing and Diploma in Nursing programmes, others additionally offer Diploma in Midwifery programmes.
That said, here’s a list of all the private nursing colleges in South Africa accredited by SANC arranged by province.
In addition to being accredited by the South African Nursing Council, Arwyp Training Institute is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education Institution. Thus far, the institute has trained more than 17 registered nurses, 23 auxiliary nurses, and 5 enrolled nurses.
The accredited nursing programme offered by the institute are:
Ukwazi School of Nursing has its main campus in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. It was incorporated in 2002 while its sub-campus in Potchefstroom, Tlokwe, was established in 2006. The institution is also registered with the Department of Higher Education as a Private Higher Education Institution. Ukwazi School is well-known as one of the frontrunners in private nursing education in the country.
The accredited nursing programme offered by the school of nursing are as follows:
As a registered international hospital group operating in the private health industry, Mediclinic (Pty) Ltd has more than five learning centers in different provinces. The accredited nursing programmes offered by the institution include:
Note:Certificate in Enrolled Nursing was discontinued by SANC until further notice. Hence, prospective students are advised to visit the website frequently to find out new nursing qualifications that have been accredited.
SANC accredited programmes offered by Mediclinic Northern Region are:
One of South Africa’s leading private education and training institutions, Netcare Education is a division of Netcare (Network Healthcare Holdings Limited). Over the years, the institution has trained many healthcare professionals in nursing, ancillary care, and emergency medical services. It comprises two faculties – Faculty of Emergency and Critical Care (FECC) and Faculty of Nursing Ancillary Healthcare (FNAH).
An average of 1,500 students graduate annually in the various programmes offered by both faculties. FNAH has more than four campuses in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and Western Cape. The accredited programmes offered by the faculty include:
Dr. A de Villiers is the principal of Arwyp Medical Centre. The nursing education institution offers one SANC accredited programme, a Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a general nurse or psychiatric nurse.
Clinix Health Academy offers one SANC accredited programme, namely two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Mrs. C. Menino is the principal of Netcare Education Gauteng South West Campus. The accredited programmes offered by the campus are:
Founded by Dr. Annali A. Basson in 1992, Empilweni Education is associated with many private hospitals which serve as clinical facilities for student practicals. The institution is committed to providing a healthy learning environment where students can easily develop professionally, intellectually, and personally.
The SANC accredited nursing programme offered by Empilweni Education is a Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a general nurse or psychiatric nurse.
Life College of Learning was founded by South Africa’s second-largest private hospital operator – Life Healthcare Group, in 1998. The private higher education institution has over five campuses throughout the country.
The accredited nursing programme offered by the East Rand Learning Centre is Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a general nurse or psychiatric nurse.
Letjhabile Libalele Nursing School offers one of the finest nursing programmes in the country. However, the SANC accredited nursing programme provided by the institution is Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a general nurse or psychiatric nurse.
To transfer knowledge and skills of the highest standards to students through the provision of the highest quality and most cost-effective nursing education and training, Khanyisa Nursing School has emerged as one of the highly-rated private nursing colleges in South Africa.
The programmes offered by the nursing school include:
The nursing programme offered by ESDA Nursing Education Institute is Higher Certificate in Nursing (twenty students per intake).
Since 2008, Life College of Learning has been registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education Institution. The accredited nursing programmes offered by the institution are:
Managed by Mrs. M. Scheepers as principal, Life College – Pretoria Learning Centre offers accredited nursing programmes. They include:
As a standard Private Nursing Higher Education Institution in South Africa, Future Nurses Nursing School (Pty) Ltd is registered with the South African Quality Assurance (SAQA) body, Council of Higher Education (CHE), and Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The nursing college is fully accredited by SANC to offer Higher Certificate in Nursing/Auxiliary Nursing programme.
Thuto Bophelo Nursing Academy is registered with the South African Nursing Council and South African Qualification Authority. Hence, they provide quality nursing education and training and offer mostly full-time courses. They include:
Note:Thuto Bophelo Nursing Academy is fully accredited by SANC to offer Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to registration as a general nurse or psychiatric nurse.
Bronberg Nurse Education and Training Academy is a newly SANC accredited private nursing college situated in Pretoria West, South Africa. The institution has a state-of-the-art facility and provides high-quality training that stimulates critical thinking in a supportive environment. It is accredited by SANC to offer one year Higher Certificate in Auxiliary Nursing programme.
Lunghile Nursing School has two campuses in the country – one in Rosebank and East London. The nursing school has educational and training packages made up of skills training, certificates, diploma, and degree programmes. The accredited programmes offered by the school include:
The SANC accredited programme provided by Khanyisa Nursing School – Tonga sub-campus is a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
As a Nursing Education Institution, Life College of Learning is accredited with the South African Nursing Council and the Department of Higher Education and Training and Council on Higher Education. The institution is affiliated with Nelson Mandela University. It has more than seven centers in cities like Pretoria, Durban, East London, and Cape Town.
The SANC accredited nursing programme offered by the Midmed Learning Centre is two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Khanyisa Nursing School – Bushbuckridge sub-campus provides only one SANC accredited programme, a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
The SANC accredited programme offered by Nelspruit Mediclinic, a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Khanyisa Nursing School – Witbank sub-campus offers one SANC accredited programme; two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
The SANC accredited nursing course offered by Life College KZN Learning Centre is two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Situated in Libode, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, Chatsmed Candlelight Nursing School is a hundred percent black-owned Nursing Education Institution. It gained accreditation from the South African Nursing Council in May 1997 and now has four campuses across the country, namely Mthatha campus, Eshowe campus, Durban campus, and Stranger campus.
The accredited programme offered by the institution is the Bridging course for Enrolled Nurses, a two-year programme that leads to registration as a general nurse.
Aryan Benevolent Home (ABH) Nursing School is a fully accredited Nursing Education Institution managed by Ms. K. Pillay as the principal. The nursing school offers both two years enrolled nursing programme and a one-year enrolled nursing course. Their clinical training takes place at various local hospitals in the province, such as Claiwood Hospital, Addington, and RK Khan Hospital.
Graduates from the institution usually receive certificates from the Department of Higher Education and Training. It’s noteworthy that the SANC accredited nursing programme offered by ABH is the Bridging course for Enrolled Nurses, a two-year programme that leads to registration as a general nurse.
This private nursing institution provides students with top-notch nursing courses. However, the nursing programme accredited by SANC is two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
The SANC accredited programmes provided by Cator Manor Technical College are as follows:
D. T. Institute of Nursing offers SANC accredited programmes. They include:
Gandhi Mandela Nursing Academy is accredited with SANC, and the nursing programme the institution provides is two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
The SANC accredited programme offered by Midlands School of Nursing is a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
A well-known private FET college, Michaelmas offers quality skills training that focuses on health and social development courses. It provides students with the opportunity to develop skills to meet their statutory, developmental, and organizational obligations. The private nursing college has six campuses across South Africa; four in KwaZulu-Natal, one in Gauteng, and one in Western Cape.
Michaelmas College is accredited with the South African Nursing Council and Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority. Also, it is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training. The college trains nurses and social auxiliary workers and offer programmes such as:
Mpumalanga Institute of Nursing is headed by Ms. P Mlotshwa as the principal. The nursing institute offers one SANC accredited programme – two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Netcare Durban provides one SANC accredited programme, a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
The SANC accredited programme offered by Ndumiso Training Institute is two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Shekinah Nursing School provides one SANC accredited programme – two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training, Thembelani Further Education and Training College offers one SANC accredited nursing programme; two years Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
St. Mary’s Marianhill Nursing School is one of the most popular private nursing colleges in South Africa. The principal of the college is Mrs. L. Cebekhulu, and the SANC accredited programmes offered by the nursing institution are as follows:
Bloemfontein Mediclinc provides one SANC accredited programme: a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
The nursing programmes offered by Khanyisa Nursing School Kroonstad Campus include:
The SANC accredited programme offered by Bloemfontein Life College of Learning is a two-year Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Situated in Oudtshoorn, Emmanuel Verpleegskool is an Afrikaans Nursing School accredited with the Council for Higher Education (CHE), the South African Nursing Council (SANC), and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The institution offers courses such as:
Netcare Education Western Cape campus offers two SANC accredited programmes, namely;
The SANC accredited nursing programmes offered by Life College Cape Town Learning Centre are:
Western Cape Mediclinic Learning Centre provides two SANC accredited nursing programmes, and they are:
Netcare Education Eastern Cape campus offers two SANC accredited programmes, namely;
The SANC accredited programmes provided by Life Learning College – East London campus includes:
Life Learning College – Port Elizabeth campus provides two SANC accredited nursing programmes, and they are as follows:
Location:Central Port Elizabeth
Lilitha College of Nursing, Eastern Cape, is one of the largest private nursing colleges in South Africa and on the African continent. The college is registered with SANC and has five main campuses and nineteen sub campuses located across the Eastern Cape province. The nursing school aspires to empower nursing students from the provincial communities as it takes pride in developing the students into sensitive and responsible citizens of the next generation in the healthcare system.
The college provides the following nursing programmes:
Phone number:079 941 1902;Email address:[email protected]
Mediclinic Limpopo campus is managed by Ms. M. Rapudi as the principal. The private Nursing Education Institution provides one SANC accredited programme―Diploma in General Nursing Science (Bridging Course).
Ranking as one of the best private nursing colleges in North West, South Africa, Thulaganyo Nursing School has been accredited by the South African Nursing Council to offer a Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurse (Diploma in General Nursing Science).
With a mission to develop and provide nursing education and training of the highest degree of excellence to the South African community, the Ukwazi School of Nursing Potchefstroom campus was founded in 2006. The Private Higher Education Institution offers SANC accredited nursing programmes. They include:
Africa Healthcare Nursing College is located onsite at the Vryburg Private Hospital in North West and has a team of experienced educators that offer standard nursing training and education programmes. They include:
Managed by Ms. J. N. Mokgoetsi as the principal, Keobakile Nursing School is committed to the excellence of service to its students. The institution aims to excel in the provision of nursing education and to be known for uncompromising integrity of service. They offer the following courses:
Post-Basic/Registration Diplomas include one-year Operating Nursing Science, one-year Midwifery Nursing Science, and one year of Community Nursing Science.
Besides the nursing colleges mentioned above, other private nursing colleges in South Africa are yet to be fully accredited by the South African Nursing Council. Nonetheless, they still offer nursing training while processing for their accreditation. These private nursing colleges are as follows:
South Africa boasts several private nursing colleges that also comprise some private hospitals across the country. It is worth noting that after gaining a nursing qualification in these nursing colleges, nursing graduates need to undergo one year of mandatory community service, after which they are required to sit for the South African Nursing Council exam, which will enable them to register with SANC if successful.
Gaining nursing qualification alone is not enough for nursing graduates to qualify to work as registered Enrolled nurses or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliaries in South Africa. Still, registration with SANC enables one to work as a registered nurse in the country.
