Bachelor of Education: Foundation Phase Teaching Course Requirements at Wits
University of the Witwatersrand · Humanities
The Bachelor of Education: Foundation Phase Teaching is a bachelor's Degree offered by Wits for 2027 learners, taking 4 years to complete. This page covers the Grade 12 subjects and admission score you need to qualify, what the course involves, where you can study it, the careers it leads to, and how to apply.
Grade 12 Required Subjects to study Bachelor of Education: Foundation Phase Teaching at Wits
National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor's pass; English Home Language or First Additional Language at Level 5; Mathematics at Level 4, Mathematical Literacy at Level 5, or Technical Mathematics at Level 5. Preference is given to applicants with stronger English results.
About this course
This programme trains teachers for Grades R to 3, combining education theory with subject-specific methods for early mathematics, literacy and childhood development, plus regular supervised teaching practice from first year onward. Students also study an additional official language they have not taken at matric level. Graduates qualify to teach in any South African school and register with the South African Council for Educators.
Possible careers
How to apply for 2027 studies
Apply directly through Wits's own application system at www.wits.ac.za/applications; this listing does not process applications.
Course intelligence for Bachelor of Education: Foundation Phase Teaching
Data-driven planning insights for this specific course: job market outlook, NSFAS funding, and how competitive admission is likely to be.
Job market outlook
Bachelor of Education: Foundation Phase Teaching doesn’t currently appear on the national scarce-skills list as a Curriculum Developer. That’s not a red flag on its own, most jobs in South Africa aren’t on that list, it just tracks where employers reported the strongest hiring pressure. Your own results, experience and network will matter more here than national demand trends.
NSFAS funding
As a Bachelor's Degree at Wits, a public institution, this course generally falls within NSFAS’s undergraduate funding scope. Funding is means-tested and not automatic, so confirm your own eligibility at nsfas.org.za before relying on it.
Admission chances
This course sits in the middle for competitiveness. At an admission score of APS 37+, you have a reasonable chance if you apply in good time, though it’s not a sure thing. Don’t leave your application to the last week.
These insights are estimates generated from South Africa’s National List of Occupations in High Demand (DHET, November 2023 draft), NSFAS’s published funding rules, and this university’s general applicant demand. They’re planning guidance, not a guarantee. Always confirm funding and admission specifics directly with Wits and NSFAS.
- Applications for 2027 studies
- Open: 1 April 2026
- Close: 30 September 2026
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- Duration
- 4 years
- NQF Level
- 7
- APS / Points
- APS 37 + (waitlist considered from APS 34-36)
- Campus
- Parktown Education Campus, Johannesburg
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Source: university-of-the-witwatersrand.json, last verified 2026-08-22. Requirements and fees change. Always confirm current details directly with University of the Witwatersrand before applying.