Payments can be made directly to the student fee account online.

Deposits may be made into the university’s bank account. The university’s banking details are:

Standard Bank
Rondebosch
Branch code: 025009
Account number: 270689982
Swift address: SBZAZAJJ

Your name and student number must be quoted when using this method of payment.

Please email a copy of the deposit slip to the Fees Office: fnd-feeenq@uct.ac.za.

Where payment is being made for Southern African Development Community (SADC) students from outside the Rand currency area, payment must be made by electronic transfer of funds into the university’s bank account.

The university’s banking details are:

Standard Bank
Rondebosch
Branch code: 025009
Account number: 270689982
Swift address: SBZAZAJJ

Allow a minimum of 14 working days for these SADC payments to reach the UCT bank account.

Where payment is being made for students from outside the Rand currency area, payment must be made by electronic transfer of funds into the university’s bank account.

The university’s banking details are:

Standard Bank
Rondebosch
Branch code: 025009
Account number: 270689982
Swift address: SBZAZAJJ

Allow a minimum of 14 working days for these international payments to reach the UCT bank account.

You will need your student number and password to view your fees account balance. 

To access your account balance via the web, visit the UCT Student Self-Service portal and follow the links.

Alternatively, contact the Fees Office.

Telephone or visit the Fees Office and discuss your account with a fees officer.

Queries relating to student accommodation and meals should be directed to the Student Accommodation Office.

It is your responsibility as a student of UCT to check your fees account on a regular basis and make sure that all information is correct. This is especially important before the end of an academic year.

Various charges may be debited to fees accounts if these have not been settled previously. These include:

• library fines
• traffic fines
• student health charges
• residence damage costs
• emergency loans.

Such charges often appear on fees accounts late in the year.

The university does not issue detailed statements of account before the start of the academic year. It is your responsibility to make the initial payment by the due date and we do not remind you that the initial payment is due.

Detailed statements of fees accounts are sent monthly from March onwards to the Fees address as well as the bursary funder’s address, where appropriate.

You are responsible for maintaining personal address details on the student system. Update your Fees address via the UCT Student Self-Service portal.

Statements of account are sent to the home address (postal) if a Fee address is not specified.

The university does not accept responsibility for incorrect addresses or postal service deficiencies resulting in statements of account not being received. Make enquiries promptly if you do not receive a statement of account.

Use the UCT Student Self-Service portal to check your fee account to see if you have outstanding fees.  The Fees Office does not send out accounts with credit or nil balances. 

Contact the Fees Office if you are still experiencing problems.

Students can have outstanding balances at the end of the academic year.  However, they will not:

• be permitted to graduate
• receive their examination results
• receive an academic transcript
• be permitted to re-register for the following year
• be permitted to register for Summer Term programs which start in the next academic year
• be offered a place in residence for the following year

Given that the final fee payment date is 31 July, interest is charged on 31 August, and at the end of each succeeding month at the ruling rate on outstanding balances as at that day.

The university charges interest monthly on outstanding balances at 1%.

Students receiving funding administered by the Student Financial Aid Office or the Postgraduate Funding Office must apply to the relevant funding office for refunds.

The Fees Office will evaluate and authorise the payment of all other credit balances to students. For example, if you have a bursary, the bursary funder's permission to pay over the credit must be received in writing before it can be paid into your bank account.

You must enter and maintain your banking details on the student system via the Student Self-Service portal. If your banking details are correct, complete and return the refund form to the Fees Office for processing.

Refunds from external payments will only be paid after a period of 14 days from date of payment to the fee account.

Terms and conditions apply.

There is no refund of subscription fees if you cancel your membership during the year.

The university has committed significant funds for financial aid packages to support financially needy students.  Details of outside organisations that provide financial assistance can also be obtained.

Prospective and current undergraduate students may contact the Student Financial Aid Office on:
Tel: +27 (0)21 650 3545
Email: financialaid@uct.ac.za

Prospective and current postgraduate students may contact the Postgraduate Centre and Funding Office on:
Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2206
Email: pgfunding@uct.ac.za

Consult Information for Sponsors Section 4 in the Student Fees Handbook (Handbook 12) or the Fees Office for further information.

Pro forma fees invoices can be requested for bursary funders once a copy of the bursary award letter has been forwarded to the Fees Office.

Download the Cancellation of Registration [ACA08] form from the UCT Administrative Forms website.

If you withdraw from individual courses that have a minimum duration of one semester, any fee reduction is dependent upon the date of withdrawal.

Further details can be obtained from the Fees Office.

If you intend to discontinue your studies, you must submit a Cancellation of Registration [ACA08] form.  The completed form must be uploaded as a service request in PeopleSoft.

The ACA08, as well as instructions, are also available by clicking the Cancel tile on your PeopleSoft self-service home page. 

A reduction on the academic fees may be considered in special circumstances, depending on when the notice of intention to discontinue studies is received. Please consult Academic Fees Section 2.2 in the Student Fees Handbook (Handbook 12) for relevant dates.

All cancellations are subject to the prescribed administration fee.

Note: fees owing are due immediately upon cancellation of studies.

Fees are determined by the university Council and are subject to revision without notice.

The annual academic fee is fixed to cover:

• the registration fee
• all charges for classes and laboratories
• ordinary university examinations
• library use
• compulsory personal accident insurance
• use of general sporting facilities
• in the case of medical students, hospital fees for clinical instruction.

This fee does not cover subscriptions to clubs and societies. The tuition fees vary according to the courses chosen.

View the fee and payment due requirements for local and international students.

For a breakdown of amounts payable, refer to Terms of Payment Section 1.1 in the Student Fees Handbook.

The fee varies according to the courses selected.

For a total cost of fees, refer to the relevant section in the Student Fees Handbook, and calculate the total cost of the chosen courses.

If a fee payer is unsure of the amount to be paid, then the initial payment should be paid by the due date, and any overpayment will be refunded after registration.