Waterfall School of BusinessWSB

Private College

About the institution

Waterfall School of Business (WSB) is a private college registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training and accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. It also holds accreditation from the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for its safety-related qualifications, and learning programme approval from the Education, Training and Development Practices SETA. WSB is a brand of the Independent Institute of Education's Rosebank College, part of the JSE-listed ADvTech Group, and launched under its current name on 1 October 2025. The website, mobile app, student portal and Stellenbosch address it uses were all previously associated with Oxbridge Academy, a distance learning college that had operated since 1997 and partnered with ADvTech from 2016.

Teaching is by distance learning, supported by an online student portal and physical student support offices, with addresses published in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape and Parktown, Johannesburg, in Gauteng. Programmes sit across nine broad subject groupings: agriculture, commerce, education, finance and accounting, health sciences, humanities and social sciences, information and communication technology, law, and service management.

Qualification types include the Amended Senior Certificate, an adult matric-equivalent qualification; NATED Report 191 National Certificates from N1 to N6 in fields such as engineering studies, business management, financial management, hospitality and catering, human resource management, marketing, public management, public relations and tourism; QCTO Occupational Certificates in areas including early childhood development, health and safety, human resource administration, project management, real estate, supply chain practice and security management; QCTO skills programmes; short learning programmes across business, ICT, hospitality and professional development topics; and international certifications through CompTIA and the TEFL Institute.

Entry requirements are not detailed on the pages read for this profile. The institution publishes a course list and an annual fee schedule as separate PDF documents on its website; specific fee amounts could not be confirmed for this profile. New registrations are accepted on a rolling basis through the institution's own online portal rather than at fixed intake dates.

Faculties

  • Agriculture
  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Health Sciences
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Law
  • Service Management
  • Social Sciences and Humanities

Accreditation bodies

  • Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
  • Education, Training and Development Practices SETA (ETDP SETA)
  • Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO)

Campuses 2 campuses

Programme types offered

  • Amended Senior Certificate
  • International Certification
  • NATED Report 191
  • Occupational Certificate1–6
  • Short Learning Course
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StellenboschCnr Devon Valley & Adam Tas Road, The Vineyard, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, 7600Open in Google Maps— opens in a new tabParktown29 Queens Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, GautengOpen in Google Maps— opens in a new tab
StellenboschCnr Devon Valley & Adam Tas Road, The Vineyard, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, 7600Open in Google Maps— opens in a new tabParktown29 Queens Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, GautengOpen in Google Maps— opens in a new tab
StellenboschCnr Devon Valley & Adam Tas Road, The Vineyard, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, 7600Open in Google Maps— opens in a new tabParktown29 Queens Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, GautengOpen in Google Maps— opens in a new tab
StellenboschCnr Devon Valley & Adam Tas Road, The Vineyard, Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, 7600Open in Google Maps— opens in a new tab
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Parktown

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Parktown29 Queens Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, GautengOpen in Google Maps— opens in a new tab
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