Red & Yellow Creative School of Business is a private school in Cape Town that teaches marketing, design, business and technology. It was founded in 1994 by a group of advertising leaders who wanted…
Study in KwaZulu-Natal
Studying in KwaZulu-Natal gives you access to four public Universities, two of which are also dedicated Universities of Technology — a strong mix of academic and career-focused routes based right in the province.
KwaZulu-Natal has more public TVET Colleges than any other province — nine in total — making practical,
lower-cost NC(V) and Report 191 qualifications genuinely accessible across the region from Grade 9 or 10 level, alongside the province's own public Nursing College for SANC-registered nurse training.
A solid base of DHET-registered Private Colleges adds further choice for business, IT and other occupational study, and Home Schooling is legally available here under the same national framework as the rest of the country.
Durban's harbour is one of the busiest ports in Africa, and Richards Bay is a major coal-export hub — together they anchor a genuinely large logistics, manufacturing and trade sector on the province's doorstep, useful context for anyone weighing up a practical, industry-linked qualification here.
Studying close to home also has practical advantages worth weighing up — no relocation costs, an existing support network, and a head start on the local job market. Funding through NSFAS works the same way wherever you study in South Africa, so it's really about matching your qualification choice to what's realistically available near you.
Browse the institutions in KwaZulu-Natal below to compare your options.
Distance Learning: 29 in KwaZulu-Natal
Health and Fitness Professionals Academy, known as HFPA, is a private education provider in South Africa. It specialises in fitness, personal training, coaching and sport science qualifications, and…
The International Hotel School is a private hospitality and culinary school registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under registratio…
AAA School of Advertising is a private higher education institution registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training under certificate number 2000/HE07/015. It was set up in 1990 by th…
Home Schooling: 1 in KwaZulu-Natal
UCT Online High School is a fully online high school for South African learners, run in partnership between the University of Cape Town and Valenture Institute, a global ed-tech company founded in 20…
Nursing Colleges: 4 in KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal, known as UKZN, is a public university formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville, part of a nationa…
The University of the Free State, known as UFS, is a public university whose history goes back to 1904, when it opened in Bloemfontein as Grey University College. Its faculty rule books state that it…
North-West University, known as the NWU, is a South African public university. It came into being on 1 January 2004, when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the Universit…
The University of Zululand, usually called UNIZULU, is a comprehensive university on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal. It started in 1960 as the University College of Zululand, a college linked acade…
Private Colleges: 11 in KwaZulu-Natal
Red & Yellow Creative School of Business is a private school in Cape Town that teaches marketing, design, business and technology. It was founded in 1994 by a group of advertising leaders who wanted…
Artisan Training Institute, usually shortened to ATI, is a private technical training provider for engineering artisan trades. It states that it is accredited by the Quality Council for Trades and Oc…
Berea Technical College (BTC) is a private college on Anton Lembede Street in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, part of the Berea Group of Colleges, an umbrella that also includes Berea College of Techn…
AAA School of Advertising is a private higher education institution registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training under certificate number 2000/HE07/015. It was set up in 1990 by th…
Private Higher Institutions: 23 in KwaZulu-Natal
The South African College of Applied Psychology, known as SACAP, is a private higher education institution registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Educatio…
IIE Rosebank International is an education brand owned by The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd, and until May 2026 it traded as Rosebank College. The Independent Institute of Education is…
IMM Graduate School is a private higher education institution that specialises in two fields only: marketing and supply chain management. The legal entity is The IMM Graduate School (Pty) Ltd, regist…
Health and Fitness Professionals Academy, known as HFPA, is a private education provider in South Africa. It specialises in fitness, personal training, coaching and sport science qualifications, and…
TVET Colleges: 1 in KwaZulu-Natal
False Bay TVET College is a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college on the False Bay coast in the south of Cape Town, Western Cape. It forms part of the public TVET sector over…
Universities: 4 in KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal, known as UKZN, is a public university formed on 1 January 2004 through the merger of the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westville, part of a nationa…
The University of the Free State, known as UFS, is a public university whose history goes back to 1904, when it opened in Bloemfontein as Grey University College. Its faculty rule books state that it…
North-West University, known as the NWU, is a South African public university. It came into being on 1 January 2004, when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the Universit…
The University of Zululand, usually called UNIZULU, is a comprehensive university on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal. It started in 1960 as the University College of Zululand, a college linked acade…