ADvTECH Student Teacher Bursary 2027

Key facts

Status
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Provider
ADvTECH Student Teacher
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

ADvTECH opens the bursary mid-year and closes it in November, most recently 16 November.

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ADvTECH is South Africa’s largest private education group, behind school brands such as Crawford and Trinityhouse and higher education institutions including Varsity College and Rosebank College. Its student teacher bursary funds senior education students in the subjects schools struggle to staff, and puts them to work in its own classrooms while they study.

About the ADvTECH Student Teacher Bursary

  • Subjects: African languages, early childhood development, the foundation phase, mathematics and science.
  • Covers tuition fees at a recognised institution, with the amount tied to your academic performance.
  • Adds a mentorship programme, a practical component at ADvTECH schools where feasible, and paid school activities such as sports or music coaching and teaching assistant work.
  • Bursars may be placed in a job at an ADvTECH school after graduating.

Eligibility requirements

  • Studying towards a teaching qualification in one of the listed subjects.
  • In third or fourth year, full-time or part-time.
  • A sound academic record.
  • Willing to take part in the mentorship and practical components.

How to apply

  1. Open the bursary application on advtech.co.za when the round opens.
  2. Upload a certified ID, a certified Matric certificate, your full academic record on the institution’s letterhead and a CV.
  3. Submit before the closing date. Shortlisted applicants are interviewed.

Closing date

16 November in the last published round. Confirm the 2027 date with ADvTECH.

Contact details

Education students should also apply to the Funza Lushaka bursary, the state’s main teaching bursary, and NSFAS.

FAQs

1. When does the ADvTECH student teacher bursary close for 2027? +
ADvTECH opens the bursary mid-year and closes it in November, most recently 16 November. Watch advtech.co.za from July 2026 to confirm the 2027 date.
2. What is ADvTECH? +
South Africa's largest private education group, which owns school brands such as Crawford, Trinityhouse and Pinnacle, and higher education institutions including Varsity College, Rosebank College and IIE MSA.
3. Which teaching subjects? +
African languages, early childhood development, the foundation phase, mathematics and science.
4. Which levels? +
Third and fourth-year students working towards a teaching qualification, full-time or part-time.
5. What does it cover? +
Tuition fees at a recognised institution, with the amount tied to your academic performance. Bursars join a mentorship programme, do a practical component at ADvTECH schools where feasible, take paid school activities such as sports or music coaching and teaching assistant work, and may be placed in a job after graduating.
6. How do I apply? +
Online through the ADvTECH application portal, uploading a certified ID, a certified Matric certificate, your full academic record on the institution's letterhead and a CV.
Update note (checked September 2026): ADvTECH opens the bursary mid-year and closes it in November, most recently 16 November. Watch advtech.co.za from July 2026 to confirm the 2027 date. The details below are from the last published call.

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