Expects says online registration for rural students must to be addressed.
The executive head of education finance specialist at Fundi Mary Maponya says higher learning institution and financial aid application needs to be address because many students especially those from rural areas are still struggling to access these online systems due to luck of data, poor internet and not being familiar with internet or to use computer.
“We have seen rural and disadvantaged students facing barriers to registration due to limited access; also, Institution registration has faced several challenges in South Africa over the years, and some of the issues include capacity constraints,”
Maponya was commenting as tertiary institutions open student registrations for the 2025 academic year.
She also mentioned that Institutions are struggling to accommodate growing student numbers, and the insufficient funding leading to financial exclusion of deserving students and the complex registration processes that are causing frustrations and delays.
She’s emphasized prospective students to apply as soon as Institutions registration opens and complete all document required registration backlogs and delays.