Central Applications Office

General information

The Central Applications Office (CAO) processes applications for admissions to all universities, universities of technology, most private and three TVET colleges in KwaZulu-Natal.

Our participating institutions offer over 800 programmes, and with just ONE APPLICATION FORM, you can apply for up to six programmes at any of our partner institutions.

You do not need to complete a separate application for each institution. You only have to pay ONE APPLICATION FEE and when you want to update or change your application to any of the institutions in our Handbook, there is ONE OFFICE to contact.
Check our programme list to find out more about study opportunities at:

*University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
*University of Zululand (UNIZULU)
*Durban University of Technology (DUT)
*Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT)

*Elangeni TVET College
*Majuba TVET College
*Umfolozi TVET College

*Berea Technical College
*CTU Training Solutions
*Central Technical College
*ICESA Education
*Institute for Quality Education, Training & Development
*iStudent
*MANCOSA
*Oval International Campus
*Pax College
*Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology
*Regent Business School
*Rosebank College
*Springfield FET College

Apply for any of these online, or download an application form on www.cao.ac.za.
Check out ‘Don’t know what to study?’ if you need help in deciding on your career or subject choices.