South Deep Education Trust (SDET) Bursary South Africa 2025

The South Deep Education Trust is a non-profit organization established to empower communities through education and skills development. Focused primarily on the South Deep Mine host communities in South Africa, the Trust provides financial assistance, bursaries, and support programs to help students access quality education. Its initiatives aim to uplift individuals and families by fostering academic excellence, career readiness, and socio-economic growth. By prioritizing education as a pathway to long-term sustainability, the South Deep Education Trust plays a vital role in enabling brighter futures for its beneficiaries. The South Deep Education Trust (SDET) introduced the Bursary Programme in 2015 with the aim of providing funding to students within their host and labour-sending areas, in order that they may pursue tertiary studies.

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered): You must have a total household income of NOT more than R350 000 per annumYou must reside in a South Deep host community and surrounding areas (Westonaria, Bekkersdal, Simunye, Poortjie) or a South Deep Labour Sending Areas (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Eastern Cape)You must NOT be a dependent of an employee of Gold Fields or any of its divisions or associated companies and/or a dependent of a Trustee of the South Deep Education and Community TrustsYou must be currently in Matric (in 2024) or have completed MatricYou must be studying or intend on studying towards a Diploma or Degree in any technical or non-technical fieldYou must be studying or have been provisionally accepted to study at a public university or public TVET college in South Africa, in 2025You must NOT have any other existing bursaries, scholarships or any other form of funding assistance for your tertiary studiesYou must have achieved a minimum overall average of 75% (excluding Life Orientation) in your Matric final National Senior Certificate, if currently in MatricYou must have achieved a minimum overall average of 65% in your most recent year of study, if currently studying and a first-time applicant for this bursaryYou must have passed the most recent year of study, if a returning SDET bursary applicant

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Applications must be submitted online at:South Deep Education Trust (SDET) Bursary Application 2025 Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the SDET bursary. Students may read theSDET Bursary Guidebefore applying. Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your online application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): ID document (certified copy)Matric latest results/ certificate (certified copy)Full academic record, if currently studying (certified copy)Proof of tertiary acceptance/ provisional acceptanceProof of residence (certified copy)Parents/ guardians or own proof of household income (latest payslips if employed/affidavitif unemployed/ proof of SASSA grant or pension if applicable)