ADMISSIONS POLICY
Our admissions policy is designed to ensure that top achievers are offered places at Symanek Training Academy, and to ensure a diverse student body by incorporating measures for redress and measures to ensure that the incoming cohort increasingly reflects the demographic diversity of our country. We start by:
setting minimum levels of academic achievement for each programme, below which we will not offer a place;
setting the class size for each programme and setting an aspirational demographic enrolment target for each programme; and
determining selection methods.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION FOR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES
In order to be considered for admission to a programme, an applicant must, in the first instance, be eligible for consideration. As an undergraduate applicant to STA you must be aware of the following, and satisfy criteria which apply to you:
·National Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) applicants must, for admission to higher certificate, or diploma programmes have met the NSSC requirements for such endorsement.
·If you do not meet the minimum requirements for STA admission but you are 25 years or older and have a Grade 12 (school-leaving) certificate, you may qualify for a mature age exemption. If you fall into this category, you should discuss the possibility of conditional exemption with the relevant faculty/department office.
·Applicants with non-Namibian secondary school leaving certificates must have met the requirements for matriculation exemption.
·All applicants, in the final secondary school leaving assessment, must have achieved the minimum criteria for admission to the programme/s of their choice during the August examination
WHAT IS THE APPLICATION FEE?
Namibia and SADC applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee of N$200.00 Other international applicants are required to pay an application fee of N$200.00. Application fees will not be refunded under any circumstances.
Paying your application fee does not mean you will be offered a place to study at Symanek Training Academy. For payment methods please consult the admission desk, website or prospectus. Registered STA students, and STA graduates applicants do not pay an application fee.
What happens when your application has been submitted?
You will get an email, SMS, or WhatsApp message acknowledgement receipt of your application and setting out what you have to do next. If you apply by completing a paper application form, and you do not have an email address, we will write to you, acknowledging receipt and asking you to check the data we have captured from your form.
Once your application is finalized our admission officers will consider it and will have one of the three status, Accepted, Declined, or Waiting List. All updates/decisions will be send to your email account, postal address or WhatsApp
Early conditional offers
Conditional offers are offers of admission which are dependent on you meeting one or more conditions. We will specify such conditions to you in our communication. We make conditional offers throughout the application cycle. For NSSC applicants, conditional offers will usually (but not necessarily) be made once a strong enough set of examination results are available. Conditional offers will only be confirmed once the final results are available, and provided the results confirm that the admission criteria have been satisfied
How to apply?
Apply online at the website: http://symanekacademy.com/ by downloading the application form. Alternatively, contact the Admissions Office for an application form. You must submit only one application. Your application allows you to choose two programmes. It is in your interest to seek advice about your programme choices, since this selection may affect your chances of admission. When you apply to STA, your application will be dealt with by the Admissions Office and by the Faculty that offers your choice of study. You can contact the Admissions Office at any time before or during the application process, and we will be happy to give you help or advice.