1. 2017 Rollout of the Student Centred Model:
JOINT MEETING OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING and THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND RECREATION
3 May 2017
2017 Rollout of the Student Centred Model:
Application Process and Status Update
3 May 2017

2. Presentation Overview
Principles for funding in the student centred model 1
Project implementation 2 3
Funding decisions high-level summary
Emerging risk LAFSOP & Student Allowances 4
Universities & TVETs – Funding analysis per Province 5 6
Emerging risks – funding variances, LAFSOPs 7
Questions

3. Principles for funding and project implementation
Impacting significantly on improving how students are funded has been central to implementing the student centred model

4. Project implementation
Applications received – paper and online
Capture of paper applications
Evaluation of applications for funding
Funding decision made
Appeals submitted, reviewed and approved
Helping students build a brighter tomorrow
Project implementation
Two application cycles, closed in Feb 2017
Volume higher than anticipated
Check ID, academic results, income documentation
University applicants matched to admission 
Parallel process of review
Overtime and shift work to address backlog
No verification to third party data sources
Rejected all those not admitted
Extensive Stakeholder communication in the quarter
Only TVET apps funded through manual process evaluated

5. Allocations in 2017: Universities
Allocation for universities grown from R9,2bn in 2016 to R 10,6bn in 2017, which includes R1,7bn additional for FTE 2017
The allocation includes a portion that had been set aside as a centralised fund to manage “funding following the student” –ring-fenced value R1,2bn
Based on an assessment of average cost per student at each university, this represents a growth in the number of students that could be funded from in 2016 to in 2017
Upfront payment of 15% paid on 16 January 2017 (for DHET and NSF Scarce Skills categories)
Second upfront payment of a further 15% will be paid on/before 21 April 2017
2017 Academic Year
2017 Revised DHET General
2017 DHET Disability
2017 Final Year Funding (merged)
2017 Additional FTE funding
2016 Unspent FTE, Kgodiso and HD (estimated/approximate)
Total Allocation Available
Upfront Payment Made
R3,6bn

6. Registration data Received - #
FUNDING DECISIONS: ALLOCATION AND LAFSOP/Sbux – to date
Provisional funding decisions – based on the funding model
Provisional funding decisions
Original allocation
R billions
Additional funding provided by NSFAS
Total funding available
Funding allocation to date
Number of students funded
(FTE & Returning)
Universities
10.0
1.23
11.23
11.22
262,034
TVETS
2.4 -
1.99
201,436
Total
12.4
13.63
13.21
463,470
Actual funding confirmed
Institution
Total Students Funded
Registration data Received - #
LAFSOP Generated - #
LAFSOP Generated Rm
LAFSOP Signed - #
TVETS
201,436
19,361
12,899
127
5,416 57
Universities
254,435
168,621
151,748
6,379
91,324
3,721
Total
387,557
187,982
164,647
6,505
96,740
3,778
Number of students funded:
The actual students funded differ to provisional students funded due to changes arising from confirmation of registration from institutions as well as final data clean up. The process will be finalised during the month of April.
Registration data:
All institutions are required to submit registration information for all students to NSFAS. The registration information confirms that the student is registered at the institution and the funding required.
First time entrants are required to signed LAFSOP before they can receive funding from NSFAS.

7. Emerging risks and mitigation plans
By listening to stakeholders and analysing our data, NSFAS has identified some short-term and medium-term risks

8. Dependency on Registration data
Helping students build a brighter tomorrow
NSFAS has received registration data for only 64% of the university students that were provisionally funded and registration data for only 13% of the TVET students that were provisionally funded.
Without registration information for funded students provided to NSFAS, LAFSOPs cannot be generated
Timing of the delivery of the registration handler and integration services resulted in delays in receiving registration information
Resource challenges being experienced include:
Insufficient ICT resources to manage service calls logged
Insufficient data/business process specialists in L&B
Inadequate monitoring by L&B of ICT delivery
Technical challenges being experienced include:
Course code mismatches
Some institutions experiencing internal delays in prepping data
Adapt-It institutions logging calls with Adapt-IT which are not resolved timeously
Incorrect qualifications presented on LAFSOP
Dependency on Registration data

9. Payments to Universities and TVETs – to address the challenges
Funder
Allocation
R’m
Upfront payment made in Jan 2017
Actual payment as we generate LAFSOPs
Upfront payment made on 21/04
Total amount paid to date
DHET & NSF – Universities
9.302
1.395
392
1.110
2.897
DHET - TVETs
2.465
369 -
R738
Total
11.767
1.764
1.479
3.635
The payment made to Institution is for the tuition fee and payment of the student allowances.

10. Payments to Universities - Detail
Institutions
Initial allocation (DHET + NSF) R'm
Upfront payment made in Jan 2017
Payments made as we generate LAFSOPs
Total amount paid to date
Total amount paid to Universities
CAPE PENINSULA
464,763
69,714
139,429
CAPE TOWN
172,859
25,929
51,858
CENTRAL
246,324
36,949
73,897
DURBAN
428,098
64,215
60,571
3,643
128,429
FORT HARE
460,476
69,071
2,893
66,178
138,143
FREE STATE
189,945
28,492 3
28,489
56,984
JOHANNESBURG
537,578
80,637
123,667
6,128
210,432
KWAZULU NATAL
679,605
101,941
203,882
LIMPOPO
625,572
93,836
2,453
91,383
187,672
MANGOSUTHU
341,463
51,219
102,439
NELSON MANDELA
287,033
43,055
58,990
406
102,451
NORTH-WEST
336,649
50,497
100,995
PRETORIA
346,695
52,004
104,008
RHODES
59,713
8,957
17,914
UNISA
232,652
34,898
82,353
4,024
121,275
STELLENBOSCH
93,160
13,974
27,948
TSHWANE
1,079,431
161,915
323,829
VAAL
351,602
52,740
1,055
51,685
105,481
VENDA
372,105
55,816
49,008
8,226
113,050
WALTER SISULU
700,341
105,051
210,102
WESTERN CAPE
289,133
43,370
86,740
WITWATERSRAND
243,528
36,529
11,118
25,412
73,058
ZULULAND
639,002
95,850
191,701
MPUMALANGA
16,055
2,408
4,817
SOL PLAATJIE
29,281
4,392
8,784
SEFAKO MAKGATHO
79,601
11,940
535
12,476
Grand Total
9,302,663
1,395,399
392,111
1,110,281
2,897,791

11. Payments to TVETs - Detail
Institution
Allocation
1st Upfront payment
2nd Upfront payment
Total amount paid per TVET College
Buffalo City FET College
35,442
5,316
10,633
East Cape Midlands FET College
39,753
5,963
11,926
Ikhala FET College
24,878
3,732
7,464
Ingwe FET College
39,289
5,893
11,787
King Hintsa FET College
23,131
3,470
6,939
King Sabata Dalindyebo FET College
40,698
6,105
12,209
Lovedale FET College
21,757
3,264
6,527
Port Elizabeth FET College
41,270
6,191
12,381
Flavius Mareka
22,596
3,389
6,779
Goldfields FET College
27,128
4,069
8,138
Maluti FET College
44,009
6,601
13,203
Motheo FET College
79,285
11,893
23,785
Central Johannesburg
57,460
8,619
17,238
Ekurhuleni East FET College
58,039
8,706
17,412
Ekurhuleni West College
80,992
12,149
24,298
Sedibeng FET College
57,259
8,589
17,178
South West FET College
90,334
13,550
27,100
Tshwane North FET College
81,641
12,246
24,492
Tshwane South FET College
67,503
10,125
20,251
Western FET College
53,463
8,019
16,039
Coastal FET College
86,884
13,033
26,065
Elangeni FET College
63,613
9,542
19,084
Esayidi FET College
60,418
9,063
18,125
Majuba FET College
97,397
14,610
29,219
Mnambithi FET College
39,848
5,977
11,955
Mthashana FET College
32,141
4,821
9,642
Thekwini FET College
40,497
6,075
sub-total
1,406,727
211,009
422,018

12. Payments to TVETs – Detail (Cont’d)
Institution
Allocation
1st Upfront payment
2nd Upfront payment
Total amount paid per TVET College
Umfolozi FET College
68,395
10,259
20,518
Umgungundlovu FET College
34,214
5,132
10,264
Capricorn FET College
80,117
12,018
24,035
Lephalale FET College
16,200
2,430
4,860
Letaba FET College
32,766
4,915
9,830
Mopani South East FET College
40,766
6,115
12,230
Sekhukhune FET College
31,816
4,772
9,545
Vhembe FET College
96,434
14,465
28,930
Waterberg FET College
31,478
4,722
9,443
Ehlanzeni FET College
41,621
6,243
12,486
Gert Sibande FET College
56,202
8,430
16,861
Nkangala FET College
53,316
7,997
15,995
Northern Cape Rural FET College
24,396
3,659
7,319
Northern Cape Urban FET College
26,146
3,922
7,844
Orbit FET College
79,071
11,861
23,721
Taletso FET College
38,153
5,723
11,446
Vuselela FET College
41,251
6,188
12,375
Boland FET College
38,319
5,748
11,496
College of Cape Town FET
50,900
7,635
15,270
False Bay FET College
35,015
5,252
10,505
NorthLink FET College
69,677
10,452
20,903
South Cape FET College
30,278
4,542
9,083
West Coast FET College
42,255
6,338
12,676
Total
2,465,514
369,827
739,654

13. LAFSOP Risk Mitigation Plan
Region
% received
Dates EC
68%
3-5 May FS
37%
24 – 28 April
Gauteng
76%
Limpopo NW
67%
KZN
57%
18 – 21 April WC
41%
Additional 15% upfront payment made to institutions on 21/04. Two payments to date.
A team of Cordys specialists deployed to Universities and TVETs to address registration data challenges starting on 18/04
Contact centre agents are contacting students to sign LAFSOPs
Capacity of CC will be increased from 5 agents to 24 agents from 24/04
Targeted media campaign. Communications Forum 24/25 April with Universities and TVETs. Adverts on 67 community radio stations for full month of May.
LAFSOP Risk Mitigation Plan

14. Funding decisions per Province
Statistical analysis of students funded per University & Province

15. Helping students build a brighter tomorrow
Universities
% of FTE students funded – by province
15% 9%
27% 6% 7%
22% 1% 9% 5%

16. Helping students build a brighter tomorrow
TVETs
% of FTE students funded – by province
13% 8% 4%
20% 7%
20% 3%
12%
14%

17. Unfunded student cohort
The number of unfunded students referred to the DHET for funding.

18. Universities – late and unfunded applications
Description
Number of students
Funding
Required Rm
Applications received by NSFAS by cut-off date
Appeals
2,429
Re-evaluated applications
8,254
Subtotal
10,683
534
Applications received late from Universities -1
SASSA and Quintile 1 -3
2,520
123
UWC
2,004 88
UFS
1,113 64
WSU
1,446 54
UNISA
7,675
104
Fort Hare
167 10
Other 80 4
400 20
Other late applications (on s)
16,352
801
31,757
1,266
Total
42,440
1,800
These are the students who are not funded. They do not form part of the funding allowance as articulated under the funding decision slide.

19. QUESTIONS