About.

The online facility provides applicants and students with access to features to manage their applications and/or booking details.

Applications

• Housing application

  This if for returning students. Applications cycle is announced with opening and closing dates. Applications access will only be active during that period.
  New applications are submitted via PeopleSoft with applications to study. Current res students intending to pursue postgraduate studies, must also apply for housing with their application for studies.

• Application cancellation

  This option will only work if a student has already applied and no offer information has been sent.

• Housing offer: Accept or Decline

  Once offers have been sent to returning applicants or even potential students, applicants can accept or decline offers here
  New students are encouraged to accept or decline offers on PeopleSoft self-service unless instructed otherwise.

Bookings

• Late arrival

  Once offers have been made and a returning student wishes to arrive a little later after res opening, the student uses this facility to indicate when they would like to arrive. This can only be for maximum two weeks after opening.

• Change meal plan

After registration, once catering residence students have their term timetable and would like to change their meal options. Students are all assigned three meals for seven days of the week. Those that wish to cancel one of their meals, can do so, only once per semester.

Living at UCT

• UCT residences

  These are university campus owned and managed residences. Accommodation charge is paid as part of Student Fee Account They are mostly within proximity of the campus. All residences are within the campus Jammie Shuttle route

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• UCT leased residences

  Given demand of accommodation, the university is leasing rooms on behalf of students from private providers. Rental is charge is part Student Fee Account, while the university pays the provider. Students will sign a tenancy agreement with the accommodation provider, while the head lease is between the provider and the university. Some providers have their own shuttle, while others are in close proximity to the Jammie Shuttle

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  bus stop.

• Landlord accommodation

  Students that could not secure campus accommodation at UCT -or leased- residences and those that wish to live off-campus, do get assisted with private alternative accommodation. Private rentals within the proximity of campus are listed with straight forward details to make informed decision. Listed accommodation is inspected to ensure that minimum norms and standards set by the Department of Higher Education and Training are met.