Published by: Department: Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa
Publish date: 31 March 2019
From the Introduction:
In 2000 the new Higher Education Management Information system (HEMIS) was introduced. A benefit of the new system is the Department’s ability to undertake more flexible analysis of the data.
The White Paper for Post School Education and Training states “improvement of undergraduate throughput rates is a key strategy for increasing graduate outputs, for providing the skills needed by the economy, and for ensuring that larger numbers of students are available for postgraduate study”.
Following the publication of the White Paper, the Department made a decision to undertake cohort studies that will be updated on an annual basis to track the throughput rates of university students. These cohort studies will enable the Department to monitor the performance third in a series of annual cohort studies that will be published on the Department’s website. The focus here is on the 2000 to 2016 first time entering cohorts of South African students into undergraduate degrees and diplomas. The data presented enables a comparison of contact and distance education dropouts and throughputs, as well as comparisons by gender and population group.To read the report:
http://www.dhet.gov.za/HEMIS/2000%20TO%202016%20FIRST%20TIME%20ENTERING%20UNDERGRADUATE%20COHORT%20STUDIES%20FOR%20PUBLIC%20HEIs.pdf