​​​​​The composition of the IF is determined by paragraph 29 of the Insitutitional Statute​, namely: 

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29. (1) The IF consists of 23 members, comprised of representatives from each of the following sectors: governance and management, staff, students, and the community. 

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(2) These sectors of the IF are composed as follows: 

(a) Governance and management sector (6 members): 

(i) One person elected from its ranks by the SU Council;

(ii) Two persons elected from its ranks by Senate; 

(iii) The Registrar or a person designated by the Registrar;

(iv) The Senior Director responsible from community relations or a person designated by the Senior Director; and 

(v) The Director responsible for Employment Equity or a person designated by the Director. 

(b) Staff sector (6 members): 

(i) Two persons elected from their ranks by the permanent non-professorial academic staff; 

(ii) Two persons elected from their ranks by​ the professional and administrative support staff;

(iii) One person elected from their ranks by the technical support staff​; and 

(iv) One person elected from their ranks by the service staff on post levels 14 to 19, excluding professional and administrative​ support staff, and technical support staff.

(c) Student sector (6 members): 

(i) Two persons elected from its ranks by the Student Representative Council (SRC);  

(ii) One person elected from its ranks by the Tygerberg SRC;​  

(iii) One person elected from its ranks​ by the Prim Committee;

(iv) One person elected from its ranks​ by the Student Societies Council​; and 

(v) One person elected from its ranks​ by the Academic Affairs Council (AAC)​.

(d) Community sector (5 members): 

(i) One person, who may not be an employee or student of the University, elected from its ranks by the Convocation; and 

(ii) Four persons, who may not be staff members of the University, each designated by a body representative of civil society, as identified by the IF on the recommendation of the Senior Director responsible for community relations.