​​​​​​​​The Faculty of Education was established in 1918. It was one of the first faculties of the University of Stellenbosch and is the oldest Faculty of Educati​on in the country.  

The Faculty is made up of four departments, namely:​

• Curriculum Studies

• ​Educational Psychology​

• Educational Policy Studies​

• Sports Science.​

This inter-disciplinary lens allows us to approach questions of education from multiple perspectives, thus enriching the ability of our students to consider different perspectives and solutions to challenges.

A number of well-respected units are also housed in the Faculty, namely:

• The ​Centre for Higher and Adult Education (CHAE)​​ which offers postgraduate and professional programmes in adult and further learning; and

• The Stellenbosch University Centre for Pedagogy (SUNCEP)​ The Centre focuses on Teacher Professional Learning (TPL), Learning Enhancement (LE), and University Preparation Programmes (UPP).

Approximately 1500 students are registered in the Faculty.  About 2/3 of these are studying to become teachers and about 1/3 are enrolled in Advanced Diploma, Honours, Masters and Doctoral programmes.​​

Many local and international academics and students visit the Faculty, and, if you are not already one of them,we invite you to join us!