1. APPLICATION FOR PRIVATE STUDENT HOUSING ACCREDITATION

Stellenbosch University Guidelines for off-campus private student housing accreditation for 2021​

Off-campus private housing accreditation application 2021

2. ACCREDITED ACCOMMODATION

​Accreditation is done based on the information provided on an application form and a site visit will be arranged as soon as COVID-regulations allow. 

There are four accreditation categories:

- NSFAS Accreditation (4 beds or more, within 3 km from campus, within the NSFAS fee caps and meets the additional NSFAS criteria)
List of NSFAS accredited accommodation
- NSFAS Single Accreditation Accommodation (3 beds or less, within 3 km from campus, within the NSFAS meets the additional NSFAS criteria)
List of NSFAS single accredited accommodation
- SU Accreditation (4 beds or more and meets SU accreditation criteria)
List of SU accredited accommodation
- SU Single Accredited Accommodation (dwelling offers less than four beds, meets the criteria set for SU accreditation AND where a NSFAS student has already signed a lease agreement and thereby agreed to abide by the regulations of the dwelling) 

List of SU single accredited accommodation

-Tygerberg Accredited Accommodation (dwellings around the Faculty of Health Science Tygerberg campus)

List of Tygerberg accredited accommodation

Please note that NSFAS-students will also be able to seek placement in SU accredited accommodation, but will be responsible for any rental shortfall that is payable to the landlord. ​

The criteria for accreditation is published in the Stellenbosch University Guidelines for Off-campus Private Student Housing Accreditation in 2020 (2021 intake) . 

Please take note of the following:

• It remains the responsibility of the landlord to ensure that the accommodation is up to standard and complies with the guidelines throughout the year.
• It also remains the responsibility of the student to ensure that they understand the content of the lease agreement, the cost of accommodation and their obligations as a lessee in terms thereof. The lease agreement is between the student and the landlord.  SU is not a party to the agreement.
• And finally, it remains the prerogative of the student to choose suitable off-campus private housing.