The National Student Financial Aid Scheme NSFAS has disbursed R4.27bn to universities and TVET colleges, while 189,222 students did not meet the academic progress criteria.
NSFAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim, speaking at a briefing on the 2026 academic year in Pretoria, said they have 5,000 students with outstanding results, mainly due to supplementary exams.
Carrim said they have approved more than 660,000 students for funding, while there are 21,483 applications with outstanding documents.
