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KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing Application 2026-2027

How to Submit KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing Application 2026-2027 Online for Nursing Training

KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing (KZN) Application for 2026 is now open and will close 31 August 2025. Therefore, all prospective learners who are interested should apply online via KZN College of Nursing website link at https://kzncn.kznhealth.gov.za. Failure to comply with the above instructions will disqualify applicants.

Becoming a professional nurse who is qualified to take provide quality heath care for patients, requires that, you need to go through a mandatory number of years of vigorous and quality training. This makes you eligible to take care of the sick, to offer public health education to the public, and be a preventive health advocate as well. After your training, you are expected to provide services that will meet the need of people not just in the physical sense but mentally and psychologically as well. You are expected to know what to do to ensure that your patients’ social well being is also as organized as possible.

South Africa is gradually positioning itself in a position where is will become a hub for quality training of world class nurses that can match any of the top performing people in the profession anywhere in the world. Developing quality nurses for the international market takes time and effort. This is one of the reasons why there is a surge in the number of nursing colleges in the country.

Located in the KwaZulu-Natal province, KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing is one of those emerging information Education Healthcare organization in South Africa. Its management is calling for prospective students from all over the world to put in applications for their programs for the 2026/2027 academic year.

TO QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION YOU NEED THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM
National Senior Certificate: Degree/Diploma
Minimum: 25 points
English L4
Additional language
Life Orientation L4;
Maths L3 / Maths Literacy. – L4;
Life Sciences/ Physical Science – L3
And any other 2 subjects from the designated list

HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION

All those applying who are now in Grade 12 are expected to bring copies of their Grade 11 final results, each copy should bare the stamp of the school.
And then you are expected to fill in the application online.

The moment you are done with your application online, it will be assessed and then you shall get a Student Number also called the Reference Number.

Those applying who are sitting for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) through IEB or SACAI examining bodies can also go through the application process. If you one of such, you are to select “National Senior Certificate” under the Results Detail page of the online application process.

If you have finished the GED and also want to take an undergraduate programme, it is suggested that you register and get a grade 12 NSC/IEB/SACAI or its international equivalent. If you not finish the SC/NSC/IEB, you should be in possession of the USAF accreditation from the examination board for South African Universities.

COURSES OFFERED AT THE KWAZULU-NATAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing Courses/Programs Offered
Below is a list of the courses offered at the college

Diploma in Nursing including General, Psychiatric, Midwifery Nursing Science and Community Health (Four Years Programme)

Pupil Enrolled in Nursing Science (Two Years Programme)

Post Basic Nursing Science including:

Community Health
Orthopaedics
Midwifery Course (For One Year)
Neonatal Nursing Science and Advanced Diploma in Midwifery
Palliative
Ophthalmology
Child Nursing
Critical Care
Trauma
Operating Room Technique
Renal
Primary Health Care
Oncology
However, in the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing, the following courses are offered depending on the level you are

CONTACT DETAILS

Address: 211 Pietermaritz St, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Phone: 033 264 7800

If you need more information, visit https://www.kznhealth.gov.za/

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