{"id":51135,"date":"2023-06-07T16:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/alumni-on-the-move-education-excellence-and-empowerment-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T14:50:23","slug":"first-year-student-survey-provides-valuable-insights-into-how-spu-student-body-is-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/first-year-student-survey-provides-valuable-insights-into-how-spu-student-body-is-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"First-year student survey provides valuable insights into how SPU student body is changing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51135\" class=\"elementor elementor-51135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c891cce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c891cce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a345ff7\" data-id=\"6a345ff7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cfc1c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71cfc1c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results of the 2023 First-Year Student Biographical Survey conducted among students at <a href=\"http:\/\/WWW.SPU.AC.ZA\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU<\/span><\/a> confirm that SPU is growing its footprint across South Africa and is increasingly becoming the first-choice university among its students.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The survey \u2013 conducted annually by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Programme Development (CTLPD) during the academic orientation week \u2013 \u201cprovides the University with a better understanding of who our students are, how we can use analytics to identify students in need of support, and helps us create opportunities to communicate actionable insights from the data with the broader University community,\u201d said Dr Moeketsi Mosia, Director of the CTLPD.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Some of the key findings are summarised below: <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geo-mapping of students across South Africa In 2022, 32% of SPU students hailed from the Northern Cape, and in 2023 it was a stable 31%. The second-biggest portion of students came from the neighbouring North West (26% in 2022, 25% in 2023). The biggest increase came from KwaZulu-Natal, with the proportion of KZN-hailing students growing from 5% to 7%. Gauteng also grew \u2013 from 11% to 12%.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Several implications can be drawn from these insights, which include: <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Diverse student population <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The growth in student representation from different regions highlights the University\u2019s increasingly diverse student population growth. This diversity can foster a richer learning environment, as students from various backgrounds bring unique perspectives and experiences to classrooms.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Enhanced reputation for a young university<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The University\u2019s ability to attract students from various regions, including those provinces with significant growth, like KwaZulu- Natal and Gauteng, indicates that its reputation is expanding. This enhanced reputation can contribute to increased enrolment and visibility in the future.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wider outreach<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The steady enrolment from neighbouring regions such as the Northern Cape and North West suggests that the University\u2019s outreach efforts in these areas have been successful. This positive trend should encourage the University to continue to expand its recruitment initiatives in other regions as well.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Strengthened alumni network<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the University attracts students from various regions, its alumni network will grow more robust and geographically diverse. A strong alumni network can contribute to the University\u2019s visibility by promoting its achievements, providing valuable networking opportunities for current students, and supporting the institution\u2019s future development.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Admission Point Score (APS) in grade 12 final results <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2022, the biggest proportion of first-years (33%) fell in the 28-30 APS range. That range remained the biggest proportion in 2023, but decreased to 27% of first-years. The second-largest proportion in both years fell in the 31-33 APS range (23% in 2022, increasing to 27% in 2023). The 2023 figures showed growth in the higher APS proportions \u2013 first-years scoring 40+ points grew from 4% to 5%, and those scoring 37-39 points grew from 6% to 7%. The biggest growth was in the aforementioned 31- 33 APS range (23% to 27%).<\/p><p><strong>First person in the family to register at university <\/strong><\/p><p>The number of first-year students who indicated they were the first person in their family to register at a university decreased between 2022 and 2023 \u2013 64% answered Yes in 2022, versus 59% in 2023.<\/p><p><strong>SPU choice when applying for university admission <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A greater proportion of first-year students indicated that SPU was their first choice when filling in their university applications. In 2022, 50% indicated a first-choice preference for SPU, and in 2023 this number increased to 59.63%.<\/p><p><strong>Concerns students have about their ability to finance their university education <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proportion of first-years who indicated they had \u201cMajor\u201d concerns about how to fund their studies decreased year-on-year \u2013 from 33% in 2022 to 24% in 2023. The proportion of those who said they had \u201cNo concerns\u201d increased from 21% in 2022 to 25% in 2023. At the same time, the portion of students who indicated their studies would be funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) grew from 72% in 2022 to nearly 79% in 2023.<\/p><p><strong>Where students reside <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proportion of first-years who indicated they were living in a campus residence grew \u2013 from 75% in 2022 to 85.5% in 2023. The proportion of students staying in private residences decreased from 9% to 3.8%.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThese results are encouraging, in that they show the ways in which our student body is changing, how SPU\u2019s reputation is growing, as more students name SPU their first-choice institution, and the data helps us achieve a key strategic goal \u2013 that of using data to help meet the needs of our students, especially those who need more academic or sociological support,\u201d Dr Mosia said. \u201cWe look forward to a closer study of the data and implementing any changes that the data might be telling us are necessary.\u201d<\/p><p>To read the full report <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adobe.ly\/3oLh4zl\">click here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results of the 2023 First-Year Student Biographical Survey conducted among students at SPU confirm that SPU is growing its footprint across South Africa and is increasingly becoming the first-choice university among its students. The survey \u2013 conducted annually by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/first-year-student-survey-provides-valuable-insights-into-how-spu-student-body-is-changing\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":53246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,64,57],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"coauthors":[241],"class_list":["post-51135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-research","category-spu-student-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First-year student survey provides valuable insights into how SPU student body is changing - Sol Plaatje University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"First-Year Student Biographical Survey conducted among students at SPU confirm that SPU is growing its footprint across South Africa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/first-year-student-survey-provides-valuable-insights-into-how-spu-student-body-is-changing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First-year student survey provides valuable insights into how SPU student body is changing - 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