UCT Residences

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UCT Residences

UCT Residences
STUDENT HOUSING
UCT provides different types of accommodation for undergraduate and postgraduate students, on and off campus. Usually, you will start out in a first-tier residence (full catering), move on to a second-tier residence (senior catering or self-catering) and later, stay in third-tier accommodation (semi-autonomous self-catering).
Each residence has its own history and traditions, but they all try to provide a great experience. Safety is of great importance to UCT, so all residences have strict access control and most are covered by closed-circuit television cameras.
Students with disabilities can be accommodated in different residences. Simply contact the Student Accommodation Office and the Disability Service, and they will address your particular needs.
First-tier accommodation

First-tier residences provide accommodation for undergraduate students, who are usually under the age of 21. These residences provide students with up to 3 meals a day in a dining hall. Some first-tier residence buildings have double rooms.

These residences have common-room space for television, meetings, and social interaction, as well as self-operating laundries. Many have pool and table tennis facilities, and some have access to a swimming pool.

Second-tier accommodation

Second-tier residences provide accommodation for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. Catering residences provide up to 3 meals a day in a dining hall. Most second-tier accommodation is in the form of 2- to 4-bedroom flats. All rooms are single. The residence governance structures allow for a smooth transition into independent senior student life while allowing you to share communal space with your peers.

These residences provide common-room space for television, meetings, and social interaction, as well as self-operating laundries. Many have a piano, pool, and table tennis facilities, and some have access to a swimming pool.

Third-tier accommodation
Third-tier residences provide accommodation for senior postgraduate students. These residences have wardens who oversee academic and social well-being. The wardens ensure that there is a good community life in the houses, flats, and purpose-built residences, such as Obz Square. Due to the geographical fragmentation of third-tier accommodation, a Residence Association works to create a quality residence life experience.

With basic furniture provided, most units are within walking distance of the upper campus or close to Jammie Shuttle stops, and all allow easy access to shops and public transport. Some third-tier residences provide self-operating laundries, and all residents have access to UCT sports facilities and swimming pools.

Accommodation for students with spouses and dependents

JP Duminy residence provides accommodation for students with spouses and dependants (but this is limited to students’ own children). It is situated on Main Road, Mowbray, and houses 42 students in flats that are within easy walking distance of the upper campus, the Jammie Shuttle service, and local retail outlets.

Tier One residences

First-tier residences offer housing for undergraduate students, including men and women, who are typically under the age of 21. In a dining hall, some houses provide students with up to three meals every day. In some buildings, there are two rooms.

The first-tier apartments have several systems and initiatives in place that are meant to support the saying “home away from home.”

A student will be greeted with open arms by the warden, members of the house committee, sub-wardens, and other student leaders in their residence upon arrival. The governing arrangements for the residences are required to support a smooth transition to an “independent” life.

The vast variety of cultures that are very much focused on and driven by the community will be available for students to appreciate. First-tier housing offers self-operating laundry facilities as well as common rooms for watching television, holding meetings, and interacting with others.

For further information on first-tier residences, download Living at UCT – A Guide to UCT’s first-tier

Residences (Handbook 2.1).

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