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ACADEMIC PROGRESS
This section of the report focuses on the academic progress of students, including success rates, graduation rates, and throughput rates for cohorts pursuing national diplomas and bachelor’s degrees.
Success rates
95% 90% 85% 80% 75% 70%
87,32%
87,20%
83,17% 83,25%
2015 2016
81,87%
84,75%
85,28% 85,11%
84,38%
83,88%
2017
2018 2019 Year
2020
2021
2022
2023 2024
Figure 8: Percentage success rates, 2015–2024
The success rate is defined as the completion of full-time equivalents (FTEs), expressed as a percentage of the enrolled FTEs. The data reveal that the DUT consistently surpasses the target set by the DHET, which stands at ~84% for success rates in 2024. Figure 8 presents the unrounded success rates to highlight any minor changes over time. A steady decline is evident in success rates since 2021, with 87.20% recorded for 2021 and 81.87% for 2023. This 5.3% decrease in success rate seems to stem partially from the transition from continuous face-to-face assessments in several programmes. However, a strong recovery is evident, based on the 83.88% achieved in 2024, indicating that the interventions associated with tutoring and closer monitoring of at-risk models and students was beneficial.
Gender
In 2024 female success rates rose by 2%, while male success rates increased by 3%. Despite these gains, females have consistently outperformed males since 2022. The academic performance gap between genders has remained steady, varying slightly from 9% in 2022 to 7% in 2024, as shown in Figure 9. This indicates that females, on average, continue to achieve higher academic success rates than males at the University.
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