Private College Accredited Not Confirmed

Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie (Die) NPC

Gauteng

Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie (AP Akademie / APA) is a private, Christian, Afrikaans-medium higher education institution based in Sunnyside/Clydesdale, Pretoria, Gauteng. It began in 1988 as a small theological school of the Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerkverband (Afrikaans Protestant Church Association) and was formally registered as a private tertiary institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997, in 1999 (DHET Registration Certificate No. 1999/HE08/001), operating as a non-profit company (NPC). Although historically linked to the Afrikaanse Protestantse Kerk, the academy states it operates independently of any church body and has no membership, denominational, race or cultural prerequisites for students. Its stated ethos is 'klassiek-christelik' (classically Christian) and 'bybelgetrou' (Bible-faithful) education delivered in Afrikaans, under the motto 'Ou Spore, Nuwe Weë' (Old Paths, New Ways). The institution positions itself as striving toward the ideal of a free Christian university in Afrikaans, offering both theological training for church and mission-related callings and broader humanities/social science qualifications. Programme sizes and precise student numbers are not published on the official site.

Qualifications & Programmes

  • BA (Baccalaureus Artium / Bachelor of Arts) – SAQA ID 23375, humanities degree with compulsory first-year modules (Academic Literacy, Computer Literacy, Reformed Life and Worldview) plus Philosophy or Biblical Studies and electives
  • BDiv (Baccalaureus Divinitatis / Bachelor of Divinity) – full theology degree, reformed in nature but not denomination-bound, preparing students for church, mission and community leadership callings
  • BSocSci (Baccalaureus Societas Scientiae / Bachelor of Social Sciences) – SAQA ID 120400, contact degree, 3 years full-time, maximum 5 years part-time; launched 2024
  • BSocSci Honours in Psychology
  • NGOS (Nagraadse Onderwyssertifikaat / Postgraduate Advanced Teaching Certificate, PGCE-equivalent) – SAQA ID 99727, for Senior Phase (grades 7-9) and FET Phase (grades 10-12) teaching, admission requires a bachelor's degree of at least 360-480 credits
  • Schola Scripta – Latin correspondence course (4 modules)