Funza Lushaka: Teaching Bursary 2025

Closing Date: 26 January 2025

EXCLUSIONS FOR 2025

Funza Lushaka does not fund PGCE
The DBE collect data of unemployed teachers, therefore has data of subjects
which are regarded as oversupply – therefore Funza Lushaka does not fund
subjects in the unemployment database, these are History, Geography,
Accounting, Economics, Business Studies and Physical Education
Funza Lushaka only fund South African Indigenous Languages (excluding English
and Afrikaans due to oversupply in those subjects)
Funza Lushaka does not fund the subjects with low uptake in schools: Religious
Studies, Music, Dance, Art
Combinations of Language and one content are discouraged as they disadvantage
schools during timetabling (the teacher can only teach one subject).
PROGRAMMES TO BE FUNDED
Two types of qualifications can be funded as shown below. The qualification must
include subjects which will allow the student to specialise as a teacher in at least
two priority subject areas.
Priority Subject Areas – are subjects that are identified by provinces and the
Departments of Basic Education as subjects where teachers are required in the
sector for teaching purposes (see next section below).

4-year Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education (B. Ed. ECCE) for ECD Grade RR- R
4-year Bachelor of Education degree (B.Ed.), specialising in one of the following: Foundation Phase (Grade R – 3), Intermediate Phase (Grade 4 – 6) and Senior and Further Education and Training Teaching (Grade 7-12).

N.B. A 1-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is offered at Higher Education Institution (HEIs) but will not be funded in 2025