South African Nursing Council
Examination Schedule - 2009
Contents:
- General Notes (please read)
- Nursing Auxiliary
- Enrolled Nurse
- Bridging Course
- Midwifery
- Psychiatric Nursing
- Community Nursing Science
- Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care
- Examinations for Foreign Applicants
General Notes about the examinations schedule
 | The following examinations will be held during the year 2009 if there are candidates. |
| For further information, please contact the Examinations Section, South African Nursing Council. |
| Contact: | Ms M Cronje |
| Telephone: | National: 012 420 1079 International: +27 12 420 1079 |
| Fax: | National:
012 343-5400 International: +27 12 343-5400 |
| Address: | Private Bag X132, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa |
| registrar@sanc.co.za |
Examination for the course leading to Enrolment
as Nursing Auxiliary
(Regulations: R. 2176 of 19 November 1993 as amended)
| Date | Time | Closing Date |
| 27 March | 09:00 - 12:00 | 8 December 2008 |
| 31 July | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 April |
| 27 November | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 August |
Examinations for the course leading to Enrolment
as Nurse
(Regulations: R. 2175 of 19 November 1993 as amended)
Admission Examination for the course leading to Enrolment as Nurse
(Regulations: R. 2175 of 19 November 1993 as amended)Note: This examination is written by certain Enrolled Nursing Auxiliaries wishing to be exempted from the first year of the course leading to Enrolment as Nurse - see subregulations 7(3) and 7(4) for full details of who may write this examination. Council circular 5/98 issued under subregulation 7(5), removes the five year restriction and permits any nurse who was enrolled as a Nursing Auxiliary after writing a Nursing Council examination to be exempted from the first year of training without having to write the admission examination.
Date Time Closing Date 27 March 09:00 - 12:00 8 December 2008 31 July 09:00 - 12:00 7 April 27 November 09:00 - 12:00 7 August First Year Examination for the course leading to Enrolment as Nurse
(Regulations: R. 2175 of 19 November 1993 as amended)
Date Time Closing Date 27 March 09:00 - 12:00 8 December 2008 31 July 09:00 - 12:00 7 April 27 November 09:00 - 12:00 7 August Final Examination for the course leading to Enrolment as Nurse
(Regulations: R. 2175 of 19 November 1993 as amended)
Date Time Closing Date 30 January 09:00 - 12:00 7 October 2008 22 May 09:00 - 12:00 7 February 25 September 09:00 - 12:00 9 June
Examinations for the Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses
leading to Registration as General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse
(Regulations: R. 683 of 14 April 1989 as amended)
First Year Examination for the Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to Registration as General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse
(Regulations: R. 683 of 14 April 1989 as amended)
Date Paper Time Closing Date 25 February 2009
27 February 2009Paper 1
Paper 209:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:007 November 2008 24 June 2009
26 June 2009Paper 1
Paper 209:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:009 March 2009 28 October 2009
30 October 2009Paper 1
Paper 209:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:007 July 2009
Paper 1 = Integrated General Nursing Science I and Social Sciences I
OR
Integrated Psychiatric Nursing Science I and Social Sciences IPaper 2 = Integrated General Nursing Science I and Social Sciences I
OR
Integrated Psychiatric Nursing Science I and Social Sciences IFinal Examination for the Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to Registration as General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse
(Regulations: R. 683 of 14 April 1989 as amended)
Date Paper Time Closing Date 25 March 2009
27 March 2009Paper 1
Paper 209:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:008 December 2008 29 July 2009
31 July 2009Paper 1
Paper 209:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:007 April 2009 25 November 2009
rescheduled to
9 December 2009
.
27 November 2009
rescheduled too
11 December 2009Paper 1
Paper 209:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:007 August 2009
Paper 1 = Integrated General Nursing Science II
OR
Integrated Psychiatric Nursing Science IIPaper 2 = Ethos and Professional Practice (including Ward Administration
and Clinical Teaching) and Social Sciences II
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The November 2009 examination for the above programme have had to be rescheduled to take place in December 2009 as indicated.
Examinations for the course leading to Registration
as Midwife
(Regulations: R. 254 of 14 February 1975 as amended)
Final Examination for the course leading to Registration as Midwife
(Regulations: R. 254 of 14 February 1975 as amended)
Date Paper Time Closing Date 23 February 2009
25 February 2009
27 February 2009Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 309:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:007 November 2008 22 June 2009
24 June 2009
26 June 2009Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 309:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:009 March 2009 26 October 2009
28 October 2009
30 October 2009Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 309:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:007 July 2009
Examinations for the course leading to
Registration as Psychiatric Nurse: One year course
(Regulations: R. 880 of 2 May 1975 as amended)
Final Examination for the course leading to Registration as Psychiatric Nurse: One year course
(Regulations: R. 880 of 2 May 1975 as amended)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 23 February 2009 25 February 2009 27 February 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 November 2008 |
| 22 June 2009 24 June 2009 26 June 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
9 March 2009 |
| 26 October 2009 28 October 2009 30 October 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 July 2009 |
Examination for the course for
the Diploma in Community Nursing Science
(Regulations: R. 276 of 15 February 1980 as amended)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 24 June 2009 26 June 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
9 March 2009 |
| 25 November 2009 27 November 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 August 2009 |
Examination for the course for
the Diploma in Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment,
Treatment and Care
(Regulations: R. 48 of 22 January 1982 as amended)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 25 February 2009 27 February 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 November 2008 |
| 26 August 2009 28 August 2009 |
Paper 1 Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 May 2009 |
Admission Examinations for Foreign Applicants to be held in the Republic of South Africa
| The following examinations will be held during the year 2009 if there are candidates. |
| There are approved examination centres in each of the nine provinces of South Africa. |
| For further information, please contact the Foreign Registrations Desk, South African Nursing Council. |
| Contact: | Professional Officer - Foreign Registrations |
| Telephone: | National: 012 420 1040 International: +27 12 420 1040 |
| Fax: | National: 012 426 9516 International: +27 12 426 9516 |
| Address: | Private Bag X132, Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa |
| foreign-applications@sanc.co.za |
Admission Examination for Foreign Applicants for:
- Enrolment as Nursing Auxiliary
- Enrolment as Nurse
- Registration as Nurse
Date Time Closing Date 27 February 2009 09:00 - 12:00 23 January 2009 27 March 2009 09:00 - 12:00 20 February 2009 26 June 2009 09:00 - 12:00 22 May 2009 31 July 2009 09:00 - 12:00 19 June 2009 30 October 2009 09:00 - 12:00 18 September 2009 27 November 2009 09:00 - 12:00 23 October 2009