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Reddam House Waterfall and Constantia
South Africa to offer IFY - through
campuses chosen to pilot the International a partnership with NCUK. As an
international institution itself,
Foundation Year programme based on their Reddam House, as part of the
Inspired Group of Schools, recognised
central locations and ease of access. the need for a programme within
South Africa that would provide
students with the opportunity to
R eddam House Waterfall, “Even though we offer an internationally gain entrance to internationally
acclaimed universities. Brookhouse
along with its sister campus in
respected curriculum up to matric level,
Constantia, Cape Town, will be
course for more than 10 years with
launching the globally acclaimed an additional foundation qualification in Kenya has been running the IFY
is normally required for students who
International Foundation Year (IFY) have completed high school outside great success, inspiring the South
course in South Africa in January 2021. of the UK education system and/or African branch to follow suit.
in a language other than English. The
The IFY is a 7-month course designed cornerstone of our schools’ education is During its 33 years of existence, close
to afford post-Matric students the to ensure that students are adequately to 40 000 international students have
opportunity of gaining entry to equipped to meet life’s challenges been through the IFY course. Of the
dozens of universities based in the in a globally competitive world. We participating students, 90% get into
UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada are therefore proud to partner with their first-choice university, while
and the USA. Participating universities the Northern Consortium of UK 80% of NCUK students achieve a first-
include the University of Bristol, Universities (NCUK), to take that one or second-class degree at university.
University of Birmingham, Kingston step further by offering a syllabus to
University, Liverpool Hope University, bridge the gap between matric and With statistics like these, it was easy
Manchester Metropolitan University, the first year of university study.” for Reddam House to see the value in
and the University of Leeds. the partnership, which was an equally
The IFY has existed internationally good fit for NCUK. Says NCUK’s CEO,
Says Sheena Crawford-Kempster, since 1987, however, Reddam House Professor John Brewer: “Reddam
Managing Director of Reddam House: is the first educational institution in House demonstrates all of the crucial

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