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Stadio Waterfall

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TEACHERS AND PARALEGAL PROFESSIONALS

STADIO Waterfall has not only doubled its student base campus team envisions even greater positive growth
since its inception in 2018, but proudly delivered its first in the future through the support of the surrounding
cohort of graduate students in 2021 with almost 100% communities that have been instrumental in making
of these graduates having found employment. The local STADIO their higher education partner.
campus, which initially only offered a range of teaching
qualifications to help serve the vastly understaffed local CAMPUS
education system, has expanded its offering and now STADIO Higher Education offers both contact and
boasts its School of Law programme too. distance learning qualifications, and the central location
The campus and qualification expansion stem from of this campus, close to Mall of Africa, makes it particularly
STADIO’s vision to empower the nation by widening accessible for students across Midrand and the northern
access to higher education. This is done by offering suburbs of Johannesburg. It is, therefore, especially
qualifications that are aligned with the needs of society, suitable for those interested in achieving contact learning
students and the world of work. qualifications.
“STADIO Waterfall is truly a student-centric tertiary STADIO Waterfall’s School of Education prepares high
institute and we are serious about the future of our performance teachers for South African schools. It prides
nation. We believe that investing in human potential itself on offering excellent teacher education through the
results in growing minds, dreams, and employment for integration of innovative teaching and learning strategies
our students, which will ultimately benefit South Africa and technology-infused learning. STADIO School of
as a whole,” says Johann Ueckermann, STADIO Waterfall’s Education’s School-Based Learning (Teaching Practice)
Campus Head. model sets it apart from all other institutions that prepare
With a capacity of 2 000 students, STADIO Waterfall is teachers in South Africa.
geared for growth and is looking at offering even more
law and commercial qualifications in the near future.
STADIO Waterfall aims to foster relationships with local
secondary schools and communities, to ensure effective
career guidance and development for local learners. This

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