Graduation
Class of 2025 — 412 new nurses enter the workforce
Our largest graduating cohort to date received their qualifications at the Linder Auditorium in March, with Mpumalanga MEC for Health as guest of honour.
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For more than two decades, Khanyisa Nursing School has been preparing compassionate, work-ready nurses for clinics, hospitals and rural communities from Johannesburg to the Lowveld and across the Free State.
The word khanyisa means “to enlighten” in isiZulu — and that is the promise we make to every student who walks through our doors. Our DHET-accredited programmes blend academic theory with intensive clinical practice across five campuses, supported by a faculty drawn from South Africa’s leading public and private healthcare institutions.
One main campus in Johannesburg, three sub-campuses across Mpumalanga and one in Kroonstad, Free State.
Higher Certificate in Nursing (NQF 5) and Diploma in Nursing (NQF 6), registered until 31 December 2027.
Placements at over 40 partner hospitals, clinics and community health centres, urban and rural.
Merit and need-based bursaries for South African citizens, with priority for students from rural Mpumalanga and Free State.
Founded in 2002 by a small team of seasoned nursing educators led by our Chief Executive Officer, Mrs A.L. Nkuna, Khanyisa Nursing School began as a single classroom in Rossettenville with sixteen learner auxiliary nurses and an unwavering belief that every community deserves a well-trained nurse.
Today, more than 9,400 alumni serve in clinics, hospitals, hospices and community projects across the country. We remain proudly independent, family-rooted and unapologetically South African in our outlook on healthcare education.
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Both programmes are registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in terms of section 54(3) of the Higher Education Act, and are offered in full-contact mode at all five campuses.
Previously offered as the Higher Certificate in Auxiliary Nursing. This entry-level qualification prepares competent, caring auxiliary nurses to provide basic and direct nursing care in a structured environment under supervision.
A three-year, in-depth qualification preparing graduates to practise as general nurses in a wide range of healthcare contexts. Combines rigorous academic learning with extensive clinical placements across our partner network.
From bustling Johannesburg streets to the marula-shaded paths of KwaMhlushwa Village, we have built our campuses where the country’s health needs run deepest.
234 Donnelly Street, Kenilworth, Rossettenville. Administrative head office and academic centre.
Maviljan Village. Serving rural Lowveld learners with full-contact teaching and clinical placements.
37 Beatty Street, eMalahleni. Modern facility near major mining-belt hospitals.
KwaMhlushwa Village. Community-rooted teaching close to Tonga Hospital and Naas clinic network.
5th Floor, Adami House. Serving Lejweleputswa learners across the northern Free State.
Discover the distances we travel — and the communities we serve — across the Republic.
Our small class sizes (average of 28 students per cohort) and our embedded clinical partnerships mean every student spends more time at the bedside than they do in a lecture theatre — graduating ready to step confidently into a uniform on day one.
“I came from a small homestead near Acornhoek. Khanyisa not only taught me to nurse — they taught me to lead a clinic. Today I run the maternal ward at our district hospital.”
“The lecturers know your name on day one. By the end of first year, they know your goals, your gaps and exactly how to push you. That changes everything.”
“I was a domestic worker for fifteen years before I dared to apply. Khanyisa welcomed me at 36 and walked beside me until I qualified. They changed my family’s future.”
From graduation day to community health drives — a glimpse of life in our school.
Our largest graduating cohort to date received their qualifications at the Linder Auditorium in March, with Mpumalanga MEC for Health as guest of honour.
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Bushbuckridge students will now complete maternity rotations at Themba Hospital, expanding our footprint in the Bohlabela district.
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The Johannesburg campus opened its gates to the public for a day of free HIV screening, education stalls and live music.
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