South African Nursing Council
Examination Schedule - 2006
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 2006 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 |
| exams@sanc.co.za |
Examination for the course leading to Enrolment
as Nursing Auxiliary
(Regulations: R.2176 of 19 November 1993)
| Date | Time | Closing Date |
| 24 March | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 December 2005 |
| 28 July | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 April |
| 24 November | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 August |
Examinations for the course leading to Enrolment
as Nurse
(Regulations: R.2175 of 19 November 1993)
Admission Examination for the course leading to Enrolment as Nurse
(Regulations: R.2175 of 19 November 1993)Note: This examination is written by certain Enrolled Nursing Auxiliaries wishing to be exempted from the first year of the course - 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 |
| 24 March | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 December 2005 |
| 28 July | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 April |
| 24 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)
| Date | Time | Closing Date |
| 24 March | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 December 2005 |
| 28 July | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 April |
| 24 November | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 August |
Final Examination for the course leading to Enrolment as Nurse
(Regulations: R.2175 of 19 November 1993)
| Date | Time | Closing Date |
| 27 January | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 October 2005 |
| 26 May | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 February |
| 22 September | 09:00 - 12:00 | 7 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)
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)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 22 February
24 February |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 November 2005 |
| 21 June
23 June |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 March |
| 18 October
20 October |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 July |
| Paper 1 = | Integrated General Nursing
Science I and Social Sciences I OR Integrated Psychiatric Nursing Science I and Social Sciences I |
| Paper 2 = | Integrated General Nursing
Science I and Social Sciences I OR Integrated Psychiatric Nursing Science I and Social Sciences I |
Final Examination for the Bridging Course for Enrolled Nurses leading to
Registration as General Nurse or Psychiatric Nurse
(Regulations: R.683 of 14 April 1989)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 22 March
24 March |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 December 2005 |
| 26 July
28 July |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 April |
| 22 November
24 November |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 August |
| Paper 1 = | Integrated General Nursing
Science II OR Integrated Psychiatric Nursing Science II |
| Paper 2 = | Ethos and Professional Practice
(including Ward Administration and Clinical Teaching) and Social Sciences II |
Examinations for the course leading to Registration
as Midwife
(Regulations: R.254 of 14 February 1975)
Final Examination for the course leading to Registration as Midwife
(Regulations: R.254 of 14 February 1975)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 20 February
22 February 24 February |
Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 November 2005 |
| 19 June
21 June 23 June |
Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 March |
| 16 October
18 October 20 October |
Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 July |
Examinations for the course leading to
Registration as Psychiatric Nurse
(Regulations: R.880 of 2 May 1975 - One-year course)
Final Examination for the course leading to Registration as Psychiatric Nurse
(Regulations: R.880 of 2 May 1975 - One-year course)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 20 February
22 February 24 February |
Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 November 2005 |
| 19 June
21 June 23 June |
Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 March |
| 16 October
18 October 20 October |
Paper 1
Paper 2 Paper 3 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 09:00 - 12:00 |
7 July |
Examination for the course for
the Diploma in Community Nursing Science
(Regulations: R.276 of 15 February 1980)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 21 June
23 June |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 March |
| 23 November
25 November |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 August |
Examination for the course for
the Diploma in Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment,
Treatment and Care
(Regulations: R.48 of 22 January 1982)
| Date | Paper | Time | Closing Date |
| 22 February
24 February |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
7 November 2005 |
| 23 August
25 August |
Paper 1
Paper 2 |
09:00 - 12:00
09:00 - 12:00 |
8 May |
Admission Examinations for Foreign Applicants to be held in the Republic of South Africa
| The following examinations will be held during the year 2006 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 Section, South African Nursing Council. |
| Contact: | Ms T H Kgonwana |
| Telephone: | National: (012) 420 1053/78 International: +27 12 420 1053/78 |
| Fax: | National: 012 343-5400 International: +27 12 343-5400 |
| 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 |
| 24 February 2006 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 20 January 2006 |
| 24 March 2006 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 17 February 2006 |
| 23 June 2006 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 19 May 2006 |
| 28 July 2006 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 12 June 2006 |
| 20 October 2006 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 15 September 2006 |
| 24 November 2006 | 09:00 - 12:00 | 20 October 2006 |