CAO Handbook 2025-2026 | Download PDF

CAO Handbook 2025-2026 | Free PDF Download

We are pleased to inform you about Central Applications Office(CAO) Handbook 2025-2026 | Download the PDF Here

The goal of CAO is to become a top-tier centralized applications service that provides access to the widest array of study options in Southern Africa’s higher and further education.

How to Download Central Applications Office Handbook 2023

2023 Entry Handbook

• • Click here to view or download a PDF copy
• • Click here to view Ebook online

Where to send your application

If you are applying for short-term study apply directly to the institution.

If you are applying to either the Durban University of Technology, the University of Zululand, Mangosuthu University of Technology, or to several institutions as the same time, apply through the CAO.

If you are applying to the University of KwaZulu-Natal, apply directly to the institution.

Applications to study Medicine at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are considered ONLY by citizens of the following SADC countries: Botswana, Lesotho and Mauritius.

About Central Applications Office

MISSION

Helping turn career dreams into reality

VISION

CAO’s vision is to be a world-class centralized applications service offering access to the fullest range of study opportunities in Higher and Further Education in Southern Africa.

Central Applications Office Contact

Address: Central Services Complex – UKZN, Mary Thiphe St, Westridge, Durban, 4091, South Africa

Visit CAO at Mary Thiphe Street (formerly corner of Francois and Cato Manor Roads), Cato Manor, Durban

CaCAOon: (031) 268 4444 or Share Call: 086 0860 CAO / 086 0860 226

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