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Published residences
Live platform directory
2027 IN TAKE is open until 2026-09-30
Application · Funding · Lease · Move-in
Your nextstudent home,simplified.
Apply for FOCUS1 accommodation, select your funding route and follow every decision from one clear student workspace.
NSFAS, UJ and Wits accredited
Published by FOCUS1 on its official accommodation site.
Student workspace
Live journeyNext actions
Everything in one place.
Application
Approved
Finance review
Confirmed
Digital lease
Ready to sign
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Published residences
3 routes
Funding supported
Apply online✦
Choose your funding✦
Track every decision✦
Sign your lease digitally✦
Prepare for move-in✦
Apply online✦
Choose your funding✦
Track every decision✦
Sign your lease digitally✦
Prepare for move-in✦
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Currently available
From published records
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Funding routes
Self-funded, NSFAS, sponsor
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Open careers
Live department vacancies
01 · Funding routes
Built around how students actually pay.
Choose your route once. The application adapts its evidence, admission-fee and monthly-payment steps around that decision.
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Monthly accommodation
Self-funded
You or your family pay the published admission fee and the monthly accommodation fee for the assigned room and bed type.
- Admission package selected during application
- Room and bed accommodation billed monthly
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Monthly confirmation
NSFAS
Funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. Funding evidence and monthly payments are matched to your student number.
- Funding evidence checked before approval
- Monthly payer rows matched by student number
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Sponsor verified monthly
Sponsor / Bursary
Funded by a bursary, employer or other organisation. Add the payer details and upload the award letter when requested.
- Approved sponsor selected from the live list
- Monthly sponsor confirmations remain traceable
02 · Application journey
A clear path from interest to keys.
Every stage has an owner, a visible status and a next action—so the process keeps moving without guesswork.
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Choose a route
Select self-funded, NSFAS or sponsor details so the application asks only for what applies to you.
- Funding route
- Preferred residence
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Submit evidence
Upload the required proof once and receive a permanent application reference immediately.
- Secure documents
- Instant reference
75%
Follow the review
See admissions and finance decisions in sequence, including every outstanding next action.
- Live statuses
- Clear decisions
100%
Sign and move in
Review your assignment, sign the digital lease and complete a controlled arrival checklist.
- Digital lease
- Move-in record
03 · Residences
Choose a place for your next chapter.
Browse residences published by FOCUS1, select your preference during application and keep it connected to every review and assignment step.
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04 · Careers
Build the student experience with us.
Explore department-approved opportunities and apply directly through the same secure platform.
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Closes 8/31/2026
05 · One workspace
The complete resident journey.
Live workflows connect admissions, finance, leasing and check-in—so students always know what happened and what comes next.
Admission
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One admission record
A published intake window, mandatory student number, chosen funding route and live status stay together from submission to decision.
Finance
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Finance matching
Admission-fee review and monthly NSFAS or sponsor imports use the student number to match payer rows efficiently.
Lease
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Digital lease evidence
Versioned policies, student, lessor and witness signatures, timestamps, hashes and an immutable executed agreement.
Check-in
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Controlled move-in
Assignment preferences, issued items, room condition, signatures and the defect-report deadline remain traceable.
06 · Questions
Clear answers, before you ask.
The essentials about applying, funding, tracking and moving into a FOCUS1 residence.
Contact admissions2027 IN TAKE is open until 2026-09-30
Your application starts here.
Choose your funding route, upload your documents once and track everything from application to move-in in one student portal.
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