How to apply for Wits accommodation

Wits residences (first-year, 2027): closed. Closed on 30 September 2026. Wits says late applications are not accepted. Waitlisted students can still be placed during registration.

A place is never guaranteed, so line up a private backup. The dates, official forms and accredited lists are below.

Accommodation: when and how to apply

Wits residences (first-year, 2027)Closed

Opened Wed, 01 Apr 2026 · Closed Wed, 30 Sept 2026

Closed on 30 September 2026. Wits says late applications are not accepted. Waitlisted students can still be placed during registration.

Wits undergraduate application timelines

Wits-approved private accommodationDates unknownNot fully confirmed

Providers set their own dates. We could not find a common opening or closing date.

Wits private accommodation

Wits residence applications Wits private accommodation

Official accredited lists

Wits list of accredited private providers In and around Braamfontein and Parktown. Wits says to rent only from providers on its list. Contact: Takalani Mutsharini 011 717 5101, Nomfundo Msuthwana 011 717 5102.
Wits Private Student Accommodation Policy (PDF)

Wits approved private providers (2026 provisional list) (45 listed)

Beds are the capacity Wits approved. Wits accepts no responsibility for quality. Bed counts for a few rows were hard to read in the PDF, so treat them as approximate. We could not find a 2027 version. Wits Undergraduate Student Guide 2026 (PDF)

14 Stars Property Investments 53 Jorissen St, Braamfontein · 450 m · 100 beds
Erenska Watt 011 403 4013 erenska@14stars.net
80 Jorissen Student Investments (Campus Africa) 80 Jorissen St, Braamfontein · 450 m · 174 beds
Alex 071 999 1246 alex@conurban.co.za www.campusafrica.co.za
Adowa Property Managers 4 Pearse St, Doornfontein · 3.2 km · 600 beds
Athandile Rafuza 078 063 0938 / 012 111 1630 srafuza@adowa.co.za
AFHCO Holdings 56 Davies St, Doornfontein · 3.3 km · 976 beds
Tarrin Naidoo 076 665 7511 / 011 224 2482 tarrin@afhco.co.za afhco.co.za/to-let/student
Ballatz Construction and Maintenance 16 Wolmarans St, Johannesburg · 1.1 km · 168 beds
Choene Seanego 082 662 7911 cseanego@sonkegroup.co.za
Born Free Investments 369 42 De Korte St, Braamfontein · 300 m · 136 beds
Lisa Suttner 083 478 5867 / 011 451 0600 braamfontein@bornfreerentals.co.za
Braamby Trading (Campus Africa) 43 Jorissen St, Braamfontein · 450 m · 631 beds
Alex 071 999 1246
Braamlofts Student Investment (Campus Africa) 26 Biccard St, Braamfontein · 800 m · 142 beds
Alex 071 999 1246
Campus Central Student Accommodation 19 Girton Rd, Parktown · 700 m · 462 beds
Edwin Muchibwa 079 298 1961 edwin@renprop.co.za / info@caliber.co.za
Campus Central Student Accommodation 5 St Davids Rd, Parktown · 750 m · 796 beds
as above (also 011 463 6161)
Campus Central Student Accommodation 5 Girton Rd, Parktown · 800 m · 173 beds
as above
Citiq Students 128 De Korte St, Braamfontein · 900 m · 223 beds
Mphepu Masenya 011 712 0000 / 071 135 8207
Crown Hardware and Appliances 47 Solom St, Vrededorp · 650 m · 100 beds
Rameez Carim 083 991 3646 / 078 645 9064
Enate Properties 5 (Thutong Junction) 54 De Korte St, Braamfontein · 180 m · 335 beds
Thabo Mongoato 082 809 7777 ttmongoato52@gmail.com
First Property Trust (Argyle House) 4 Queens Rd, Parktown · 450 m · 252 beds
George Breytenbach 072 887 8929 / 011 217 7774
Gaetel cnr Herb & 9th St, New Doornfontein · 4.1 km · 366 beds
Marilyn Zitha 011 775 1259 / 072 900 1835
Goldmashu Investments (Urban Circle) 37 Stanley Ave, Auckland Park · 1.3 km · 432 beds
Michelle Abrahams 073 130 5151 michelle@urbancircle.co.za www.urbancircle.co.za
Growthpoint Student Accommodation Holdings 12 Jorissen St, Braamfontein · 22 m · 901 beds
Rubaiyyah Ali 063 660 0881 / 012 472 9216 rubaiyyah@feenstragroup.co.za
Growthpoint Student Accommodation Holdings 17 Eendracht St, Braamfontein · 80 m · 871 beds
same
Growthpoint ... 59 Richmond Ave, Auckland Park · 3.4 km · 200 beds
same
Growthpoint ... 38 Richmond Ave, Auckland Park · 3.8 km · 100 beds
same
Growthpoint ... 42 Richmond Ave, Auckland Park · 3.7 km · 100 beds
same
Growthpoint ... 39 Twickenham Ave, Auckland Park · 3.7 km · 795 beds
same
Growthpoint ... 33 Princess of Wales, Parktown · 430 m · 481 beds
same
J One Investments 1-4 Leyds St, Braamfontein · 900 m · 500 beds
Ebrahim Joosub 081 888 7888 / 011 403 1111 mail@jprop.com
Jorrison 22 22 Jorissen St, Braamfontein · 50 m · 134 beds
Lisa Suttner (as #6)
KBW Properties 18 Jorissen St, Braamfontein · 30 m · 117 beds
Kim Wetzl 082 880 1461 / 011 403 2171 kim@abcinternational.co.za
Lascelles (Gateway) 30-38 Claim St, Joubert Park · 2.5 km · 300 beds
Erika Rall 076 450 0780 / 011 725 2921 erika@gateway.im
Life Student Apartment 9/12 De Korte St, Braamfontein · n/s · 132 beds
Lethabo Ramaphakela 074 073 8332 lethabo@2rent.co.za
Lisacraft (Urban Circle) 276 Fox St, Doornfontein · 4 km · 125 beds
Michelle Abrahams
Little Swift Investments 450 (Campus Africa) 51 Ockerse St, Johannesburg · 2.5 km · 152 beds
Alex 071 999 1246
Mabotrent 1 (Urban Circle) 1441 Albertina Sisulu Rd, Jeppestown · 4.2 km · 210 beds
Michelle Abrahams
Mabotrent 2 (Urban Circle) 44 Juta St, Braamfontein · 260 m · 554 beds
Michelle Abrahams
Mark of the Divine (Focus 1 Student Accommodation) 252 Rahima Moosa, Johannesburg Central · 3.1 km · 200 beds
Samuel Beyin 087 138 0021 / 076 122 4682 info1@focus1.co.za
Noskop 1 (Urban Circle) 36 Siemert Rd, New Doornfontein · 3.7 km · 160 beds
Michelle Abrahams
Ordicode (Bataung Heights; Urban Circle) address not clearly extracted · n/s · n/s beds
Michelle Abrahams
Park Mews Investment 37 1 Princess Place & cnr Queens Rd, Parktown · 400 m · 142 beds
Andrea Fourie 083 613 6458 Andrea@conurban.co.za www.parkmews.co.za
Petraglo (Urban Circle) 13 Buxton St, Doornfontein · 3.4 km · 245 beds
Michelle Abrahams
Petraglo (Urban Circle) 8 Buxton St, Doornfontein · 3.4 km · 270 beds
Michelle Abrahams
Quintal 14 South Park Lane, New Doornfontein · 4 km · 471 beds
Marilyn Zitha 011 775 1259 / 072 900 1835
Renvest Properties (Campus Africa) 19 Ameshoff St, Braamfontein · 500 m · 338 beds
Alex 071 999 1246 www.campusafrica.co.za
Respublica Student Living 65 Empire St, Parktown · 250 m · 991 beds
Bronwyn Boavida 010 020 0349 / 010 020 0300 applications@respublica.co.za www.respublica.co.za
Sapphire Cove Investments 18 (AFHCO) 81 Rissik St, Braamfontein · 1.7 km · 348 beds
Tarrin Naidoo (as #4)
SF11 Holding (Focus 1 Student Accommodation) 87 Rissik St, Johannesburg · 2 km · 500 beds
Samuel Beyin (as #34)
South Point Management Services 99 Simmonds St, Braamfontein · 900 m · 100 beds
Roseline Dubasi 060 018 9901 info@staysouthpoint.co.za www.staysouthpoint.co.za

Examples we found

Apex Studios Described as accredited by NSFAS and Wits. Confirm on the Wits list.
University Gate Described as an accredited Wits vendor. Confirm on the Wits list.

Advice

Residence applications are closed for 2027. Go straight to the accredited private list and book early.
Wits says it has accredited about 22,000 beds around the university, so the list is long. Braamfontein is the most walkable.
Apply for residence AND line up a private backup. Residence places are limited, and being waitlisted is common.
Our advice: apply and pay a deposit on your first-choice private place by the end of November, so you still have time for a second choice before registration in January.
NSFAS-funded students: only sign a lease with a provider your university lists as accredited. NSFAS has capped unaccredited housing at R25,000 a year, and accreditation is renewed every year, so check it for 2027 before you sign.
Get the lease in writing, check what the rent includes (water, wifi, electricity), and ask for the accreditation number.

Things we could not find. Do you know?

Which Wits-accredited providers still have 2027 beds, and when do their deposits close?

Answer these in the Q&A