Where to stay

17-storey purpose-built block of 1,195 beds opposite the Wits Art Museum with study rooms and a roof terrace. Reported NSFAS accredited; rent about R4,930 to R5,870 in a January 2025 report.

Applying: Confirm Wits and NSFAS accreditation for 2027 with South Point.

Wits residence for women (330 beds, catered, disability friendly). Wits contact page gives 65 Empire Rd, Parktown.

Mixed undergraduate Wits residence with 554 beds and catering and self-catering options. Wits contact page gives 65 Empire Rd.

Wits catered residence for men with 386 beds at 2 St Davids Place.

Three Wits women's residences of 301 beds each on the Education Campus in Parktown, with catering or limited self-catering.

Wits residence for men with 503 beds, catered with limited self-catering, at 21 Rock Ridge Rd.

Wits women's residences: Jubilee Hall (350 beds) and Sunnyside Hall (280 beds) at 1 Jan Smuts Ave, on the main campus.

Wits residence for men with 416 beds in single, double and triple rooms at 1 Jan Smuts Ave.

Mixed undergraduate Wits residences: Noswal Hall (399 beds, 1 Stiemens St) and Braamfontein Centre (258 beds, 23 Jorrisen St).

Wits residences for postgraduate students with 70, 189 and 63 beds respectively.

Wits residence at 21 Junction Ave on the corner of Parklane Ave, within walking distance of the Education Campus.

Former Devonshire Hotel at 49 Jorissen St, leased by Wits from Campus Africa since 2022; 596 students, self-catering, 2023 fees R64,116 to R69,332 a year.

Applying: Check that the Wits lease is still running for 2027.

Purpose-built Growthpoint studios and shared units a minute or two from the main campus. Reported NSFAS accredited; about R4,780 to R7,700 in a January 2025 report.

Applying: Confirm accreditation and current rates with the provider.

Parktown student properties opposite the Wits Business School with study rooms and gym, on the Wits bus route. Listings say Wits and NSFAS accredited; Girton Rd from about R5,500 a month on a 12-month lease.

Applying: Applications go through the Campus Central online portal.

Two buildings close to the Solomon Mahlangu entrance, about 210 m from campus. The provider states it is a Wits accredited student accommodation provider.

Applying: Rent is not published; contact the provider.

Group of buildings including 80 Jorissen, Amani 49 Jorissen, Braamlofts, Park Mews, Rennie House and Wynton Joy, with a free shuttle to Wits and UJ. The site is listed as NSFAS accredited.

Applying: Ask which building holds Wits and NSFAS accreditation.

Respublica residence at 65 Empire Rd serving Wits and Braamfontein campuses, listed from R5,800 a month on the Respublica site. Wits's own lease ended in 2023.

Applying: Confirm accreditation and the current rate.

Purpose-built block at 12 De Korte St with over 120 beds; 2021 rates were R3,500 single, R2,900 two-sharing and R2,300 three-sharing.

Applying: Rates are from 2021; confirm current prices.

Eighteen-storey purpose-built block of about 1,071 beds on Jorissen St, built by Eris Property Group and launched for the 2024 academic year.

Applying: Price and accreditation not published.

Growthpoint block of about 481 to 495 beds next to the Wits Parktown campuses, on the Wits 2026 provisional provider list.

Applying: Confirm it is open and accredited for 2027.

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