LIVING @ WITS 2023
A residence guide for new undergraduate students (or their parents)
The Wits Residence Programme has more than 6508 students in 17 residences offering a wide range of accommodation, from fully-catered undergraduate halls with communal facilities, to self-catered apartments for senior postgraduates. We have limited space for new first-year undergraduates. Residence applicants are principally selected on the basis of past academic achievement and special consideration is given to younger applicants. Most first year undergraduates are allocated to double rooms in single-sex residences, according to their fields of study, as follows:
FEMALES
Girton Hall
Health Sciences
Jubilee Hall
Commerce
Medhurst Hall
Education, Engineering & The Built Environment
David Webster Halll
All Faculties
Reith Hall
Sunnyside Hall
Ernest Oppenheimer Hall MALES
Knockando Halls
Science
Architecture & Humanities
Health Sciences & Education Engineering & Science
Men’s Halls of Residence
Commerce, Humanities & Built Environment
MIXED GENDER (self-catering)
The Wits Junction
All Faculties
Amani House
All Faculties
MIXED GENDER (catering)
Noswal Hall
All Faculties
Barnato Hall
All Faculties
Because of the importance of our residence-based academic support programme, it is unfortunately not possible for new students to be allocated to other residences for the first year of study. At the end of their first year students can apply to transfer to other residences for the following year, provided they have made adequate academic progress and have paid all their fees on time. Communal residence facilities include common rooms, indoor games rooms, television rooms (with DSTV), free laundry facilities, study areas, computer centres and WiFi in many areas. “EOH” and “Knock” have their own outdoor sports facilities and gyms and all undergraduate residences are conveniently located near University sports venues. The Central Accommodation Office is located on the ground floor of Solomon Mahlangu House (on Braamfontein Campus East ) and deals with enquiries from all new applicants.