| & |
And |
| / |
Or |
| % |
Percent |
 |
Cellphone text message |
 |
Computer needed |
 |
Fax (facsimile) number |
 |
Postal Address |
 |
Telephone number |
| ‘A’ level |
Advanced level |
| Acc |
Accounting |
| Admin |
Administration |
| Adv |
Advanced |
| Adv Cert |
Advanced Certifi cate |
| Agric |
Agricultural/Agriculture |
| Agric Sci |
Agricultural Science/s |
| Aug |
August |
| Ave |
Avenue |
| B |
Bachelor |
| B A |
Bachelor of Arts |
| B Com |
Bachelor of Commerce |
| B Ed |
Advanced level |
| B Sc |
Bachelor of Science |
| B Soc Sc |
Bachelor of Social Science |
| B Tech |
Bachelor of Technology |
| BCVO |
Beweging vir Christelike Volkseie Onderwys |
| Biol |
Biology |
| Bus Econ |
Business Economics |
| Bus Stud |
Business Studies |
| CAO |
Central Applications Offi ce |
| CAT |
Computer Applications Technology |
| Cert |
Certificate |
| CIS |
Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators |
| Comp Stud |
Computer Studies |
| Cons Stud |
Consumer Studies |
| Cnr |
Corner |
| Dbn |
Durban |
| Deg |
Degree |
| Dept |
Departmental |
| Dip |
Diploma |
| Dram |
Dramatic |
| e.g. |
for example |
| Econ |
Economics |
| Elec Eng |
Electrical Engineering |
| email |
electronic mail |
| Eng |
Engineering |
| Eng & Des |
Graph Engineering Graphics and Design |
| Eng Sci |
Engineering Science |
| Engl |
English |
| etc. |
etcetera (and so on) |
| exam |
examination |
| FAL |
First Additional Language |
| FET |
Further Education and Training |
| FNB |
First National Bank |
| GCE |
General Certificate of Education |
| Geog |
Geography |
| H Dip |
Higher Diploma |
| HESA |
Higher Education South Africa |
| HG |
Higher Grade |
| HIGCSE |
Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Hist |
History |
| HL |
Home Language |
| IB |
International Baccalaureate |
| ID |
Identity Document |
| IEB |
Independent Examinations Board |
| IGCSE |
International General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| IMM |
Institute of Marketing Management |
| Info Tech |
Information Technology |
| Ind Chem |
Industrial Chemistry |
| Jun |
June |
| KZN |
KwaZulu-Natal |
| lang/s |
language/s |
| LES |
(Stream LES) Life and environmental sciences |
| LO |
Life Orientation |
| M |
(Stream M) Mathematical sciences |
| m |
months |
| M Tech |
Master of Technology |
| Maths |
Mathematics |
| Maths Lit |
Mathematical Literacy |
| Matric |
Matriculation |
| Mech Tech |
Mechanical Technology |
| min |
minimum |
| MS |
Microsoft |
| N3, N4, N5 |
National Technical Certificate |
| N |
National |
| N Cert |
National Certificate |
| N Dip |
National Diploma |
| N H |
National Higher |
| NiSHE |
National Information Service for Higher Education |
| no. |
number |
| NSC |
National Senior Certificate |
| NSC Deg |
National Senior Certificate meeting the requirements for degree level study |
| ‘O’ level |
Ordinary level |
| Oct |
October |
| Phys Sci |
Physical Science/s |
| Physiol |
Physiology |
| Pmb |
Pietermaritzburg |
| PO |
Post Office |
| prof |
professional |
| prog |
programme |
| p/t |
part-time |
| R |
Rand (ZAR) |
| Rd |
Road |
| SA |
South Africa/South African |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
| SAIM |
South African Institute of Management |
| SAQA |
South African Qualifications Authority |
| Sci |
Science/s |
| Sep |
September |
| SG |
Standard Grade |
| SMME |
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise |
| SMS |
Short Message Service (text message) |
| Stud |
Studies |
| Tech |
Technology |
| Tech Dwg |
Technical Drawing |
| UNISA |
University of South Africa |
| US$ |
United States dollar |
| Vis |
Visual |
| yr/s |
year/s |