At Wits University, many students are first-timers, making their families and communities proud. And a degree can be a game-changer for a young person with limited opportunities, opening the door to a job and the start of a career. But while many Wits students work hard and complete all the requirements for their degrees, they cannot graduate if they still owe fees. 

Wits makes a compromise, by providing loans to graduating students who owe R15,000 or less, allowing them to clear their outstanding debt and graduate on schedule.