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Works on the mathematics behind science, finance and technology.
Works on the maths underneath other fields – cryptography, modelling, optimisation – either in academia/research or applied in finance, tech and engineering. A pure maths or statistics degree is a strong generalist base that opens doors into actuarial work, data science and quantitative finance, not just teaching or research.
This is our general description of the role and related jobs, not from an official source – it’s here to give you a fuller picture, not as a careers-counselling guarantee.
This is our general guidance about which school subjects suit this career. It is not an admission requirement and not from an official source – the real requirements are on the degrees below.
Counted from the requirements below (an “or” alternative counts for each subject named). Each degree links to the page it came from.
4 degrees at 2 universities. More are added as we verify them.
Stellenbosch aggregate 65 %
Every Stellenbosch programme is a selection programme. The figures shown are the published minimum requirements - the actual selection threshold is usually higher.
Source: View the official page (files.su.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Stellenbosch aggregate 70 %
Every Stellenbosch programme is a selection programme. The figures shown are the published minimum requirements - the actual selection threshold is usually higher.
Source: View the official page (files.su.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Wits APS 44 points
This figure comes from the Wits schools-liaison Grade 12 guide, which is headed for 2026 entry. We have not yet found a 2027 course-finder page confirming it, so treat it as the most recent official figure rather than a confirmed 2027 one.
Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Wits APS 44 points
The 2027 course-finder page says APS 44+; the 2026 schools-liaison guide says 42+. We show the course-finder figure because it is the more recent official source, but the two do disagree - check with Wits if you are between 42 and 44.
Source: View the official page (wits.ac.za) (opens the official page) · 2027 intake
Put your subjects in once and we’ll check them against every degree above – scored each university’s own way.