National Benchmark Test
The National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) are an assessment test for first-year applicants to higher education. The NBTs are designed to measure a writer’s ability to transfer understanding of academic literacy (language skills), quantitative literacy (numerical skills) and Mathematics to the demands of tertiary (higher education) coursework.
It is compulsory for all prospective first-year students at SU, regardless of the matriculation year or examination system followed, to write the National Benchmark Tests. For all NBT-related detail and reservations, please visit the official NBT website at www.nbt.ac.za.
Download: Stellenbosch University NBT guidelines (2025/2026-intake)
You can check if your results are uploaded here a month after your test session. It is your responsibility to check whether your NBT results are loaded.
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If your results are not loaded: Send your NBT test number, ID number, SU student number and official results to the SU Client Services Centre, at e-mail info@sun.ac.za or via fax to 021 808 3822. SU will then verify these results for correctness and upload them on the system.
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