The Animation school Johannesburg
Animation school
South Africa
Address:
110 Conrad Drive, Craighall Park, Randburg, South Africa
A twin campus to Cape Town's, with the same syllabus, the same accreditations, the same software pipeline and the same facilities. The choice between them is therefore geographic and logistical, not pedagogical.
The concrete difference for an applicant: Johannesburg and Randburg form South Africa's main economic and advertising basin, which matters for placements and a first job. The Cape Town campus, on the other hand, is the only one of the two offering student accommodation.
Two courses: the three-year Diploma in Digital Animation at NQF level 6, and the one-year Higher Certificate in 2D Animation at NQF level 5, the latter serving as an entry point to test the water before a long commitment.
The pipeline is industry-aligned with licences included in the fees: Maya, Arnold, Nuke, ZBrush, Toon Boom Harmony, Substance Painter, Adobe. Acting rooms and sound recording studios.
Admission is selective on portfolio, requiring a six-panel comic page and 6 to 12 original works less than three years old, a motivation letter and school transcripts in a single PDF. Reply within two weeks, no application fee. Traced, copied or AI-generated work is rejected.
SAQA qualification at NQF level 6, accredited by the Council on Higher Education. ZAR 131,000 paid in full for 2027.
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