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2. Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Postal address
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Telephone number
‘A’ Level
Advanced level
Acc
Accounting
Admin
Administration
Adv
Advanced
Adv Cert
Advanced Certificate
Agric
Agricultural/Agriculture
Agric Sci
Agricultural Science
Aug
August
Ave
Avenue
B
Bachelor
B A
Bachelor of Arts
B Admin
Bachelor of Administration
B Agric
Bachelor of Agriculture
B Com
Bachelor of Commerce
B Ed
Bachelor of Education
B Sc
Bachelor of Science
B Soc Sc
Bachelor of Social Science
B Tech
Bachelor of Technology
Biol
Biology
Bus Econ Business Economics
Bus Stud
Business Studies
CAO
Central Applications Office
Cert
Certificate
CIS
Chartered Institute of Secretaries
COM
Change of Mind
Comm
Communication
Comp
Computer
Cons Stud Consumer Studies
Cnr
Corner
Dbn
Durban
Deg
Degree
DHET
Department of Higher
Education & Training
Dip
Diploma
Dram
Drama
DUT
Durban University of Technology
E.g.
For example
Econ
Economics
Edu
Enterprise Development Unit
Email
Electronic mail
Eng
Engineering
Engl
English
Etc.
Etcetera (and so on)
Exam
Examination
Excl
Excluding
FAL
First Additional Language
GCE
General Certificate of Education
Geog
Geography
H Cert
Higher Certificate
Hesa
Higher Education South Africa
HG
Higher Grade
HIGCSE
Higher International General
Certificate of Secondary
Education
Hist
History
HL
Home Language
Hons
Honours
IB
International Baccalaureate
ICT
Information and Communications
Technology
ID
Identity Document
IEB
Independent Examinations Board
IGCSE
International General Certificate
of Secondary Education
IMM
Institute of Marketing
Management
Info Tech
Information Technology
Int
International
Intro
Introduction
IT
Information Technology
Jan
January
Jun
June
KZN
KwaZulu-Natal
L 2
Nc(V) Level 2
Lang
Language
