Publication of the schedule for the 2026 SCC and SRC: DSO elections

In accordance with paragraph 6 of the Institutional Rules on Student Governance (2025), the following schedule for the 2026 SCC and SRC: DSO election is hereby published (on 04 May 2026) to the student community of the North-West University. Students are requested to familiarize themselves with the content thereof, taking note of the relevant dates indicated for each phase of the process. 

Detailed electoral schedule

Nomination of candidates for election to the SCCs and SRC: DSO

Nominations for the 2026/2027 SCC and SRC:DSO elections closed at 15:00 on 17 July 2026.

Campus Election Campaign Plans

The following campus election campaign plans are published in accordance with paragraph 10.4 of the Institutional Rules on Student Governance. 
Date published: 21 July 2026
 

Student Support Group Registration

In accordance with paragraph 10.5 of the Institutional Rules on Student Governance, students are invited to register student support groups as part of the SCC and SRC:DSO electoral process. Registrations for support groups commenced on 13 July 2026, and will conclude on 23 July 2026 at 15:00.

Student support groups must complete the template provided below and submit via the link published below.

Enquiries pertaining to the process must be directed to the Independent Students’ Electoral Commission (ISEC) via email: ISEC@nwu.ac.za.

PLEASE NOTE: support groups are required to provide the tentative list of possible candidates they wish to support as part of the electoral process. Upon the finalisation of the final list of candidates, support groups will have an opportunity to finalise the list of candidates they will support during the campaigning process. 

Campaign plan template: student support groups

Registration form: student support groups

Self-verification for SCC and SRC: DSO nomination process

PLEASE NOTE: the self-verification process does not result in the submission of a nomination form. By completing the self-verification, you are verifying whether you are included to the list of students who form part of the nominators’ roll – i.e., those who satisfy the criteria to participate in the nomination process. Nominations for candidates to be elected to the SCC or the SRC:DSO must be submitted via the above online nomination forms.

In accordance with paragraph 8.1 of the Institutional Rules on Student Governance, a list of students who are eligible to participate in the nomination process for the election of the Students’ Campus Councils and SRC: Distance Students’ Officer, is hereby published via the self-verification tools below. Students can determine whether they are eligible to participate in the nomination process by clicking on the button for their specific campus or distance learning environment, thereafter, entering their student number to receive the outcome. Enquiries pertaining to the process must be directed to the Independent Students’ Electoral Commission (ISEC) via email: isec@nwu.ac.za.

Date published: 8 July 2026

Independent Students’ Electoral Commission 2026