Mixed gender, senior undergraduates and postgraduates
- Housing: 370 students
- Meals: Catering and self-catering options
- Amenities: TV rooms, laundry facilities, tuck shop, computer centre, group study and tutorial rooms, and a pool table.
- Barnato Hall houses students from 2nd year undergraduates to postgraduate level, and is in close proximity to the Faculties of Law, Engineering and Commerce.
- All students have single rooms.
- Self-catering students live in self-contained sections of the residence each with its own kitchenette and dining area.
- Easy access to a modern squash centre, gymnasium and sports fields.
- Wits bus service to all nearby campuses, and weekend buses to Rosebank shopping mall
Contact details
Residence Accommodation Officer – Barnato Hall of Residence
Mrs. Thembisa Mcitwa
Email: thembisa.mcitwa@wits.ac.za
Tel: +27(0)11 717 9631
Mixed gender, catering, senior undergraduates and postgraduates
- Housing: 217 students
- Meals: Catering provided
- Amenities: Large courtyards that can be used for entertainment and relaxation areas, TV rooms, a large main lounge, a reading room where newspapers are delivered daily, a committee room, computer center, a tuck shop, a table tennis room, and laundry facilities.
- Each student has his/her own study/bedroom with beautiful furnishings and study facilities.
- Easily accessible rooms for disabled students are located on the ground floor with specially designed bathrooms permitting wheelchair access.
- Squash courts, tennis courts, a gymnasium and soccer fields are close at hand.
- Wits bus service to all nearby campuses, and weekend buses to Rosebank shopping mall
Contact details
Residence Accommodation Officer – David Webster Hall of Residence
Mrs. Busi Kekana
Email: busisiwe.kekana@wits.ac.za
Tel: +27(11) 717 9642
Mixed gender, senior postgraduates (i.e. Masters and Doctoral students only)
- Housing: 189 students
- Meals: Self-catering
- Amenities: Communal laundry facilities, a TV lounge and a computer mini-lab are located in the community centre below the village.
- West Campus Village is situated near the Convocation Dining Hall on the West Campus, and overlooks a beautiful pond.
- Ground floor access for persons with disabilities has been provided.
- All students have single rooms that contain a kitchenette, ablution facilities and a sleeping/study area. The rooms are fully furnished.
- Sporting facilities such as soccer fields, squash courts and a multi-use gym are within walking distance.
- Wits bus service to all nearby campuses, and weekend buses to Rosebank shopping mall
Contact details
Residence Accommodation Officer - West Campus Village
Mrs. Busi Kekana
Email: busisiwe.kekana@wits.ac.za
Tel: +27(11) 717 9642
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Mixed Gender, Self Catering Residence
Yale Village is situated at 65 Empire Road in Parktown West
- Housing: 330 students
- Meals: Self-catering
- Amenities include, three TV lounges with access to DSTV, a fully-fledged gymnasium, computer laboratory, laundry facilities, recreation room, mini soccer field and an outdoor field for both netball and basketball and wifi in all common areas
- It is located in secure surroundings and is approximately 400 meters from the Yale Road North entrance to the University
Apartment Types:
- Studio (Bachelor) – Self contained, furnished compact apartment with bathroom, kitchenette, cooker and fridge
- Two-bedroom – Self-contained, with shared bathroom, communal kitchenette, cooker, fridge, and dining area
- Three-bedroom – Self contained with communal bathroom, communal kitchenette with dining area. Fridge supplied for sharing
- Four-bedroom apartment- Self contained with two shared bathrooms, kitchenette with dining area. Fridge supplied for sharing
- Five-bedroom apartment- Self contained with two shared bathrooms, kitchenette with dining area. Fridge supplied for sharing
- Six-bedroom apartment- Self contained with two shared bathrooms, kitchenette with dining area. Fridge supplied for sharing
Contact Details
Accommodation Officer – Yale Village
Mrs Elsie Mooke
Tel: 27(0) 11 717 9259
E-mail: elsie.mooke@wits.ac.za
Residence Cluster Manager - West Campus Cluster
Claude Vergie
Tel: 27(0) 11 717 9644
Fax to Email: 0865533437