ADvTECH Group

Advtech is a South African private tertiary education company, with operations across Africa.^[2] In late 2024, the company operated 8 universities and 110 colleges and schools.^[3] In the same year, the group reported 105,710 total enrolments, with roughly 60% of those being for tertiary-level qualifications.^[1]

Advtech is Africa's largest private education provider and^[4] the holding company of the Independent Institute of Education which operates tertiary education brands including Emeris,, Rosebank College, Rosebank International University College, Capsicum Culinary Studio, and Waterfall School of Business.^{[citation needed ]}

The group operates a schools division with brands including Crawford International, Trinityhouse Schools,^{[5] [6]} Abbotts Colleges, Southdowns College, Maragon Schools, Tyger Valley College, Centurus Colleges, Junior Colleges^{[7] [8]} and Makini Schools.^[9]

In late 2017 the company discovered fraud by a financial manager in its schools division.^{[10] [11]} That year, it began working on a new school in Nairobi, in the special economic zone Tatu City.^[2] In 2017, the company ran 90 schools in South Africa and Botswana^[2] across 47 campuses.^[7] It had 27,000 students enrolled under seven brands. It also owned nine tertiary education brands, and was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.^[2] Its CEO was Roy Douglas.^[12]

In 2018, it was expanding in Kenya and Uganda,^[13] purchasing a majority stake in the education group Scholé Ltd.^[14] Also in 2018, it acquired Monash South Africa (MSA) in Johannesburg. It had also recently acquired Capsicum Culinary Studio, The Private Hotel School and Oxbridge Academy.^[15] It acquired a 71% stake in the Makini Schools in 2018. By 2021, its stake was 94%.^[3]

The CEO of the Advtech Group in 2024 was Geoff Whyte. He succeeded Roy Douglas, who retired from the position as of February 2024. Chairman in 2024 was Chris Boulle.^[16] In 2014, Advtech bought 100% of Flipper International School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.^[17] The deal was for US7ドル.5 million.^[3] In April 2024, it was reported that Advtech would be expanding into health education, particularly nursing.^[9]