By the midnight deadline on Friday, a total of 1 049 998 applications had been received ,595 049 from female applicants and 454 949 from male applicants.

Gauteng province recorded the highest number of applicants for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme, followed by KwaZulu-Natal.

National Police Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed that over 300 000 applicants are graduates.

“334 765 applicants hold an NQF Level 6 diploma or higher qualification. It is important to note that first preference will be given to graduates in Law, Policing, IT, Criminology, and BSc qualifications, followed by graduates from other disciplines who also hold a valid driver’s license. We will also consider matriculants with a Bachelor’s pass for university entry, especially those with a driver’s license,” said Mathe.

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