SAE Institute South Africa

General information

SAE is the largest provider of Creative Media Education in the world and has been providing the benchmark in training since 1976. SAE's unique training methods deliver high calibre, technically able and creative graduates who forge successful careers within the creative industries.

The holistic way in which we educate ensures that our students become enthusiastic, life-long learners, who are contributing and responsible members of our community and the environment as a whole.

SAE in Cape Town is already a brand name recognised in the film and music industries throughout Africa for its high quality of education provided by its ethical value system, its teachers, and its equipment and facilities. We are proud of our good reputation with our students and their parents, and our clients, employees, suppliers, competitors, and the community. At SAE we celebrate the talents of our Staff and success of our Students. Our growing success is testimony to the total value we offer in our unique package of location, price, impeccable service, and the sustained global market for the skills we teach.

SAE Cape Town offers Higher Education qualifications in Animation & Visual Effects, Digital Film Production and Sound Production (Sound Engineering & Music Production). We also offer short courses in Electronic Music Production, Guerilla Video Production and Music Business.

Come to the City that was named The World’s Best Destination in TripAdvisor’s 2011 Travelers’ Choice Awards, has been voted World Design Capital 2014, and is home to Table Mountain that is one of the 7 Wonders of the world and interact with our industry leading practitioners and academics in unrivaled facilities for a life-changing experience. Creative students are coming from all over the world to learn and create in an atmosphere that only a world-class campus can offer.

We have intakes commencing in February and July each year for full-time study, and February, July and October for the short courses.

Credibility that is recognised across the world.

With 54 campuses in 26 countries, OUR WORLD IS YOUR STAGE.