| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 04:31.13 | SEKGODISO - PRUDENCE | TUT A |
| 2 | 04:33.10 | COPELAND - SARAH | STELLENBOSCH |
| 3 | 04:37.90 | SELLO - TSEPANG | UFS A |
| 4 | 04:43.14 | MENTZ - MARNE | UFS A |
| 5 | 04:47.09 | SEABI - NTOMBI | UJ A |
| 6 | 04:47.21 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG - JANIE | TUKS B |
| 7 | 04:53.87 | THEMANE - BEATRICE | TUT A |
| 8 | 04:54.55 | DU PLESSIS - FRANSINA ELIZABETH | UFS A |
| 9 | 04:56.44 | DUMISA - SISANDA | UJ B |
| 10 | 04:57.25 | WIJTENBURG - SANDRA | UJ A |
| 11 | 05:00.07 | DU PLESSIS - CHANNAH | UFS A |
| 12 | 05:04.45 | MASHAMAITE - DIPHUO | UJ A |
| 13 | 05:11.18 | DU TOIT - NADYA | TUKS A |
| 14 | 05:11.91 | ROBINSON - ASSNIQUE | UWC A |
| 15 | 05:16.36 | SENOSI - KELETSO | TUT A |
| 16 | 05:21.35 | ADAMS - SIMONE | UJ A |
| 16 | 05:21.35 | ARENDSE - ANNIQUE | UWC A |
| 18 | 05:40.88 | PONI - SINESIPHO | FORT HARE UNIV |
| 19 | 05:51.73 | THWALA - KHANYISILLE | UJ B |
| 20 | 06:04.58 | KARREBOS - REFILOE | CENTRAL UNIV OF TECH |
| 21 | 06:23.48 | NKOADI - PALESA | TUT A |
| 22 | 06:32.17 | DLAMINI - NOLUTHANDO | TUT A |