| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 1:47.82 | Q: SEMENYA - JOEL | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 2 | 1:48.44 | Q: NCAMANE - JABOLANE | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 3 | 1:49.17 | q: FARO - DURAN | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |
| 4 | 1:49.34 | q: CHOBA - ABEDNICO | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 5 | 1:49.41 | q: HLALUKANE - NEO | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 6 | 1:49.75 | q: MGOBHOZI - KWAZI | KWAZULU NATAL ATHLETICS |
| 7 | 1:50.93 | -: MOTLHABEDI - KARABELO | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 8 | 1:53.96 | -: VORSTER - MORGAN | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |
| 9 | 1:54.72 | -: BELL - JANESN | ATHLETICS CENTRAL NORTHWEST |
| 10 | 1:59.23 | -: DERISON - TEDDY | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 11 | 2:19.66 | -: MTEYISE - LUXOLO | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |