| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 04:53.71 | Q: STANDER - LARA | BOLAND ATHLETICS |
| 2 | 04:53.85 | Q: STANDER - ANKE | BOLAND ATHLETICS |
| 3 | 04:54.02 | Q: YONELISA - SIWA | WESTERN PROVINCE ATHLETICS |
| 4 | 04:54.34 | Q: DEKKER - MINKE | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 5 | 04:57.18 | Q: SESOKO - THATO ATLEHANG | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 6 | 04:59.38 | Q: MAYEZA - INAM | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |
| 7 | 04:59.73 | Q: NGUBO - INGANATHI | KWAZULU-NATAL ATHLETICS |
| 8 | 05:01.86 | q: JANSE VAN RENSBURG - ROUV | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 9 | 05:31.90 | -: GILIVITHI - ASONELE | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |