| Place | Performance | Athlete | Team |
| 1 | 04:56.15 | Q: SEMENYA - DIPHETOGO | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 2 | 04:56.92 | Q: KRUGER - LIESA | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 3 | 04:57.46 | Q: VAN WYK - JUN | ATHLETICS MPUMALANGA |
| 4 | 04:58.64 | Q: BRITZ - CARLA | ATHLETICS FREE STATE |
| 5 | 04:59.38 | Q: FOUCHE - MIA | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 6 | 04:59.75 | Q: MOEKETSI - MARRIAM | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 7 | 05:00.73 | Q: PRINSLOO - SUN-LOUISE | CENTRAL GAUTENG ATHLETICS |
| 8 | 05:05.08 | -: NYILONGO - ZANELE | ATHLETICS GAUTENG NORTH |
| 9 | 05:05.43 | -: RADEMAN - LIANDRI | ATHLETICS NORTHWEST NORTH |
| 10 | 05:16.44 | -: MGEXO - SIZIPHIWE | ATHLETICS TRANSKEI |