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25,527 schools across 9 provinces · official DBE EMIS Q3 2025 data · processed August 2026

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25,527

Schools

13.8M

Learners

482,423

Educators

9

Provinces

Applying for 2027? Limpopo closes 31 August 2026 · KwaZulu-Natal closes 31 August 2026 · Mpumalanga closes 31 August 2026 · Gauteng closes 4 September 2026

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated8 August 2026

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Browse by province

25,527 schools.
9 provinces.

KwaZulu-Natal

6,098

schools

2,344 areas · 12 districts

Eastern Cape

5,281

schools

807 areas · 12 districts

Limpopo

3,854

schools

1,424 areas · 10 districts

Gauteng

526 areas

3,365

schools

Western Cape

616 areas

1,935

schools

Mpumalanga

297 areas

1,775

schools

North West

736 areas

1,601

schools

Free State

412 areas

1,017

schools

Northern Cape

110 areas

601

schools

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Popular areas

Lusikisiki

186 schools · Eastern Cape

96 Primary 29 Secondary 61 Combined

Umtata

166 schools · Eastern Cape

121 Primary 28 Secondary 17 Combined

Botshabelo

48 schools · Free State

31 Primary 12 Secondary 5 Combined

Phuthaditjhaba

34 schools · Free State

18 Primary 11 Secondary 4 Combined

Johannesburg

324 schools · Gauteng

164 Primary 71 Secondary 86 Combined

Pretoria

261 schools · Gauteng

140 Primary 67 Secondary 54 Combined

Zululand

229 schools · KwaZulu-Natal

155 Primary 57 Secondary 16 Combined

Uthukela

160 schools · KwaZulu-Natal

105 Primary 41 Secondary 14 Combined

Polokwane

216 schools · Limpopo

133 Primary 69 Secondary 9 Combined

Giyani

142 schools · Limpopo

83 Primary 54 Secondary 4 Combined

Bushbuckridge

74 schools · Mpumalanga

48 Primary 24 Secondary 2 Combined

Kwamhlanga

62 schools · Mpumalanga

33 Primary 18 Secondary 11 Combined

Rustenburg

41 schools · North West

22 Primary 13 Secondary 1 Combined

Bojanala

39 schools · North West

15 Primary 15 Secondary 9 Combined

Kuruman

141 schools · Northern Cape

84 Primary 28 Secondary 28 Combined

Kimberley

79 schools · Northern Cape

44 Primary 22 Secondary 5 Combined

Worcester

34 schools · Western Cape

24 Primary 6 Secondary 2 Combined

Philippi

27 schools · Western Cape

18 Primary 8 Secondary 1 Combined

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