What kind of school is Al-Hidaayah College?
Al-Hidaayah College is an independent intermediate school in Scottsdene, within the Metro East education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 205 enrolled learners and 11 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 19:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 24 Independent Intermediate schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 83% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at 51 Gow Street Watsonia Park Kraaifontein 7570, and can be reached on 061 948 3535.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
Matric Results
Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Al-Hidaayah College?
How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.
Fewer learners per educator than 17% of similar schools
(Independent Intermediate schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Al-Hidaayah College?
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Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent intermediate schools in Western Cape.
Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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