Retreat, Metro South, Western Cape
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- Public skills
- Fees
- Fee-paying
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Cafda School of Skills?
Cafda School of Skills is a public skills school in Retreat, within the Metro South education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 351 enrolled learners and 19 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 19:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 23 School Of Skills schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 91% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at Peter Charles Street Retreat 7945, and can be reached on 021 712 9182.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Cafda School of Skills?
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 9% of similar schools
(School Of Skills schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Cafda School of Skills?
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Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public skills schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Cafda School of Skills. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 68% 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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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