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Clifton Preparatory School

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Primary · Independent · EMIS 500117364

Ndwedwe Rural, Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal

355 learners 13:1 learners per educator

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Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Clifton Preparatory School?

Clifton Preparatory School is an independent primary school in Ndwedwe Rural, within the Umgungundlovu education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 355 enrolled learners and 27 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.

The school falls within the Umngeni local municipality. Among 114 Independent Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Loteni Road, Ndwedwe Rural, Ndwedwe, 4342, and can be reached on 033 263 6720.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

School fees at Clifton Preparatory School

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007Data not available
2008314
2009Data not available
2010311
2011Data not available
2012291
2013290
2016269
2018Data not available
2019Data not available
2020Data not available
2021Data not available
2022Data not available
2023Data not available
2025355

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Clifton Preparatory School?

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 62% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Loteni Road, Ndwedwe Rural, Ndwedwe, 4342EMIS
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Pietermaritzburg59.8 km · 43 min

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What other schools are near Clifton Preparatory School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity: these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Nottingham Road Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

259 learners 11 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Umgungundlovu · 1.5km away
Shea O Connor Combined School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

659 learners 24 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools

Nottingham Road · 2.6km away
Asithuthuke Combined School

Combined · Public · Quintile 3

255 learners 13 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Zenzane Village · 5.7km away
Sibonokuhle Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 2

96 learners 8 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Rosetta · 6.7km away
Silindele Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

14 learners 3 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools

Nottingham Road · 7.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.

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.

Treverton Preparatory

Primary · Independent

143 learners 17 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Mooi River
Thembelihle Primary School

Primary · Independent

490 learners 22 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

Umgungundlovu
Mount Carmel Christian Senior Primary School

Primary · Independent

74 learners 5 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Umgungundlovu

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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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