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Creston College

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Combined · Independent · EMIS 500308025

Oslo Beach, Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

556 learners 14:1 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 Creston College?

Creston College is an independent combined school in Oslo Beach, within the Ugu education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 556 enrolled learners and 40 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 14:1.

The school falls within the Ray Nkonyeni local municipality. Among 103 Independent Combined 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 Hillcrescent Road, Hibiscus Coast, 4275, and can be reached on 087 106 8150.

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

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

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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
2007457
2008462
2009452
2010440
2011455
2012495
2013491
2016539
2018499
2019471
2020531
2021524
2022562
2023592
2025556

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 Creston 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 31% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Hillcrescent Road, Hibiscus Coast, 4275EMIS
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Amanzimtoti100.7 km · 59 min

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What other schools are near Creston College?

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

Suid-Natal Primere Skool

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

694 learners 31 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

Oslo Beach · 2.1km away
Marburg Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 5

1,294 learners 42 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools

Port Shepstone · 2.7km away
Marburg Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 4

1,066 learners 36 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools

Marburg · 3.2km away
Merlewood Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 3

1,241 learners 37 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools

N2 Main Harding Road · 3.4km away
Hoërskool Suid Natal

Combined · Public · Quintile 5

664 learners 36 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools

Ugu · 3.5km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent combined 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.

Southcity Christian Schools

Combined · Independent

365 learners 54 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools

Ugu
Port Shepstone Islamic School

Combined · Independent

353 learners 23 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

Albersville
South Coast Academy

Combined · Independent

364 learners 21 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools

Margate

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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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