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Creston College

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 500308025

Oslo Beach, Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

556
Learners
14:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Creston College?

Creston College is an independent combined school in Oslo Beach, within the Ugu education district of the 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. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

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

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

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)

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.

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Hillcrescent Road,Hibiscus Coast,4275
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Amanzimtoti91.2 km
Pinetown114 km
Westville115.3 km
Durban CBD116.4 km
Pietermaritzburg130.5 km
Umhlanga132.5 km

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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
PrimaryPublicQ5
694 learners 31 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

Oslo Beach · 2.1km away
Marburg Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,294 learners 42 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 7% of similar schools

Port Shepstone · 2.7km away
Marburg Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,066 learners 36 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools

Marburg · 3.2km away
Merlewood Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,241 learners 37 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

N2 Main Harding Road · 3.4km away
Hoërskool Suid Natal
CombinedPublicQ5
664 learners 36 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

Ugu · 3.5km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Creston College.

Southcity Christian Schools
CombinedIndependent
365 learners 54 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools

Ugu
Port Shepstone Islamic School
CombinedIndependent
353 learners 23 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

Albersville
South Coast Academy
CombinedIndependent
364 learners 21 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools

Margate

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.