What kind of school is Darling High School?
Darling High School is a public secondary school in Darling, within the West Coast education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 350 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1.
The school falls within the Swartland local municipality.
The school is at 10 Kalkoentjie Street 7345.
Language of instruction: Par: Afr/Eng
As recorded by the Western Cape Education Department. See Methodology.
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 Darling High 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 33% of similar schools
(Secondary schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Darling High School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public secondary schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Darling High School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 83% 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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