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Forest Town School

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PrimaryPublicCerebral Palsy School EMIS: 700130377

Provides specialist education for learners with cerebral palsy.

Johannesburg, Johannesburg East, Gauteng

381 learners 9:1 ratio

At a glance

Type
Public primary
Fees
Fee-paying

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

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Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2027 closed on 4 September 2026. Late applications: Gauteng admissions portal · Provincial default, check the school · How admissions work

What kind of school is Forest Town School?

Forest Town School is a public primary school in Johannesburg, within the Johannesburg East education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 381 enrolled learners and 41 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.

The school falls within the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 61 Primary schools in Gauteng, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 1 New Forest Road, Forest Town, Johannesburg, and can be reached on 011 646 0131.

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 Forest Town 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 60% of similar schools

(Primary schools in Gauteng)

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Contact

1 New Forest Road, Forest Town, JohannesburgEMIS
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Rosebank3.8 km · 5 min
Johannesburg CBD5.9 km · 8 min
Sandton8.9 km · 11 min

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What other schools are near Forest Town School?

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

Grantley College
SecondaryIndependent
16 educators

Data not available

Parktown · 0.5km away
Holy Family College
CombinedIndependent
590 learners 51 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Parktown · 0.8km away
Japari School
PrimaryIndependent
79 learners 12 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Parkview · 0.8km away
Hope School-Skool
CombinedPublic
161 learners 30 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools

Westcliff · 0.9km away
Roedean School (SA)
CombinedIndependent
777 learners 128 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools

Parktown · 1.1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in Gauteng with no quintile on record.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Forest Town School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Johannesburg School for Autism
PrimaryPublic
354 learners 48 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools

Johannesburg
Doug Whitehead School
PrimaryPublic
230 learners 23 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Kensington
Nokuthula School
PrimaryPublic
645 learners 65 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Johannesburg

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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