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Hirsch Lyons Boys School

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 700400905

Johannesburg, Johannesburg East, Gauteng

41
Learners
3:1
Learners per educator
N/A
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Hirsch Lyons Boys School?

Hirsch Lyons Boys School is an independent secondary school in Johannesburg, within the Johannesburg East education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a small school with 41 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 3:1.

The school falls within the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 95 Independent Secondary schools in Gauteng, it has fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 32 Aida Avenue, Cyrildene, Johannesburg, and can be reached on 011 615 6031.

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

What You Should Know

Independent school

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

Small school

This school has 41 enrolled learners.

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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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Hirsch Lyons Boys 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 96% of similar schools

(Independent Secondary schools in Gauteng)

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32 Aida Avenue, Cyrildene, Johannesburg

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Johannesburg CBD7.1 km · 9 min
Rosebank8.7 km · 12 min
Sandton13.2 km · 16 min

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Location

What other schools are near Hirsch Lyons Boys School?

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

Cyrildene Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
816 learners 26 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 27% of similar schools

Cyrildene · 0.7km away
Athlone Girls' High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,012 learners 38 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 31% of similar schools

Obervatory Extention · 0.9km away
Queens High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,261 learners 66 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Johannesburg · 1km away
Observatory East Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
570 learners 21 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Observatory Ext · 1.3km away
Eastgate Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
774 learners 26 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Johannesburg · 1.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent secondary schools in Gauteng.

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.

King David School-Linksfield
SecondaryIndependent
708 learners 77 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Linksfield
Reddam House Private School
SecondaryIndependent
674 learners 49 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools

Kensington
Hirsch Lyons Girls School
SecondaryIndependent
59 learners 17 educators 4:1

Fewer learners per educator than 95% 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). 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.

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