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Mitchell's Plain School of Skills

SkillsPublic EMIS: 106008227

Rocklands, Metro South, Western Cape

588
Learners
18:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Mitchell's Plain School of Skills?

Mitchell's Plain School of Skills is a public skills school in Rocklands, within the Metro South education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 588 enrolled learners and 33 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1.

The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 23 School Of Skills schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 77% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at C/O Weltevreden & Cedars Ave Rocklands Mitchells Plain 7785, and can be reached on 021 392 1213.

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mitchell's Plain School of Skills?

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 23% of similar schools

(School Of Skills schools in Western Cape)

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C/O Weltevreden & Cedars Ave Rocklands Mitchells Plain 7785

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Wynberg16.6 km · 18 min
Claremont18.3 km · 20 min
Bellville25.7 km · 20 min

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What other schools are near Mitchell's Plain School of Skills?

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

Hillside Primary School (M/Plain)
PrimaryPublicQ4
806 learners 26 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools

Rocklands · 0.3km away
Cedar Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,512 learners 49 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools

Rocklands · 0.5km away
Ridgeville Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,072 learners 32 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools

Westridge · 0.7km away
Rocklands Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,190 learners 33 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Rocklands · 0.7km away
Wavecrest Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
942 learners 29 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools

Rocklands · 0.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public skills schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Mitchell's Plain School of Skills. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Cafda School of Skills
SkillsPublic
351 learners 19 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools

Retreat
Lathi-Tha School of Skills
SkillsPublic
457 learners 27 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Khayelitsha
Siviwe School of Skills
SkillsPublic
575 learners 31 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools

Guguletu

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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

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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