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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What other schools are near Mitchell's Plain School of Skills?
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Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools
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.
Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 9% 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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