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Otter's Creek Junior School

PrimaryIndependent EMIS: 100000689

Ottery, Metro South, Western Cape

100
Learners
13:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Otter's Creek Junior School?

Otter's Creek Junior School is an independent primary school in Ottery, within the Metro South education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 100 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

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

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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 100 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Otter's Creek Junior 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 48% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Western Cape)

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11 Serissa Street Ferness Estate 7780
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Wynberg4.2 km
Claremont5.2 km
Cape Town CBD13.1 km
Century City14.5 km
Bellville17.9 km
Tyger Valley20.8 km

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What other schools are near Otter's Creek Junior School?

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

Gateway High School
SecondaryPublicQ4
542 learners 18 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools

Ottery · 0.6km away
Ottery Jeugsorg En Onderwyssentrum
Special NeedsPublic
11 educators

Data not available

Ottery · 0.6km away
Lotus Sekondêr
SecondaryPublicQ5
363 learners 23 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Lotus River · 0.8km away
Parkwood Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
687 learners 23 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools

Lotus River · 0.9km away
Ferndale Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
645 learners 20 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

Ottery · 1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other primary schools in Western Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Otter's Creek Junior School.

Khanyisa School
PrimaryIndependent
43 learners 5 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools

Plumstead
The Academy for Learning
PrimaryIndependent
36 learners 7 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools

Diepriver
Bright Student Learning Centre - Fish H
PrimaryIndependent
8 educators

Data not available

Kommetjie

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.