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St Katharine's Preparatory School

School-confirmed · 16 Sep 2026

Primary · Independent · EMIS 700131565

Parktown, Johannesburg North, Gauteng

205 learners 10:1 learners per educator

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Independent, sets own fees

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

What kind of school is St Katharine's Preparatory School?

St Katharine's Preparatory School is an independent primary school in Parktown, within the Johannesburg North education district of Gauteng. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 205 enrolled learners and 20 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 10:1.

The school falls within the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality. Among 314 Independent 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 43 Escombe Avenue, Parktown, Johannesburg, and can be reached on 011 726 6610.

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

School fees at St Katharine's Preparatory School

St Katharine's Preparatory School is an independent school and sets its own fees.

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007206
2008203
2009201
2010200
2011204
2012203
2013204
2016227
2018222
2019220
2020222
2021210
2022201
2023162
2025205

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Katharine's Preparatory 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 68% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Gauteng)

Contact

43 Escombe Avenue, ParktownSchool

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Rosebank4.9 km · 7 min
Johannesburg CBD7.2 km · 7 min
Sandton10 km · 12 min

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What other schools are near St Katharine's Preparatory School?

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

The Ridge Preparatory School

Primary · Independent

469 learners 58 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Westcliff · 0.6km away
The Key School

Combined · Independent · Special needs school

20 learners 6 educators 3:1

Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools

Parktown · 0.6km away
Hope School-Skool

Combined · Public · Special needs school

161 learners 30 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools

Westcliff · 0.8km away
Deutsche Schule Johannesburg

Combined · Independent

845 learners 72 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools

Parktown · 0.9km away
Mcauley House School

Combined · Independent

734 learners 45 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

Parktown West · 0.9km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary 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.

The Ridge Preparatory School

Primary · Independent

469 learners 58 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Westcliff
Japari School

Primary · Independent · Special needs school

79 learners 12 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Parkview
Laerskool Jan Celliers

Primary · Independent

516 learners 50 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Parkview

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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). 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 details on this page (each marked “Provided by the school”) were supplied by the school and are not independently verified by SchoolSeek. The official statistics above (learner and educator numbers, quintile, learner-educator ratio, and matric results) are unchanged and come from DBE EMIS Q3 2025 and NSC School Performance Report 2025.

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