St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls
Combined · Independent · EMIS 700211086
Hillcrest, Tshwane South, Gauteng
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Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls?
St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls is an independent combined school in Hillcrest, within the Tshwane South education district of Gauteng. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 825 enrolled learners and 92 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.
The school falls within the City of Tshwane metropolitan municipality. Among 499 Independent Combined schools in Gauteng, it has fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at 182 Duxbury Road, Hillcrest, Pretoria, and can be reached on 012 366 0570.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
School fees at St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls
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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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaLearner numbers reported to the Department, by year
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| Year | Learners |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 858 |
| 2008 | 836 |
| 2009 | 853 |
| 2010 | 835 |
| 2011 | 847 |
| 2012 | 862 |
| 2013 | 872 |
| 2016 | 938 |
| 2018 | 824 |
| 2019 | 936 |
| 2020 | 933 |
| 2021 | 833 |
| 2022 | 761 |
| 2023 | Data not available |
| 2025 | 825 |
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 Mary's Diocesan School for Girls?
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 76% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in Gauteng)
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What other schools are near St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls?
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Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 69% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools
Primary · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent combined 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.
Combined · Independent
Among the lowest learner-educator ratios of 499 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). 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
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