At a glance
- Type
- Independent secondary
- Fees
- Independent, sets own fees
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What does Stanford Lake College say about itself?
Stanford Lake College is an independent, co-educational boarding school situated in the Magoebaskloof mountains of Limpopo. With a strong focus on academic excellence, outdoor education, sport, culture and personal development, SLC provides a close-knit environment where students are encouraged to challenge themselves, develop confidence and live out the values of Integrity, Courage, Commitment, Respect and Quality.
- Curriculum
- IEB
- Language of instruction
- English
- Founded
- 1998
- Grades offered
- Grade 8 – Grade 12
- Typical class size (as stated by the school)
- 22
- Principal
- Mr Pierre Jacobs
Subjects
Sports & extramurals
How do you apply to Stanford Lake College?
Admissions window: All Year
Follow the steps on our website
Confirm directly with the school before applying.
What does Stanford Lake College cost?
Upfront/annual payment discount: 10% · Sibling discount: 10%
Fees may change: always confirm with the school directly. Q1–Q3 public schools are no-fee schools by national policy.
Stanford Lake College, in their own words
What does your school do uniquely well?
We are an adventure based school focusing on holistic education developing leaders
What might families find surprising about your school?
How beautiful the location of the school is.
What kind of school is Stanford Lake College?
Stanford Lake College is an independent secondary school in Betweenhaenertsburg, within the Mopani West education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 248 enrolled learners and 32 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 8:1.
The school falls within the Greater Tzaneen local municipality. Among 27 Independent Secondary schools in Limpopo, it has fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at A22, Magoebaskloof, 0730, and can be reached on 015 276 6103.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
Still missing
- Exact fee amount (the school sets its own fees)
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 AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Stanford Lake College?
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 77% of similar schools
(Independent Secondary schools in Limpopo)
More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
Contact
Contact details updated by the school · not from EMIS.
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Location
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What other schools are near Stanford Lake College?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity: these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent secondary schools in Limpopo.
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.
Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 46% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
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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