The Rock Academy
Combined · Independent · EMIS 100000446
Sunnydale, Metro South, Western Cape
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- 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 The Rock Academy say about itself?
The heart of The Rock Academy is to honour God through education. We teach our students that as followers of Christ it is our responsibility to live as “salt and light” in this world by reaching out and making a difference in the lives of others. Our students from Grade 1 to 7 are encouraged to discover and develop their God given talents through a balanced programme in Academics, the Arts, Technology and Physical education. In safe, small supportive groups, teachers and students work closely together building character, strong values, meaningful relationships and the confidence to go out into the world and make a significant difference.
- Affiliation
- Non-Denomination
- Founded
- 2001
- Grades offered
- Grade 1 – Grade 7
- Typical class size (as stated by the school)
- 12
- School hours
- 7:55-14:00
- Principal
- Mrs Oelofse
What kind of school is The Rock Academy?
The Rock Academy is an independent combined school in Sunnydale, within the Metro South education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 52 enrolled learners and 6 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 154 Independent Combined schools in Western Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at King of Kings Baptist Church Sunnydale Road Sunnydale 7975, and can be reached on 083 682 2618.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
School fees at The Rock Academy
The Rock Academy is an independent school and sets its own fees.
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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 | Data not available |
| 2008 | Data not available |
| 2009 | Data not available |
| 2010 | Data not available |
| 2011 | Data not available |
| 2012 | Data not available |
| 2013 | Data not available |
| 2016 | 86 |
| 2018 | 60 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 66 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2025 | 52 |
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 The Rock Academy?
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 65% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near The Rock Academy?
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Special Needs · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools
Secondary · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 2
Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent combined schools in Western Cape.
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Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 30% 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). 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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