Schools in Northern Cape
Browse 601 schools across 5 education districts.
601
Schools
5
Districts
314,185
Learners
25:1
Avg learners per educator
Northern Cape has 601 registered schools organised across 5 education districts serving approximately 314,185 learners. The average learner-to-educator ratio across the province is 25:1. Quintile, sector, and phase data are shown as context — none of these measure school quality.
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
Which education districts make up Northern Cape?
John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG)
184 schools 15 areas 26:1 ratio
109 Primary 34 Secondary 40 Combined 1 Special Needs
170 public 14 independent
Frances Baard (FB)
141 schools 15 areas 25:1 ratio
71 Primary 36 Secondary 26 Combined 8 Special Needs
125 public 16 independent
ZF Mgcawu (ZFM)
104 schools 18 areas 26:1 ratio
56 Primary 15 Secondary 32 Combined 1 Special Needs
98 public 6 independent
Pixley Ka Seme (PXL)
93 schools 29 areas 25:1 ratio
49 Primary 17 Secondary 27 Combined
85 public 8 independent
Namakwa (NMK)
79 schools 33 areas 21:1 ratio
50 Primary 20 Secondary 8 Combined 1 Special Needs
73 public 6 independent
School Infrastructure Data
Infrastructure data (libraries, computer centres, laboratories, sports facilities) is not yet available for Northern Cape. We are working on expanding infrastructure coverage to all provinces.
School data sourced from the Department of Basic Education (EMIS). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province group. Learn about our methodology