Schools in Western Cape
Browse 1 935 schools across 9 education districts.
1 935
Schools
9
Districts
0
Learners
25:1
Avg L:E Ratio
Education Districts
METRO CENTRAL
302 schools 60 areas 23:1 ratio
171 Primary 77 Secondary 41 Combined 13 Special Needs
221 public 81 independent
METRO NORTH
296 schools 127 areas 26:1 ratio
169 Primary 73 Secondary 41 Combined 13 Special Needs
227 public 69 independent
METRO SOUTH
255 schools 48 areas 28:1 ratio
151 Primary 60 Secondary 31 Combined 13 Special Needs
214 public 41 independent
CAPE WINELANDS
236 schools 84 areas 25:1 ratio
146 Primary 41 Secondary 42 Combined 7 Special Needs
202 public 34 independent
WEST COAST
236 schools 72 areas 26:1 ratio
149 Primary 39 Secondary 43 Combined 5 Special Needs
208 public 28 independent
EDEN AND CENTRAL KAR
232 schools 85 areas 25:1 ratio
135 Primary 42 Secondary 52 Combined 3 Special Needs
191 public 41 independent
METRO EAST
222 schools 97 areas 27:1 ratio
122 Primary 59 Secondary 33 Combined 8 Special Needs
169 public 53 independent
OVERBERG
129 schools 40 areas 23:1 ratio
85 Primary 17 Secondary 24 Combined 3 Special Needs
105 public 24 independent
EDEN AND CENTRAL KAROO
27 schools 3 areas 22:1 ratio
20 Primary 4 Secondary 3 Combined
19 public 8 independent
School Infrastructure Overview
NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Province-level data covering 1,457 ordinary operational public schools.
55%
Library
61%
Computer Centre
35%
Laboratory
75%
Sports
87%
Internet
100%
Electricity
Per-school infrastructure data is not yet publicly available. Learn about this data
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