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Schools in Paarl

Cape Winelands, Western Cape

18 schools · 11 primary · 3 secondary · 24:1 ratio

What to know about schools in Paarl

18 schools: 11 primary, 3 secondary and 4 combined or other.

12 are no-fee public schools, 2 are fee-charging public schools and 4 are independent. Most public schools are quintile 1.

2 of 18 have confirmed their details with SchoolSeek.

Primary (11)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
PrimaryPublicQ1
176 learners · 7 educators · 25:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
215 learners · 9 educators · 24:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
704 learners · 19 educators · 37:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
771 learners · 25 educators · 31:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
614 learners · 20 educators · 31:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
247 learners · 7 educators · 35:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
181 learners · 8 educators · 23:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
749 learners · 23 educators · 33:1
PrimaryPublicQ5
126 learners · 9 educators · 14:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
296 learners · 9 educators · 33:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
351 learners · 12 educators · 29:1

Secondary (3)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
SecondaryPublicQ5
395 learners · 24 educators · 17:1
SecondaryIndependent
55 learners · 3 educators · 18:1
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,785 learners · 51 educators · 35:1

Combined (3)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
CombinedIndependent
88 learners · 9 educators · 10:1
CombinedIndependent
27 learners · 3 educators · 9:1
CombinedIndependent
149 learners · 20 educators · 8:1

Intermediate (1)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
IntermediatePublicQ1
276 learners · 11 educators · 25:1

About Paarl

Paarl falls within the Cape Winelands education district of the Western Cape. It has 18 registered schools, including 11 primary and 3 secondary. The average learner-to-educator ratio across the area is 24:1. There are 14 public schools and 4 independent schools in the area.

Schools range across quintile 1–5.

School data sourced from the Department of Basic Education (EMIS). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province group. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology