🇿🇦 South Africa·43,394 schools

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Browse 43,394 schools across 4,466 cities in South Africa. 58% include enrolment data. Updated 4/22/2026.

CITY OF CAPE TOWN1.1kJOHANNESBURG1.0kCape Town806PRETORIA717POLOKWANE651Gqeberha302MTHATHA28999277
Country snapshot
Total schools
43,394
Cities covered
4,466
With enrolment data
25,293 (58%)
Average enrolment
544
Geo-located
43,124 (99%)
Region
Africa

School sector

Public29,463 (68%)
Private3,030 (7%)
Religious43 (0%)

School types

Ordinary school24,954 (58%)
School7,863 (18%)
Primary1,940 (4%)
Secondary950 (2%)
1596 (1%)

All top cities

CITY OF CAPE TOWN1,102JOHANNESBURG1,044Cape Town806PRETORIA717POLOKWANE651Gqeberha302MTHATHA28999277EAST LONDON261GQEBERHA245OUTSIDE A TOWN240BURGERSFORT211MOUNT FRERE199KING WILLIAMS TOWN195IDUTYWA182East London165MATATIELE160GIYANI158LUSIKISIKI157BIZANA153MAKHADO150BUTTERWORTH145BLOEMFONTEIN142KURUMAN141