What type of school is Al-Azhar High School?

Al-Azhar High School is classified as a secondary independent school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How much are the fees?

Al-Azhar High School is an independent school that sets its own fees. Contact the school directly for current fee information.

How many learners attend this school?

Al-Azhar High School has 496 enrolled learners and 31 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 16:1.

Where is Al-Azhar High School located?

Al-Azhar High School is in Athlone, METRO CENTRAL district, Western Cape. Address: CNR NEWTON AVENUE & BIRDWOOD ROAD 7764.

Al-Azhar High School

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 100000151

Athlone, METRO CENTRAL, Western Cape

496

Learners

16:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Al-Azhar High School?

Al-Azhar High School is an independent secondary school in Athlone, within the METRO CENTRAL education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 496 enrolled learners and 31 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 16:1. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Al-Azhar High School?

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 24%

(Independent Secondary schools in Western Cape)

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.

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What other schools are near Al-Azhar High School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

St. Raphael's Rc Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

671 learners 19 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Athlone · 0.3km away

Ned Doman High School

SecondaryPublicQ4

620 learners 20 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 72%

Athlone · 0.6km away

Garlandale Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

341 learners 13 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 48%

Athlone · 0.7km away

Alicedale Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

570 learners 18 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 26%

Athlone · 0.8km away

Garlandale Sekondêr

SecondaryPublicQ5

782 learners 26 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Athlone · 0.8km away

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CNR NEWTON AVENUE & BIRDWOOD ROAD 7764

0218795393

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.