What type of school is Berea Primary School?

Berea Primary School is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Berea Primary School has 1,403 enrolled learners and 37 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 38:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Berea Primary School located?

Berea Primary School is in Hillbrow, JOHANNESBURG EAST district, Gauteng. Address: 1, CNR BRUCE AND BEATRICE, BEREA, HILLBROW, JOHANNESBURG.

Berea Primary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 700130492

Hillbrow, JOHANNESBURG EAST, Gauteng

1,403

Learners

38:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Berea Primary School?

Berea Primary School is a public primary school in Hillbrow, within the JOHANNESBURG EAST education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,403 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 38:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

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

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Large school

This school has 1,403 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Berea Primary 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 4%

(Q5 Primary schools in Gauteng)

What other schools are near Berea Primary School?

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

Barnato Park High School

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,334 learners 46 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 21%

Johannesburg · 0.1km away

Johannesburg Girls' Preparatory School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,053 learners 39 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 58%

Johannesburg · 0.2km away

Thembekile Primary School

PrimaryIndependent

271 learners 9 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Hillbrow · 0.4km away

Duzek Christian School

CombinedIndependent

128 learners 11 educators 12:1

Lower L:E ratio than 61%

Hillbrow · 0.4km away

New Lesedi Primary School

PrimaryIndependent

385 learners 7 educators 55:1

Lower L:E ratio than 1%

Johannesburg · 0.4km away

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1, CNR BRUCE AND BEATRICE, BEREA, HILLBROW, JOHANNESBURG

0116420413

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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.