What type of school is Better Beginnings College?

Better Beginnings College is classified as a intermediate independent school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How much are the fees?

Better Beginnings College is an independent school that sets its own fees. Contact the school directly for current fee information.

How many learners attend this school?

Better Beginnings College has 156 enrolled learners and 9 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 17:1.

Where is Better Beginnings College located?

Better Beginnings College is in Malmesbury, WEST COAST district, Western Cape. Address: PG NELSON STREET 7299.

Better Beginnings College

IntermediateIndependent EMIS: 100000662

Malmesbury, WEST COAST, Western Cape

156

Learners

17:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Better Beginnings College?

Better Beginnings College is an independent intermediate school in Malmesbury, within the WEST COAST education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 156 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 17:1. 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.

Small school

This school has 156 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Better Beginnings College?

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 26%

(Independent Intermediate 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 Better Beginnings College?

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

Swartland Laerskool

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,146 learners 44 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 49%

Malmesbury · 0.8km away

Swartland Hoërskool

SecondaryPublicQ5

782 learners 36 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 63%

Malmesbury · 0.9km away

Christelike Privaatskool Malmesbury

PrimaryIndependent

233 learners 17 educators 14:1

Lower L:E ratio than 41%

Malmesbury · 1.2km away

Liebenberg Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,897 learners 53 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 20%

Wesbank · 1.4km away

Schoonspruit Sekondêr

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,374 learners 49 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 87%

Wesbank · 1.5km away

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PG NELSON STREET 7299

0662069307

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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.