What type of school is Big Bay Academy?

Big Bay Academy is classified as a combined independent school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How much are the fees?

Big Bay Academy is an independent school that sets its own fees. Contact the school directly for current fee information.

How many learners attend this school?

Big Bay Academy has 87 enrolled learners and 11 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 8:1.

Where is Big Bay Academy located?

Big Bay Academy is in Parklands, METRO NORTH district, Western Cape. Address: 122 HUMEWOOD DRIVE PARKLANDS 7441.

Big Bay Academy

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 100000411

Parklands, METRO NORTH, Western Cape

Learners

8:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Big Bay Academy?

Big Bay Academy is an independent combined school in Parklands, within the METRO NORTH education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 87 enrolled learners and 11 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 8:1. 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 87 enrolled learners.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Big Bay Academy?

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 71%

(Independent Combined 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 Big Bay Academy?

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

Amathemba School

PrimaryIndependent

32 learners 4 educators 8:1

Lower L:E ratio than 76%

Parklands · 0.5km away

Blouberg International Academy

CombinedIndependent

536 learners 42 educators 13:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Parklands · 0.5km away

Generation School

CombinedIndependent

594 learners 51 educators 12:1

Lower L:E ratio than 37%

Sunningdale · 0.8km away

Elkanah House

CombinedIndependent

1,216 learners 95 educators 13:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Sunningdale · 0.8km away

Sunningdale Private School

CombinedIndependent

97 learners 17 educators 6:1

Lower L:E ratio than 90%

Sunningdale · 0.8km away

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122 HUMEWOOD DRIVE PARKLANDS 7441

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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.