What type of school is Blackheath Primary School?

Blackheath 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?

Blackheath Primary School has 1,362 enrolled learners and 38 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 36:1.

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 Blackheath Primary School located?

Blackheath Primary School is in Austinville, METRO EAST district, Western Cape. Address: 19 SCHOOL STREET GAYLEE BLACKHEATH 7580.

Blackheath 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: 107321796

Austinville, METRO EAST, Western Cape

1,362

Learners

36:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Blackheath Primary School?

Blackheath Primary School is a public primary school in Austinville, within the METRO EAST education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,362 enrolled learners and 38 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 36:1. 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 1,362 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Blackheath 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 6%

(Q5 Primary schools in Western Cape)

What other schools are near Blackheath Primary School?

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

Dennemere Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,196 learners 36 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 19%

Dennemere · 0.5km away

Blackheath Sekondêr

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,011 learners 33 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Dennemere · 0.7km away

R.R. Franks Primêre Skool

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,045 learners 34 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 75%

Kleinvlei Town · 1.3km away

Melton Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,097 learners 32 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Kleinvlei Town · 1.6km away

Kleinvlei Sekondêr

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,160 learners 33 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Kleinvlei Town · 1.6km away

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19 SCHOOL STREET GAYLEE BLACKHEATH 7580

0219052200

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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.