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Hope and Light Community Welfare (Npc)

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 100000128

Fernwood, METRO EAST, Western Cape

404
Learners
18:1
L:E Ratio
Q4
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hope and Light Community Welfare (Npc)?

Hope and Light Community Welfare (Npc) is an independent combined school in Fernwood, within the METRO EAST education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 404 enrolled learners and 23 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1. 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.

Combined school

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Hope and Light Community Welfare (Npc)?

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 11%

(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 Hope and Light Community Welfare (Npc)?

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

Nomzamo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,326 learners 31 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Nomzamo · 0.7km away
Nomzamo High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,248 learners 37 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Nomzamo · 0.7km away
Generation Schools Somerset West
CombinedIndependent
307 learners 31 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Onverwacht Village · 0.8km away
Lwandle High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
908 learners 32 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Strand · 0.8km away
Masifunde Primary School
PrimaryPublic
221 learners 10 educators 22:1
Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison
Strand · 0.9km away

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20A ALPINE CRESCENT FERNWOOD SOMERSET WEST 7130
0212051783
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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.