What type of school is Ridgefield Academy?

Ridgefield 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?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Ridgefield Academy has 196 enrolled learners and 21 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 9:1.

Where is Ridgefield Academy located?

Ridgefield Academy is in Noordhoek, MOTHEO district, Free State. Address: WILCOCKS, Noordhoek, Noordhoek, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9301.

Ridgefield Academy

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 445802259

Noordhoek, MOTHEO, Free State

196

Learners

9:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Ridgefield Academy?

Ridgefield Academy is an independent combined school in Noordhoek, within the MOTHEO education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a small school with 196 enrolled learners and 21 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1. 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

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 196 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 Ridgefield 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 68%

(Independent Combined schools in Free State)

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 Ridgefield Academy?

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

Kruitberg P/S

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,460 learners 55 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Navalsig · 0.2km away

Bloemfontein S/S

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,105 learners 46 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Bayswater · 0.7km away

Accelerated Christian College Ii/S

IntermediateIndependent

180 learners 14 educators 13:1

Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison

Estoire · 0.9km away

Accelerated Christian College Si/S

SecondaryIndependent

198 learners 9 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 22%

Estoire · 0.9km away

Bloemfontein P/S

PrimaryPublicQ4

799 learners 33 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Bayswater · 1.1km away

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WILCOCKS, Noordhoek, Noordhoek, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9301

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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.