Schools in Northern Cape
Browse 601 schools across 5 education districts.
601
Schools
5
Districts
314,185
Learners
24:1
Avg L:E Ratio
Northern Cape has 601 registered schools organised across 5 education districts serving approximately 314,185 learners. The average learner-to-educator ratio across the province is 24:1. Quintile, sector, and phase data are shown as context — none of these measure school quality.
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
Which education districts make up Northern Cape?
JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE (JTG)
372 schools 14 areas 26:1 ratio
220 Primary 72 Secondary 79 Combined 1 Special Needs
341 public 31 independent
PIXLEY KA SEME (PXL)
67 schools 26 areas 26:1 ratio
34 Primary 14 Secondary 19 Combined
62 public 5 independent
NAMAKWA (NMK)
60 schools 32 areas 21:1 ratio
35 Primary 17 Secondary 7 Combined 1 Special Needs
55 public 5 independent
FRANCES BAARD (FB)
52 schools 13 areas 23:1 ratio
20 Primary 11 Secondary 13 Combined 8 Special Needs
48 public 4 independent
ZF MGCAWU (ZFM)
50 schools 16 areas 24:1 ratio
26 Primary 8 Secondary 15 Combined 1 Special Needs
45 public 5 independent
School Infrastructure Data
Infrastructure data (libraries, computer centres, laboratories, sports facilities) is not yet available for Northern Cape. We are working on expanding infrastructure coverage to all provinces.
School data sourced from the Department of Basic Education (EMIS). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province group. Learn about our methodology