10 Top Performing Private Schools in South Africa

Private schools are schools that are not publicly funded. This means that these schools do not receive any funds from the government. The funds are private.

Here are the top 10 best-performing private schools in South Africa:

  1. St Mary’s DSG 
  2. Roedean School for Girls
  3. Diocesan School for Girls
  4. St Cyprian’s 
  5. St Mary’s Waverly 
  6. Bishops
  7. Somerset College
  8. The Wykeham Collegiate 
  9. St John’s College
  10. Michaelhouse

Which Are The Most Expensive Private Schools In South Africa?

The following is a list of the most expensive day schools in South Africa in 2022 and their fees per year:

  • Kearsney College – R 209 000
  • St John’s College – R 179 000
  • Roedean School – R 176 204
  • Bishops Diocesan College – R 170 520
  • Clifton College – R 167 798
  • Crawford College Sandton –  R 164 470
  • St Alban’s College – R 163 650
  • St Mary’s School – R 163 550
  • Reddam Waterfall / Helderfontein – R 162 495
  • St Stithians College – R 162 110

What Are The Top 10 Best Schools In South Africa?

The top 10 best schools in South Africa regardless of whether they are private or public are the following:

  1. Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool 
  2. Star College Cape Town
  3. Al-Falaah College 
  4. Inkamana School, Vryheld 
  5. Holy Family College 
  6. Sama High
  7. Colleglate Girls High 
  8. Westville Girls High 
  9. Inanda Seminary School 
  10. Hoërskool Linden

Who Got 10 Distinctions?

The 2022 Matric results saw 18-year-old Jade Harrison achieving 10 distinctions. Her average mark was 88.3%. Jade got distinctions in the following subjects: 

  1. Afrikaans
  2. English
  3. Life Orientation
  4. Life Sciences
  5. Mathematics
  6. Physical Sciences
  7. Visual Arts
  8. Advanced Programme English
  9. Advanced Programme Mathematics

Who Are The Top Matric Schools In South Africa?

Here are the top Matric Schools in South Africa in 2021:

SCHOOLNO. OF DISTINCTIONS
 109876
SAHETI School27
Redhill School2555
Southdowns College High school6
Crawford International School – Pretoria1379
Crawford International School – Lonehill 9
Crawford International School – North Coast13
Trinity House High School28
Glenwood house College 4
Elkanah House23
Tyger Valley College High School2
Brainline 2
St Andrews College1

Which Province Had The Highest Pass Rate In South Africa 2021?

The Free State had the highest pass rate in the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results in 2021. The pass rate of the Free State was 85.7%. This is an improvement of 0.6% from the 20202 results. Here is the full list of the provincial performances:

 

PROVINCE

PASS RATE (%)

-/+ (% 2021)

1.

Free State

85.7

+0.6

2.

Gauteng 

82.8

-1.0

3.

Western Cape

81.2

+1.3

4.

North West

78.2

+2.0

5.

Kwazulu-Natal 

76.8

-0.8

6.

Mpumalanga

73.6

-0.1

7.

Eastern Cape

73.0

+4.9

8.

Northern Cape

71.4

+5.4

9.

Limpopo

66.7

-1.5

How Many Private Schools Are There In South Africa?

There are about 1 600 private schools in South Africa. The majority of these schools are in Gauteng and Western Cape provinces. In addition to these private schools, there are about 26 000 public schools in South Africa. 

Which Province Has Most Schools In South Africa?

The Province of KwaZulu-Natal has the most schools in South Africa. The table below shows the number of schools in each South African province according to Statista:

 PROVINCENUMBER OF SCHOOLS
1.KwaZulu-Natal6 022

2.

Eastern Cape5 341

3.

Limpopo 3 855

 4.

Gauteng 2 941

 5.

Mpumalanga 1 785

6.

Western Cape1 755

7.

North West1 539

8.

Free State1 071

9.

Northern Cape585

Which Is The Most Expensive School In South Africa?

The most expensive private school is Hilton College. Here are the other most expensive private schools in South Africa. 

  • Hilton College
  • Rodean School for Girls
  • St John’s College
  • Kearsney College
  • Michael House
  • St Andrew’s College

Which School Was The Top Achiever In Each Province In 2021?

Here are the best achieving schools in each province in 2021 ranked by the number of students that passed:

PROVINCE

SCHOOL

NO. OF PASSES

KwaZulu-Natal

Phumanyowa High

350

Gauteng Province

Hoërskool Waterkloof

316

Western Cape

Bellville High School

201

Free State

Eunice Secondary School

163

Eastern Cape

Ulwazi High School

161

North West

Wesvalia High School

136

Northern Cape

Hoërskool Hopetown

14

Mpumalanga

Highveld Muslim Combine

7

What Are The Top 10 Schools In The World?

Here are the best schools in the world based on academic reputation, graduation rate, and school rankings among others: 

  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Stanford University
  • University of California
  • The University of Oxford 
  • Columbia University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • University of Washington
  • The University of Cambridge 
  • Johns Hopkins University

Which Is The Oldest School In South Africa?

Below is a list of the oldest schools in South Africa:

SCHOOL

LOCATION 

YEAR ESTABLISHED

LR Schmidt Morawiese Primêre Skool

Genadendal, Western Cape

1738

Bontebok Primêre Skool 

Swellendam, Western Cape

1751

Wagenmakersvallei Primêre Skool

Wellington, Western Cape

1796

Mamre Morawiese Primêre Skool

Mamre, Western Cape

1808

Outeniqua Hoër – en Laerskool

George, Western Cape

1812

Pacaltsdorp Primêre Skool

Pacaltsdorp, Western Cape

1813

Swellendam Hoër – en Laerskool

Swellendam, Western Cape

1814

Simon’s Town School

Cape Town, Western Cape

1815

Bathurst Primary School

Bathurst, Eastern Cape

1820

Sentraal Hoërskool

Beaufort West, Western Cape

1821

Muir College

Uitenhage, Eastern Cape

1822

Paul Roos Gimnasium

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

1822

Overberg Hoër – en Laerskool

Caledon, Western Cape

1822

Wynberg Boys’ High & Junior

Wynberg, Western Cape

1822

Elim Moraviese Primêre Skool

Elim, Western Cape

1824

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Which Country Has The Best Education System?

The country with the best education system is the United States of America. Here are the rankings of the countries with the best education systems in the world:

  1. The United States
  2. The United Kingdom
  3. Germany
  4. Canada
  5. France
  6. Switzerland
  7. Japan
  8. Australia
  9. Sweden
  10. The Netherlands

Which Country Has The Toughest Education?

Korean have the toughest education system. Here are other countries that have the toughest education systems:

  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • Hong Kong
  • Finland

Which Country In Africa Has The Best Education?

The following countries are ranked as having the best education system in Africa: 

  1. Seychelles
  2. South Africa
  3. Mauritius
  4. Tunisia 
  5. Kenya
  6. Algeria
  7. Ghana
  8. Egypt
  9. Namibia
  10. Libya

Which Country Has No Private School?

Finland has no private schools. All schools in Finland are public-funded. This is because they regard privatisation of education as creating competition instead of cooperation among schools.

Author: Collin Wilbesi
Editor: Sive Ncanywa
Date: August 04 , 2022