Provincial Department of Education websites - Search for schools

Search these Provincial Education Department websites for public and private schools in South Africa.

Eastern Cape Education Department            http://www.ecdoe.gov.za/schools/
Kwazulu Natal  Education Department         http://www.kzneducation.gov.za/
Gauteng   Education Department                  http://www.education.gpg.gov.za/
Mpumalanga Education Department              http://www.mpumalanga.gov.za/education/
Western Cape Education Department            http://wcedemis.wcape.gov.za/wced/findaschool.html
Northern Cape Education Department          http://premier.ncpg.gov.za/DoE/
North West Province Education Department http://www.nwpg.gov.za/education/Find_School/index.htm 
Limpopo Province Education  Department    http://www.edu.limpopo.gov.za/viewSchools.aspx
Free State Education Department                 http://www.fsdoe.fs.gov.za/SchoolFinder/Schoolfinder.aspx
Department of Basic Education SA               http://www.education.gov.za/ 


Provincial Education Department Contact Details

Eastern Cape	Steve Vukile Tshwete Education Complex, Zone 6, Zwelitsha
	Tel. 040 608 4200 | Web. www.ecdoe.gov.za
Free State	55 Elizabeth Street, FS Provincial Government Building, Bloemfontein
	Tel. 051 404 8000 | Web. www.fsdoe.fs.gov.za
Gauteng	111 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg
	Tel. 011 355 0000 | Web. www.education.gpg.gov.za
KwaZulu-Natal	247 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg
	Tel. 033 846 5000 | Web. www.kzneducation.gov.za
Limpopo	Corner 113 Biccard & 24 Excelsior Street, Polokwane
	Tel. 015 290 7611 | Web. www.edu.limpopo.gov.za
Mpumalanga	Building No. 5, Government Boulevard, Riverside Park, Nelspruit
	Tel. 013 766 5000 | Web. www.mpumalanga.gov.za/education
North West	2nd Floor Executive Block, Garona Building, Mmabatho
	Tel. 018 387 3312 | Web. www.nwpg.gov.za/education
Northern Cape	09 Hayston Road, Harrison Park,
	Tel. 053 830 1600 | Web. http://premier.ncpg.gov.za/DoE/
Western Cape	Grand Central Towers, Cnr Darling and Lower Plein Streets, Cape Town
	Tel. 021 467 2000 | Web. http://wced.wcape.gov.za

Public and Private Schools in South Africa

Education in South Africa

South Africa has 12.3-million learners, some 386 600 teachers and 26 292 schools, including 1 098 registered independent or private schools. Of all schools, roughly 6 000 are high schools (grade 7 to grade 12) and the rest primary (grade 0 to grade 6).
In government-funded public schools, the average ratio of scholars (known as "learners" in terms of the country's outcomes-based education system) to teachers ("educators") is 32.6 to one, while private schools generally have one teacher for every 17.5 scholars.

The national Department of Education is responsible for education across the country as a whole, while each of the nine provinces has its own education department.

The central government provides a national framework for school policy, but administrative responsibility lies with the provinces. Power is further devolved to grassroots level via elected school governing bodies, which have a significant say in the running of their schools.