Primary schools in South Africa

There are 16 202 primary schools in South Africa. Primary schools teach Grade R (or Grade 1) to Grade 7. Intermediate schools, which run Grade 4 to 9 in some provinces, are included.

Primary schools by province

• Eastern Cape3 631 schools
• Free State610 schools
• Gauteng1 887 schools
• KwaZulu-Natal3 908 schools
• Limpopo2 412 schools
• Mpumalanga1 041 schools
• North West1 047 schools
• Northern Cape433 schools
• Western Cape1 233 schools

Towns with the most primary schools

• Cape Town 660
• Johannesburg 591
• Polokwane 403
• Pretoria 402
• Mthatha 193
• East London 170
• Mount Frere 162
• Gqeberha 152
• Idutywa 151
• King Williams Town 141
• Burgersfort 132
• Qumbu 111
• Kuruman 111
• Cofimvaba 107
• Engcobo 104
• Matatiele 103
• Butterworth 96
• Willowvale 90
• Giyani 90
• Makhado 90
• Bizana 88
• Queenstown 88
• Rustenburg 88
• Bloemfontein 82
• Germiston 82
• Nqamakwe 79
• Lusikisiki 78
• Flagstaff 77
• Vanderbijlpark 77
• Mqanduli 76