Beacon Ridge Primary School

Beacon Ridge Primary School is a public primary school in Montford, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umlazi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a primary school. In 2025 it had 562 learners and 19 educators, about 29.6 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (411 learners). It is a quintile 3 school, meaning it serves the middle 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees.

School facts

School type	Public primary school
Phase (DBE)	Primary School
Specialisation	Primary Subjects
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	562
Educators (2025)	19
Learners per educator	29.6 (province average 30.8)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500106671

Address and location

Street address	706 Road,chatsworth,ethekwini,4092
Postal address	P.O.Box 56607,chatsworth,4030
Town	Montford
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umlazi
Circuit	Karanja
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500077
Former department	House of Delegates(HOD)

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Admissions

Applications for Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 at public schools in KwaZulu-Natal open the year before your child starts school. Contact the school for its application form and dates. Read our guide on applying for Grade 1 and Grade 8.