Mount Pleasant Primêre Skool

Mount Pleasant Primêre Skool is a public primary school in Mount Pleasant, Hermanus, Western Cape, in the Overberg education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a primary school. In 2025 it had 1 092 learners and 35 educators, about 31.2 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public primary schools in Western Cape (729 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-poorest 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget.

School facts

School type	Public primary school
Phase (DBE)	Primary School
Specialisation	Primary Subjects
Sector	Public
Quintile	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	1 092
Educators (2025)	35
Learners per educator	31.2 (province average 30.9)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	115330175

Address and location

Street address	Dahlia Straat Mount Pleasant Hermanus 7200
Postal address	Posbus 94 Hermanus Unknown 7200
Suburb / area	Mount Pleasant
Town	Hermanus
Province	Western Cape
Education district	Overberg
Circuit	2
Municipality	Overstrand
Ward	10302004
Former department	House of Representatives(HOR)

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Admissions

Applications for Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 at public schools in Western Cape open the year before your child starts school. In the Western Cape, apply through the Western Cape Education Department online admissions system. Read our guide on applying for Grade 1 and Grade 8.