Riviersonderend Hoërskool

Riviersonderend Hoërskool is a public combined school in Riviersonderend Sp, Riviersonderend, Western Cape, in the Overberg education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 611 learners and 21 educators, about 29.1 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as the average for public combined schools in Western Cape (754 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. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget. In the 2025 matric exams, 91.2% of its 34 candidates passed (Western Cape average: 88.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

91.2% of the school's 34 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the Western Cape average of 88.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Western Cape
2023	40	24	60.0%	81.5%
2024	41	37	90.2%	86.6%
2025	34	31	91.2%	88.2%

Source: Department of Basic Education, 2025 NSC School Performance Report. Pass rate = candidates who achieved the NSC ÷ candidates who wrote. It doesn't show bachelor passes, distinctions or learners who left before Grade 12.

School facts

School type	Public combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	611
Educators (2025)	21
Learners per educator	29.1 (province average 27)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	114312243
Exam centre number	1008842

Address and location

Street address	Voortrekkerweg 22 Riviersonderend 7250
Postal address	Posbus 9 Riviersonderend Unknown 7250
Suburb / area	Riviersonderend Sp
Town	Riviersonderend
Province	Western Cape
Education district	Overberg
Circuit	3
Municipality	Theewaterskloof
Ward	10301001
Former department	Cape Education Department(CED)

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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.