Claremont

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 5 🏘️ Near: bishopscourt, kenilworth, lansdowne

Schools

15 schools

WCED · 2024

15 Total Schools

5,899 Total Learners

7 Public

8 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
LIVINGSTONE HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	763
ROSMEAD CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	738
GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	696
CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	546
BATAVIA SPESIALE SKOOL	other	public	—	512
CLAREMONT PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	269
GREENFIELD GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	231
HERSCHEL GIRLS SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	923
WESTERN PROVINCE PREPARATORY	primary	independent	—	388
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CAPE TOWN	combined	independent	—	386
ABBOTT'S COLLEGE RONDEBOSCH	secondary	independent	—	257
STONEFOUNTAIN COLLEGE - KENILWORTH	secondary	independent	—	74
INTERNATIONAL MAARIF SCHOOL	secondary	independent	—	45
GRASSROOTS PREPARATORY	primary	independent	—	41
MONTESSORI CONNECT-THE CHILDREN'S WORKS	primary	independent	—	30

Healthcare

4 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

CLAREMONT CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 3

LIFE CLAREMONT HOSPITAL
LIFE KINGSBURY HOSPITAL
MELOMED CLAREMONT

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

45 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

19,323

Population (2022)

20,652

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

2.27 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

100% Internet access

100% Formal dwelling

36.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

88.6% Has vehicle

81.1% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 89 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

11 Parks

9 With play equipment

7.2 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Wynberg (2.3 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Claremont Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

0 Murder

19 Aggravated robbery

31 Residential burglary

2 Carjacking

4 Rape

6 Assault GBH

11 Vehicle theft

41 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

0 Murder

2 Attempted murder

4 Rape

0 Sexual assault

37 Common assault

6 Assault GBH

19 Aggravated robbery

16 Common robbery

31 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

11 Vehicle theft

2 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

41 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 5

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 5 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

bishopscourt1,628 people→kenilworth13,183 people→lansdowne5,526 people→newlands7,089 people→rondebosch16,111 people→rondebosch-east4,131 people→wynberg15,241 people→

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