Rondebosch

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 15 🏘️ Near: athlone, claremont, mowbray

Schools

13 schools

WCED · 2024

13 Total Schools

7,276 Total Learners

10 Public

3 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
WESTERFORD HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	952
RONDEBOSCH BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	932
GOLDEN GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	816
RONDEBOSCH BOYS' PREPARATORY	primary	public	—	744
RUSTENBURG GIRLS' JUNIOR SCHOOL	primary	public	—	645
GROOTE SCHUUR PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	477
VISTA NOVA-SCHOOL	special	public	—	440
ROSEBANK JUNIOR	primary	public	—	242
OAKHURST GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	238
RED CROSS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	other	public	—	0
BISHOPS	combined	independent	—	1,378
MICKLEFIELD SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	221
FORRES PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	191

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 1

RED CROSS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

16,111

Population (2022)

17,219

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

2.04 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

95.9% Internet access

100% Formal dwelling

31.7% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

73.3% Has vehicle

86.4% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 44 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

16 Parks

3 With play equipment

61.7 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Salt River (3.6 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Rondebosch Police Station

Primary station (72.5% of suburb area).

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

0 Murder

5 Aggravated robbery

19 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

3 Rape

0 Assault GBH

8 Vehicle theft

4 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

0 Murder

0 Attempted murder

3 Rape

0 Sexual assault

8 Common assault

0 Assault GBH

5 Aggravated robbery

3 Common robbery

19 Residential burglary

2 Non-residential burglary

8 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

4 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. This suburb is served by multiple stations; only the primary station's data is shown.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 15

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 15 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

athlone29,090 people→claremont19,323 people→mowbray6,642 people→newlands7,089 people→rondebosch-east4,131 people→rosebank7,156 people→sybrand-park0→

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