Strand

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 3 🏘️ Near: antillescayman-beach, asanda, bridgebank

Schools

21 schools

WCED · 2024

21 Total Schools

12,575 Total Learners

11 Public

10 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
RUSTHOF SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,561
HOTTENTOTS-HOLLAND HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	public	—	1,430
DR. G.J. JOUBERT PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	1,306
HENDRIK LOUW LAERSKOOL	primary	public	—	1,175
RUSTHOF PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	1,146
STRAND HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	public	—	1,114
STRAND SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,098
LOCHNERHOF LAERSKOOL	primary	public	—	1,019
STRAND MOS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	862
LORETO PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	444
RUSTHOF SKOOL	special	public	—	294
MADRASATUR RAJAA STRAND HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	independent	—	250
CROSSPOINT ACADEMY - STRAND	combined	independent	—	229
KIDS ACADEMY SSW & K-ACADEMY LEARNING C	combined	independent	—	155
EL MARINE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	123
EDUSMART ACADEMY	primary	independent	—	83
ST. PETER'S ACADEMY	primary	independent	—	81
NATURAL LEARNING ACADEMY	combined	independent	—	62
VALSBAAI HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	independent	—	49
ABIENCE ACADEMY	primary	independent	—	47
STRAND PRIVATE ACADEMY	primary	independent	—	47

Healthcare

3 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 2

FAGAN STREET CLINIC
GUSTROUW CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 1

MEDICLINIC STRAND

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

52 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

52,355

Population (2022)

55,956

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

3.46 Avg household size

100% Piped water

91.6% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

89.2% Internet access

86.7% Formal dwelling

52.2% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

65.4% Has vehicle

60.3% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 87 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

31 Parks

8 With play equipment

25.4 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Strand fire station is located in this suburb. (District Hq - East)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Strand Police Station

Primary station (93.3% of suburb area).

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

5 Murder

35 Aggravated robbery

78 Residential burglary

1 Carjacking

12 Rape

26 Assault GBH

27 Vehicle theft

468 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

5 Murder

3 Attempted murder

12 Rape

0 Sexual assault

129 Common assault

26 Assault GBH

35 Aggravated robbery

21 Common robbery

78 Residential burglary

15 Non-residential burglary

27 Vehicle theft

1 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

468 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 3

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 3 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels