The ranking is based on reviews from students, parents and staff. The rating weighs the number of reviews, and only schools with at least 3 reviews qualify for the list.

Updated 23 October 2026

1. 1Pretoria Boys' High School Pretoria16 reviews4.3
2. 2Parktown Boys' High School Johannesburg15 reviews4.3
3. 3Hoër Tegniese Skool Carel De Wet Vanderbijlpark5 reviews4.2
4. 4Alexander Road High School Port Elizabeth6 reviews4.2
5. 5Camps Bay High School Cape Town8 reviews4.2
6. 6Sinenjongo High School Cape Town4 reviews4.1
7. 7Gansbaai Academia Gansbaai4 reviews4.1
8. 8Queen's College Boys' H School Queenstown4 reviews4.1
9. 9Tshivhase Thohoyandou4 reviews4.1
10. 10Klein Nederburg Sekondêr Paarl4 reviews4.1
11. 11Hoërskool Oosterlig Boksburg16 reviews4.1
12. 12Hoër Jongenskool Paarl Paarl7 reviews4.1
13. 13Hoërskool Waterkloof Pretoria12 reviews4.1
14. 14George Sekondêr George3 reviews4.1
15. 15Kensington Secondary School Cape Town3 reviews4.1
16. 16Strandfontein Sekondêr Cape Town3 reviews4.1
17. 17Grey Boys' High School Port Elizabeth14 reviews4.1
18. 18Atlehang S/s Mangaung3 reviews4.1
19. 19Grey-Kollege S/s Bloemfontein3 reviews4.1
20. 20Phoenix Secondary School Vereeniging3 reviews4.1
21. 21Ribane-Laka Secondary School Pretoria3 reviews4.1
22. 22MmabaGa-Maup3 reviews4.1
23. 23Rustenburg Rustenburg3 reviews4.1
24. 24Phumlani Secondary School Katlehong4 reviews4.1
25. 25St John's College Johannesburg4 reviews4.1

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