The Top-Ranked Boys’ Sports Schools for 2024
For nearly two decades, we’ve taken on the challenging task of ranking the Top Boys’ Sport Schools, and we’re thrilled to bring you the 2024 edition! With the competitive spirit of school sports as fierce as ever, these rankings are bound to spark debate, as they always do. We know some will cheer, while others might disagree — but after 18 years of curating these rankings, we’re well-accustomed to the lively response.
How We Rank Our rankings reflect a comprehensive analysis, balancing performance across six major sports: Rugby, Cricket, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, and Water Polo. These are the codes that SA School Sport generates rankings for. The factors used include: strength of opposition, actual result (W/L/D), margin of victory, margin of defeat etc. Here’s a breakdown of our methodology:
- Double Weighting for Rugby – Recognized as the most popular and widely played boys’ school sport, rugby is double-weighted to reflect its substantial influence.
- 1.5 Weighting for Cricket, Hockey, and Soccer – Given the high participation and interest in these sports, we applied a 1.5 weighting to better reflect their standing in overall athletic performance.
- Original Values for Basketball and Water Polo – While growing in popularity, these sports retain their original values in our calculations, as not all schools offer them or have adequate facilities.
Scope & Limitations:
Our rankings focus exclusively on the six sports for which SA School Sports generates performance rankings, leaving out other popular sports like Athletics, Tennis, and Rowing due to the absence of consistent metrics. Some schools that excel in these areas may not appear as highly ranked without these data points. Consequently, several schools may have achieved higher rankings if these sports were considered.
A Nuanced Evaluation:
Compiling this list was undertaken with the utmost seriousness, emphasizing our commitment to providing a reliable guide for parents, students, and sports enthusiasts. However, it is imperative to acknowledge that our rankings favor schools that have demonstrated consistency across all designated sports rather than those excelling in a singular discipline. Some schools have excelled profoundly in a particular sport but may not have achieved comparable success across the board.
Enjoy the Rankings! We hope you enjoy exploring this year’s rankings as they offer a unique view into boys’ sports prowess for 2024. To all our readers, especially those with a love for school sports, we trust this will be both insightful and engaging.
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
AVERAGE BP |
|
1 |
WESTVILLE |
128.825 |
|
2 |
DHS |
128.536 |
|
3 |
PAUL ROOS GYM |
127.348 |
|
4 |
WYNBERG |
126.039 |
|
5 |
RONDEBOSCH |
123.123 |
|
6 |
KES |
122.132 |
|
7 |
GREY COLLEGE |
121.036 |
|
8 |
ST STITHIANS |
118.988 |
|
9 |
MARITZBURG COLLEGE |
118.004 |
|
10 |
KEARSNEY COLLEGE |
116.681 |
|
11 |
MICHAELHOUSE |
116.343 |
|
12 |
HILTON COLLEGE |
115.144 |
|
13 |
NORTHWOOD |
113.264 |
|
14 |
ST JOHNS COLLEGE |
111.442 |
|
15 |
SACS |
111.183 |
|
16 |
JEPPE |
110.921 |
|
17 |
ST DAVIDS |
110.243 |
|
18 |
ST ALBANS |
106.841 |
|
19 |
BISHOPS |
106.198 |
|
20 |
AFFIES |
103.944 |
|
21 |
PRETORIA BOYS HIGH |
99.149 |
|
22 |
SELBORNE COLLEGE |
96.588 |
|
23 |
ST ANDREWS COLLEGE |
93.862 |
|
24 |
GREY HIGH SCHOOL |
92.948 |
|
25 |
CLIFTON |
90.487 |
|
26 |
GLENWOOD |
83.532 |
|
27 |
ST CHARLES COLLEGE |
82.356 |
|
28 |
PAARL GIM |
82.338 |
|
29 |
WATERKLOOF |
81.629 |
|
30 |
GARSFONTEIN |
80.091 |
|
31 |
ST BENEDICTS |
79.234 |
|
32 |
PAARL BOYS HIGH |
78.356 |
|
33 |
QUEENS COLLEGE |
78.355 |
|
34 |
HELPMEKAAR |
72.518 |
|
35 |
KINGSWOOD |
67.081 |
|
36 |
MONUMENT |
66.583 |
|
37 |
STELLENBERG |
66.539 |
|
38 |
PEARSON |
65.960 |
|
39 |
NOORDHEUWEL |
65.599 |
|
40 |
OUTENIQUA |
62.959 |
|
41 |
FRAMESBY |
62.395 |
|
42 |
MENLOPARK |
62.136 |
|
43 |
PARKTOWN |
60.235 |
|
44 |
HUDSON PARK |
60.201 |
|
45 |
BOLAND LANDBOU |
60.094 |
|
46 |
MIDDELBURG |
59.217 |
|
47 |
DALE COLLEGE |
58.647 |
|
48 |
EG JANSEN |
57.456 |
|
49 |
POTCH GIM |
57.375 |
|
50 |
MILNERTON |
56.264 |
|
51 |
RUSTENBURG |
55.591 |
|
52 |
HTS DROSTDY |
54.380 |
|
53 |
DURBANVILLE |
54.004 |
|
54 |
POTCH VOLKSKOOL |
53.395 |
|
55 |
NELSPRUIT |
52.535 |
|
56 |
KEMPTON PARK |
51.880 |
|
57 |
CHARLIE HOFMEYR |
51.755 |
|
58 |
ST PETERS |
49.955 |
|
59 |
NORTHCLIFF |
49.877 |
|
60 |
WORCESTER GIM |
49.855 |
|
61 |
PAREL VALLEI |
49.546 |
|
62 |
ELDORAIGNE |
48.932 |
|
63 |
ST ANDREWS SCHOOL |
48.617 |
|
64 |
MARAIS VILJOEN |
48.428 |
|
65 |
BELLVILLE |
47.514 |
|
66 |
DIAMANTVELD |
47.169 |
|
67 |
HANS MOORE |
46.815 |
|
68 |
GRAEME COLLEGE |
46.621 |
|
69 |
STIRLING |
45.630 |
|
70 |
CURRO HILLCREST |
45.097 |
|
71 |
VICTORIA PARK |
44.151 |
|
72 |
TRIO |
44.069 |
|
73 |
CORNWALL HILL |
43.878 |
|
74 |
HILLCREST HS |
43.818 |
|
75 |
NICO MALAN |
43.480 |
|
76 |
TRINITY HOUSE |
43.003 |
|
77 |
PINELANDS |
42.768 |
|
78 |
SWARTLAND |
41.891 |
|
79 |
STRAND |
41.646 |
|
80 |
WESVALIA |
41.630 |
|
81 |
PIETERSBURG |
40.886 |
|
82 |
KLOOF HS |
39.679 |
|
83 |
POINT |
38.862 |
|
84 |
MONTANA PTA |
38.369 |
|
85 |
REDDAM CONSTANTIA |
38.196 |
|
86 |
BRACKENFELL |
37.708 |
|
87 |
UPLANDS |
37.680 |
|
88 |
SUID NATAL |
37.556 |
|
89 |
CENTURION |
37.270 |
|
90 |
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE |
37.102 |
|
91 |
ASHTON COLLEGE |
36.942 |
|
92 |
ALEXANDER ROAD |
36.845 |
|
93 |
DANIEL PIENAAR |
36.402 |
|
94 |
WOODRIDGE |
36.271 |
|
95 |
HTS MIDDELBURG |
36.181 |
|
96 |
WESTERING |
36.130 |
|
97 |
BENONI |
36.071 |
|
98 |
OAKDALE |
35.800 |
|
99 |
DINAMIKA |
35.355 |
|
100 |
SASOLBURG |
35.098 |
|
101 |
GOUDVELD |
35.085 |
|
102 |
HEIDELBERG VOLKIES |
34.071 |
|
103 |
MIDSTREAM |
33.577 |
|
104 |
VOORTREKKER BETH |
32.704 |
|
105 |
REDDAM UMHLANGA |
32.125 |
|
106 |
DF MALAN |
31.898 |
|
107 |
WITTEBERG |
30.955 |
|
108 |
QUEENS HIGH |
30.621 |
|
109 |
CAMBRIDGE |
30.364 |
|
110 |
SUTHERLAND |
30.292 |
|
111 |
RANDBURG |
30.262 |
|
112 |
SOMERSET COLLEGE |
29.601 |
|
113 |
TRANSVALIA |
29.575 |
|
114 |
LIGBRON |
28.461 |
|
115 |
WESTERFORD |
28.195 |
|
116 |
KRUGERSDORP |
27.527 |
|
117 |
FICHARDTPARK |
26.932 |
|
118 |
DESPATCH |
26.788 |
|
119 |
CURRO DURBANVILLE |
26.643 |
|
120 |
DUINEVELD |
25.996 |
|
121 |
KLERKSDORP |
25.963 |
|
122 |
POTCH BOYS |
25.549 |
|
123 |
OOS MOOT |
25.522 |
|
124 |
HOWICK |
24.671 |
|
125 |
UPINGTON |
24.575 |
|
126 |
LABORI |
24.382 |
|
127 |
DF MALHERBE |
24.243 |
|
128 |
KALAHARI |
24.168 |
|
129 |
SECUNDA |
23.886 |
|
130 |
JEUGLAND |
23.871 |
|
131 |
CURRO WATERSTONE |
23.775 |
|
132 |
WELKOM GIM |
23.666 |
|
133 |
HOPEFIELD |
23.622 |
|
134 |
ALEXANDER HS |
23.612 |
|
135 |
REDDAM BEDFORDVIEW |
23.600 |
|
136 |
BERGVLIET |
23.301 |
|
137 |
ST HENRYS |
23.100 |
|
138 |
JIM FOUCHE |
22.962 |
|
139 |
HUGENOTE WELL |
22.959 |
|
140 |
BERGSIG |
22.894 |
|
141 |
NOORD KAAP |
22.210 |
|
142 |
MUIR COLLEGE |
22.084 |
|
143 |
FOURWAYS |
21.409 |
|
144 |
DR MALAN |
21.250 |
|
145 |
HUGENOTE SPRINGS |
21.101 |
|
146 |
ZWARTKOP |
20.922 |
|
147 |
PINETOWN |
20.485 |
|
148 |
GLENWOOD HOUSE |
20.180 |
|
149 |
FISH HOEK |
20.080 |
|
150 |
ROBERTSON |
19.886 |
|
151 |
LINDEN |
19.803 |
|
152 |
MERRIFIELD |
19.485 |
|
153 |
ROBINVALE |
19.388 |
|
154 |
VIRGINIA |
19.313 |
|
155 |
CLAPHAM |
19.217 |
|
156 |
FAIRMONT |
19.148 |
|
157 |
GRANTLEIGH |
19.035 |
|
158 |
HTS LOUIS BOTHA |
18.983 |
|
159 |
LANGENHOVEN GIM |
18.788 |
|
160 |
FERRUM |
18.722 |
|
161 |
MARLOW |
18.588 |
|
162 |
GEORGE ROYAL |
18.221 |
|
163 |
BASTION |
18.174 |
|
164 |
BEAULIEU COLLEGE |
18.150 |
|
165 |
NAVALSIG |
17.807 |
|
166 |
AUGSBURG |
17.806 |
|
167 |
TRINITYHOUSE LITTLE FALLS |
17.415 |
|
168 |
LICHTENBURG |
17.134 |
|
169 |
IXOPO |
17.069 |
|
170 |
BREDASDORP |
16.887 |
|
171 |
LILYFONTEIN |
16.825 |
|
172 |
DIE ANKER |
16.280 |
|
173 |
EDENVALE |
16.209 |
|
174 |
EMPANGENI |
15.993 |
|
175 |
HOOGENHOUT |
15.872 |
|
176 |
HERMANUS |
15.862 |
|
177 |
BRANDWAG |
15.626 |
|
178 |
CURRO CENTURY CITY |
15.539 |
|
179 |
VOLKSKOOL |
15.526 |
|
180 |
ERMELO |
15.258 |
|
181 |
CBC BOKSBURG |
15.237 |
|
182 |
KIMBERLEY BH |
15.177 |
|
183 |
CARTER |
15.119 |
|
184 |
LANDBOUDAL |
15.018 |
|
185 |
BIRCHLEIGH |
15.014 |
|
186 |
OUDTSHOORN |
15.007 |
|
187 |
REDDAM HELDERFONTEIN |
14.880 |
|
188 |
ROB FERREIRA |
14.734 |
|
189 |
STUTTERHEIM |
14.726 |
|
190 |
NORKEM PARK |
14.672 |
|
191 |
KINGS SCHOOL LINBRO |
14.450 |
|
192 |
NORMAN HENSHILWOOD |
14.400 |
|
193 |
EDENDALE |
14.366 |
|
194 |
EDGEMEAD |
14.328 |
|
195 |
ELLISRAS |
14.088 |
|
196 |
CRAWFORD LA LUCIA |
14.040 |
|
197 |
RAND PARK |
14.021 |
|
198 |
PORTERVILLE |
14.000 |
|
199 |
BREBNER |
13.866 |
|
200 |
RIEBEECKRAND |
13.858 |
|
201 |
NEW FOREST |
13.850 |
|
202 |
NORTHRIDING |
13.770 |
|
203 |
MONTANA WORC |
13.263 |
|
204 |
MERENSKY |
13.158 |
|
205 |
CURRO LANGEBAAN |
12.910 |
|
206 |
YORK HIGH |
12.877 |
|
207 |
QUEENSBURGH |
12.764 |
|
208 |
DIE BRANDWAG |
12.716 |
|
209 |
HENTIE CILLIERS |
12.540 |
|
210 |
OVERKRUIN |
12.466 |
|
211 |
PORT SHEPSTONE |
12.384 |
|
212 |
PIET RETIEF |
12.334 |
|
213 |
ROOSEVELT |
12.300 |
|
214 |
MONDEOR |
12.180 |
|
215 |
FRIKKIE MEYER |
12.156 |
|
216 |
NORTHBURY |
12.150 |
|
217 |
BERGSIG UITENHAGE |
12.112 |
|
218 |
EDEN THS |
12.100 |
|
219 |
NIGEL |
11.876 |
|
220 |
BRACKEN |
11.807 |
|
221 |
BEN VORSTER |
11.534 |
|
222 |
GREENSIDE |
11.486 |
|
223 |
MERIDIAN COSMO |
11.444 |
|
224 |
BLOEM SOUTH |
11.438 |
|
225 |
GROVENOR |
11.100 |
|
226 |
OVERBERG |
11.094 |
|
227 |
HANS STRIJDOM |
11.086 |
|
228 |
STEYN CITY |
11.020 |
|
229 |
BRIDGE HOUSE |
10.995 |
|
230 |
ML SULTAN |
10.850 |
|
231 |
HAYTHORNE |
10.778 |
|
232 |
HTS DIC DIEDERICHS |
10.770 |
|
233 |
CURRO AURORA |
10.751 |
|
234 |
FELIXTON |
10.695 |
|
235 |
HERONBRIDGE |
10.650 |
|
236 |
BEN VILJOEN |
10.622 |
|
237 |
BRITS |
10.576 |
|
238 |
REDDFORD HS NORTHCLIFF |
10.548 |
|
239 |
BECHET |
10.511 |
|
240 |
EDENGLEN |
10.510 |
|
241 |
HOOPSTAD |
10.488 |
|
242 |
VREDENBURG |
10.392 |
|
243 |
VRYBURG |
10.380 |
|
244 |
MONTAGU |
10.334 |
|
245 |
ALBERTON |
10.320 |
|
246 |
CURRO HAZELDEAN |
10.282 |
|
247 |
PORT REX |
10.262 |
|
248 |
OTTO DU PLESSIS |
10.256 |
|
249 |
HTS JOHN VORSTER |
10.086 |
|
250 |
BRYANSTON |
10.040 |
|
251 |
GREYTOWN |
10.018 |
|
252 |
CURRO NELSPRUIT |
10.000 |
|
253 |
LYDENBURG |
10.000 |
|
254 |
STELLENBOSCH |
9.960 |
|
255 |
CURRO RIVONIA |
9.900 |
|
256 |
WOLMARANSSTAD |
9.894 |
|
257 |
SAREL CILLIERS |
9.866 |
|
258 |
BALDERSTONE |
9.810 |
|
259 |
CURRO WILGEHEUWEL |
9.776 |
|
260 |
CURRO BLOEM |
9.720 |
|
261 |
SENTRAAL |
9.561 |
|
262 |
MICHAELMOUNT |
9.460 |
|
263 |
AMANZIMTOTI |
9.440 |
|
264 |
JOHN VORSTER |
9.384 |
|
265 |
WONDERBOOM |
9.358 |
|
266 |
REDHILL |
9.345 |
|
267 |
TOM NAUDE |
9.320 |
|
268 |
KINGSWAY |
9.178 |
|
269 |
RANDFONTEIN |
9.086 |
|
270 |
ANDREW RABIE |
9.074 |
|
271 |
PRETORIA NOORD |
9.000 |
|
272 |
HERITAGE |
8.810 |
|
273 |
ERASMUS |
8.534 |
|
274 |
PIKETBERG |
8.388 |
|
275 |
WATERFORD |
8.370 |
|
276 |
HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND |
8.360 |
|
277 |
KUSWAG |
8.266 |
|
278 |
DIE WILGERS |
8.254 |
|
279 |
FOCHVILLE |
8.200 |
|
280 |
KIRKWOOD |
8.200 |
|
281 |
RIVERWOOD |
8.112 |
|
282 |
DE KUILEN |
8.066 |
|
283 |
BOSMANSDAM |
8.000 |
|
284 |
NEWTON |
7.967 |
|
285 |
DAINFERN |
7.890 |
|
286 |
MARIST BRO LINMEYER |
7.890 |
|
287 |
SETTLERS |
7.770 |
|
288 |
REDDAM WATERFALL |
7.590 |
|
289 |
ST DOMINICS |
7.575 |
|
290 |
WILGERIVIER |
7.500 |
|
291 |
BERGVLAM |
7.334 |
|
292 |
LEEUWENHOF |
7.262 |
|
293 |
KLIEN NEDERBURG |
7.150 |
|
294 |
STANDERTON |
6.866 |
|
295 |
JAKES GERWEL |
6.800 |
|
296 |
WORCESTER SECONDARY |
6.500 |
|
297 |
OOSTERLAND |
6.334 |
|
298 |
KNYSNA |
6.212 |
|
299 |
SPRINGS |
5.866 |
|
300 |
ALIWAL NORTH |
5.400 |
|
301 |
GILL COLLEGE |
5.280 |
|
302 |
HTS BELLVILLE |
5.275 |
|
303 |
VREDE |
5.266 |
|
304 |
WAGPOS |
5.242 |
|
305 |
OOSTERLIG |
5.166 |
|
306 |
KING DAVID |
5.160 |
|
307 |
STEYNVILLE |
4.934 |
|
308 |
HENNEMAN |
4.800 |
|
309 |
MELKBOSSTRAND |
4.778 |
|
310 |
KATHU |
4.416 |
|
311 |
CURRO SALT ROCK |
4.412 |
|
312 |
WINDSOR |
4.388 |
|
313 |
VREDENDAL |
4.350 |
|
314 |
PENRYN COLLEGE |
4.340 |
|
315 |
FRANS DU TOIT |
4.240 |
|
316 |
PIONIER |
4.233 |
|
317 |
BEKKER |
4.200 |
|
318 |
WINTERBERG |
4.160 |
|
319 |
HTS WITBANK |
4.020 |
|
320 |
CAMPS BAY |
4.000 |
|
321 |
MONUMENT PARK |
3.876 |
|
322 |
REDDFORD BLUE HILLS |
3.870 |
|
323 |
BURGERDORP |
3.700 |
|
324 |
ST NICHOLAS |
3.570 |
|
325 |
TYGERBERG |
3.500 |
|
326 |
TUINE |
3.400 |
|
327 |
ITEMBIHLIHLE |
3.350 |
|
328 |
JAN VAN RIEBEECK |
3.342 |
|
329 |
HTS TUINE |
3.133 |
|
330 |
PINNACLE LINDEN |
3.060 |
|
331 |
ALMA MATER |
3.040 |
|
332 |
DRIEHOEK |
2.978 |
|
333 |
HANGKLIP |
2.800 |
|
334 |
LANGENHOVEN HS |
2.640 |
|
335 |
STEELCREST |
2.350 |
|
336 |
DELMAS |
2.142 |
|
337 |
OVERVAAL |
2.000 |
|
338 |
CILLIE |
1.760 |
|
339 |
CRAWFORD LONEHILL |
1.740 |
|
340 |
VEREENIGING GIM |
1.172 |
|
341 |
ST DUNSTANS |
1.050 |
|
342 |
HTS SASOLBURG |
1.034 |
|
343 |
CAREL DE WET |
0.750 |
|
344 |
OOSKUS GIM |
0.146 |
|
345 |
ST DECLANS |
-0.040 |
|
346 |
UNION HS |
-0.114 |
|
347 |
THORNHILL |
-0.115 |
|
348 |
GENERAAL HERTZOG |
-0.133 |
|
349 |
PARKLANDS |
-0.233 |
|
350 |
PINNACLE FOUNDERS |
-0.360 |
