Suburb guide

Parow, Cape Town

Schools, shopping, hospitals and what to know before you buy or sell in Parow.

Last updated 26 October 2026

Home to Captain Parow’s telescope and one very long road.

Where Parow sits

Parow was established by Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow, a Prussian ship’s captain who was stranded at the Cape in 1865. He bought the land in 1886 and the village was proclaimed in 1901. His telescope is in the Parow Town Hall.

The City of Cape Town counts these areas as part of Parow, among others: Avondale, Beaconvale, Churchill Estate, Clamhall, Klipkop, Oostersee, Parow East, Parow North, Parow Valley and Ravensmead.

Shopping

Parow Centre, corner of De La Rey and Voortrekker Roads
N1 City Mall, Louwtjie Rothman Street, Goodwood

Hospitals and clinics

Tygerberg Hospital (public tertiary hospital), Francie van Zijl Avenue, Tygerberg
Mediclinic Panorama, Rothschild Boulevard, Panorama
Parow Community Day Centre (public), Smith Street. Open 07:00–16:00.

Universities and colleges

Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg campus, Francie van Zijl Drive
Northlink College has Parow and Tygerberg campuses.

Property types

Freestanding houses, sectional title apartments, estate homes, garden cottages and vacant land.

Sources: SA History Online: Parow; City of Cape Town: 2011 Census suburb profile, Parow; Dis-Chem store locator; Spec-Savers: N1 City; Western Cape Government: Tygerberg Hospital; Mediclinic: hospitals in Cape Town; Western Cape Government: Parow Community Day Centre; Stellenbosch University: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; Northlink College profile (2023).

Schools in Parow

Parow has 7 public primary, 3 public high and 4 independent schools, including Parow North, Parow Valley, Klipkop and Clamhall. The Settlers High School sits on the Bellville side of the border (listed under Bellville).

Government primary

School	Notes
Parow-Oos Laerskool
Parow-Noord Primary School
Parow-Wes Primary School
Parow Valley Primary School
De Tyger Laerskool
Parow Inklusiewe Skool	Registered as an ordinary public primary school
Saffier Primary School	Klipkop (Schoolhive)

Government high

School	Notes
Parow Hoërskool
Tygerberg Hoërskool
Tygerberg STEM Academy	Public secondary, cnr Viola & Du Toit St, Clamhall (Schoolhive)

Private / independent

School	Phase (WCED)	Notes
Christ Gen School	Combined
The Oaks Academy	Combined
Splendid Kids	Primary	On the Parow–Bellville border by coordinates
Renlyn’s Modern Montesorri	Primary	Spelling as registered with WCED. Parow Valley side, near Tygerberg Hospital, by coordinates

Source: Western Cape Education Department (WCED) school register, last checked 21 October 2026. You can check any school on WCED Find-a-School.

This list is for general information only and may contain errors or be out of date. Schools open, close, change names and change their fees and admission policies. Each school decides admission under its own policy, so buying in a suburb does not guarantee a place. Confirm all details directly with the school and the WCED before making any decision. Andre van Niekerk accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions in this information, or for any decision made in reliance on it.

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