Apart from its natural, historical and cultural attractions, Makana is also one of South Africa ‘s premier educational centres with a large number of world-class secondary and tertiary educational institutions.

These are spread around the area and include famous establishments such as Rhodes University , Kingswood College, Diocesan School for Girls, St Andrews College, Victoria Girls High School and Graeme College.

Rhodes University – This University was founded in 1904 as an offshoot of St Andrews College. The campus is the most attractive in South Africa and has a very sound academic reputation. It is also well known for its important research projects in many different fields.

Below are links to some of the educational institutions in area:

• Rhodes University: www.ru.ac.za
• Kingswood College: www.kingswoodcollege.com
• The Diocesan School for Girls: www.dsgschool.com
• St Andrew’s College: www.sacschool.com
• Oatlands Preparatory School:  www.oatlandsprepschool.co.za
• Graeme College: www.gc.ecape.school.za
• PJ Olivier High School: www.pjolivierhigh.co.za
• Victoria Girls’ High School: www.vghs.co.za
• St Andrew’s Preparatory: www.saprepschool.com
• Eastcape Midlands College: www.emcol.co.za