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With the 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships to be played on 14 February 2026, MSSA has just released the top five ranked schools for esports in South Africa.
These official rankings take into account all the official Provincial and National Championships results.
For the first time in many a year, Northcliff High School does not appear in the top 5 along with Oakhill College.
Instead, there are newer schools making their way up the rankings, with Dawnview High School (in Germiston) taking pole position.
Another surprise was to see Sunnyridge Primary School make its way into the top ten - the first primary school to do so.
This is how volatile esports is at school level, the strength of teams can fluctuate widely with unknown players improving rapidly given the correct coaching, skill, and motivation.
Over the years, MSSA has witnessed many of the Goliaths being taken down by school teams that are new on the scene.
The top five ranked School Esports Teams are:
Additional reading:
- 2026 Calendar of events
- AEC24 - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
- AEC24 - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
- AEC24 - Thato Maredi outperforms Bafana Bafana!
- ACES - Avenging Bafana
- ACES - Thato advances to the knock-out stages!
- Affiliation: Private Clubs
- Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2026 season.
- Clubs - Newly-affiliated Backgammon clubs are ready to get things rolling…
- Events - 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships - 14 February 2026
- Events - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
- GEF - Clash Royale esports athletes may win a trip to Mumbai....
- GEF - Even Titans fall!
- GEF - Protea DotA 2 Esports team heads towards GEG25 in Mumbai.
- GEF - Protea DotA 2 Team to represent South Africa in GEG25 qualifiers - Saturday, 7 February 2026
- GEF - Zaid Williams to represent South Africa in Clash Royale - Saturday, 7 February 2026
- General - Relationship between Mind Sports South Africa and independent esports operators
- National Team Trials - Who qualifies for MSSA National Team Trials?
- Rankings - Clubs - The 2025 Top 5 ranked schools for esports ahead of 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships to be held on 14 February 2026
- Results - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
- Sportsmanship Award - Sportsmanship Award - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships
- Streaming - Streaming of MSSA's Northern Cape Online Championships for the MLBB esports title.
Athlete's rights:- Is a professional gamer in South Africa entitled to a salary?
- Professional esports athletes must register for tax.
Employment opportunities
- 2026 Calendar of events
- AEC24 - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
- AEC24 - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
- AEC24 - Thato Maredi outperforms Bafana Bafana!
- ACES - Avenging Bafana
- ACES - Thato advances to the knock-out stages!
- Affiliation: Private Clubs
- Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2026 season.
- Clubs - Newly-affiliated Backgammon clubs are ready to get things rolling…
- Events - 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships - 14 February 2026
- Events - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
- GEF - Clash Royale esports athletes may win a trip to Mumbai....
- GEF - Even Titans fall!
- GEF - Protea DotA 2 Esports team heads towards GEG25 in Mumbai.
- GEF - Protea DotA 2 Team to represent South Africa in GEG25 qualifiers - Saturday, 7 February 2026
- GEF - Zaid Williams to represent South Africa in Clash Royale - Saturday, 7 February 2026
- General - Relationship between Mind Sports South Africa and independent esports operators
- National Team Trials - Who qualifies for MSSA National Team Trials?
- Rankings - Clubs - The 2025 Top 5 ranked schools for esports ahead of 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships to be held on 14 February 2026
- Results - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
- Sportsmanship Award - Sportsmanship Award - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships
- Streaming - Streaming of MSSA's Northern Cape Online Championships for the MLBB esports title.
Athlete's rights:
- Is a professional gamer in South Africa entitled to a salary?
- Professional esports athletes must register for tax.
Employment opportunities

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