 Rand Park High School along with Rand Park Primary School serve as the area's public schools, and Trinityhouse High School and Aurora Private School are well-respected private schools in the area.The Randridge Mall and Rock Cottage are two well-known Randpark Ridge shopping malls, as well as the Lifestyle Garden Centre and several smaller malls exist for daily expenses.The prominent ridge (which gives the suburb its name) is protected as the Boschkop Nature Reserve, and is a prominent sight from most of western Johannesburg.