There is no separate childrens court building in Pretoria. The childrens court is a function exercised by the magistrate court, so it is reached on the magistrate court number.
Local channels
- Pretoria Magistrate Court: 012 319 4000
- Alternative: 012 319 4147
Address
A childrens court deals with care and protection matters: placing a child in alternative care, foster care orders, adoptions and matters where a child is found to be in need of care. It is not where maintenance or custody disputes between parents are usually heard.
Services at this location
The Pretoria magistrate court is on the corner of Schoeman, now Francis Baard, and Schubart, now Sophie De Bruyn Street, Pretoria, 0001. Post goes to Private Bag X61 at the same code.
Parent organisation
A social worker report normally precedes a care and protection matter, so the process often starts with the Department of Social Development rather than at the court counter. Pretoria North on 012 521 1000 is a separate magistrate court that also exercises childrens court functions for its own area.
Sources
- justice.gov.za/contact/lowercourts_full.html, the Department of Justice lower courts directory, read 2 September 2026.