Rondebosch East is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-east of the city centre.

As of 2001[update] it had a population of approximately 4,600 people in an area of just over 1 square kilometre (0.4 sq mi).

The boundaries of the area recognised as Rondebosch East in the 2001 Census lie along the M5 freeway (Kromboom Parkway), Mosman Road, the Cape Flats Railway Line, and Lawson Road.

Crawford railway station on the Cape Flats Line is located on the eastern edge of the suburb.

Rondebosch East Primary School previously Alpha Primary is located centrally in Rondebosch East; Windsor High School is located just outside the suburb in Lansdowne.