What kind of school is 1 Step Ahead Academy?
1 Step Ahead Academy is an independent primary school in Sarah Baartman, within the Sarah Baartman education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 137 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1.
Among 172 Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at 1 Hallier Road Dunes Park Port Alfred 6170, and can be reached on 082 458 8152.
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Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
Small school
This school has 137 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at 1 Step Ahead Academy?
How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.
Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools
(Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape)
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What other schools are near 1 Step Ahead Academy?
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Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent primary schools in Eastern Cape.
Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 58% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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