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Alfonso Arries Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 200101042

Booysens Park, NELSON MANDELA, Eastern Cape

1 606
Learners
33:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Alfonso Arries Primary School is a public primary school in Booysens Park, within the NELSON MANDELA education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a very large school with 1 606 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1 606 enrolled learners.

Learner-Educator Ratio Context

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 32%

(Q3 Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

Nearby Schools

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Kwamagxaki Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 655 learners 45 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
Kwamagxaki · 1.2km away
Booysen Park Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
1 595 learners 49 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Booysens Park · 1.8km away
Cedarberg Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 087 learners 33 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 32%
Booysen Park · 2.1km away
Sapphire Road Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 025 learners 37 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Booysen Park · 2.1km away
Booysen Park Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
963 learners 28 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Booysen Park · 2.4km away

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Contact

CHATTY EXT 12,BOOYSENS PARK,GQEBERHA,6059

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Kariega11.8 km
Gqeberha CBD18.6 km
Makhanda117.5 km
Port Alfred136.2 km
Cradock187.2 km
Graaff-Reinet197.7 km

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Class size comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.