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Bay Christian School

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Combined · Independent · EMIS 200200982

Bluewater Bay, Nelson Mandela, Eastern Cape

105 learners 13:1 learners per educator

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Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Bay Christian School?

Bay Christian School is an independent combined school in Bluewater Bay, within the Nelson Mandela education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 105 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.

The school falls within the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality. Among 84 Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 70 Hillcrest Drive, Bluewater Bay, Port Elizabeth, 6210, and can be reached on 041 466 2520.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

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Matric Results

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
200771
200855
200979
201075
201185
201298
2013106
2016130
2018123
2019130
2020140
2021140
2022118
2023106
2025105

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Bay Christian School?

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 54% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

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70 Hillcrest Drive, Bluewater Bay, Port Elizabeth, 6210EMIS
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Gqeberha CBD14 km · 10 min
Kariega37.8 km · 26 min

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What other schools are near Bay Christian School?

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

Bluewater Bay Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

474 learners 21 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

Bluewater Bay · 0.4km away
Swartkops Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

661 learners 18 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Swartkops · 3.1km away
Coega Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

1,368 learners 34 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Motherwell · 3.5km away
Vukanibantu Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

720 learners 23 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Motherwell · 4.2km away
Mzontsundu Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 3

747 learners 22 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Kwazakhele · 4.3km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent combined 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.

Eduplanet Independent School

Combined · Independent

335 learners 22 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Struandale
Elsen Bridging School

Combined · Independent

104 learners 20 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools

Central
Happy Home Academy

Combined · Independent

603 learners 30 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools

Sydenham

Frequently Asked Questions

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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. 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.

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