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Bellafides Private School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200200485

Beacon Bay, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

146
Learners
10:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Bellafides Private School?

Bellafides Private School is an independent combined school in Beacon Bay, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 146 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 10:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

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 146 enrolled learners.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Bellafides Private 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 77% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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Contact

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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London8 km
King William's Town50.8 km
Port Alfred120.8 km
Makhanda136.3 km
Queenstown153 km
Mthatha170.8 km

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What other schools are near Bellafides Private School?

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

Floradale Farm School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,247 learners 33 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Nompumolelo · 1.2km away
Sakhikamva High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,040 learners 25 educators 42:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Beaconbay · 1.2km away
Merrifield Preparatory School and College
CombinedIndependent
721 learners 67 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Beacon Bay · 1.2km away
East London Montessori School
PrimaryIndependent
218 learners 14 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 1.6km away
Abbotsford Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
362 learners 26 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Abbotsford · 2.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other combined schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Bellafides Private School.

Merrifield Preparatory School and College
CombinedIndependent
721 learners 67 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Beacon Bay
Ariston Christian School
CombinedIndependent
144 learners 11 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools

East London
Amitec Business College Combined School
CombinedIndependent
540 learners 31 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Southernwood

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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

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