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Bellafides Private School

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Combined · Independent · EMIS 200200485

Beacon Bay, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

146 learners 10:1 learners per educator

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Independent, sets own fees

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

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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.

The school falls within the Buffalo City metropolitan municipality. Among 84 Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools.

The school is at Quenera North, East London, 5205, and can be reached on 082 826 5209.

School fees at Bellafides Private School

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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
2007Data not available
2008Data not available
2009Data not available
2010Data not available
2011Data not available
2012Data not available
2013Data not available
2016Data not available
2018Data not available
2019222
2020213
2021194
2022218
2023Data not available
2025146

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 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)

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Quenera North, East London, 5205EMIS
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East London9.8 km · 10 min
King William's Town59.8 km · 37 min

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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

Primary · Public · Quintile 2

1,247 learners 33 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Nompumolelo · 1.2km away
Sakhikamva High School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 3

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

Combined · Independent

721 learners 67 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Beacon Bay · 1.2km away
East London Montessori School

Primary · Independent

218 learners 14 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 1.6km away
Abbotsford Christian School

Primary · Independent

362 learners 26 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Abbotsford · 2.4km 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.

Merrifield Preparatory School and College

Combined · Independent

721 learners 67 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Beacon Bay
Ariston Christian School

Combined · Independent

144 learners 11 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools

East London
Amitec Business College Combined School

Combined · Independent

540 learners 31 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Southernwood

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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). 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

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